Kitchen Compost Crock
If you’re a composter then you know that sometimes it’s feel like a chore to take your kitchen scraps out to the compost bin. No one wants to run outside every time they eat an apple or chop some onions. Well you won’t have to anymore if you get a compost crock.
You may have even seen a compost crock before and not realized it. They look a lot like cookie jars. A compost crock looks great and no one will ever know that you have a container of garbage on your kitchen counter. Now whenever you have used up coffee grinds just add them to your crock, filter and all. Fruit and vegetable peels, tea bags and any other ingredients for your compost bin can go right in there. You don’t have to take them outside to your compost bin until you’re ready.
If storing stuff on your counter that you’re used to putting in the trash doesn’t sounds like a great idea to you, don’t worry. Kitchen compost crocks come with replaceable carbon filters. They fit neatly into the lid of the crock and eliminate odors. No one will ever know that it’s filled with stuff all of your kitchen waste.
Kitchen composters come in either stainless steel or ceramic versions so choose one that best fits the dcor of your kitchen. Now just because you can save your organic waste in a kitchen crock doesnt mean that its okay to get lazy and never empty the contents into your compost bin. Now that would be gross. Depending on the size of your family you will probably have to empty it at least once a week. I suggest owning two compost crocks.
After you empty your indoor composter, its a good idea to rinse it out. A quick blast from the hose while youre outside is fine or you can clean it back in your kitchen sink. Every once in a while you may want to give it a thorough cleaning in the dishwasher.
Stop throwing away those banana peels, tea bags and anything else that could be used in your compost bin to make an terrific organic fertilizer. Its almost like throwing out money. A compost crock will make saving these items more convenient and that will make composting more convenient too.
