Just got one for Christmas and I'm excited based on your feedback. Thanks!

I love gadget videos. Turning my family into a smart home one one machine at a time. This was helpful, especially with the pricing rundown from the 1 month review. Thank you for taking the time to review it!

Thanks for the excellent review. I appreciate that you covered so much, including noise, cost, actual usage, problems, value, etc.

such a good review! so glad I found you!

Hey Brother, enjoyed the review and the details you covered. I just got one for Christmas and looking to see what to do and not do. IMHO you would be good to go with the coffee filters in your garden. I do outside composting with cardboard using the lasagna method all the time. Also, ignore the haters. I am pretty sure their phone didn’t get built or charged up on unicorn farts. If all of us do as much as we can as often as we can the world will be a better place.

Great review, have been thinking about this unit.

I have installed an outdoor composter in my backyard close to 10 years ago. It is not the rotational one therefore it’s getting tricky when it comes to mixing/aerating the contents. That’s why I’m considering Lomi. I installed a chicken wire mesh at the bottom in case of rodents that may like to burrow in. Surprisingly no creatures have ever had any interest in it and contrary to what people think it doesn’t stink. This part came as a great surprise. I live in Toronto so the weather conditions are different from your location. Took me a while to learn the best techniques. I was doing it all wrong for the first 2 or 3 years but it still never smelled bad. Cheers!

What a great video, thank you for posting! I was debating to get one of these machines, but thanks to your review, I have changed my mind. The intention of this device is really cool, making our environment healthier I am always for, however to me there are too many negatives. The cost of the device, the constant ordering and replacement of filters is like buying a air purifier or vacuum cleaner they are expensive and companies love to lure you into a subscription thing where you pay more eventually annually. They lower the cost of the device to induce you an old trick that companies do and I don't fall for them anymore. I actually visited my local garbage company about this, and what I didn't know was that California passed a law requiring garbage companies to provide bins for compost. My annual garbage bill, including composting is way less than subscription to Lomi per year. I put the stuff in the bin they provide, and they pick it up no fuss or muss. No counterspace taken, no higher electric bills, no machine breaking down. With our money being so tight nowadays, this machine is not cost effective to me. thanks again!!

Good video, thanks!! I've got a backyard composting box, but we have a half-acre property, so I can't imagine it being a problem with the neighbors.

Definitely use it in your garden, or house plants which do you need the dirt topped off from time to time. It is looked at as fertilizer or pre-compost so it is definitely going to put nutrients into your indoor or outdoor plants and don't send it off to the landfill, where it may just get lost, use it right there on your property! You've spent all this money on Lomi, keep the "dirt" there!

This was helpful, thank you!

I’m 3 months in and I love it! I’m a family of 3 and we cook most days from scratch. I love the lomi and use it almost everyday. I use the dirt in my garden and it’s great! I run my lomi at night and it’s about the same noise level as a dishwasher.

Thanks for the evaluation! I might get one if I cannot use a manual compost box effectively!

I use a worm bin, but the kitchen scraps are LARGE. I am hoping to use the Lomi to accelerate my worm bin, breaking down food and let the worms then process it faster. I know people who put ALL scraps in a food processor and then their worm bin and get good results. My plan is to use the Lomi without pods since my worms will add the nutrients and further breakdown the food. Thank you for this video.

Great review. I just opened up a Lomi for Xmas. I want to speed up my garden composting a bit and have a tool I can use to compost in winter (in Toronto, brr) Btw a manual twin tumbler composter (the one with green and yellow doors) can be easily made pest proof with a bungee cord stretched across the doors attached to the legs. Raccoons got into mine before I put a cord across. Since I put the cord on it has never been violated again.

great review thanks!

I've had my Lomi for almost a year and love it. I use it a few times a week and haven't had any problems at all. I've used the dirt in my yard, I can't tell if it has made a difference in my plants but I do feel better knowing my food waste isn't sitting in a landfill causing more problems.

Very helpful. Thank you.

Awesome stuff, looking into purchasing one for my girlfriend, thanks for all the info.

Your review was very helpful, I have a tumbler and ( FYI- it doesn't attract rats mice etc....because it is sealed) so no need to worry about neighbors. :) however, it does take a lot longer to break down into compost. I was considering buying a second tumbler, but having this to add to my current tumbler or just add to my garden sounds perfect for me. Have you considered adding your compost to your yard or plants? it will also help the environment. Just a thought instead of putting into your green bin.

