What do you store in your Lazy Susan?

10 years ago

I'm trying to decide what type of corner cabinet to put in. What does everyone store in their Lazy Susan? I always feel like the corner cabinet is a poor use of space.

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melissaki5

10 years ago

I have two super susans in my kitchen. In my one I keep all of my small appliances similar to Angie:
14 Cup food processor
Ice cream maker
espresso machine
juicer
hand blender + attachments
citrus juicer
hand mixer
Etc....

My second super susan 1/2 empty. On the top shelf I keep various sized serving platters, bowls etc. The second shelf is empty for now.

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angie_diy
10 years ago
I have a super susan. In it, I have:
Top Rack:
small food processor
spice mill
hand mixer
small crock pot
2 enameled cast-iron dutch ovens
meat tenderizing mallet

Bottom Rack:
blender
vacuum sealer
large crock-pot (turned into a sous-vide cooker)
another blender (don't ask!)
rice cooker

(Edited to show breakdown between top and bottom.)

This post was edited by Angie_DIY on Tue, Jan 22, 13 at 11:09
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suzanne_sl
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I find my super susan to be a great storage space for a number of large things:

Top rack:
wok
crock pot
5 assorted colandars
blender

Bottom rack:
8 qt. pot
(2) 5 (6?) qt. pots, stacked
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6 qt pressure cooker
tiny crock pot
mini food processor
4 c. coffee pot

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_sophiewheeler
10 years ago
They are only good storage locations for larger items if you choose the 36" ones. The smaller ones have small doors that you can't fit the larger stuff through. Though a 33" one can fit a lot of canned goods and cannisters, it won't fit a blender through the door very easily.
stacylh
10 years ago
Mine is 36" and I store the following:

George Foreman grill
Waffle maker
assorted colanders
Mixing bowls
Attachments to my kitchenaid mixer
Glass measuring cups
Funnels
willtv
10 years ago
Pots, pans, casseroles and lids
marcolo
10 years ago
Pots and pans.

Shape makes a difference, too. L-shaped susans give you larger openings. Angled susans are better suited to smaller items.

I prefer the kind with attached doors that you simply push into the space, though I can't have one in the new kitchen.
karin_mt
10 years ago
Wow, you guys get a lot of heavy stuff in there! Our original version was so flimsy that only lightweight things could reside in it. But after learning here we are converting to super Susans and we have beautiful maple ones from Hafele ready to install. I hope I am able to use the space as well as you all have!
willtv
10 years ago
Karin, you're right about the weight.
My guess is that most of us have Super Susans.
Linda
10 years ago
I currently have the kind you push and the door goes with it -- like it because you have access with one motion, AND the stuff comes out to you. On the top I have all my baking supplies, the flour/sugar/etc. canisters, baking soda, powder, salt, bread crumbs, cocoa, -- all the misc. little stuff that is easy to access on the top. Bottom shelf is big stuff, large collander, large stockpot, George Foreman grill, big mixing bowls. Not sure what we're going to do in the new arrangment.
marcolo
10 years ago
No, the pie-shaped susans with attached doors can hold plenty of weight, too.
corgimum
10 years ago
I asked this same question three years ago (pre-reno) and got some great ideas. In fact, I re-organized my space back then.

Here is a link that might be useful: What do you store in your Lazy Susan?
fourkids4us
10 years ago
Mine is right underneath my prep area. On the top, I have all my spices arranged in alphabetical order, as well as a container that holds baking supplies like food coloring, cupcake liners, baking soda/powder, etc.

The bottom has all my oils, vinegars, worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, things like corn starch, large boxes of kosher salt for refills.

Top and bottom are full! It was my mother's idea, when unpacking my supplies when i first moved here 16 years ago, to alphabetize the spices/etc. What a lifesaver and smart idea. Very easy to find everything as I spin through.
jenswrens
10 years ago
Not necessarily true about smaller Lazy Susans. My 33" Lazy Susan in my previous house fit blenders, food processors, toaster, mixing bowls, etc, without a problem. I never fought with getting things in or out, never had an issue, contrary to what other people tried to tell me. I used it to store all small appliances, bowls, and miscellaneous gadgets that didn't really fit anywhere else.

This pic was taken right before I moved as I was packing and thought to snap a photo. Normally, it was packed much fuller than this.

You don't have to have a large kitchen to make it work, and you don't have to settle for wasted empty space or a blind cabinet (which wouldn't have worked at all in my layout). This 33" LS was the best, very efficient use of an awkward corner.

My current house also has a LS, this time a 36" one. Again, I store small appliances, bowls, gadgets, tea pitchers, cutting boards, pyrex dishes, salad spinner, oversized pots/pans. It's a disorganized mess right now but that's because I'm lazy and just throw things in there. It's easy like that.
CEFreeman
10 years ago
I have an old fashioned lazy Susan I found on the side of the road.
I've eliminated much of my morning coffee routine by putting those details on the top shelf:
Coffee grounds (Espresso) - fill the basket, put in machine above corner.
Carnation instant milk - add water from sink 2 steps to the right of the LS, and nuke in the MW left of the LS. Don't use regular milk 'cause it goes bad.
Lift milk from MW to espresso machine on counter. Add espresso.
Next in LS is the container of crackers - lift 4 to the counter, taking 2 steps to the right of sink. Take out cheese for crackers if I have some. If not, Reese's cups.
Next, take paper towel out of LS to clean up after my sloppy self, throwing it into the trash pull-out on the immediate right side of LS.
Kick LS shut.
Get out a Reese's cup anyway.

I have a lot more room on the top shelf. Sometimes it holds a Box-o-wine.
On the 2nd shelf, currently just large plasticware. I don't know what to put there.
jasperdog
Original Author
10 years ago
Amazing. Thanks for all the great replies. We are currently living with a friend while our house is being built and she uses it for a lot of things like cocoa, canned goods, cooking oil, etc. I would have to say I'm a little more particular and like my canned goods lined up on a shelf where I can easily see what I'm looking at.

It seems like it might be a good place for stock pots and items that are too tall to fit in a pots/pans drawer.
breezygirl
10 years ago
I wish I had remembered to tell my cab maker that I wanted a super Susan instead of the regular lazy that he ordered. I still fit a lot in there though:

Gigantic restaurant-sized stock pot (huge)
Crock pot
Mixing bowls I don't use often
Toaster
Large food processor and all accessories
Mini processor
Spice grinder
Large casserole dishes
Milk frothing pitchers

I still have some extra space. In general, I hate corner storage, but it one corner cab was necessary in my layout.

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