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Ikea Lazy Susans (SNURRAD, SNUDDA, VARIERA)

I’m late to the turntable party but we now have ten Ikea Lazy Susans in our kitchen. It started with SNURRAD, which I put off buying for ages because it costs £29. Then I found some long-expired ingredients at the back of the fridge and finally relented.

   

It’s hard to see why SNURRAD costs £29 until you get it into your fridge

It secures itself to the shelf and groups all of the jars, condiments and odds and ends so they’re in one place.

You’ll lose a little height; tall or large jars of mayo, pickle, St Dalfour jam — they won’t fit and I can’t really lower the fridge shelf to accommodate them. But I don’t tend to lose sight of big jars. It’s the little ones that disappear.

SNURRAD is brilliant. No more opening a chutney, curry paste or jar of chipotle, only to find its duplicate hiding behind the yoghurts a day later. It’s a pleasure to spin too. It does a half rotation then gently clicks back into place.

It's been thoughtfully designed

The curved rectangular shape gives more front-on visibility, in comparison to a circle. This works well in a fridge.

It lives on our top shelf AKA the black hole. We considered buying a SNURRAD for each shelf but one is probably enough for most fridges.

Other variations

SNURRAD was swiftly followed up with three large wooden SNUDDAs and six metal VARIERAs. I’m done now but what a transformation to my cupboards. 

SNUDDA is the biggest of the bunch; 39cm in diameter and good-looking enough to live outside of a cupboard.

Last but not least, VARIERA. 26cm in diameter, which fits into my skinniest cupboard with just enough room to spin. 

Unless the cupboard is roomy, you can lose corner space, and all the bottles and jars huddle together rather than spreading out. But it’s better this way. No more navigating an obstacle course to grab something from the back. And no danger of it leaving an oily or vinegary trail of destruction on its way out.

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