Thank you …that was great review I really would have liked it and subscribed but no button

I'm glad I saw this. No way I'm getting it now. It's already expensive and you have to buy those tabs? No thank you. If it were just the machine i would but a family of 6 I'm gonna be running it a lot

Cool vid. Interesting content.

I have had one for a year… and it has been great. I did not see a noticeable increase in electricity on eco express. it gets jammed every once and awhile … just make sure to chops fiberous items down. I didnt use pods… only replaced filters every 6 months. hope this helps.

I'll be grabbing one

thinking of getting a Lomi or something similar as Im planning to scale down on living space and I like the idea of the making fast compost

I use a food scrap compost bin with a lid that I got off amazon. After using it a few times I would say I still like my 3 tiered worm bin I made although I need to get better at learning how to use it. My worms ran away :[] But I would use this as a back up. Right now I'm just using this.

I agree on the technology espeecially in an apartment building.

Would love to know what happens without the pods and also if we can buy activated charcoal for less with the same results? I feel we can but hey, make a video! That’s why I’m here for good now. Ps just receive my LOMI today.

Wish we could have had some feedback on all of the different modes. Was looking for that in a review. Perhaps change the title to Eco Mode Lomi Review? Overall, got some intel from the video. Thanks for sharing!

love ur video yet I'm still a little confused: so Loomi pretty effectively gets rid of food scraps in the home minus the smell tho using electricity but just enuf to "trash" in your WasteMgmt bin and not actually converting into dirt enuf to use in your garden (or place in your garden composing plie)?? 👀

I grow microgreens in my house. Do you think I could us the compost in place of the potting soil that I normally use? This would be a high incentive for me to get a Lomi. We cook with lots of veggies and fruit and I think I would feel better if I could turn the waste into productive compost for my garden and plants.

Also once used do we leave the dirt and then put more compost and add to the dirt until the LOMI is full? Let’s say by the 3rd use that week?

Thanks for the review, FYI I live in a small townhome communiity and have been composting next to my tiny townhome in a 4 ft high goverment distributed bin for 30 years. It doesn't smell or attract rodents or other vermon. There is a vent at the bottom that keeps out critters and if you keep topping off the fresh garbage (produce only) with dirt there is no garbage oder. The hardest part is stirring it up occasionally, but it works well. My neighbors often ask if they can have some of the dirt to replenish their gardens. For folks who are concerned about the envrionment and can't afford an electric composter there are other ways you can do your part, it's very inexpensive and creates wonderful soil, a little elbowgrease is needed.

Wait how much did you spend to make dirt that you threw away?

Do you know if the pods are safe ? What is the ingredients I the pods. I have chickens in my gardens scratching for food and if using the compost in my garden I don’t want to harm them? Thanks for taking time to answer if you know the answer and if our video was amazing! Great share thank you.

It should be illegal to call machines like the Lomi a ‘composter’. No composting is happening.

I don't get it. If you are putting the result in the green bin, why bother using the Lomi? Why not just put your scraps directly in the green bin?

I compost all my kitchen scraps (plus leaves and grass) for $nothing. Not one cent. Not for $500.00 or more. I have a small (urban) compost pile outside where worms and microorganisms do all the work. It does not smell. In fact, the compost smell is refreshing. I do not have to use compost supplements or electricty! Since my compost is part of my food chain, I'm careful what I put into it. My compost pile does not "break or jam." I use the composit to make tea for watering and to supplement my raised vegitable beds. Moreover, I have a automatic counter-top hydroponic system for growing vegies when I can't outside. Yes, the LED grow lights use electricity, but not much. It's 30 days from seed to fresh feed! That's where I made a small (

Thanks for the review but I wanted to say that paper is fine for gardens or so that's what I've been told

My understanding of the "compost" produced by Lomi is that it ISN'T compost. It's just dirt. That said, it's perfectly fine to use the coffee filter dirt in your garden, or just scattered in your back yard. Throwing out the resultant dirt seems to be kind of missing the point.

I dry all of my food scraps in a tray and leave it out in the sun with metal mesh over the top so the wind doesnt blow it away when it drys. When it is sun dried, it can be scrunched in the hand to fall apart even more. When I get enough for volume, I put it into an old Vitamix blender and turn it into powder. I save the powder and mix it into plant and garden dirt or soil for nutrients.

Does the LOMI kill all of the microorganisms with the heat that it uses to dehumidify? This seems like it would be a problem if you were relying on it to produce real compost.

Did the compost help your plants grow? Or did you try growing plants in just the compost created by the lomi?

Mine is broken, still waiting for a part. Almost a month.

A regular composter in the garden don't attract animals because it's only vegetables, you probably added in your composter some animals protines. I never had that problem with my composter.

