Automatic composters, also known as electric composters or food recyclers, are devices that rapidly compost food within a period of hours to days by controlling the heat and humidity within a sealed, carbon-filtered composting container. Depending on the electric composter and the method it employs, the output will either be a fertilizer absent of microorganisms, a soil augmentation compound free from live cultures but supported with an additional optional product instilling beneficial bacteria, or a conventional compost teeming with beneficial microbial life.