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How to keep your cooking utensils and cutlery organised neatly

Do you spend too much time looking for the right pieces of cutlery or a certain cooking utensil? Then you might want to think about some new organisers for your drawers, kitchen counter or wall space. When the tools for the job all have their proper place, cooking and serving food can be smoother and more enjoyable. Here are some ideas.

From a black HULTARP rail hang a tea towel, a chopping board, a white colander and utensils in a black HULTARP container.
From a black HULTARP rail hang a tea towel, a chopping board, a white colander and utensils in a black HULTARP container.

Drawers that are a pleasure to open

Trays or racks in drawers can keep cutlery, utensils and knives neatly in order. Some are customisable – such as the light bamboo UPPDATERA cutlery tray with removable dividers. Or the UPPDATERA adjustable organiser for drawer, made of a sound-dampening soft material, whose dividers you can re-size and rearrange.

A grey UPPDATERA adjustable organiser for drawer holds cutlery, chopsticks, napkins, sealing clips and other small items.
Utensils in an UPPDATERA cutlery tray/tray with knife rack, in light-bamboo, in an open drawer beneath a kitchen worktop.

Cutlery trays for every kitchen

For a neat, well-organised cutlery drawer, you can choose between trays in soft, sound-dampening material, in light bamboo or easy-to-clean plastic. Some you can adjust to better fit the cutlery and utensils that you have.

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See all cutlery trays

Hanging handily on the wall

Knives held on a magnetic rail or utensils hung from hooks are always within easy reach – and unused areas of wall become valuable storage space without major renovation. If you can’t or don’t want to drill, consider storage with suction cups that stick firmly to tiles or glass (look for names like ÖBONÄS and TISKEN).

Two black HULTARP containers with kitchen utensils hang from a black HULTARP rail mounted on a white-tiled wall.
A KUNGSFORS magnetic knife rack and KUNGSFORS rail on a black wall above a KUNGSFORS kitchen trolley, all in stainless steel.

Storage products for the kitchen wall

The IKEA range includes many simple options to keep your utensils easy to see and easy to reach whenever you need them.

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See all wall organisers

Stand-up storage for the counter or shelf

A cutlery stand or kitchen utensil rack can look as good on a shelf, for clean and dry items, as they do by the sink for your washing up. The UPPDATERA cutlery caddy has a useful handle, so that you can easily pick it up from the kitchen drawer, shelf or worktop when you want to set the dinner table.

Bamboo TREBENT chopsticks and beige UPPHÖJD cutlery in an anthracite-colour UPPDATERA cutlery caddy on a grey worktop.
Various kitchen utensils in a stainless steel ORDNING cutlery stand on a stainless steel KUNGSFORS kitchen trolley.