Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

I have owned a Joraform composter for about fifteen years now having inherited one from my mother. She had it for about the same number of years so it really should be allowed to retire. The thing is, I love it but the metal bars it lives on are distinctly wobbly. The main body of the composter is still fine. Most of the metal handles have rusted off but there is still one so it can be rotated. The new one was quickly and easily assembled. I love the height of it. My old one is quite low to the ground. I also love the fact that it has two doors which it will make it easier to empty. My old one has one long door so everything tries to pile out when emptying one side. I was glad to see the new one has plastic handles and they’re a good size too. It won’t be taking pride of place in my garden as that position still goes to my old one, but it can sit next to it. I’m not sure if it’s because of age, but my old one is like the most amazing wormery. I’ve no idea how they got into it, but they appear to thrive in the warmth of the composter and for the past number of years I’ve not needed to add wood chips or anything else to avoid smells. The worms seem to be dealing with this too. I could never go back to any other type of composter. Now I’m going to see if the frame the JK270 can be ordered separately as I think it will fit my old one, which would allow it to begin a new life, albeit without handles. A bit like getting hip replacements I suppose! It will always take pride of place as it deserves to.

Assembly was fine with the help of Quickcrop YouTube videos. Very solid, well made item. I only have it one week but within days my compost was producing a pot of heat so bodes well for performance. The only downside for me was the high cost, but hopefully it will be worth it over time.

It required two of us to put it together but otherwise it was simple enough to assemble. It’s only been a few days but already I can feel the heat being generated from the decomposition of the contents which is amazing. The insulation really makes a difference. My only disappointment is that the insulation is exposed. I would have thought that it would be totally encapsulated by the metal sheeting as I can’t imagine it’s going to fare very well over time. Surely moisture will be absorbed into it and/or upon removing the compost, the insulation will be damaged.

Got this in December 2019. Really happy with it. It took a few hours to assemble. I did that mainly on my own with a bit of help from my wife. The instructional video is really useful. It is a great system. As previous posters have said, you do need the wood pellets as a carbon source. Cardboard is not enough. For anybody running into difficulties with smell or liquid leaking out of the composter, just add my wood pellets and it will resolve almost all difficulties. It took me 3 or 4 months to fill the first side, because it is breaking down as you add it, so even if it is nearly full today, when you add more in a few days, there is more space again, because the previous contents have broken down. Finally in April, i moved onto the second compartment. The first compartment has broken down now and is only half-full. So the size really reduces a lot during composting. I have been adding used kitchen roll, but it tends to gather into balls and be slower to break down. Neverth

I have owned this for over two years. It composts kitchen waste, garden waste and waste from 3 chickens. The wooden shavings that are removed with the chicken waste are sufficient to maintain healthy composting. It is durable and produces great odour free compost. Composting reduces outside through the winter but so does the quantity of garden waste so I have never exceeded capacity. I would highly recommend for fast, odour and rodent free composting.

This is the one to get if ur in 2 minds about it well pleased

Can't fault. Maybe assembly could have been easier but i have it now 4 months and the results are smashing so delighted i bought it for the house. Expensive but i reckon in time i will get my money back on top grade compost. Uses more pellets than i thought

Perfect, waited until I got some compost out of it for review. Top marks