Meet Milli

Milli is the newest member of our household.  She joined us at the beginning of May, has fit right in, and is well loved by all.

Now you may be thinking we got a pet, well she's got the name a pet may have but ...

here's her photo.

Not a pet!

She's a Mill.  She grinds up and cooks our table and cooking scraps that we used to put directly into the compost bin in the yard.  She begins the composting for us and I don't have to take daily trips to that compost bin outside.  Now I take her bucket seen below when it reaches the full level.  For the two of us it takes about 4 weeks.  When we have company like we did for two weeks it filled faster.

Below is a guide to what can and cannot go in.

I have an app with a library to look up items.  For example she can take corn cobs but not the corn husking.  I put in the avocado and peach pits but decided against the mango pit.

Instead of a compost bin on the counter, I keep a bowl that I fill as I cook and do the dishes for the scraps to feed Milli.

The banana peel goes in.  Oops I should take off the sticker.  Milli doesn't want paper.  She does take meat scraps which I didn't compost before.  Because she cooks everything there's no fear of critters getting into the meat scraps.

She has a timer and is set to come on and do her grinding and cooking at 11 pm every night.  Most mornings she's all done by the time I'm down in the kitchen. If she had a lot put in the day before she is sometimes still going or on her cool down cycle later into the morning.

Lastly the grounds have no odors! My compost pail on the counter would become quite smelly as the day progressed even with a lid. 

Love you Milli!