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How to store your pots and pans

We all know that storing pots and pans – and their matching lids – can feel like a challenge. Fortunately, there is a range of simple fixes. Whether you like to tuck your cookware away in a drawer, keep it in a cabinet, or show it off on the kitchen wall or on a kitchen cart, this guide will help you find a solution that works perfectly for you and your home!

A HULTARP rail is attached to a kitchen wall and there are pots and pans hanging from hooks attached to it for a rustic look.

Tidy drawers, happy cookware, relaxed chef

Do you want to know how to organize your pots and pans in a drawer? Create a setup that makes it easy to find the cookware you need – and get it out with as little hassle and noise as possible. The UPPDATERA pegboard drawer organizer to keep pots and pans in their designated places. Need a quick fix? An UPPDATERA divider for drawers is an easy way to introduce better order and stability in your kitchen cabinets.

Pot lids are another potential headache – they can easily become a noisy, space-wasting mess. A VARIERA pot lid organizer keeps the lids upright, making it easier to find just the one you want, and protects your ears, since they won’t clank around when you open the drawer.

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An UPPDATERA pegboard drawer organizer holds IKEA 365+ pots, saucepans and lids, plus three bamboo APTITLIG chopping boards.
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A spacious kitchen drawer features a polished stainless steel pot, pot lids, and neatly arranged wooden cutting boards.
In an open kitchen drawer, an UPPDATERA divider for drawer separates IKEA 365+ pots and saucepans from their lids.

Vertical solutions for storing (and showing off) your cookware

By cleverly using the height of your kitchen, pot hangers and shelves offer you plenty of storage for your cookware without hogging precious space in drawers and cabinets. If you place them near your cooking area, either on the wall or hanging from the ceiling, your pots and pans are always within easy reach. Plus, they form an eye-catching display that’ll enhance any kitchen style!

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Premium copper pans designed by Studio Ilse for IKEA are displayed in a white kitchen.
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A stainless steel IKEA 365+ sauté pan
Several pans are hanging from a kitchen rail with hooks, among them a FINMAT saucepan with lid in copper and stainless steel.

Put your wall space to work

Give your cookware a happy home on shelves, rails, and hooks. It’s a charming and clutter-free way to keep pots and pans at your fingertips – and out of the tangle.

Pull-out solutions that put your cookware within reach

Corner cabinets are great for making efficient use of space, but if you have many pots and pans, it’s sometimes tricky to find and grab the one you need. With a corner cabinet carousel or pull-out fitting, you can maximise storage in these hard-to-reach spaces and get to the cookware you want without turning yourself into a knot or accidentally drop a pan on your toe.

Smooth-running wire baskets are also ideal for organising pots and pans - you get a good overview and can easily reach your stored items while the basket protects the inside of your kitchen cabinet.

Let your pots and pans shine on open shelves

Stow away your cookware in plain sight – a kitchen island or trolley with shelves are great solutions for storing often-used cookware. They make it easy to see and reach the pot or pan you want, while keeping your worktop uncluttered.

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A bright kitchen has a FÖRHÖJA kitchen trolley with various kitchen items stored on the shelves and on the worktop.
A TORNVIKEN kitchen island has a black mortar and pestle on the countertop and pots and pans stacked on the shelves below.
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