I was looking on Amazon at the Ateco Revolving Cake Stand (circle and square).

Which one would be a better purchase? Do you guys have both these types or do you just get one and work with it.

I have the round Fat Dadios and it's awsome. I replaced the Wilton heavy duty one that was a piece of crap.

I've been wanting to purchase the Fat Dadio because it seems to be better quality. However, I have noticed on a few of the cake shows some of the decorators are using a wood lazy suzan, the kind you put on your dining table or spices on, alot cheaper.

Even Planet Cake advises to buy a lazy susan. I read in another thread that the one Ikea sells was great. I am still undecided.

Keep in mind, if you're used to spinning your turntable from underneath (pedestal type), a lazy susan won't work well unless you prop it up on a coffee can or something similiar.

Just make sure if you buy a lazy susan not to get one that has a raised lip around the edge. A lip will make it difficult to slide an offset spatula under the cake to lift it, and will make it a real pain to slide a cake off.

The best purchase I have made was my turntable that flips from a circle to a rectangle. It is called decorators delight & is on globals website. So easy to clean & super sturdy!! Seriously best money spent all year!

I bought my lazy susan from Ikea, and I love it. It is the brown wooden one, I got it for $10. I have a turntable from wilton also but I use the wooden one more.

I had the Wilton one, and SURPRISE (note the sarcasm) it was cheap and it broke. Bought a Fat Daddio's and never looked back.

I went on-line and bought heavy duty barrings and made one. Best thing I ever did!!!

Hmmm, would I be considered weird if I told you a dismantled a tv-turner stand to make a cake stand that would hold large square cakes?

I hope not because it works great. I have a round one from Wilton that so far I like. I wonder if it's my inexperience that makes me not call it a piece of crap like everyone else? So far, it works well. My invented one had a metal band around the wood pieces that was coming off so I'm ashamed to say that I covered it with Black Duct tape. One side of my invented one is square, but the side that I use is about 18" x 12" and I put a 15x22" cake on a large board the other day it worked beautiful.

Christy

Home Depot/Lowes etc sell the bare lazy suzan machanism--a sort of circle track w/ball bearings inside. We used one w/a heavy piece of particle board to make a turntable for our big screen TV for under $20.

Pretty sure you could use the same item to make a cake turn table. I've been meaning to get one and sandwich it between a circle of plywood and a square or rectangle so I can just flip it to the side I need for either a round or square cake.

Kristy

usmdesigner, you probably already bought your turntable, but I wanted to let you know that I got this one at Amazon, and it is great. I also wanted a reversible one, rectangle and circle at the same time. It's sturdy, cleans easily and it rolls smoothly.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003A02TR4/?tag=cakecentral-20

I guess it's what KJ62798 built on her own, but I just don't have time to go through the trouble.