Food Cycler Eco 5 Award-Winning Kitchen Food Recycler | Indoor Composter Bin Alternative | Electric Countertop Food Disposer with Odorless 5L Indoor Food Waste Bin for Easy Waste Management | Grey
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- Condition
- New
- Color
- Gray
- Capacity
- 5 liters
- Dimensions
- 10.3"L x 13.8"W x 13.8"H
- Weight
- 13.6 kg
- Material
- Plastic
- Shape
- Square
- In the box
- Bucket & LidCarbon RefillFoodcyclerRefillable Filter
Features 5
- TRANSFORM KITCHEN WASTE INTO PLANT FOOD -WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER: The FoodCycler Eco 5 is a convenient electric kitchen composter alternative to eliminate food waste. Ideal for busy homes, the Eco 5 does the clean up. It quietly grinds your food waste into plant food, reducing odors, messes, and the amount of trash you take out.
- SLEEK DESIGN: Garbage never looked so good. Featuring an award-winning efficient and modern design, the Eco 5 is the good-looking hi-tech food waste disposer of the future. The removable bucket can be placed close to your food prep area and move around with you as you work. One-touch button feature makes it easy to use, easy to follow and easy to love.
- ODORLESS AND QUIET: A refillable carbon filter absorbs any odors as the FoodCycler is working to transform your food. The FoodCycler's powerful mechanism ensures the unit functions as an odorless electric composter alternative.
- LARGEST BUCKET CAPACITY: The Eco 5 can take a whopping 5L of food waste and recycle it to almost 90% less than what it was in just hours! Go ahead, toss in your scraps, school left-overs, last week's dinner and more, there's lots of space! Sit back and enjoy your meals and get-togethers with easy clean up, no odors, pests, or chores.
- INNOVATIVE VORTECH SYSTEM: The Eco 5s Vortech(TM) patented grinding system can grind what others can't. Toss in your pits, peels, bones, leftovers! Vortech's efficiency means the FoodCycler indoor electric composter alternative consumes less power than your average clothes dryer.
Specs 18
| Material | Plastic |
|---|---|
| Color | Gray |
| Brand | Food Cycler |
| Capacity | 5 liters |
| Product Dimensions | 10.3"L x 13.8"W x 13.8"H |
| Shape | Square |
| Item Weight | 13.6 kg |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Food Cycler |
| Brand Name | Food Cycler |
| UPC | 703113715945 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 45 |
| Item Type Name | Eco 5 |
| Model Number | 71594 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 71594 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | 3 Year Limited |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 10.3"L x 13.8"W x 13.8"H |
| Material Type | Plastic |
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Frequently asked questions
The Eco 5 FoodCycler transforms kitchen scraps into a nutrient-rich soil additive in a matter of hours. It uses a combination of grinding and dehydration, evaporating water content, and reducing the volume of the food waste up to 90%. This process creates an odorless, sterile output that can be used as fertilizer, thereby reducing the food waste footprint.
No, the Eco 5 FoodCycler is designed to operate quietly. It has a noise level similar to a dishwasher, making it suitable for use in home environments without causing significant noise disruption.
The Eco 5 FoodCycler can process most types of food waste, including fruit cores, vegetable peels, dairy, and chicken bones. However, it is not recommended to process large bones, pits from peaches or avocados, or highly fibrous materials like corn husks as they can damage the unit or not be fully processed.
No, the Eco 5 FoodCycler does not require any additives or chemicals to operate. It is designed to reduce food waste through a mechanical and thermal process alone. For maintenance, itās recommended to clean the unit's bucket regularly with soap and water and to replace the carbon filters as required to ensure the system remains odorless.
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This is our summary and key points to consider based on customer reviews.
Customers have overwhelmingly praised this kitchen food disposal management system for its ease of setup, quiet operation, and effectiveness in processing a wide variety of organic waste. Despite a few concerns about the cost of maintenance and the durability of certain components, the consensus is that it's a valuable addition for anyone looking to manage kitchen waste responsibly and efficiently.
Pros
- š± Easy to set up and use right out of the box.
- š Remarkably quiet operation, comparable to modern dishwashers.
- ā»ļø Efficiently converts a wide range of food waste into compost, enhancing garden soil quality.
- š Pleasant smell of pre-compost, with no odors spreading through the house.
- š Provides a sustainable solution to managing kitchen waste and reducing landfill contribution.
Cons
- šø Higher maintenance costs due to the need for frequent charcoal filter replacements.
- ā° Some users report longer than expected processing times for certain compost cycles.
- š The manual and product information may be out-of-date or unclear for some users.
Should I Buy It?
If you're committed to reducing your kitchen waste in an eco-friendly manner and are willing to invest in a solution that simplifies this process, then yes. Despite some maintenance costs, users find it to be an incredibly useful tool for enhancing their garden's soil and managing organic waste more efficiently. However, consider your budget and willingness to perform regular maintenance when making your decision.
From not knowing these existed to a key tool in our kitchen.
