Vitamix’s food prep appliances — juicers, smoothie makers, blenders — are pretty well known, but the brand also has you covered for the other end of the meal-making process. For the fruit peels, veggie scraps and leftovers lurking in the back of the fridge, consider the Vitamix FoodCycler, now at an all-time low price at Amazon.
Give unwanted food a second life nourishing your plants and save 31% on the Vitamix FoodCycler — down to a new low price at Amazon.
The FoodCycler isn’t a composter, per se: As we wrote in our review, it breaks down your organic waste and can be used as soil fertilizer if you keep animal proteins out of the mix. Then you mix it into soil in an 11-to-1 ratio (soil being the majority material) and let it sit for one to four weeks so that the FoodCycler output keeps breaking down in the soil.
It’s perfect for people who want to get rid of their food scraps super easily: Create the mix of greens and browns in the bucket that’s typical for composting, then turn the FoodCycler on. It’s small enough to sit on your countertop, or if your pantry has electrical wiring, it’s perfectly suited there too. Plus, there’s a carbon filter to keep the smell down between cycles.
