Slickdeals is community-supported. We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.

Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?

expired Posted by ShaitanS • Mar 31, 2021

Item 1 of 5

expired Posted by ShaitanS • Mar 31, 2021

Vitamix - FoodCycler FC-50 - Composts Food in 4-8 Hours (Amazon/Best Buy) $300

$300

$400

25% off

Amazon

6 Comments 5,648 Views

Visit Amazon

Good Deal

Bad Deal

Save

Amazon & Best Buy have Vitamix - FoodCycler FC-50 - Composts Food in 4-8 Hours
for $300

Amazon [amazon.com] : Vitamix 068051 FoodCycler FC-50, 2L Capacity, Grey

Best Buy [bestbuy.com] Vitamix - FoodCycler FC-50 - Composts Food in 4-8 Hours

Fertilizer from Food Scraps in mere hours
2L Capacity for most table and refrigerator scraps including chicken bones
Cuts down volume of food waste by up to 90%
Flexible Home Placement & stores anywhere with power
Easy to Operate with 4-8 hour processing time

Fertilizer from Food Scraps in mere hours
2L Capacity for most table and refrigerator scraps including chicken bones
Cuts down volume of food waste by up to 90%
Flexible Home Placement & stores anywhere with power
Easy to Operate with 4-8 hour processing time

Price Intelligence

Give Feedback

Model: Vitamix FoodCycler Recycler Grey

Deal History

Sale Price

Slickdeal

$NaN

Today

Post Date	Sold By	Sale Price	Activity
11/22/24	Amazon	$150	1
11/21/24	Amazon	$150	1
10/08/24	Amazon	$190	0
08/12/24	Amazon	$200	7
01/14/23	Amazon	$280	7
03/30/22	Amazon	$285	7
02/11/22	Amazon	$300	0
06/22/21	Amazon	$280	5

Current Prices

Sort: Lowest to Highest | Last Updated 6/13/2025, 01:22 AM

Sold By	Sale Price
Woot!	$199.99

6 Comments

winnike

Mar 31, 2021

1,903 Posts

Joined Nov 2014

Mar 31, 2021

winnike

Mar 31, 2021

1,903 Posts

Interesting. Never heard of this, but watched the short video. It doesn't actually appear to be composting anything though. It looks like it just dehydrates and grinds the food scraps.

Brookwolf

Expert

This user is an Expert in Health & Beauty

Apr 1, 2021

7,192 Posts

Joined May 2007

Apr 1, 2021

Brookwolf

Expert

This user is an Expert in Health & Beauty

Apr 1, 2021

7,192 Posts

I was thinking of buying it but the reviews state you need to buy filters and it costs $120.

PacoBell

Apr 1, 2021

13 Posts

Joined Aug 2008

Apr 1, 2021

PacoBell

Apr 1, 2021

13 Posts

Quote from stinkymonkey

I was thinking of buying it but the reviews state you need to buy filters and it costs $120.

That's more like $120/year. Each replacement set of carbon filters costs $25 and the bucket lid carbon filters are $12/3-pack. You change them about every 3-4 months. You might be able to disassemble the filter cartridges and refill it with your own bulk carbon and save some money that way, assuming they don't do any kind of DRM lockout nonsense with the cartridges like we've seen with some inkjet printer and coffee machine manufacturers. Oh, and you do currently get free shipping when you order >$100 worth of filters directly from Vitamix's website.

Last edited by PacoBell April 1, 2021 at 09:20 AM.

iMadeYouReadHehe

Apr 1, 2021

208 Posts

Joined Sep 2019

Apr 1, 2021

iMadeYouReadHehe

Apr 1, 2021

208 Posts

should i buy this, or use the money to buy fertilizer for the next 20 years?

anubala

Apr 6, 2021

41 Posts

Joined Feb 2007

Apr 6, 2021

anubala

Apr 6, 2021

41 Posts

Buy a large pot or cloth bag, few cu-ft of soil & throw your waste into it. Add some cardboard/paper too & water - Let it compost naturally. Use that for plants/garden.

PacoBell

Apr 10, 2021

13 Posts

Joined Aug 2008

Apr 10, 2021

PacoBell

Apr 10, 2021

13 Posts

Okay, so I've been using the Foodcycler for a couple of days now. It's quieter in operation than my mini fridge (after it's done grinding all the bones to a reasonable size), which was honestly surprising to me. I suggest *not* buying extra cylinder filter cartridges. The top caps of the two that come in the kit can easily and non-destructively be removed after loosening the clips on all four sides and refilled with whatever bulk activated carbon you have on hand. That should bring down the opex considerably. Yeah, you could continue to buy fertilizer, but then your food waste is still contributing to landfill greenhouse gas emissions in the form of methane. Aerobic composting is better, but not all of us have the space for a compost mound or tumbler in the back yard. This shrinks my biomass to a reasonable volume and my vermicompost bins take care of the rest.

Home & Home Improvement Gardening & Outdoor Vitamix Amazon Best Buy

Vitamix - FoodCycler FC-50 - Composts Food in 4-8 Hours (Amazon/Best Buy) $300

$300

$400

Community Voting