Storage Solutions: Spice Racks for Kitchen Cabinets

For those of you who like to keep your kitchen counters free of unnecessary clutter, here are 5 great behind the cabinet solutions to maximize your counter top space and keep those bulky spice racks hidden.

1) The Universal Spice Tray: The Universal Spice Tray provides a great way to organize your spices in one of your kitchen drawers while making them easy to see and grab when needed. The spice rack features room for 32 regular sized spice jars, and can be customized to fit almost any drawer. Plus, it comes in a really pretty almond color finish. The cost is about $55 and can be purchased from The Kitchen Source.

2) Door-Mounted Spice Cabinet Rack: The Door-Mounted Spice Cabinet Rack is a slim and sleek way to store your spices without taking up ANY cabinet or counter space. The spice rack mounts on the inside of one of your cabinet or pantry doors, and is available in 3 sizes. It needs a 4 1/2 ” clearing behind the door, but other than that it works AND looks great. The Door Mounted Spice Cabinet can be purchased through many stores, including Amazon, for about $30.

3) Danya B. Kitchen Cabinet Door Spice Rack: Like the Door-Mounted Spice Cabinet rack above, this one takes up no cabinet or counter space because it mounts behind the door of your kitchen pantry or cabinet. But, what makes the Danya B. Kitchen Cabinet Door Spice Rack different is that it features large enough shelves to hold not only spices, but things such as canned goods and jars as well to really maximize your space. It’s available through Overstock.com for only $25, and Overstock.com features shipping for only $1!

4) InterDesign 3-Tier Spice Rack: The 3-Tier Spice Rack by InterDesign isn’t door hanging, however, it does fit conveniently inside your kitchen cabinet, without taking up a lot of room. The spice rack features 3 clear tiers for easy viewing, as well as a wide enough space to hold virtually all your baking needs, not just spices to really free up the rest of the space in your kitchen cabinets. The 3-Tier Spice Rack is available through Amazon for only $9- definitely one of the cheapest spice racks out there, but also one of the most usable.

5) Magnetic Under the Cabinet Spice Rack: The Magic Spicer, an under the cabinet magnetic spice rack, doesn’t actually go in your kitchen cabinets, but it does go under them and still frees up counter space AND cabinet space, so it’s important to include. The spice rack is completely magnetic, so there’s no unnecessary drilling or installation involved. It’s available for only $30 from Taylor Gifts.

Overall, the important thing while shopping for spice racks is just to remember to purchase one that maximizes ALL your kitchen space (cabinet space, counter space, and drawer space) while still providing you a spice rack that makes it easy to read the spices that you have, as well as organize them efficiently.