One of the most illogical appliances CHOICE has tested

CHOICE experts have put Breville’s FoodCycler to the test, and declared it to be one of the most illogical appliances CHOICE has seen in our labs.

“The FoodCycler is a food disposal system that pulverises and dehydrates your food waste, turning it into odourless chips which can be put into your bin or garden,” says CHOICE kitchen expert, Fiona Mair.

The Breville website also praises the FoodCycler for its low energy usage, but CHOICE found this statement to be untrue. Breville has introduced an energy-consuming product to what is ordinarily a simple process - composting.

“If you’re someone who is environmentally conscious and looking for an easy way to compost your food scraps, this is one of the poorest choices you could make. Each cycle takes about 4 to 8 hours, and due to the device’s small capacity you can really only fit about one meal’s worth of scraps in there at a time. This means that there are significant running costs associated with the FoodCycler,” says Mair.

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