Product Description
'Restauranteur' Rotating Composter
Convenient and simple to use - all year round.
Enjoy seeing the transformation of your kitchen waste into nutritious compost; compost you can use to fertilise lawns, pot plants, vegetable gardens and flower beds.
Composting has never been easier with this rotating heat-generating and insulated composter.
This Swedish designed quality home composting unit is manufactured to impeccably high standards. Available in 2 sizes, both units feature 2 insulated compartments and are self standing or can be mounted to the wall (brackets included).
Compost in 3 easy steps...
Step 1
To begin, simply add your daily kitchen scraps, doggie and garden waste to a starter eg; active compost. The insulated environment will increase in temperature; creating the ideal ecological environment for decomposing solid matter.
Step 2
Add some sawdust to ensure you have the correct ratio of wet & dry ingredients
Step 3
Rotate the barrel every time you add waste to ensure adequate aeration and your organic, nutrient rich compost will be ready for use in around 6 weeks!
Why choose Joraform...
Fully insulated and aerated
The most suitable organisms for decomposition are oxygen breathers or “aerobes” and there must be an adequate movement of air through the decomposing matter to supply their needs. The Jora composter has been cleverly constructed to allow aeration while simultaneously accelerating the decomposing process as the temperature is maintained at the correct level for decomposing to occur.
Fully rotating for proper mixing!
One of the big advantages of the Jora composters is how easy it is to mix the contents. Rotating the unit drawsin air, preventing odours and mixing wet and dry matter. By rotating the unit, aeration occurs and the moisture is evenly distributed so new surface planes emerge for the micro-organisms to digest.
Easy to balance wet & dry
For efficient breakdown of waste matter, the correct combination of aeration, temperature plus sufficient mixing with the correct wet & dry ratio is required. The combination of rotation and sawdust make it easy to maintain the temperature, aeration and wet & dry ratio. One turn of the unit with each new quantity of waste is sufficient to aerate the contents. Rotate the unit more frequently if the waste is very wet, to ensure even distribution of the sawdust or wood pellets.
The role played by sawdust / wood shavings
The use of sawdust / wood shavings absorbs the moisture and gives structure to the compost, keeping it well aerated. The addition of sawdust has 3 important functions. Micro-organisms need both carbon and nitrogen. For each part nitrogen (N) there needs to be 30 parts carbon (C). Green waste and food waste are very high in nitrogen. Therefore, carbon is needed to balance the waste. When you add dry sawdust, it...
- absorbs moisture
- adds structure to the finished compost
- provides a carbon source on which the micro-organisms feed
More information about organic composting
Specifications of the Jora Composters
| JK 125 (Little Pig) | JK 270 (Big Pig) | JK 400 (Restauranteur) | |
| Weight | 29 kg | 38 kg | 68 kg |
| Volume | 125 l | 270 l | 400 l |
| Capacity | 4-6 persons or 10-15 l/week | 10-12 persons or 25-30 l/week | 20-32 persons or 50-80 l/week |
| Dimensions(Drum) | 710 x 600 mm | 920 x 700 mm | 1170 x 800 mm |
| Dimensions(Incl. Stand) | 950 x 700 mm | 1150 x 700 mm | 1400 x 800 mm |
| Height(Incl. Stand) | 1200 mm | 1250 mm | 1300 mm |
Environmentally Friendly Product
Jora composters are produced from hardwearing and 100% recyclable materials.
What can I Compost?
Suitable for Composting |
Unsuitable for Composting |
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| Food scraps (raw, cooked, fried and smoked) |  |
Cigarette butts, ashesm snuff and tobacco |  |
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| Meat - and bone | |
Chewing gum | |
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| Fish - and bone | |
Tinfoil and other metals | |
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| Shellfish | |
Rubber Items | |
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| Vegetables | |
Cat sand | |
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| Eggs - and shell | |
Vacuum cleaner bags | |
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| Potatoes | |
Envelopes, newspapers, or other heavily printed matter | |
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| Bread and biscuits | |
Any plastics, platic bags | |
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| Fruit (every kind) | |
milk or juice cartons (they are waxed) | |
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| Coffee drains and filters | |
Cling filim | |
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| Teabags and tealeaves | |
pieces of coloured or impregnated wood (a pollutant to the compost) | |
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| Household paper, paper bags (non-coloured) | |
Sacking | |
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| Serviettes (non-coloured) | |
Fire ashes, chalk, earth | |
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| Egg cartons (non-coloured without tags) | |
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| Sawdust from hamster/guinea pig cages | |
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| Flower waster from vases, pots and terraces | |
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| Dog waste | |
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click on the buy now / add to cart button and you could be enjoying your new composter within days.
Enjoy seeing the transformation of your kitchen waste into nutritious compost; compost you can use to fertilise lawns, pot plants, vegetable gardens and flower beds.
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FAQs
Why can I put meat into this composter? I thought meat was no good.
One of the main reasons that meat has traditionally been excluded from compost is that is attracts vermin. With the Joraform composters, they are completely sealed units which are also elevated therefore this is no longer a problem.
How important is adding newspaper, lawn and garden clippings to making good compost?
They key to making a compost work is aeration and the correct mix of carbon and nitrogen. Tear up all household paper and newspapers; add garden clippings and also wood shavings or pellets to remove the moisture. The design of the Big and Little Pig composters is that it’s easy to rotate and introduce air and turn over the planes so that the micro organisms can do their work.
What role do the sawdust/wood shavings play?
The use of sawdust / wood shavings absorbs the moisture and gives structure to the compost, keeping it well aerated. The addition of sawdust has 3 important functions. Micro-organisms need both carbon and nitrogen.
For each part nitrogen (N) there needs to be 30 parts carbon (C). Green waste and food waste are very high in nitrogen. Therefore, carbon is needed to balance the waste. When you add dry sawdust, it…
1. absorbs moisture
2. adds structure to the finished compost
3. provides a carbon source on which the micro-organisms feed
What makes the Joraform Composter so unique?
Composting works best when it’s left to do its own thing! The twin compartments of the Joraform composters allows for one side to be completely closed off when full. The heat generated in this highly insulated unit reaches up to 75° centigrade.
This Swedish designed quality home composting unit is manufactured to impeccably high standards. Available in 2 sizes, both units feature 2 insulated compartments and are self standing or can be mounted to the wall (brackets included).
What can I use the compost for?
You can use your homemade compost for fertilizing lawns, pot plants, vegetable gardens and flower beds.
How long will it take for my compost to be ready?
Your organic, nutrient rich compost will be ready for use in around 6 weeks!
Why is it important for my composter to be fully insulated and aerated?
The most suitable organisms for decomposition are oxygen breathers or “aerobes” and there must be an adequate movement of air through the decomposing matter to supply their needs.
The Jora composter has been cleverly constructed to allow aeration while simultaneously, the insulation accelerates the decomposing process as the temperature is maintained at the correct level for decomposing to occur.
Why is it important for my composter to rotate?
Rotating the unit draws air in through the air vents, preventing odours and mixing wet and dry matter. By rotating the unit, aeration occurs and the moisture is evenly distributed so new surface planes emerge for the micro-organisms to digest.
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