Color: White
So. I bought this to save my marriage. My wife was filling our freezer up with frozen garbage to eventually take to a local recycling center that would compost it (we live in a major city). Yes, her heart was in the right place - and also. The road to agony is paved with best intentions. Said differently, I got tired of reaching into our freezer for something only to have to navigate a (pretty gross) bag(s) of food garbage. Not only has this remedied that situation completely - this thing is. Dare I say. Fun. There's something about taking a big ol' pile of ugly leftover food and putting it in this thing for it to do its work. It's quiet, we've had no odor issues, and it provides a pretty amazing before and after picture. It's also incredibly simple. Take the bucket. Fill it with food scraps for a few days with its odor lid on. Take said bucket, put it in the base. Latch the lid. Press the button (the entire device has one button - simplicity that both me and my wife appreciate), wait for it to do its thing, empty the results. We've just been filling a standard bucket outside - and this bucket probably contains what would have been at least 15 different trips to the recycling center and it's just over halfway full. So. Yeah. I bought it for her for Christmas, desperate to de-garbage my cold box. And it's done just that. Candidly, I have a lot to learn about gardening, composting in general, but what this has yielded - mixed with dirt - supposedly offers a lot of nutrients for growing. We have a friend in the neighborhood who has dibs on the bucket given her gardening prowess. Perhaps I'll update my review here once she's put it to work in what she's growing.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2026 by JayQ
Worth the price---if you're a serious composter!
Color: Gray
This is an AMAZING machine! I was very tempted to go with a less expensive indoor composter; but after a lot of research, I decided to make the major investment. I purposely took several months to write a review, because I wanted to better evaluate the value. It's a very sturdy unit, clearly well-made. It's attractive enough to keep on the counter, but it takes up considerable space and should not be used directly under a wall cabinet (because of the heat/moisture that it produces, when it's working). It also should not sit on the floor, so I made a small, raised platform (almost like a stool) for it to sit on. I've been pleasantly surprised with how well the smell is contained. If I'm doing a lot of cooking I put the bucket on my counter, so I can easily deposit scraps. The enclosed lid is very effective with containing the odor. The only time I noticed a strong smell is when I was recycling some scraps that I had started to compost in an outside bin. It took a second cycle to get rid of the smell and produce a soil-like consistency. The only complaint I had for the first month was getting the bucket to sit properly, before starting a cycle. It might take anywhere from 5 to 10 times, with no rhyme or reason, before it fit properly. But I finally figured out that you should not cram food into the bucket, especially when it's not already seated in the recycler. What can happen is that you end up changing the alignment of the blades, so they don't properly connect, when you place the bucket in the unit. Since making that discovery, I've had no issues with proper placement. Yes, this is an expensive machine, but if you're serious about wanting to dramatically reduce your food waste---and create a substance that will nourish your garden, then yes, it's worth the price.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2026 by Nannette Simmons
Works Great; Quite Sturdy; Odorless
Color: White
Grinds up all manner of compostable kitchen waste (though not meat or fat) and turns it all into food for our garden. Extremely sturdy, strong, and quiet. No odor whatsoever, which is important around here; we have bears and raccoons that adore stinky trash.
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2026 by HillbillyLifestyle
Great Solution for Kitchen Scraps, But Not Completely Odorless
Color: White
Iāve had the Food Cycler for nine months and am pleased with it. I have a septic system, so I canāt use a garbage disposal. I also cook with a lot of vegetables and donāt have a compost pile because I live in a wooded area and donāt want to attract vermin. The Food Cycler has been a great alternative to putting all those scraps in the trash. I purchased it in November 2025, just in time for Thanksgiving. I store the processed material in 5-gallon buckets, and by spring I had two buckets that I tilled into my garden. I had a bumper crop of cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow and red peppers, along with strawberries. Iāll be tilling the material collected since April into the garden this fall along with leaves. I do take exception to the āodorlessā claim. There is a distinct odor while the machine is running. It doesnāt bother me because I run the machine in the basement. The inner bucket itself is odorless, so I keep it on the kitchen counter and fill it there Iāve also had occasional difficulty getting the inner bucket properly seated. Turning it slightly right and left usually works, but not always. Overall, Iām very happy with the Food Cycler. It keeps food scraps out of the trash and gives me useful material for my garden. Four stars because of the odor and occasional bucket issue.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2026 by John In Ohio
Worth every penny
Color: Gray
This thing is amazing! I keep the bin on the county for easy access when prepping food and emptying coffee ground etc. It is quiet and the end product is wonderful! No smell, no mess, no fruit flies!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2026 by Pamela Kelly
Pricey but awesome
Color: Gray
This takes a family of four food scraps, coffee scraps, and reduces it to 33% of its original volume. We have a keyhole garden, so a perfect place to put the raw compost material. It has exponentially improved the processing of our compost in the garden. Weāve got the machine sitting outside in the garage, the canister sits on the counter. Every two nights, we take it outside and by morning it is dehydrated and crumbled to 1/3 of its original volume. Just love this thing.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2026 by DocM
Excellent countertop food recycler
Color: Gray
Impressed with this unit, works great. Simple operation but instruction book is very well done (i.e. it's not in poorly translated English from Chinese). Buyers should note that the unit is fairly heavy, so I bought a sliding tray on rollers to make it easier to move, works great. Here's the link for that tray on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRH4C5QC
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2026 by Robert Hueter
Only worked for less than 6 months.
Color: White
I purchased the food cycles in June of 2025. I was nervous to used it because it was pricey but we waste so much produce, I needed to start giving the remaining to my garden. The product is fairly simple to setup and use. I would sometimes struggle with setting the food bin into the machine evenly- to lock it in place-and would sometimes turn it right or left to get it into place. We think itās fairly quiet overall and turns leftover fruits and veggies into dust. Every once in a while, youād hear a grind of the churning mechanism. The machine is almost self-cleaning other than the occasional dust that sticks to the sides. We loved it. And then one day, about a month ago- Dec 2025. It made a couple of loud churns, and showed an error. I tried to pull out the food bin and it was stuck. We have looked at the manual that came with it, looked online.. and nothing. There is no indication that anything is wrong. The bin is just is stuck in the unit. And if you try to turn it on, it starts, and then errors out after 5 minutes.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2026 by April G