{"id":12351,"date":"2024-08-18T10:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T10:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12351"},"modified":"2024-08-18T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T10:35:48","slug":"mill-food-recycler-review-trendy-and-spendy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12351","title":{"rendered":"Mill Food Recycler Review: Trendy and Spendy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I do not<\/span> like composting.<\/p>\n

I realize this is practically heretical given that I live just outside of Portland, Oregon, ground zero for environmental consciousness, but I\u2019d just rather not have a container of slimy, rotting kitchen scraps sitting on my countertop. It attracts fruit flies and leaves my house smelling like federal-prison pruno\u2014especially in the heat of summer.<\/p>\n

Instead, my family of three has been relying on in-sink garbage disposal, which isn’t great. Our septic repairperson is adamantly against this, and garbage disposals are also a bad idea for those not on septic systems, because the refuse ends up in the waterways<\/a>. Throwing food in the kitchen trash eventually leads to the local landfill, where uneaten food makes up 24 percent<\/a> of municipal solid waste. Its breakdown results in the release of dangerous methane gas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To combat this, many cities feature their own composting programs. My rural exurb does not, so I\u2019m forced to choose between a normal-smelling kitchen and actively contributing to global warming. This is why I was especially interested in the Mill, an odorless, fully automatic food recycling bin dreamed up by Matt Rogers<\/a>, former Apple engineer and cofounder of smart-thermostat pioneer Nest.<\/p>\n

My prolifically home-cooking family tried the Mill for six weeks, connecting it to a power meter<\/a> to test its output and cost of use, as well as feeding it as diverse a batch of food scraps as we could (including sauces, hundreds of eggshells, and a particularly vexing batch of melon rinds), to see whether this particularly pricey bin could be worth the cost to add to your household.<\/p>\n

From the Grounds Up<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no denying that, at 50 pounds, about 27 inches tall, and 16 inches wide, the Mill requires a significant outlay of space. Even in my fairly spacious kitchen, finding someplace for the Mill to sit where it was both accessible and not in the way\u2014and within a couple feet of a power outlet\u2014was a challenge. For those short on counter space, the Mill being on the floor may give it an edge over countertop competitors like the Lomi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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