10 Best Pantry Organizers in 2024: Reviews & Top Picks

It’s easy for pantry storage to become confusing, leading to items being pushed to the back until they are found very expired years later. Not only is it annoying to scrounge through the pantry looking for that can of tomatoes you know you have, but no one wants to find a can of pineapples that expired years ago, either.

Luckily, a simple pantry organizer can make keeping your pantry straight much more manageable. From storage containers to small drawers, we’ve listed several of our favorite organization systems below. Take a look at our reviews and choose one (or more) that works for your situation.

A Quick Glance at Our Winners in 2024

The 10 Best Pantry Organizers

1. Utopia Home Pantry Organizers – Best Overall

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to organize your pantry, we recommend these Utopia Home Pantry Organizers. These organizers help you keep similar items together, keeping your pantry organized. It makes it much easier to find what you’re looking for if you know all the cans will be in one place.

With eight different bins in the set, you can easily organize quite a few shelves. Plus, these organizers aren’t costly, so you can always purchase more if you need them. They are also compatible with the freezer and fridge, allowing you to organize your whole kitchen if you’d like.

When not in use, these bins stack on top of each other for easy storage. Therefore, you may want to purchase more than you currently need in case your organization needs to change in the future.

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2. HOOJO Refrigerator Organizer Bins – Best Value

Overall, the HOOJO Refrigerator Organizer Bins are very similar to our top pick. However, they are a bit less expensive, making them a good option for those on a budget. You are also getting the same amount (eight) as with our top pick. This set only comes with eight of the same-sized drawers, while our top pick comes with a few more options.

Therefore, your organization options are going to be somewhat hindered. However, in many situations, these bins will work well—even if they are all the same size.

These bins are a decent size at 12.5 inches long. Therefore, you can hold quite a few cans or other items in each one. They work particularly well for loose items like potatoes.

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3. Airtight Food Storage Containers with Lids – Premium Choice

If you’re looking to store your cereals and other grains, you may want to look at these Airtight Food Storage Containers with Lids. Each purchase comes with 24 containers in four different sizes with a lid for each. You can use these containers to throw out all your boxes and bags and replace them with a more unified system.

For organization purposes, these containers come with a label, which you can write on. Therefore, they work well when trying to make everything in your cabinet easier to find.

Each container is clear, making it easy to see when you need to refill a particular ingredient. Plus, while this purchase is more expensive than most, it isn’t terribly expensive for the number of containers you’re getting. You can easily organize your whole pantry with a single order.

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4. DecoBros Supreme Stackable Can Pantry Organizer

Cans are particularly hard to organize, as they can come in very many different heights. It can be hard to see what cans you have, making it easy for some to get pushed to the back and never used. Luckily, the DecoBros Supreme Stackable Can Organizer helps with this issue by efficiently organizing all of your cans. Plus, multiple organizers can stack on top of each other, allowing you to keep all your cans in very little space.

One system allows you to store about 36 cans, depending on the size. The stacker is made of steel and given a chrome finish. Plastic dividers are included in each stacker to help keep different can types separate from each other. However, these are completely adjustable to accommodate differently sized cans.

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5. Vtopmart 32 Airtight Food Storage Container Set for the Pantry

If you keep a huge amount of food in your home, we recommend considering the Vtopmart 32 Airtight Food Storage Container Set. This set is pretty much the same as our premium pick. However, it comes with some extra containers. These containers come in slightly different sizes, as well. For instance, there are more medium-sized containers and fewer large containers.

Therefore, this set works well for storing a smaller amount of each item but a more extensive variety of items.

Of course, each container is completely airtight and spill-proof. While they are made out of plastic, they are also BPA-free. The clear design allows you to see when you’re running low on each item efficiently.

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6. Lazy Susan Turntable Pantry Organizer

For those looking to organize sauces and spices, you may want to purchase this pack of Lazy Susan Turntables. Each pack comes with four different Lazy Susan bins that you can use to keep your cabinets and pantry a little better organized.

These turntables work best for items that you usually keep one of and don’t use very often. For instance, spices, jams, dressings, and sauces all fall into this category. Instead of stacking them in the back of your cabinet, you can place them all in easy access with these turntables.

Because this set comes with four turntables, you have enough space to organize just about everything. However, these turntables don’t store very easily when not in use, and four is quite a big number for most households.

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7. Plastic Food Storage Organizer Bins with Divided Compartments

The main draw of the Plastic Food Storage Organizer Bins with Divided Compartments is that each bin comes with very small compartments. Therefore, this organizer works well for those looking to organize meal bars, candy bars, or drink mixes. However, because the compartments are so small, you’re really only going to be able to store very small things.

If you have a lot of drink mixes, this purchase is a great option. It comes with four different containers that each have four different compartments. Therefore, you have enough storage capacity for 16 different flavors or small-sized items.

However, this is usually far more smaller items than most people have to organize in this manner. Therefore, while one or two may be a nice idea, using four isn’t necessary for most pantries.

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8.Simple Houseware 2-Tier Cabinet Wire Basket Organizer

For pantries that don’t have shelves or hardly any built-in storage, you may need to purchase something like the Simple Houseware 2-Tier Cabinet Wire Basket Organizer. This simple organizer features two baskets on a rack. You can place this at the bottom of a pantry to increase your storage capacity while still keeping everything somewhat organized.

These baskets are quite large, which can be both a good thing and a bad thing. On the one hand, that means that you can fit a lot of stuff in them. However, this also makes it challenging to organize specific items, as they will slowly fall over and get mixed together in each basket.

