Woman's trick to serving up Christmas dinner to family divides opinions

24 December 2023 , 07:00

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She shared her hack on TikTok (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Every family will have major get-togethers around the Christmas holidays to enjoy a meal and some quality time. However, if you have children, that time could be spent arguing over who will pass them their favourite dish. Any gadgets that reduce fuss and add ease to the main events over the holidays are a welcome dinner table hack.

TikTok user lets.find.the.deals ( ) has amassed over 18 thousand followers because she finds and posts product hacks and online. In a viral that got around 16 million views, she told viewers about a "must-have" product from Amazon just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

At the start of the video, she showed a revolving tray called , $129.99 (£104). As she laid out the "turntables", the caption over the video read: "POV [point of view]: You just found the way to keep everybody happy during the holidays."

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She demonstrated how it worked by rotating foods around a table. The food wasn’t on small plates either, her selection included a whole large turkey, cheese and crackers, fruit, and cake. Another subtitle read: "No more fighting at the table.”

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Using the kitchen item is as easy as "spin and serve," allowing guests to reach every dish on the table. At the end of the video, she revealed her fully decorated holiday table spread and showed off how you could barely notice the device once it had all the dishes served on top.

She also wrote in the video caption: "This will make parties and holidays so easy!" Viewers were divided in the comments seeing as the device is a little on the pricier side. This looks like one of those good ideas at first then sits in the cabinet the rest of its life," one commented.

"For $130 (£104) we’ll pass the dishes around," another added," while a TikTok user wrote: "Perfect for Thanksgiving!" "I don’t like my food to move around. Looks awesome, " a fan added. Another admitted: "Love the idea. Don't love it $130 (£104) enough though."

Valerie Browne