why not have the Susan? Wouldn't it make it easier to get to appliances and put them back without having to drag everything out to get to one item and reverse?

we have one susan and one easy reach corner cabinet for less often used appliances and what not.. the easy reach is an assymetrical 36x32 so its not too hard to reach in and get things out..

I think you will be happy with the Susan, will make reaching things much easier. That was one cabinet I was anxious to get.

I am actually putting three corner wall cabinets stacked to make one tall corner cabinet in my pantry for appliance storage. Some applinaces are pretty heavy and bulky...mixer, bread machine, waffle iron, crock pot, etc. I would not want to stack them on a Susan because of the weight. I am just going to stack them on the shelves in the corner cabinet.

I had ordered super susans in my ez reaches, but they arrived without them. When my susans arrived I put them in the one corner, but decided I liked the other corner just shelves for my seldom used small appliances(waffle iron, panini press, crock pot, etc) The opening is so big in an ezreach that there is no wrangling to pull things out of there and I felt like the susan would have wasted space. My more often used appliances(coffee grinder, toaster, etc.) go in my appliance garage on the counter.

Our KD really pushed us for shelves in the corner cabinets. In the end, we decided to go with the super susans (Sorry, KD!). They are not installed yet so I can't give a complete opinion, but I think you could fit more on the shelves than the susan. If cabinet space is limited, you might want to consider shelves. If you have enough cabinets (is there such a thing?), then maybe go with the susan for convenience. I also agree that if you know you are going to use the corners for seldom used small appliances then the shelves are probably the way to go.

I've done both. In my last kitchen one corner held a SS, the other shelves. The SS was wonderful, but the shelves also held many small appliances and things I seldom used but wanted to store in the kitchen.

Interestingly enough, I ordered a SS for my corner wall cab, fully expecting the middle post. . .it's not there! They actually glued (stapled, whatever, I haven't examined it that closely yet) a very nice LS tray (good size too!) to the shelf. I have three shelfs like this, no, make that four. I'm very excited not to have that center post and glad to see cabinet designers took the center post out of the design. They were so prone to break.

I have a lazy susan in the bottom cabinet and shelves in the top. The top shelf has my the popcorn maker, blender, and such. I need a ladder to get anything down. the second shelf I need a chair to find anything in the back and the bottom shelf is filling up really fast of extra stock things like dressing and getting harder to see things. I was disappointed at first with the shelves but I know things on the lazy susan would start falling in the non-lazy susan corners.

I put shelves in my corner also. I did not like the lazy susan for same reason (I have too many heavy appliances
bread maker, large rice cooker, ice cream maker, cast iron large turkey roaster etc.) The EZ pull corner ones use up too much space and have a weight limit too. I am VERY happy with regular shelves! I simply rotate my most used large items according to seasonable usage. I can't believe how much I have fit in there!

I'm curious if all your corners are 90 degree or are they the soft corner like in momj47"s picture. I know there's a proper name for that kind of corner, but I don't know what it is.

I'm trying to decide on a Lee Valley pull out, lazy susan or shelves. I will have a 90 degree corner.

Boy, I don't know: first kitchen I had with susans was awful because the cabs weren't well built and the turntables fell apart. It was a constant hassle.

But when I got decent cabs with decent shelves, I really liked them. They even hold pretty heavy stuff without any trouble.

So I got turntables for the Ikea cabs at the new house, and I have to say they look like they'll be even better. The mechanism is elegantly simple, can't imagine it failing.

I just can't imagine getting on my hands and knees and crawling waist deep in the cab to find what I need.

We had a lazy susan (w/center pole) in our old kitchen and it held a lot...all our pots & pans. Nothing ever got lost b/c all you had to do was rotate the susan and everything was right in front of you. Also, nothing ever fell off as we had the type with the wall that followed the contour of the susan...so there was no room for falling off!

In our new kitchen, I had planned on 2 super susans, but ended up with a corner sink in one corner & a cabinet turned outward (it's our Pet Center & faces our pet area) in the second corner.

Regarding super susan vs shelves...I hated getting on my hands & knees to access items in my old regular base cabinets...I would think it would be even worse w/a deeper cabinet and one that extends past the opening on the sides. But, YMMV.

I never liked our old lazy susan. In our remodel we'll have 90 degree angles. At first I thought I'd install a blind corner unit, they look really clever. But when I looked at the specs I realized the capacity was a lot smaller than it would be as a shelf unit. I decided I'll just store seasonal things in the back, the ones I haul in and out once a year, so it doesn't matter how convenient it is. And that'll save $200, too.

In my previous kitchen, I wanted corners like Momj47's -- on an angle. Because the line of cabinets I chose didn't have that option, the KD suggested a corner sink base cabinet, which was basically just a frame and a door. We outfitted one with a Rev-A-Shelf double susan and the other with a Rev-A-Shelf 3-bin recycle center. I loved both of them, in part because of the extra counter space MomJ mentioned. I'm doing the susan corner again in this kitchen, but it's part of the cabinetry this time.

I had shelves years ago and would never go back to them!

Arlene

Thanks everyone for your input, I still don't know what I will pick but at least I know the pros & cons for each. Although I think I'm leaning toward either the Lee Valley corner unit or the lazy susan.

I only have a shelf in my corner cab and have no problems reaching in and getting things.

In my townhouse, I have two lazy Susan's and I wish I had fixed shelves since I am always afraid of appliances and paper plats falling off of the Lazy Susan's Sheves.

thanks laurie & lynn, I have now decided either shelves, the lee valley thing or a lazy susan! LOL
I guess I'm going to have to figure out exactly what will go into that cabinet, that will help me make a final decision.

What did you decide to put in, shelves or LS. I too, am in the same situation. I originally wanted a SS, but the line of cabinets i am using (Merrilat), only makes a poled LS, unless I upgrade to higher line (& don't want to spend anymore). Not sure if I should live w/ the pole or just do shelves. My DH & I just argue about it. He say's forget the LS, but I not sure thats good. Let me know what you did.

In our other house I had one of each. The susan was great for accessing pots and pans. I also loved the EZ reach corner cab, though. I kept all my baking supplies and small appliances in there (griddle, ice cream maker, rice cooker, etc). If you have tons to store, go with the ez reach.. otherwise, I think the susan is easier to use.

I never liked the lazy susans with a center pole, but I now have two sturdy Super Susans, and I love them. I store a ton of pots and pans in one, all items nested with handles toward the center. The other holds small electric appliances. Nothing ever even moves when I turn the shelves, and all I have to do is turn a shelf until what I want reaches the door opening. My step-daughter has a corner cabinet with a shelf, and we have to get down on hands and knees to move the front stuff out in order to gain access to the stuff in back. I didn't want a cabinet like that in my new kitchen.