Understanding Your Lazy Susan Options

One of the best inventions every made for the kitchen is the Lazy Susan. What could be more helpful, or more practical than a rotating shelf that helps you to organize your kitchen contents while giving you access to hard-to-reach spaces? No kitchen is complete today without a selection of Lazy Susans. These kitchen accessories maximize your kitchen space with ease. Here, we explore four types of Lazy Susans and explain how each can be best utilized to help organize space.

Helping the Blind Corners

Blind corners are completely wasted space in the kitchen. You don’t want to put too much into them, and then find yourself blindly feeling your way through the mess for that bag of sugar that you need. One way to clean up the mess and to deal with blind corners is with half-moon Lazy Susans. Whether you want a plastic Lazy Susan or a wood one for this space, you’ll be able to mount the Lazy Susan on the door of the blind corner. This will help you to organize this space. In addition, most half moon Lazy Susans come with thick edges, ensuring that your items don’t fall off the rack and get lost forever in the blind cabinet space.

Dealing with Corner Cabinets

Corner cabinets with hinged doors can be quickly and easily reorganized with kidney shaped Lazy Susans. Corner cabinets tend to have a lot of wasted space in the back, as anything that you put back there gets lost or forgotten about. A corner cabinet Lazy Susan in a kidney shape maximizes the space in a corner cabinet and ensures easy access. A 2 tier Lazy Susan in the corner cabinet creates double the amount of space and is perfect for spices, baking supplies, coffee and more.

Clean Up the Pantry

A round, large Lazy Susan is the perfect answer in the pantry. 3 tier Lazy Susans are particularly helpful in this type of space, creating ample extra organization room where there was just one shelf. Stack your rice and grains on one level, your baking supplies on another and your coffees and teas on the third. With their sturdy shelves and their easy spinning features, these Lazy Susans create a durable, spacious location for many supplies. With Lazy Susans, nothing is in the back any longer – allowing you to see all of your supplies and to know when it’s time to replenish certain items.

For the Sturdiest Items

For your heaviest items, you may want to install a pie-cut Lazy Susan. These are the strongest organizers, as they attach both to the cabinet door and to the interior shaft. This creates even more support and stability for your bulkiest items. These Lazy Susans come in varying size options and finishes, allowing you to cater your hardware to your specific size needs. In addition, many of the pie-cut Lazy Susans come with telescoping shaft systems so that the height can be adjusted if your storage needs change.

Lazy Susans are versatile and practical for so many reasons. In addition, they are designed to smoothly blend with the existing décor of the kitchen. A wood Lazy Susan creates a finished look inside a wood cabinet; a plastic Lazy Susan is practical and cost-effective; a wire Lazy Susan create a sleek look and compliment silver cabinet hardware. The one thing that every Lazy Susan has in common, no matter its material, size or shape, is its practical nature. This is one organizational item that few kitchens can live without – and one that will continue helping the chef for years of great use.