Composters: Why shouldn't I use meat scraps? or solid wastes?

Back in the day, families were large, and most food came from the homestead. Compost piles were larger.

In a large compost pile, you can bury meat scraps in the center and it will be so hot that a rat would be cooked to death before he could get to them.

Meat scraps would compost, but they attract undesireable critters to your compost pile. There's no reason not to use manure and vegetable kitchen scraps, though. It's not a good idea to add pasta or grain products, such as bread, for the same reasons you don't compost meat - it attracts rodents to your compost pile. These things would still compost eventually, though. I remember my grandparents buried those things rather than add them to the compost pile. My dog serves pretty much the same function. :)

well like they say the smell of rotting meat is not only unpleasent could attract bad insects to the area like ants and so on. it could attract various rodents to the spot to digging it up. Also it would not last that long or look pleasent and would not go as far as say a $5.00 dollar 20 pound bag with red cedar from home depot.

So its unpopular because of the smell, appearance, what it would attract, and the fact that it would not go far and be more work then needed when you could just buy a big bag for less and rake it across in a few minutes and be over with it.

Manure but dried,if you use green you will have critters,and odor.You do not want to attract rats,squirrels,or other wildlife.Some wastes take longer to break down,also some waste could transfer bacteria such as e-coli.Be safe first,good compost can still be had not using some things.

If your not worried about what Don says, throw them in there, the rodents will dig through and help with the composting.