Ceramic Crock Food Compost Bin - White 2.8L

I took the handle off mine as it looks cheap and industrial compared to the lovely pot. I now use caddy liners and just lift them out for the compost bin. The size seems to last a week in our house which is just about right. There are no smells due to the filter. I would definitely recommend it.

Well done Lakeland, for supplying replacement Compost Crock lids. I have had my crock for some time but, unlike other customers, have never had any problem with the handle (perhaps because my husband realized early on that it was loose and used pliers to bend the wire more tightly round the ceramic 'prongs'). However I was very upset when I saw recently that - inexplicably, because nobody knows how or when it happened!! - the lid of the pot had a nasty crack on the top and a chunk out of the edge. However Lakeland came to the rescue as usual and I was able to order a replacement lid.

I have had my Compost Crock for many years about to buy my second because my husband dropped the lid of the first one! However will keep base of old one because I can use it to store all sorts of utensils.

I bought this composter many years ago and have religiously used it to compost everything; raw meat, cooked foods, teabags, eggshells, peelings. It's very robust (if a little heavy) but even when it got a crack in the side a year or so ago, never gave off any horrid smells, nor attracted any unwanted insects during hot weather. I love my little crock and a few days ago my husband knocked it off the drainer - I am bereft! I am ordering another today! A handy tip: Put a couple of sheets of kitchen roll in the bottom before filling and then nothing gets stuck in the bottom when emptying.

I have found this to be very practical, it is attractive enough to stand in the kitchen and doesn't take up too much floor space.After washing and drying my crock I always line the bottom with a piece of kitchen towel which cuts down on the cleaning.