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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 are 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 trolley, 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, relaxed chef

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 drawer organiser keep pots and pans in their designated places. Need a quick fix? An UPPDATERA divider for drawer is an easy way to introduce better order and stability.

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An UPPDATERA pegboard drawer organiser 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

Use the height of your kitchen: pot hangers and shelves offer you plenty of storage. 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. 

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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.

Pull-out solutions that put your cookware within reach

Corner cabinets are great for making efficient use of space. If you have many pots and pans, use a corner cabinet carousel or pull-out fitting or use smooth-running wire baskets so you can get a good overview and can easily reach your stored items.

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UTRUSTA corner base cabinet carousel
Three UTRUSTA wire baskets, containing cookware, among them a VARDAGEN frying pan, extend from a white kitchen cabinet.

Say goodbye to kitchen hide-and-seek!

Pull-out shelves and wire drawers make it easy to spot and grab the pot or pan you need, right when you need it.

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.

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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 worktop and pots and pans stacked on the shelves below.
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