Best Lazy Susans in Australia (2026)

A lazy susan is the cheapest fix for the worst cupboard in an Australian kitchen: the deep one next to the corner, where the vinegar you bought in April lives behind the rice and the two bottles of soy sauce you forgot you owned. You do not need a renovation. You need a tray that spins.

The catch is that "lazy susan" covers more than one product here. Search it and you get cabinetmaker hardware, the pie cut and half moon carousels that bolt into a blind corner and are priced as a cabinetmaking job, and acacia serving boards made for a dining table, sitting beside $20 plastic turntables. This guide is mainly about the drop in kind: the organiser tray you put on a pantry shelf, a fridge shelf or a benchtop yourself. We checked diameters and rim heights against the shelf sizes Australian kitchens are built around, then picked seven, one of them a serving board for the table.

What is the best lazy susan in Australia right now?

The best lazy susan for most Australian kitchens is the OXO Good Grips Lazy Susan Turntable 16-Inch. At 40.6 cm across it is wide enough to be the only organiser a benchtop corner or a deep pantry shelf needs, and it is the pick with a genuinely deep ledge around the platform, which is the difference between spinning your oils and hearing one tip over.

If you want something that looks like furniture rather than kitchen kit, the AMH Farmhouse Oak 9 Inch Lazy Susan Turntable Organizer is a solid oak tray with a wire guard rail that earns its place on an open benchtop or the middle of a dining table. It is the smallest of our picks at about 23 cm, which is exactly right for a salt, pepper, oil and butter cluster.

On a tight budget, the Volcanoes Club 12 Inch Heavy Duty Lazy Susan Turntable is the cheapest of our seven picks and the only one whose listing publishes a load figure, which matters if you are spinning tinned tomatoes rather than spice jars.

How do our lazy susan picks compare?

Seven picks, sorted by the job they do rather than by price. Diameters come straight from each listing, and that is the number deciding whether a turntable fits your shelf.

How did we choose these lazy susans?

NestPath does not run a product lab. We are an Australian aggregator: we read the listings, the specs and the buyer feedback, then apply the same four filters to every category.

• Diameter and rim height had to be published on the listing, because a tray that does not fit your shelf is a returns label, and rim height is what stops a bottle walking off the edge.
• We favoured turntables that name their rotation mechanism, since ball bearings and a plastic spigot behave very differently once a full bottle of oil sits on one side.
• Every pick carries a real Australian customer rating with enough ratings behind it to mean something, and we recomputed every ranking claim here against the current numbers.
• Prices, ratings and rating counts were checked fresh on the day this guide was written, straight from the Australian listings rather than an overseas store.

Best overall: OXO Good Grips Lazy Susan Turntable 16-Inch

If you buy one lazy susan and never think about it again, buy this one. The OXO is 40.6 cm across, large enough to hold a whole corner of a benchtop or the usable depth of a pantry shelf, and it is the pick that gets the boring engineering right. It holds 4.8 out of 5 from more than eight thousand ratings, more than twice as many as any other pick here, which counts for something in a category full of near identical unbranded trays.

Three details separate it from the cheap stuff. The platform has a deep ledge around the edge rather than a token lip, so tall bottles lean into a wall instead of stepping off. The turning surface is soft and non slip, so a jar does not skate when you spin it fast. And the base is deliberately wider than the platform, which stops the spinning tray scraping the cupboard wall or the bottle beside it. Underneath, steel ball bearings do the work and rubber feet stop it walking across a stone benchtop.

At 476 g it lifts out one handed when you wipe the shelf, which matters because the shelf under a lazy susan is the part that gets sticky. Anyone with a 300 mm cabinet module should skip it: at 40.6 cm it will not turn inside a narrow cupboard.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

It is white plastic and looks like white plastic, so it is a cupboard product rather than a display piece. The wide base is a genuine trade off: you lose shelf footprint to the part that does not spin. And it is a single tier, so if your problem is thirty small spice jars rather than a dozen tall bottles, one of the two tier picks below uses your vertical space better.

Best wooden lazy susan for a benchtop or dining table: AMH Farmhouse Oak 9 Inch

This is the one you leave out where people can see it. The AMH is a solid oak turntable in a walnut finish with a slim metal wire rail around the rim, and it reads as a homewares purchase rather than a storage one. At about 23 cm (9 in) it is the smallest diameter of our seven picks, and that is the point: it is sized for a cluster of four to six everyday items rather than a whole shelf.

In practice that means salt, pepper, a grinder, olive oil and a butter dish next to the cooktop, or napkins and a small plant in the middle of a table. The wire rail does real work, because a benchtop turntable gets spun harder and more casually than a cupboard one, and the rail keeps a tall grinder upright when a kid gives it a shove. Rotation runs on steel ball bearings against a solid wood base, so it turns quietly rather than grinding.