Therefore, this works best for larger items or smaller items that all go together. Otherwise, this method isn’t terribly effective for organizing most pantry items.

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9. YouCopia UpSpace Adjustable Box Organizer

Simply put, the YouCopia UpSpace Adjustable Box Organizer is a series of very short shelves connected by a metal frame. Therefore, we recommend this organizer for long-but-short items, like wax paper and plastic wrap containers. If you keep these things in your pantry, this organizer can make it far easier to find them when you need to.

The design is extremely simple and has some degree of adjustability. However, the design is made to store short items, so you aren’t going to be putting hot sauce or similar items on it. We like that you can adjust the organizer without any tools.

There is a small amount of setup required, though. The item ships without being put together, meaning you have to put it together.

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10. Pantry Basket with Bamboo Top Organizer

We are all for purchasing higher-quality, beautiful items. However, the Pantry Basket with Bamboo Top is more expensive without much added benefit. The top of these baskets is bamboo, which gives them a put-together feel. However, in your pantry, you probably aren’t going to be seeing these baskets very often. Plus, the metal grate design doesn’t work well for most types of fruits, which is what these baskets were designed to hold.

However, if you’re looking for a more aesthetically-pleasing storage option, these may fit the bill. They would work very well for K-Cup coffee pods and similar items.

This set does come with two baskets that you could stack if you wanted to. However, keep in mind that they aren’t exceptionally stable when stacked.

Buyer’s Guide: Choosing the Best Pantry Organizers

Organizing your pantry can seem like a world of possibilities. However, knowing where to start and what to purchase can be difficult, simply because there are so many different options. Typically, we recommend doing a bit of research and getting a game plan together before you start purchasing things that you may or may not need.

Generally, you’ll probably end up purchasing one or two types of organizers, depending on your needs. Some items simply store better in certain containers than others.

Below, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know to start organizing your pantry right now.

Type of Organization Systems

There are several ways you can organize your pantry. Some organization systems out there are better suited to certain items than others. Therefore, the items you keep in your pantry will determine what you need to purchase. There are plenty of guides out there outlining exactly what organizers to get. However, these don’t take into account that every family is different.

If you keep your fruit in a bowl outside of the pantry, then you don’t need to purchase a basket for the pantry to put them in. Families that eat tons of canned goods may need more can storage space. Those that need to keep a different cereal in the house for each person may need extra airtight storage containers.

Therefore, your first mission should be to clean out the pantry, throw away everything you don’t need, and take inventory of what you have. Next, figure out a way to store every item, as well as some overflow storage for extra items you don’t always have.

If you need eight kinds of cereal, keep all your cereal but be sure to purchase enough containers to put them in.

Declutter

There are a lot of buzzwords about decluttering out there. However, this is really a problem that needs to be addressed in the pantry. It may seem like you have a lot of food in your home, making it nearly impossible to organize everything. However, the truth is that you probably don’t need all of it.

Perhaps you got on a health kick and purchased tons of canned veggies. If the habit didn’t stick and you haven’t touched those cans forever, donate them (if they aren’t expired).

Generally, you should have a few pantry essentials, including flour, sugar, and similar items. However, anything else needs to be scrutinized and removed if you don’t plan to eat it within the next 2 weeks. When we say “plan,” we mean realistically plan. If your family hates Lima beans, they probably aren’t going to touch the canned Lima beans—no matter how much you’d like otherwise.

Often, when decluttering the pantry, people are put up between their “dream” diet and the diet they actually eat. Yes, it’s essential to have some easy source of veggies. However, you also need to ensure that you eat them. Having cans of veggies in your pantry isn’t going to help you—eating the veggies is.

Therefore, now may be an excellent time to consider what foods you’d like to eat more and which you’d like to eat less. However, it is also vital that you are realistic. Diet changes happen slowly if they’re going to stick. If you throw out all the junk food and don’t account for it in your organization plan, you may find that your organizers are haphazardly stuffed with chip bags in a few months.

Adjust As Necessary

There is no perfect organization system out there since every family is different. Personal tastes, culture, and dietary needs will prevent any family from eating precisely like another. Therefore, the best option is to determine what you need to store and purchase organizers to help you organize it.

However, you must also be willing to adjust this system as needed. Often, systems start out excellent. But then eating habits change for one reason or another, and you’re stuck with a system that doesn’t work.

Often, instead of adjusting the system as things develop, families shove things into places they don’t belong. Then, before you know it, your whole system is in the dumps.

Therefore, whenever an item comes into the pantry that doesn’t have a space, you must give it one. The easiest way is to have an “overflow” room and a few extra organizers for this purpose. That way, the rest of the system isn’t disrupted.

Sometimes, you may need to redo your system entirely. Typically, this should happen every year or so. Taking everything out, cleaning it, and putting everything back in is a vital part of keeping the kitchen organized.

Conclusion

We typically recommend purchasing several organizers so that you can efficiently handle different items. Our favorite organizer is the Utopia Home Pantry Organizers. We typically recommend that everyone have these organizers for boxes and loose items. They help everything stay together instead of being knocked around the pantry.

For those on a budget, the HOOJO Refrigerator Organizer Bins work similarly but come in only one size. They are a bit cheaper, though, which can be a plus when organizing an entire pantry.

We also highly recommend purchasing the Airtight Food Storage Containers with Lids. These work far better for cereals, flour, sugars, and grains.

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