Posted: 8/2/2011 5:06:25 PM EDT
I'm looking for a system that is a FIFO (first in first out) can rotator. I have seen several out there with varied reviews, but I wanted to hear from the experts in here. It will be going on the type of plastic resin shelving commonly found in a garage. This will greatly save me space and help organize my mess. If anyone has any experience with these type of systems, could you please recommend one or two? Thanks in advance. The two that I found that look the best are: Cansolidator & a wire type & this looked the best Cansolidator by Shelf RelianceI don't want to go based on Suzy Homemakers reviews as she & I have different purposes in life.  I'd trust the reviews of those in these forums more than anyone else. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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not to give you a short answer but exactly how many different size cans and how many cans total?
I thought about the can rotators but they only hold so many cans so they would be of no real benefit to me unless I ordered a bunch of them..not cost effective... build you own...there was a thread here about how to diy |
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You can run searches on here as mentioned and some folks have bought various products when they were on special and what not. I never have bought any and probably never will. I have some shelving units that I like a lot and if I get around to buying some plywood this weekend I plan to work on making some slanted shelves to rotate canned goods. One thing I am going to leave room for is changing can sizes. With all the inflation coming along can sizes are not really staying all that consistant. Just my stacks of tuna cans have changed here and there and then the tuna got to where I don't even like the plain tuna any more, I want chunks of meat so I wind up buying the albacore usually these days. Anyway, a home made setup with some room for adjustement is what I want. One poster got some of the can rotaters used in a grocery that was remodeling, I could see paying a low price for that perhaps but that is about it. I want something made of wood in case something leaks, one rotater is just spiffy cardboard I think. I won't pay hundreds of dollars for something I can probably build for 100 dollars worth of wood and drywall screws. |
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My wife and I bought 3 of the Consolidator sets. They are reasonably sturdy and very adjustable. You can also hook them together with no issue if you want one that covers a long shelf. I would recomend them if you have the $ but don't have the tiny additional bit of patience required to rotate them manually.
Would I recomend them? Yes Would I buy them all over again if I could? Maybe not as many. |
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We bought the Cansolidator pantry and a Harvest 72" shelf. They are both good quality and go a great job for people too lazy to rotate. The downside is they are a terrible space waster. You could put 3 to 4 times the cans stacked on shelves in the same amount of space. If you have lots of extra room and just want to be organized they are great. If you are trying to maximize a small space you might not be happy.
Am I pleased with my purchase....Yes mostly. Would I buy them again...Maybe Grove |
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I bought the Shelf Reliance unit on sale at Costco and have used it for about 2 years. It's sturdy, can be configured to different size cans, holds a lot, and does the FIFO thing. We have ours configured for basic soup/veggie cans, tuna/chicken cans, and #10 cans on the bottom. It's excellent and has a nice top shelf area that we use to store paper towels, tissues, and TP. It took a while to assemble and it is NOT light. If I needed another one, I wouldn't hesitate to get it.
It REALLY helped get our canned goods in order, no pun intended.  Our kitchen pantry was a mess, stuff would get pushed to the back and go out of date, couldn't see what all we had, etc. When we started ramping up the preps, there was no way we were going to be able to make heads or tails out of storing more in the pantry. So, it was this or nothing. Now, we know at a glance (a) what all we have (b) how many of each we have (c) when we need to buy more and (d) when the oldest will be out of date. A very good investment, prep-wise...
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