At 780 g it has the mass to stay put without a rubber foot fighting for it. It also solves a specific first home problem: the awkward corner of an L shaped benchtop, too shallow to work on and too visible to be a dumping ground. Put this there with the five things you reach for daily and that corner starts earning its keep.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

It is the smallest of our picks, so it is not a pantry shelf solution. The wire rail that keeps bottles in also makes it fiddlier to wipe out spilled salt, because you cannot run a cloth straight across. And oak plus a metal rail makes it heavy for its size, which matters if you are lifting it into a high cupboard.

Best budget lazy susan: Volcanoes Club 12 Inch Heavy Duty Turntable

The Volcanoes Club is the cheapest of our seven picks and it is built around a different priority to the rest of them: load rather than looks. It is about 30 cm across (12 in), made from high density polypropylene running on twelve steel ball bearings, and its listing states it will carry up to about 59 kg (130 lb). It is the only pick in this guide whose listing publishes a load figure at all.

That matters more than it sounds. Most cheap turntables are sized for spice jars and go wobbly the moment a 4 litre cereal container or a stack of tinned tomatoes lands on one side. This one is built for weight first, which is why it holds a stack of tins or a 4 litre container without tipping as you turn it.

The trade off is height. At roughly 1.5 cm tall it is a low flat disc with anti slip patterning on both faces rather than a tray with a rim, so nothing stops a bottle sliding off if you spin it hard. It works best under things with their own footprint: large containers, a heavy appliance, a bulk pack. At 550 g it lifts out easily for a wipe down, and at about 30 cm it still turns inside most 450 mm and 600 mm cabinet modules.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

There is no rim and no ledge, so tall thin bottles are not its strength. It comes in black, which disappears inside a cupboard and looks industrial on a benchtop. And the disc adds a little height under whatever sits on it, so a tall container ends up that bit closer to the shelf above.

Best multi pack for doing the whole pantry: CiWiVOKi Lazy Susan Turntable Set of 4

One turntable fixes one shelf. If the plan is a Sunday afternoon where the whole pantry comes out and goes back in properly, buying four at once is the move, and this is the only four pack among our picks. Each tray is about 25 cm across (10 in), in grey shatter resistant plastic, 1.56 kg for the set.

The surface is the interesting bit. Instead of being flat and slippery it has a beaded non skid texture, so jars grip the tray rather than sliding as it turns. Four silicone feet underneath stop the tray creeping across a laminate shelf. It shares the top customer rating in this guide at 4.8 out of 5, tied with the OXO.

That is a well judged size for a multi pack. Two sit side by side on a 600 mm shelf, the standard Australian base cabinet module, and each holds a proper group: all the baking, all the Asian sauces, all the breakfast spreads. Grouping by category rather than by size is what keeps a pantry tidy, and four identical trays is what makes grouping possible.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

Four identical trays means four identical heights, so a shelf holding both passata bottles and stock cubes still needs a tiered pick alongside them. The beaded surface that grips jars also traps spilled flour, so a wipe out is more deliberate than on a smooth tray. And there is no rim, so this is a grip based design rather than a containment one.

Best two tier lazy susan for small jars: LAMU 2 Tier Lazy Susan Turntable 2 Pack

The problem with a single tier turntable in a tall cupboard is that you are paying for 35 cm of shelf height to store a 9 cm spice jar. The LAMU fixes that by stacking two trays on metal rods: about 23.5 cm across and about 19.5 cm tall, with two of them in the pack.

The metal connecting rods are what make it worth the money over flimsy all plastic tiered organisers. Plastic uprights flex when a loaded top tier turns, which is exactly when you do not want flex. These do not. The trays are clear, so you can read the bottom tier from the front without spinning it, and it assembles without tools.

There is a neat trick in the listing: because both sets stack, this two pack can build a single three tier tower instead of two separate units. That is useful in a deep cupboard with height but very little width, which describes a lot of apartment kitchens. Use it for spices, small sauce bottles, vitamin tubs and tea bags, or move it to a vanity for perfume and skincare. If your problem is specifically spice jars, our guide to the best spice racks in Australia covers the fixed rack alternatives.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

At 19.5 cm tall it needs real vertical clearance, so measure your shelf gap first. Clear plastic shows every fingerprint and drip of turmeric, so it wants wiping more often than an opaque tray. And two tiers means two surfaces to clean, the honest cost of doubling your storage.

Best adjustable lazy susan for mixed bottle heights: OVICAR Adjustable 2 Tier Wood Lazy Susan

Most tiered turntables fix the gap between tiers at the factory, which is fine until you own a tall bottle of vanilla and a short tub of baking powder. The OVICAR is the only pick in this guide with adjustable tier height, and that feature is what earns it a spot.

