The 10 Best Kitchen Cabinet Organizers, According to Experts

Over and over, the experts I interviewed recommended the same three organizing products: bins (to categorize things like snacks and cleaning supplies), risers (to create more vertical storage space), and lazy Susans (to make deep cabinets more accessible). This set by the Home Edit (the expert organizers behind Netflix’s Get Organized With the Home Edit) has all of these things — and more.

“It’s a great starter kit since it has everything you need to organize your kitchen cabinets,” Neat Little Nest’s Vig says. The 11-piece set comes with four large bins for bigger items like cereal boxes, two narrow bins for smaller products like pasta, two snack bins, two 10-inch turntables that are great for spices and condiments, and a three-tier shelf for canned goods. And at $63 for 11 items, the price is hard to beat.

A great way to maximize the vertical space in your kitchen cabinets is with risers (a.k.a. shelves), according to Zoe Katz of Twice As Organized. Since they essentially create mini shelves (within your existing shelves), “they help break up the space and make it easier to find things,” she says. She’s a fan of this model from Songmics, which is affordable and nice to look at. They can be adjusted to fit your space and hold up to 33 pounds so they can easily support a stack of plates or your heaviest cookware.

Bins are a professional organizer’s best friend. “You can use them to corral everything from snacks to cleaning supplies,” says Grid + Glam’s Morahan. She loves these bins by mDesign because they come in a variety of sizes (from 10-by-4-by-3, great for small snacks, to 16-by-6-by-5, which is good for larger items), and the clear plastic makes it easy to see everything inside. Before buying any bins, always measure your cabinets to make sure you have enough room to easily pull them out. And label your bins so everyone knows where to find things — and where to put them back.

To make the most of corner cabinets and extra deep cupboards, which offer a lot of storage but are difficult to access, lazy Susans are a must, says Joanna Organize’s Wirick. They’re great for storing everything from cooking oils to cans of food, and with a quick spin, you can find exactly what you’re looking for. Wirick is a fan of this one from OXO because it’s sturdy and easy to turn. “In addition to holding food and cooking items, it’s great for storing cleaning supplies under the sink,” she notes.

Another good way to access hard-to-reach areas in your kitchen cabinet is by installing pull-out shelves. “They make it easy to see everything you have, especially stuff that gets forgotten in the back,” says Organize With Faith’s Roberson, who recommends these retractable shelves from the Container Store. Made from heavy-duty steel, they can hold up to 55 pounds, which means they’re strong enough for your heaviest pots and pans. Plus, they come in four different sizes (from 11- to 20-inches wide) so there should be one that works for your cabinets.

There are many ways you can store spices — you could arrange them on a lazy Susan or line them up on a shelf riser. These methods are fine if you only have a handful of spices, but if you have more than that, Wirick recommends this organizer, which has room for 24 seasonings. She says: “You can adjust it to fit any size spice bottle, and it comes with premade and blank labels, so it’s easy to organize.” She suggests categorizing your spices by cuisine (like Italian, Mexican, Asian, etc.) or alphabetically. Before arranging them, be sure to get rid of any duplicates or spices that have expired.

It’s easy for pots and pans (and their lids) to become a frustrating jumble in your cupboards. That’s why Vig recommends this rack that can be adjusted to fit your cookware and holds up to eight pieces. Made from stainless steel, it’s sturdy enough to hold heavy items like a cast-iron pan or grill. “You can also use it to organize baking sheets and cutting boards,” she says.

If you’re short on space, organizers that hang behind a cabinet door are an excellent solution, notes Katz from Twice As Organized. She loves these lid holders because they’re easy to install (just stick them to the inside of your cabinet) and they can be customized to fit any lid size.

There’s a reason you have 12 cans of black beans: You keep thinking you need to buy them because you can’t see the ones you have in the back of your cupboard! This three-tiered riser — recommended by Morahan — solves that problem by letting you neatly arrange cans so they’re easy to see and grab. “It’s a great way to maximize space, and I love that it can fit bigger cans,” she says. Bonus: It can expand from 10 to 19 inches wide in case you need even more storage.

“I put this rack in almost every house I work in,” says Morahan. The reason: It takes advantage of the vertical space in cabinets and can hold everything from water bottles to travel mugs and sippy cups. “You can see them all at once and just grab what you need without knocking the others over,” she says. The set comes with two racks that can hold six bottles in total.