So if I dehydrate my vegetables scraps they become compost?

You can compost paper, it breaks down greatly btw

(5:51) While bleached white paper does have some chemicals in it, they won't harm the plants. You'd want to avoid such paper if you're going to eat soil-bound vegetables (potatoes, carrots, etc.). Similarly, the black ink on cardboard boxes is an issue. You want to consume as little of that as possible in your diet.

Can I feed my chickens with the grounds?

I am thinking to buy one, how long is the lifetime ?Thank you

With all due respect; I have a hard time understanding. Kitchen scrap is; 1. the most landfill-friendly waste and 2. the smallest portion of house waste, 3. Producing composted soil with this is not cheap. 4. Using excessive amounts of energy. What do we achieve by using it? We still produce a lot of plastic waste and they directly go to landfills or some other 3rd world countries. We need to find a solution to stop or reduce this waste, not the compostables.

Are you trying to stretch this out as long as possible?

Why would one use the 8 hrs mode?

Does it smell when you open it to add more just thinking about that smell makes me sick

If you put it in the green bin, why the Lomi at all?

I am loving my Lomi. I put my “dirt” in my garden and to top dress my potted plants. It is amazing how my wet sloppy kitchen waste and coffee grounds turn into nice beautiful dirt. We have solar panels so win, win.

What are the using watts???

Good review but I just don't understand buying a $500 composter to then dump it into the green area of a landfill. How about supplying some neighbors? At least some neighborhood credit and maybe score some neighborly veggies down the road. LOL

What'sy take on it? Well it pollutes to make one of them. And it uses too much electricity to be good for the environment

Wow, I didn't know Tom Brady was into gardening

All that trouble just to put it in the green trash bin that ends up in the exact same place as the regular trash bin lol

A manual composter isn't going to attract mice and rats and such unless you're putting the wrong things in it. Keep out any meat, dairy and grains and you'll be just fine.

It is basically a modified version of a bread maker.

Biggest scam and I’m the biggest moron. I try to live by certain “eco-friendly “ rules so Lomi stirred that part of me. What they don’t tell you is you can’t put a lot of materials into it -like thicker stems or certain bones or pits of any fruits etc. so many things. So you still have to have another bag of compost materials in addition to your Lomi, sitting in your kitchen. Which completely negates the point of the Lomi. They also don’t tell you that you get signed up for an AutoShip of their filter nuggets for some crazy amount of like $50 every three months. Trying to get a hold of the company is almost impossible and trying to stop that auto debit is also very difficult. And if you do cancel the auto ship of their filter pebbles, then they void your warranty!! Then of course there’s the whole idea of how much energy you use to dry out this stuff and then most likely just put it in your compost bin outside anyway which you would’ve done without spending electricity, time and filters. And then you still have your other bag of compost items that you can’t put in your Lomi, so you have to put that out also on garbage day. In addition to the energy used, it didn’t dawn on me that I am buying a machine that’s made from plastic and that in and of itself is completely the opposite of eco-friendly. I feel like a fool for having been scammed into buying this very expensive item that takes up so much room in your kitchen and make so much noise and creates a smell, unless you are on top of changing the very expensive filters. There’s actually no positive reason to buy this, it costs a lot, it smells a lot, it’s noisy, it uses a lot of energy and your composted material probably just goes into the same place it would have if you hadn’t composted it. Useless. And the customer service rivals some of the worst companies in the world. Don’t buy it!

Is this really compost or just dehydrated waste

Interesting review, but you didn't really make sense... You use electricity to dry out food scraps so you can throw them away... That's doing work for no reason. The biggest issue with this product seems to be its a lie: Its not a composter, but a dehydrator. Also, manual composting done correctly doesn't smell or attract animals.

Maybe I’m not getting it! Why would you go through all that process and pay for the unit when you just throw it in the garbage.

Try rid-x instead of the pods

A couple important questions are: 1) is this an environmentally friendly product? It's pretty questionable at best, and while I respect your feelings, buying and using an electrical appliance to make you feel better is not necessarily good for the planet. In buying and promoting the item, are you greenwashing or helping? 2) What is the actual cost? It's not that hard to measure electrical usage, cost to purchase, and the cost for the subscription add-ons that Lomi sells. When you measure the Lomi electrical usage, don't forget to add in the additional air conditioning cost where that applies--all the energy it uses goes into heating and humidifying your home. The Lomi is not easier than throwing away kitchen scraps, and not cheaper, but is there a real environmental benefit? You correctly note that a backyard compost pile is better, cheaper, and easier than using the Lomi. It's also less strain on the planet's resources.

