FarmI wrote:
"Pennyaline" wrote in message
SteveB wrote:

snip the shit for crying out loud

Has anyone gotten around to telling you not to use cooked or dressed food
scraps in your compost pile? Raw foods only, vegetable matter only, no
meat, no fats, no salad dressings, etc.

Why not? I've composted lots of things including lots of cooked food and
also a dead chook (chicken in US speak) and had no problems at all. Someone
I know swears that fat is a real worm attractant and that worms writhe and
gorge themselves on fat from a commercial frying machine. Can't see it
myself but he swears that it's true.

I have no doubt that worms writhe around in fats since they writhe
around in everything, but to my knowledge they do not consume it. It
compromises the compost to add meat and fats, as these don't break down
at the same rate as vegetable matter and will spoil the end product in
its entirety. It also attracts competing insects which can crowd out a
worm colony and defeat the purpose of the whole thing.