Pre-remodel kitchen here. Mine is near the stove so I store cooking oil, oatmeal, flour & sugar cannisters, i.e., the tall stuff that doesn't want to fit on the shelves in my upper cabs.

I put most of my small appliances and some other odd-shaped items in there.

I put ziplock bags, aluminum foil, saran wrap, tubberware and cake pans.

I am not a fan of lazy susans either, but like you, had to make do. With these items it's not as bad as I feared.

I have two lazy susans. Since I have all drawers in my lowers except these two cabs (& the cab under the sink), I decided to store less-often used things in them. I find the drawers to be much more convenient, but the LSs are better than regular cabs anyway!

So, in one LS I store all my serving bowls & platters which I have a ton of. In the other LS I store baking dishes, corningware, extra large mixing bowls, that sort of thing. In other words both contain things I use regularly but not every day, or things that are large enough that I don't want them taking up space in my drawers.

Both LS cabs are filled with heavy stuff so they don't get spinned around like amusement park rides, and nothing goes flying off the sides.

Oops, someday I'll learn how to post a picture in the message.

Sorry you hate your susper susan. I could think of a million things to go on mine. I find it easy to store boxed mixes and oils & dishes in the cupboard. I use small double decker lazy susans for my spices in one of my cupboards.

Please excuse the unpainted corner; we just removed an appliance garage in anticipation of the granite install.

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I don't exactly have a LS, I have a blind cabinet with swing-out shelves, but I think it's close enough! Since this cab is right in the middle of where I do all of my prep, I keep all large prep tools there -mixing bowls, measuring cups, cutting boards, small appliances, sifters, colanders, cookie press.

Nicole

I have two undercounter lazy susan's in my Kraftmade kitchen cabinets. On the right side are all my glass bowls, corning ware, glass baking dishes, casseroles, mixing bowls and measuring cups. On the left side cabinet LS I store my large bags of flour, oatmeal, sugar, tall cooking oils, and some small appliances that aren't frequently used. Mine both hold a lot of stuff!!

All my canned goods.

In my old kitchen, I had a regular lazy susan and it held all my pots & pans for 12-1/2 years. I never had any problems with weight/warping/etc.

Mine is above my coffeemaker, so I have coffee cups on the bottom tier, oversized coffee cups, travel mugs and creamer/sugar sets on the middle tier, and less used iced-tea pitchers and insulated carafes on the top.

Mine is a supersusan. I keep my toaster, George Foreman grill, basket of potatoes & garlic, vitamin box, KA mixer,nested mixing bowls, waffle maker, etc. on it. I love that it keeps them all close by and easily accessible. I'll bet your regular lazy susan would hold those kind of small appliances, too.

What exactly is the difference between a lazy susan and a super susan? I've been wondering that for a long time...is it just size?

Small appliances....mixmaster, electric wok, slow cooker, steamer, handheld electric mixer, toaster, electric knife,blender, espresso maker (never been used), and more.

I don't know whether mine is a "Lazy Susan" or a "Super Susan". All I know is that it seems VERY sturdy and I love using it for a parking garage!

DonnaR/CA

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Cuisinart, ice-cream maker, blender, plastic storage containers, metal mixing bowls, and a few things I run into every so often that I didn't even know were there!

Thanks everyone. It sounds like there are a lot of good options for the space so I'm feeling more positive about what may work. Thanks!

scootermom: There was a thread on the distinction between a lazy susan and a super susan not too long ago. My understanding is that the lazy susan has a pole and both levels turn together. The super susan has two shelves that each have a separate turning lazy susan on them. I have the pole type, which clearly seems less desirable, but didn't have the option to get the shelf-mounted one.

Since we bought an existing house I'm not sure what mine is. Super susan sounds like a brand name. All I know is that my lazy susan is a lot sturdier than others I have seen. Both turntables turn 360 degrees, independantly on ball bearings. There is about a one inch lip surrounding the lazy susan, so I've never had a problem with things falling off or getting lost. Even though I just use it mainly for cans and cannisters it would be plenty sturdy to hold small appliances without a tipping issue. I'm not particularly fond of the plastic ones on poles that only cover 3/4 of a circle. I've seen many of those so I'm glad the previous owner of my house chose something a little sturdier. BTW, my cupboards did not come to a 45 degree angle in that corner. The cupboard is at an angle.

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I keep the large tupperware containers on my lazy susan. The ones that takes up too much room in the cabinet, like the marinating containers and salad holders that aren't used daily.. also the large popcorn bowls. My small appliances, such as blender, chopper, popcorn maker are too heavy and tall for them not to fall and "clunk around".