We have a Bokashi bucket.
We use it mainly to reduce the waste we could not give to the chickens. The bokashi bucket will digest meat and leftovers (like the curry from 3 days ago and the week old spaghetti bol). We feed our hens a completely vegetarian diet (and let them get their protein from natural free range foraging) so they can't have spicy or meaty leftovers.
I'm even able to compare composts because my parents own a Bokashi bucket too. They are vegetarian and my Mum's Bokashi bucket only requires a few tablespoons of bran to break down nicely into a pickled liquid. She goes through very little bran even though she uses her bucket regularly. With all of our meat left overs we need a bag of the stuff every few months. It takes more practice to get right than worm farm or chickens - but it has a purpose.
Why do we use a Bokashi bucket instead of a compost bin? Because a Bokashi bucket fits nicely under the ktchen sink and doesn't require extensive turning, heat control, labour or pest control. I also have a number of worm farms (with mice and spiders in them) a mulch pile (for large woody garden waste) and chickens - so between all of our waste reduction strategies I dont actually have that much waste left! My hubby and I fight over who will get the scraps - the bokashi bucket (his baby) or the chickens (my babies) lol.
