Great machine! Best composter I have encountered and I did a lot of research. I have one of the newer XE model machines (from 2010) and it has a few upgrades that I think will make it more durable. I’ve had it nearly 6 months and no problems so far. It is fairly quiet but you can hear it click on and off every so often as it mixes.

I loved this composter when I received it and started using it. However just shy of a year after purchase it doesn’t dump the compost anymore. I cleaned it all out and hosed it out and still no go. I did notice that it had mangled the metal plate on the front end. It looks like after use material builds up behind the plant and pushes it out so that the plate gets hit my the mixing arm. The plate being aluminum gets mangled by the arm. I didn’t put in anything I wasn’t supposed to I followed the instructions in the book exactly as I wanted this investment to last. Alas it was not to be. I have read of many other problems with this composter as well while trying to look for a solution. The main one seems to be jamming and the mixer arm motor dying. I never had either of those problems but I might as well have. It’s still just as unusable unless I want to keep manually scooping out the compost and making a mess.

It’s a good composter. Used it for several years. No problems with it and sometimes we even forget it’s there until we go to a friend’s house and have to use the regular stinky kind of trash can.

I wish it were bigger for leaves and garden clippings. It is only big enough for the kitchen though.

I am so happy with my Naturemill compost bin! This is the only composter that is automatic. It is also the only composter which can take meat, fish, and dairy, because it gets very hot inside. None of the other compost bins get hot according to their review from customers. I strongly recommend naturemill as the best compost bin out there and I give it my highest review.

I have been using my naturemill continuously for about 2 years. It is really great. Periodically I review my energy bill and it has not gone up so I know that the power consumption is almost zero. There are no odors or noises other than a very quiet humm like a fish tank. I hope that they come out with one for restaurants.

This is a fantastic composter! I am so in love with it. It does not require the tumbling and turning and lifting that the other composters require, and it can be used all year round.