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Kitchen Compost Crock

I keep garbage on my counter and I'm proud of it. Used coffee grinds, tea bags, vegetable peels, left overs and even some of my junk mail. No, I'm not a disgusting slob, I'm a kitchen composter.

During the winter, it's not always fun to take food scraps out to the compost bin. My bins are at the far end of my property so I can't just poke my head outside and toss stuff in. It's definitely a shoes and coat required affair. That's why I bought a Compost Crock.

It's nice to have a container right there on your counter to toss garbage into. Mostly I use it for coffee grinds and egg shells but other stuff would be fine too. The crock kind of looks like a cookie jar so I don't mind having it on the counter. And there's a carbon filter in the lid so it doesn't smell before I eventually take it out to the compost heap.

I used to use a tupperware container and just keep it in the freezer so it wouldn't smell but I have this one from Gardeners.com now. (aff) Kitchen Compost Crock, Brilliant White

3/04/2007 07:01:00 PM | Labels: , |

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11 Comments:

  1. Unknown said...
    8:22 PM  
    I keep looking at these, but am a born skeptic... does the carbon filter really keep the smell away?
    Anthony said...
    8:48 PM  
    Well I wouldn't leave it full and then go on vacation but it will keep the smell away if you empty it once or twice a week.

    Or treat it like a mini compost bin and add some shredded junk mail (browns) when your greens are piling up.
    Colleen Vanderlinden said...
    8:01 AM  
    I've been considering one of these, too. For now, I do what you used to do...I just put it all in a ziplock bag or tupperware in the freezer until I feel like going out and dumping it in the compost.
    Unknown said...
    10:26 PM  
    Ah... that's better than I had imagined it would be! And adding the browns makes sense, too.
    Ottawa Gardener said...
    9:23 PM  
    I have a compost bin beside my mini garbage bin under the sink. The smell never really builds up but we do add a lot of coffee grounds... hmmm... junk mail.
    Scooter said...
    9:42 PM  
    Great find. I currently use a copper bin that's lined with some type of rubber. But, the copper is getting all nasty and there is no filter option.

    Scooter
    http://www.gadgetgrid.com/
    DivineMsN said...
    3:03 PM  
    Can you say how much you paid for this? I am looking at the countertop compost bin from burpee.com but this one is much prettier.
    Anthony said...
    3:21 PM  
    I paid about $35 for mine about 4 years ago and it's actually cheaper now. Click the picture and you'll go to Gardeners.com and you can see for yourself.
    lisa said...
    4:52 PM  
    I can attest to the low-smell factor here...I have one of these from Gardener's Supply also. The filters work just fine, and emptying once a week or so is often enough. (Though now with the worm bin, mine won't fill up as fast.)
    Becca Campbell said...
    11:36 AM  
    Has anyone tried washing the carbon filters? Mine definitely keeps the smell down, but it seems to get moldy before 6 months is up. I take it out to dry it every once in a while, but I don't want to be encouraging mold...
    Anthony said...
    12:07 PM  
    Becca, I put my filter in the dishwasher every once in a while. Mine crock came with two filters so it's easy to always have a clean one ready.

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