I just went to Micheals to purchase a turntable, but ended up not sure which one I wanted to invest in so I didn't buy one yet. For around the same price, I could get a "professional turntable" that doesn't tilt, or one that does tilt at a 45 degree angle. Both by Wilton. Any personal experience with either? Preferences? Any advice would be appreciated because I can't decide!!!

I had the Wilton tilting turntable. I ended up returning it because within a short time, the part that holds the tilted turntable in place stripped, and it wouldn't stay on the angle.

If anyone knows a brand of tilting turntable that won't lose it's ability to lean, please let me know.

Theresa

After the second cake slid off the tilting turn table, the tilt feature was retired. plus the spinning on the tilting turntable wasn't a smooth spin and that annoyed me.

I got rid of it after I got the fat daddio professional turn tables I like that they are heavy and don't move when I'm trying to move the cake on it. So my vote is professional.

tilting freaks me out!!! With my spazzy luck, I would end up with more cake on the floor than anywhere else.

If I need to tilt my cakes, I try just to put something under one side of my lazy susan, or I just try to contort my body, arm , hand, head, piping bag to do what I need to do.

I just got the green and white ultimate wilton professional (I think thats the entire title) and I love it The cake stays in place and it turns very smooth

I have a Fat Daddio, they are $60-70. Very, very smooth, I just wish it had a stop and lock feature, but overall a great buy. A tilt feature would be nice too, but oh well.

I got my tilting Wilton as a gift, and I use it, but not to spin and I don't use the tilt feature. I just end up putting my cake on a higher surface to do side designs, rather than tilting. My next turntable will be a quick-turning Ateco, with the silver top ($40-50 range), old school style

I teach the Wilton courses and get asked this a lot. I HIGHLY recommend the professional, heavy metal turntable.

You won't lose a lot of mobility not being able to turn a cake up to decorate. The heavy weight of the base is very sturdy when you try rotating that half-sheet cake!
The turntable turns easily and is heavy metal. Professionals use this, generally Wilton or Ateco brand. Use your 40% off coupon and it will be one of your better investments after a good Kitchen Aid mixer

I have the cast iron Ateco turntable, it is fab! It moves super smoothly and it is a reasonable height. If I decorate the sides I just sit on a chair so I am low. Just don't get it wet or it will seize, I learned that the hard way. It took a lot of WD40 and elbow grease to get the top off the base.

I have the one 3/4 down the page. Reversible convertible deluxe rotating turntable. 14x20 rectangular flip to 14" round. On here it is $36.50. A HUGE deal from what they were when I originally got it. It is wonderful. Sturdy. I wanted no part of a tilting one because I was sure my cakes would fall off.
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/wedding/Wturntables.htm
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Oh no. Dont get the tilting one. Just get the regular heavy - duty metal one for like $60.00. My mom got me the tilting one for my birthday. I was so disapointed. For one thing, its not professional. Its plastic. And it wobbles when it spins, and doesnt really spin well. Get the $60.00 metal one, and when you get it home open it and make sure the top is level and it spins without wobbling. I had to return one because of this, but the second one was fine. You dont need it to tilt, and the last thing you need is a plastic piece to break off, or worse, the thing to break while you have a heavy wedding cake sitting on it. Plus that tilting one is more expensive.

I have the Wilton heavy duty turn table and it wobbles! I hate it so I replaced it with the Fat Daddios heavy duty and it's a DREAM.

I bought the Wilton Pro Turntable from Michaels with a 50% off coupon and it wobbled so I exchanged it for the same model and it wobbles much less but the top isn't exactly round or level? I'm a home baker learning what I can when I can from this fantastic site but I'd still prefer to have decent tools to work with. Should I throw in the towel and buy a Fat Daddio/Ateco or am I overanalyzing because I've never used a turntable and I don't know what it's supposed to do? I'd love to see a good turntable spinning so I know what to look for if you have any links. Thanks!

I love, love love the professional turntable but the tilting one is the worst money I ever spent. In fact, I have used it once (maybe twice) and it's been in a box every since!

The only Wilton turntable I would purchase is the one with the green center (plastic one). I got the professional one and it was wobbly.

I have a heavy metal turntable similar to the professional one. The stability makes it MUCH better, couldn't imagine using one made of plastic.