It’s always best to cook your trash before tossing it out. 😂

I’ll keep tossing my food waste over the deck into my 2.5 acres for the critters

I would see this as a great fit for people living in condos or apartment complexes. It's a tad pricy, but so is most household appliances. It would be nice if it didn't need those pods to process tho, since it's one less expense to worry about.

Why not just add a bit of dirt to introduce microbes?

I don't understand why you'd use this product to simply throw away the food scraps.

Ummmmm yes of course you can use it in your garden. Paper is fine for the garden!!! It will break down! As long as it’s not waxy paper.

I don't understand why you would compost, and then put it in the green waste? Presumably, if the green waste is handled correctly, they compost it for you. If not, then they totally waste what you created anyway. So, why compost it twice, with all the additional energy, hassle, and expense?

I wouldnt spend the money and the extra electricity and break down tablets for something the earth can do on its own. Just one more expense to do something that I do for free. I would not throw away the dirt once it is made, kind of defeats the whole purpose in owning one, dont get the mentality in that !

Composter? I call it a dehydrator.

OR you could just buy a compost bucket, or toss things in the trash. Output costs of these do not equal savings. If you have lots money and you think your doing a good thing for the environment, spend away. Otherwise just toss out the food.

AT 40 CENTS PER POD, THAT IS WAY MORE THAN THE ELECTRICITY IT WOULD USE

Great review but throwing lomi compost in the recycling trash is not what you want to do who knows what they end up doing with it 🤷🏻. If you can’t find a place to dump this on mother earth like your grass trees and shrubs you’re probably missing the main point. Most coffee filters are biodegradable why would you use anything else.

There is no subscribe either

When you figure out a way to make China and India join us in trying to save the planet, these people complaining about your use of energy are ridiculous.

Why compost if you just throw it away. You are literally doubling your food waste carbon footprint.....

There is no like button

What a colossal waste of money and energy. Shame on the company responsible for this scam product. It dries the food and then minces it. This is not a composter, and the product is not soil. It requires additional energy to make this 'not-soil'. Once the product is added to soil, it will then decompose (after rehydrating by pulling water out of the soil). Why not skip these energy wasteful steps and simply get an actual composter? If you lack a yard, get a vermi-composter.

I love your Lomi video, but I'm not convinced that it's a good buy. I don't own a Lomi (nor will I ever buy one), so the following is my opinion. Traditional composting in a natural process, and nothing about Lomi is natural. Putting food scraps in an appliance with additional operating costs (electricity, filters, and 'tablets') makes about as much sense as putting dog poop in a plastic bag. Most houses have a garbage disposal and a green waste bin, and many municipalities have started compost pick-up. Living on a sustainable manner, not spending resources on dubious (at best) technology is the long-term solution which can get started today. In other words, processing food waste in the Lomi is a big step in the wrong direction. Nice try Lomi, but like pigs, your crude concept does not fly.

Do you realize how much compost you could buy at the store for the amount of money spent on a Lomi, the pods, and the electricity?

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I have an idea. Lets take our waste, use a bunch of energy to grind it up and dry it out, put it in our houseplants, then add water to get some composting going. This thing is a precise reason environmentalism gets a bad rep. Why do we not get cheap EVs in everybody's hands if thats whats best for the planet? Because there's no money in that. The fearmongering of climate change and its associated profitability are simply the biggest reasons I consider myself a skeptic.

Wow, there's no way you spent $500 and did all this hullabaloo just to throw the "compost" in the trash. I don't care what third party you're getting paid through, this is dishonest to say you weren't sponsored or compensated in some way to use a product you gain ZERO value from.

its garbage

YOU’RE WRONG. When you compost correctly there is NO SMELL. YOU ARE INCREASING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH A LOMI. IT’s a total sham.

What a waste of money

junk like this is a proof that people don't know elementary physics/science and apparently have more money than sense

IT………IS………A………SCAM!!!!

This is a very strange review. I'm confused at what value this device is providing to you as a home owner? You're not getting compost from it to feed your garden and are still getting the was management company to pick it up. Question, does your local government offer a compost program? If it does I think this gadget is a waste of energy to do compost. Some municipalities take the organic waste and use it to produce energy from the gases that are produced by the organic rotting. By using the Lomi you're using extra energy to break the organics down, not using it as compost and still having the local waste management collect it but not able to use it to produce energy. I don't see any value added here.

Hate to break it to you, but this machine is nothing more than glorified bread maker that pointlessly grinds up and dehyrates your food waste. It's not the least bit eco-friendly.

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