It is about 30 cm across, built from oak with a walnut finish and an iron wire frame, so it is the tiered option you can leave on a benchtop rather than hide in a cupboard. The wire frame runs around both tiers and does the containment job the flat plastic picks skip: bottles lean on the frame instead of walking off the edge.

The adjustability is the reason to choose it over the LAMU. If your seasoning collection mixes tall oil bottles with squat jars, set the upper tier high enough to clear the tall ones instead of demoting them to another shelf. It reads as furniture rather than storage: oak surface, black wire, no branding. On a coffee bar or a bathroom vanity it does not look like something you bought to solve a problem.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

Timber and metal is heavier than plastic, so this is not the one for a top shelf you can barely reach. The wire frame collects dust where it meets the tray. And adjustability adds assembly: you set the height once, and changing it later means partly taking it apart.

Best large lazy susan for sharing food: Davis and Waddell Acacia Lazy Susan 50cm

This is the only pick here that is not really a storage product. At 50 cm across and 4 cm thick in solid acacia, the Davis and Waddell is a serving board that rotates, built for the middle of a dining table rather than the inside of a cupboard. It is the largest of our seven picks and the only acacia one.

Fifty centimetres is the size that makes a shared meal work on a table where not everyone can reach the middle. Load it with a roast and its sides, a spread of dips and cheese, or the full Christmas condiment situation, and people spin rather than pass. If you have eaten at a Chinese restaurant with a round table you already know why this works.

At 820 g it is manageable for its footprint, so it stores upright in a cupboard between uses rather than living on the table. The rotating base is smooth and the natural acacia grain means every one looks slightly different. It does carry the fewest customer ratings of our seven picks, at 17, so its feedback record is the thinnest here. We included it because nothing else on the shortlist covers the shared table job at this diameter from a recognisable Australian homewares brand.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

The rating record is thin compared with the pantry picks, which is worth weighing before you commit at this price. Fifty centimetres eats most of a small dining table, so measure yours first. And solid timber wants hand washing and periodic oiling rather than a dishwasher cycle.

Which lazy susan should you buy?

Match the pick to the shelf or the table you are actually trying to fix.

What should you look for in a lazy susan?

Five things decide whether a turntable becomes indispensable or ends up in the shed: diameter, rim height, bearing type, surface grip and material.

Diameter is the one that gets people. Australian kitchens are generally built in 300, 450 and 600 mm cabinet modules, and usable internal width lands a little under the module size once you allow for the carcass. A 40.6 cm turntable like the OXO turns freely in a 600 mm cupboard and not at all in a 300 mm one. Measure the internal width of the shelf, subtract about 2 cm for clearance, and buy the largest tray under that number. Measure the shelf, not the door opening.

Rim height decides what you can spin. A flat disc with no rim, like the Volcanoes Club pick, is brilliant under heavy containers and poor under tall thin bottles. A deep ledge, like the OXO, or a wire guard rail, like the AMH and the OVICAR, lets bottles lean rather than topple. Oils, vinegars and sauces want a rim. Tubs, tins and boxes do not, so spend the money on diameter instead.

Bearing type separates a five year product from a one year one. Steel ball bearings, which every pick here uses, keep turning smoothly under an uneven load. Cheaper turntables use a plastic spigot that turns fine when empty and starts catching once one side is heavier, which in a pantry is always.

Surface grip matters more in a fridge than a pantry. Cold, damp containers slide. A beaded or textured surface, like the CiWiVOKi four pack, holds them. Smooth timber looks better and grips less.

Material is mostly aesthetic, with one exception. Plastic goes in cupboards and fridges and takes abuse. Timber goes where people can see it and needs a little care. The exception is the fridge: timber picks up moisture in there, so keep the acacia and oak picks out and use plastic or acrylic. If the fridge is your real problem, our fridge organisation guide covers the whole layout.

How do you clean and look after a lazy susan?

The answer differs by material, and the mistake almost everyone makes is treating timber like plastic. For the plastic and acrylic picks, the OXO, the Volcanoes Club, the CiWiVOKi set and the LAMU tiers, warm soapy water and a cloth is the whole routine. The CiWiVOKi listing recommends hand washing and drying completely rather than a dishwasher cycle, which is sensible advice for the plastic picks generally, because dishwasher heat can distort thin mouldings and work its way into a bearing housing.

For the timber picks, the AMH oak, the OVICAR oak and the Davis and Waddell acacia, never soak them and never run them through a dishwasher. Wipe with a barely damp cloth, dry immediately, and re oil every couple of months with a food grade mineral oil once the grain looks dry or chalky. Timber left sitting wet raises its grain and eventually cracks along it.

