Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is our second trash compactor. Our first one lasted 23 years. It was made by another manufacturer, and no longer made. I did not realize how much I would miss having one until it stopped working. We purchased this particular model because it was the only one I could find that has “extra compact mode“ I’m not sure why you would want a trash compactor that does not have this feature. True this apparently makes the trash compactor more expensive, but well worth the money. We simply uncrated carried it inside, pulled out the old unit, plugged it in and pushed it in under the counter. Probably the easiest appliance installation job ever. The filter feature works well but we really don’t use it since I basically washed out any food residue before placing in the trash bin I mean we do only take the trash out every 5 to 6 days. The stainless steel looks great and I would recommend this to anyone especially if you have children .

Purchased this compactor to match appliances in new home. I thought it was expensive but chose to purchase regardless. Husband is handy and was able to install himself. The unit operates well, not terribly loud or long when cycling. I find the door is a bit wobbly in comparison to an old model I owned before but not too annoying. Looks good, works well. Glad I made the purchase. Best Buy delivered quickly, too.

I hate taking out the trash! My handyman installed this which wasn’t a replacement and it was quite easy for him. He gutted my cabinet using a skill saw and cut 1/4 inch off on one interior side and installed an electrical outlet and the rest was plugging in and moving into place. He installed it 10 days ago and I have to had to empty it yet. Usually I have to take out garbage at least 2 times a week. It is loud, but it compacts garbage and boxes wonderfully!

This KitchenAid trash compactor replaced a 20+ year whirlpool trash compactor that we had. This one is stainless steel and it really works great.

We love our trash compactors, and wouldn’t be without one

Love this Trash Compactor. Replaced a Kitchen Aid Compactor that broke 20 years ago. Bought the Dishwasher first and saw the TC look alike. Love both of them. Very very pricey though. Worth it though.

This trash compactor does NOT come with a front panel as shown. You have to build one yourself or contact a contractor to build one for you. You can’t buy one from kitchen aid they don’t carry them. I even contacted other places that sell compactor parts and they can’t get it either. There isn’t even a part number for one to order one!! So make sure you know this before you order one!! No body told us that!! It says that it doesn’t come with one but it doesn’t tell you that you can’t even order one!! We had to make a temporary one until we can get one made. Other than that I love it!! Kitchen aid has the best products made!!

So far it has been great! It fit perfectly where our old one was.

We've been in this home for six years and during the renovation from antiquated white appliances to stainless steel, we got rid of the white trash can that had to be emptied every two days and replaced it with a new stainless steel trash compactor that we only have to replace the bag approximately every two weeks, if needed. Very nice looking in the kitchen, and well worth the money.

This trash compactor was purchased to replace an old KitchenAid trash compactor that we had. Our old compactor was loud and you had to twist a knob to compact. We wanted to purchase another KitchAid because at the same time, we bought three other KitchenAid appliances, so we wanted them to all match in color and style. We are so glad we purchased this compactor. It is much quieter than our old compactor and there is a convenient foot button to start the compacting. It also seems to hold more trash than our old model. There was a special step screw missing from the foot pedal to open the compactor drawer, but the old compactor had the same screw, so my husband simply removed the old one and installed on the new one. It worked perfectly and we have had no issues.

Excited to finally have a trash compactor in our kitchen

This compactor works like a charm. Zero problems with it, and it looks beautiful in our kitchen. Definitely recommend!

My family of 5 emptied out a kitchen trash can daily. But having this, we now have one a week. We have a trash can for food scraps, and this for everything else...now our family's trash can fit in one, smaller 40gal trash can every week. We could probably do even better, too, if we really wanted to, since it has the extra pack feature.

Awesome! Has saved so many trips to the garbage bin outside. Not as quiet as I thought it would be but it is still very acceptable. Advice: When buying a trash compactor--don't go cheap. Highly recommend this Kitchen Aid

This model is more efficient and easier to use. It is very quiet but disappointed they did not offer in the stainless black

This is a beautiful stainless steel compactor. It has a fan and charcoal filter to reduce odor. It also opens from the side making it much easier to pull the bag out especially when it’s heavy. All controls except foot pedal is located inside the unit making it more difficult for children to play with it. My 3 year old grandson loved to push the compactor button on the old one. He thinks this one just doesn’t work. It’s a great compactor with a sleek look. We love it!

Excellent compactor and a great fit into cabinet. Easy to use.

Trash compactors are hard to find. Best Buy had them on line. The one I purchased is a kitchen aid. I have enjoyed using it. The sales person was very nice to me and it was delivered when requested.

This unit looks great and it’s replacing an older KitchenAid unit I have because I’m remodeling my kitchen. The last one I have was trouble free and hope to get the same experience with this unit. The unit looks great and appears to be well constructed.

The trash compactor ( Kitchen Aid) was delivered on schedule and the installation was very professional adjusting the old 18” space to the new 15” compactor.