Aldi's $10 Organizer Declutters Your Messy Spice Cabinet

Aldi is incredible at creating affordable copycat kitchen products, such as affordable cast iron French ovens that you'll swear are from Le Creuset. However, it's also the champ when it comes to stocking inexpensive items for organizing cluttered kitchens. One such product is a $10 pantry organizer and spice rack that transforms a messy cabinet into an orderly and accessible spot.

Made of bamboo, Aldi's pantry organizer features a stepped design that consists of three tiers. The unit is 12.3 inches in length and 7.9 inches in width. However, it can be expanded to 21.5 inches by simply pulling out one side. When closed, this extendable section sits neatly underneath the unit and is fully hidden. You can use it in its smaller, closed state or open it to fit larger cupboard spaces as desired. Having said all that, it's the clever stepped design (like a mini flight of stairs) that makes it so useful. You can place all of your spice containers on the three shelves — each one slightly more elevated than the last — without worrying that any will be hidden from view and forgotten about. Keeping all your seasonings on full display instead of tossing them haphazardly in a drawer or a messy cupboard makes cooking all your favorite meals easier and faster. Moreover, having a dedicated location for each spice guarantees quicker clean-up.

While the expandable design of Aldi's spice rack makes it ideal for snugly slotting into cabinet spaces, it's pretty enough to be stowed directly on a worktop, too. The elegant bamboo finish and minimalist design will complement any kitchen and allow you to keep all your seasonings close to your oven. Placing the seasonings that you regularly use at the very front makes for easy access when whipping up spicy chicken fajitas, warming curries, cardamom-scented sticky buns, or sumac-topped hummus. Better yet, you can keep an eye on which jars need to be replenished or which ones should be replaced. 

The entire organizer is wipeable and easy to keep clean, unlike other spice racks. Plus, you'll be doing your bit for the environment, as bamboo is a renewable resource that curbs greenhouse gases and doesn't require pesticides to grow.

The width of the rack is ideal for small containers and jars. (It isn't quite wide enough for cans.) However, you could also use it to store small items in other areas of your home. For example, place it in your bathroom cabinet, and use it to showcase your favorite nail polishes.