Whatever the material, lift the tray out and wipe the shelf underneath. A lazy susan hides mess rather than removing it, and the sticky ring under the base is what will annoy you in six months. The bearings need almost nothing: keep grit and spilled sugar out of the gap between base and platform, and if a tray starts catching, tip it up and brush the raceway out before assuming it is broken.

You will also want these

A turntable does its best work as part of a pantry system. These are the pieces that go with it.

• OXO Good Grips POP 2.0 5-Piece Storage Container Set for the flour, sugar, rice and pasta that should be decanted rather than spinning around in half torn bags.
• Savvy and Sorted Glass Spice Jars 24 Pack with Labels so a two tier turntable holds a matched set instead of thirty mismatched supermarket jars.
• Minimalist Preprinted Spice Jar Labels 140 Pack for anyone decanting into jars they already own.
• Non-Adhesive Waterproof Cupboard and Drawer Liner to go under the turntable, so the sticky ring lands on something you can pull out and rinse.
• ComSaf 4L Airtight Cereal Storage Containers, Pack of 4 for the bulk dry goods that are too heavy and too tall for a small tray.

The competition: what we did not pick

Plenty of lazy susans did not make the cut, and the reasons are consistent. Simple Houseware sells both a five pack of 30.5 cm white turntables and a two tier oak spice rack turntable. Both are decent, but the five pack is more shelf coverage than most first home pantries need, and the two tier oak model sits closer to a fixed spice rack than a general purpose organiser.

Kepfire sells clear acrylic turntables from about 10 to 23 cm that look great in a fridge and cost very little. We left them out because those acrylic versions carry a lower customer rating than the picks above, and because thin acrylic is the material most likely to crack if a jar lands on it.

We skipped the big tempered glass dining table turntables too. They look sharp, but the acacia pick does the same job with less at stake.

Finally, the cabinet hardware carousels. The stainless steel half moon and pie cut units from specialist Australian cabinet suppliers are genuinely the best answer for a blind corner base cupboard, and they are a different purchase entirely, sold through cabinet hardware trade channels rather than general retail and priced accordingly. Mid renovation, talk to your cabinetmaker. In a kitchen already built, buy a tray.

Lazy susan FAQs

Is a lazy susan worth it in a small Australian kitchen?

Yes, and small kitchens are where a lazy susan earns the most. The benefit is turning a deep shelf, where the back two thirds are effectively invisible, into one where everything comes to the front. That reclaimed depth is the difference between a cupboard you use and a cupboard you dread. Our budget pick lands at around $20.

What size lazy susan fits a standard kitchen cabinet?

Measure the internal width of the shelf, subtract about 2 cm for turning clearance, then buy the largest tray under that number. Australian kitchens are generally built in 300, 450 and 600 mm cabinet modules, so a 25 to 30 cm turntable suits most 450 mm cupboards, a 40 cm one like the OXO suits a 600 mm cupboard, and a 300 mm cupboard needs about 23 cm.

What is the best lazy susan for a pantry?

For a single deep pantry shelf, the OXO Good Grips Lazy Susan Turntable 16-Inch is the best pantry option in this guide, because 40.6 cm covers the usable depth of a standard shelf and the deep ledge keeps tall bottles upright. For a whole pantry rather than one shelf, the CiWiVOKi set of four trays, about 25 cm each, lets you group items by category across several shelves.

Can you put a lazy susan in the fridge?

Yes, but use a plastic or acrylic one rather than timber. A turntable is excellent on a fridge shelf for condiments, jars and sauces, the things that get lost at the back. Choose a textured or beaded surface, because cold containers carry condensation and slide on a smooth tray, and keep the oak and acacia picks out, since timber in a damp environment raises its grain.

How much weight can a lazy susan hold?

Most turntable listings do not publish a load figure, which is why we flagged the one that does. The Volcanoes Club 12 Inch Heavy Duty Turntable states a capacity of up to about 59 kg (130 lb) on twelve steel ball bearings, and it is the only pick in this guide with a published figure. As a rule, any turntable on steel ball bearings handles a shelf of full bottles and tins.

More kitchen and pantry guides

A lazy susan is one piece of a working kitchen. These cover the rest.

• Pantry organisation: how to set up a pantry that stays tidy
• Fridge organisation ideas for Australian households
• Kitchen essentials checklist for a first home
• Best food storage containers in Australia
• Best drawer organisers in Australia
• Best utensil holders in Australia
• Best spice racks in Australia

About the author

Anish Puri founded NestPath in 2026 after going through the Australian first-home-buyer process himself. NestPath focuses on Australian first-home buyers because the existing review sites are American, generic, or both. Anish handles editorial selection across the homeowner hub. Reach out: hello@nestpath.com.au