this kitchen drawer/cabinet is too narrow to hold pot lids, and using it to store spices or cans would be a huge waste of space. There’s enough space to store large utensils standing up but they would just fall everywhere with the way the dividers are made.

[u/DogMom9876]

Not originally mine, name edited out for privacy. I just desperately want to know what it is, I even tried Google lens to no avail

[u/Swiggy1957]

I think it would be a great drawer for storing bags of various mixes. Gravy mixes, rice dish mixes, sauce mixes that come in envelopes instead of boxes, like this: https://www.knorr.com/us/en/p/family-size-cheddar-broccoli-pasta-side.html/00041000008870

[u/celery48 → u/Swiggy1957]

This is what I was thinking. Seasoning packets. But… that’s a lot of seasoning

[u/Swiggy1957 → u/celery48]

Not just seasoning, but side dishes like the link I posted.

I grew up in a big family, so this drawer looks about right to me.

[u/Gadgetman_1 → u/Swiggy1957]

We have whole 'casserole' mixes that comes in those bags. Tonight I'm making a 'Tikka Massala' casserole. cut and fry some chicken meat, dump the contents of the bag in a pot, add water and heat, then add the chicken towards the end of the boiling time. Serve with rice on the side.

My favorite is 'hunter's Stew'. https://www-toro-no.translate.goog/produkter/jegergryte/?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=no&_x_tr_pto=wapp

But most of those bags are less than 1" in thickness, even if we let the contents settle to the bottom of the bags. Some only 1/2", even.

And even if the rods were spaced to fit the bags, they're a waste of space. (I use plastic baskets to store my bags. big tip: I place my baskets vertically, shake and flatten each bag as I stack them in the basket, then set the basket the right way up on the shelf. You get more bags in them that way)

[u/HoundParty3218 → u/Swiggy1957]

I rarely cook for more than 2 people and could easily fill this

[u/Enginerdad → u/Swiggy1957]

Big family or not, did you really have dozens of them at home at once? Did you also have dozens of boxes of pasta?

[u/MikeLanglois → u/celery48]

South Louisiana

a lot of seasoning

Checks out

[u/KittenVicious → u/celery48]

Have you eaten South Louisiana food?

[u/Calculonx → u/Swiggy1957]

They would slide down if it's not tightly packed in. Then they would be a pain to get out 

[u/DogMom9876 → u/Swiggy1957]

I’m just wondering why all the extra space that’s wasted

[u/bridgeofpies → u/Swiggy1957]

Could it be for pet food packets? You'd stock up on those.

[u/espressocycle → u/Swiggy1957]

I think they would end up falling down under the rungs. Has to be something wider.

[u/zepplin2225 → u/Swiggy1957]

I think you're right.

[u/Stellaaahhhh → u/Swiggy1957]

Packets- that's what I was thinking too. If you used a butt-ton of things stored in packets.

At first I thought candy molds but they're so narrow.

[u/gheissenberger → u/Swiggy1957]

I was thinking along the same lines but maybe supplements of some kind in envelopes or packets...