Which compact smoothie makers are easiest to store?

This site has not compared smoothie makers, so there is no storage ranking to give you from published figures. The guides published here cover bread makers, crepe makers, dumpling makers and pasta makers, and none of them includes a smoothie maker.

What follows is what those guides do publish about footprint and storage, so you can see the kind of figure that matters when a small appliance has to go back in a cupboard. Every number below comes from the fact sheet of a cited guide, and every product named appears on that sheet.

What figures decide whether a small appliance stores easily

Three published figures do most of the work: width, depth and height. A machine that is narrow front to back slides onto a shelf; one that is deep needs a cabinet with clearance. Height decides which shelf it fits under. Weight matters if the appliance has to be lifted in and out rather than slid.

None of the four guides here publishes a storage volume or a folded footprint, and no maker on the fact sheet states how much counter space a machine frees when stored. Where a maker publishes nothing, this site does not supply a figure. That is the honest position, and it applies to every product below.

The Best Crepe Makers for Small Counters and Large Crepes guide is the closest match to the storage question, because crepe makers are flat. The other three guides cover machines that stand upright, and their dimensions are worth reading for comparison.

Flat machines store on edge or on a shelf

Crepe makers are the flattest appliances on any of these fact sheets. The Moss & Stone Black Electric Crepe Maker is published at 16.0 inches wide, 9.0 inches deep and 1.0 inch high, at 2.23 pounds. That height is the figure that matters: a machine an inch tall can stand on its edge in a narrow gap or lie flat on a shelf above head height.

The Baker’s Friend Instant Crepe Maker is published at 15.98 inches wide, 9.02 inches deep and 2.01 inches high, at 2.2 pounds. The GOLDEN PRAIRIE Electric Crepe Maker is published at 8.0 inches wide, 15.75 inches deep and 2.36 inches high, and its maker does not publish a weight. All three are light enough that lifting them is not the problem; the depth is.

The NutriChef Electric Crepe Maker & Griddle is published at 12.9 inches wide, 12.0 inches deep and 2.4 inches high, at 2.4 pounds. The Proctor Silex Electric Crepe Maker is the largest of the five at 14.72 inches wide, 15.35 inches deep and 5.35 inches high, at 4.84 pounds. Its height is more than double the others, so it needs more clearance above it.

Upright machines need shelf height, not floor area

Bread makers stand tall and take a rectangle of counter or shelf. The KITCHENARM 29-in-1 SMART Bread Machine is published at 10.2 inches wide, 14.2 inches deep and 12.0 inches high, at 9.6 pounds. The KBS Pro is published at 8.6 inches wide, 13.7 inches deep and 11.8 inches high, at 14.7 pounds, the heaviest machine on any of these fact sheets.

The OSIPOTO 2LB Bread Maker is published at 11.42 inches wide, 13.78 inches deep and 10.04 inches high, at 11.68 pounds. Its maker also states a size in the text as 15.35 x 12.01 x 13.78 in, which does not match the width, depth and height figures on the same sheet, so treat the text figure with care.

The Elite Gourmet 2 Lb Programmable Bread Maker is published at 9.45 inches wide, 11.89 inches deep and 13.98 inches high, at 10.75 pounds. The Cuisinart Bread Maker Machine is published at 13.25 inches wide, 10.25 inches deep and 11.25 inches high, at 11.02 pounds. The Cuisinart is the only one of the five that is wider than it is deep, which changes how it sits on a shelf. The Best Bread Makers for Custom Loaves and Schedules guide carries all five.

Small tools store in a drawer

Dumpling makers are the smallest items across these guides, and several publish a weight under a pound. The WOPPOW 2 In 1 Dumpling Maker Press is published at 6.7 inches wide, 9.2 inches deep and 2.3 inches high, at 0.25 pounds. The Sameme Household Double Head Automatic Dumpling Maker is published at 4.7 inches wide, 7.8 inches deep and 6.7 inches high, at 0.88 pounds.

The Cyandream Electric Dumpling Maker Machine is published at 5.4 inches wide, 7.36 inches deep and 6.4 inches high, at 0.62 pounds. The KAYCROWN 3.25 Inch Empanada Press is published at 1.97 inches wide, 3.15 inches deep and 1.97 inches high, at 0.22 pounds, the lightest item on any fact sheet here. The AUAM Stainless Steel Dumpling Ravioli Maker Press publishes a weight of 0.33 pounds and no width, depth or height.

For drawer storage, the published width and depth are the figures to check against your drawer. The Best Dumpling Makers for Five Different Kitchens guide lists all five, and the AUAM entry is the one where the maker publishes no dimensions at all.

Pasta makers publish uneven dimensions

The pasta makers on the fact sheet are the least consistent about dimensions. The Nuvantee Pasta Maker is published at 6.89 inches wide, 5.39 inches deep and 8.5 inches high, at 5.95 pounds. The Sailnovo 3-in-1 Pasta Maker is published at 7.09 inches wide, 11.81 inches deep and 9.45 inches high, at 2.72 pounds, and its maker also states a size in the text as 9.4 x 11.8 x 7 in, which does not match those figures.

The MARCATO Atlas 150 is published at 8.0 inches wide, 8.0 inches deep and 7.0 inches high, at 5.73 pounds, and its maker states a size in the text as 7 x 8 x 8 in. The Sur La Table Kitchen Essential Va Bene Manual Pasta Maker publishes a weight of 4.66 pounds and no width, depth or height. The KitchenAid KSMPRA 3-pc Pasta Roller/Cutter Set publishes a weight of 7.5 pounds and no width, depth or height, because it is an attachment rather than a freestanding machine.

Where a maker publishes no dimensions, this site does not estimate them. The Best Pasta Makers for Sheets You Can Measure guide lists all five, and two of the five have no published width, depth or height to compare.

How to use these figures for your own cupboard

Measure the shelf or drawer you have in mind, then compare it with the published width, depth and height of the machine. Add clearance for the handle and the cord, which no maker on these fact sheets publishes as a separate figure. If the machine is over 10 pounds, as several bread makers are, decide whether it will be lifted or slid before you commit to a high shelf.

For a smoothie maker specifically, this site has published no guide and no fact sheet, so there is no figure here to compare. The method above still applies: take the maker’s own published width, depth and height, and check them against your space. Any number this site has not published is a number this site will not give you.