I have this in my current kitchen (built in 1988). I hate it because the spices are always falling out and getting stuck back in the cabinet. Then the whole thing jams, ugh! My KD doesn't think the design has improved much in 20 years either. Now, I know some people love these, but I have been using them since we moved in 3 years ago and I cannot wait to demo them.

I have something like that - I like it. It has two shelves and I use it for oil/vinegar type stuff. It's shorter because I have a drawer above it. The only thing I don't like about it is that mine is only open on one side - so it's hard to see what's down below - though I am never really using the stuff from the "other side". My stuff doesn't tip over or fall off - maybe because of a different design - it's also not open in the back.

Drawers would probably be just as good - though you'd be looking at everything only from the top and wouldn't be able to see it from the side. I can pretty much identify my stuff from the top at a glance.

We opted for pan pullouts, & keep the oils & vinegars on turntables in upper cabinets.

It depends on the size of your cabinet. If you have a 9" cabinet with face frame, you're looking at a drawer that's only about 4 or 5 inches wide (3" for face frame + 1.5" for drawer sides = 4.5" and leaves 4.5" for drawer width). If you have frameless cabinets, then you may not lose as much space and you may have a 7" or so drawer. Another alternative for a narrow cabinet is to use it for tray storage (if you need more).

We have two 9" wide cabinets--one on each side of the cooktop--that we will probably be doing in a mix...one will be at tray cabinet and the other will be a pullout--the Rev-A-Shelf 5" base wood pullout (fits in a 9" base cabinet...face frame.)

HTH!

I've been using a pullout like that, next to the range, for 4 months. It has 2 shelves used for oils, vinegars. I lined the shelves with foam type lining. Even though it's only 50% full now, the bottles have never tipped over when pulling open or closed. Also, the oven insulation must be good because that area isn't hotter than the rest of kitchen. It's handy and I like it as a good use for a narrow space. My cabinet is Omega Dynasty.

gibby3000,

I have some quesitons about your pullout. How wide is it? How wide is the cabinet it is in? How tall are the two shelves? How tall is your drawer above the shelves? What do you keep in the drawer? Who is your cabinet manufacturer?

Size has not been determined. I was thinking of adding this to my island. I have 2 colomns of drawers in the plan and was think 1 of these might be a nice addition. Right now I keep oils and vinegars in the pantry but it is quite a distance in my new plan.

For my 2008 remodel, I am planning a 9-inch 3-shelf pantry pullout to store tomatos, potatos, onions, garlic, etc.--small things that will fit on the narrow shelves that need to be stored in the dark.

I have a 12-inch pullout on either side of my 36" cooktop cabinet (which has 2 big drawers underneath), all on an island. I keep pots and pans in the drawers under the cooktop.

In the left-hand pullout I have one top, shallow "shelf" for wooden spoons, stirrers, etc. Then just the base shelf, in which I keep oils, vinegars etc. Cabs are IKEA and we added the horizontal dividers that are really useful for keeping bottles steady.

I have the same 2-shelf set-up in the right-hand pullout. I have spices on the top, shallow shelf. Havent decided what to store in the base of this pullout yet, and I may add a 3rd shelf to this one if I dont need to store anything tall.

I wouldnt want to have more than 3 shelves though, otherwise I think it would be hard to reach in and pull items out. The one shown in the original post looks like it has too many shelves to me -- or if you want this many, dont attach them all to the door, so some pull out with the door, and less used ones would stay in the cab and you can pull out as you need.

I also have a tall pull-out pantry cab (15" wide and 88" tall), which I use to store all open dry foods (pasta, rice, flour, sugar, snacks, etc) in glass jars. I have 6 shelves in this, but only 3 are attached to the door.

I really like all of these and find them very functional.

I'm planning on having a 9" cabinet pull-out next to the sink. I'll use it for windex, cleaning stuff, etc. that used to be under the sink. DH is planning on putting a point of use water heater under the sink which will take up the majority of the space. I hope it will be as functional as I envision.

Mayland, could you tell me what brand your tall pullout pantries are? Do you happen to have a picture? I have a 30"w space, and could go up to 87"h. I am trying to pick the best pantry for this space, had thought about two 15"w side by side. Also thought about 1 30"w. Any thoughts? Thanks!

dcwesley - my pullout is in a 12 1/4 inch cabinet. The shelves are adjustable - in fact I have one shelf I don't use because the stuff I have in there is too tall for any more shelves. The drawer above is just the typical top drawer depth - like a silverware drawer. It's narrow - perfect size for potholders - which is what I keep there since it's right between my cooktop and ovens. My cabinets are from Plato Woodwork. Here's a picture in case that helps.

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Well, I love my pullout. It is 7 inch wide (inside measurement) and has two shelves; there is no drawer above it. I have my oils on the top shelf, as well as a shaker of Wondra flour, the cooking salt & peppers and a small cutting board. On the bottom shelf, I have the larger spice bottles (think Costco), soy sauce, etc. They don't tip over or jiggle. So, so handy! Here it is --

Thank you all for the photos. Quite helpful. Gibby3000 & Pattibee - I would be interested to know how tall of bottles you can fit in your pullouts.

My cabinetmakers used the exact pullouts kitchenchaos shows. I had originally chosen a different style that was more suited to storing condiment jars, but they were unable to use it because of the way I chose to have those cabinets bump out along with my range.

I'm still trying to figure out how to arrange things within the shelves, but I have definitely concluded that I will need to remove at least 1 shelf from each side in order to be able to see and remove the jars and bottles more easily.

Mackswim, my cabinets are all IKEA. The tall pull-out comes in 15" or 24" wide and 80" or 88" tall (mine is 15x88). I will take a pic and post it.

I would prefer 2 15" pull-outs side-by-side rather than one 30" one, as i would think a 30" could get rather heavy.

Thank you all for sharing your cabinet descriptions and pictures. This has really helped me figure out how to handle my space.

My kitchen is in progress with the cabinets still not complete. However, I just had the exact pullout the OP showed installed. Those shelves are all adjustable, or removable. So you could store short things, as small as stacked tuna or pet food cans on one, and need little room above to remove them, or you could remove one or more shelves and have 2 or 3 instead of 4 and store taller things in them that need more room to remove. Am I making sense?

I don't know yet how I like them, since I haven't moved back into my kitchen yet! :) But it certainly seems to make things in a narrow cabinet more easily accessible, esp. since I have another narrow one by the stove to store sheet pans, etc., in and needed another use for the second one.

Sue

Sorry Mackswim, took me a while to upload, but in case these are still helpful:

Tall pull-out (IKEA 15" wide x 88" tall) closed:

And open:

Island:

And with pull-outs and drawers open: