I had two pull out pantries on either side of my subzero. I thought they were perfect.

You can access everything so easily!

Frankly, if you are using them for food (not extra serving trays or appliances or bulk purchases or cartons), I think pull out pantries are better than walk in.

Walk-ins are nice for pantry junkies. I'm one of them myself. To be able to step in and be surrounded by a lavish stock of almost everything one could need to create great meals while snowed in for a month! Another more down-to-earth plus is they leave more wall space available than other types.

A minus: They require investment of that standing around space. I needed that for something I wanted even more, so I don't have one. I also don't have pull-outs. I have a wall of 12"-deep cabinets, floor-to-near-ceiling which surround the set-into-the-wall fridge, a coffee/tea niche, and the doorway to my sitting room. They hold virtually everything and (almost) nothing gets lost in them. I knew that going in because I had some in an old bungalow that worked very well for me, so I spent some very happy hours designing them just right for my new home. Indestructible, high-quality, cheap wood shelves just like grandma's. :)

The fact is, ALL these storage options work very nicely, but every single choice you make requires giving something up to get something. Don't make the mistake of choosing anything because others are doing it. Probably 4 times out of 5 it's popular because it's "in" and...everyone else is doing it. When it's out, something else entirely will be the choice of choice, and you'll be living with whatever you decided on.

I have walk-in pantry (last pictures in link below). There are so many different types/styles of pantries - walk-in, single can, corner, open, pull-out... What will work best for you? Me, I wanted a table for the microwave and toaster (didn't want them in the kitchen) and enough room to store all food items.

I had a pull-out pantry in our last home. Large double doors that opened up to roll out shelving. It was wonderful. I don't think you'll regret it as long as you have enough cabinet space in your kitchen (and storage space for bulk items, if necessary).

Here is a link that might be useful: Pantry Ideas

Allison0704, your pantry is amazing! I would love to have such a spacious walk-in, with plenty of room left for birdhouses.

Unfortunately, the space I have is more of a corner step-in, and there's always a pile of stuff on the floor, making that step-in actually impossible. (I know I should be happy that the other members of my household actually cook.) Left to my own devices, it would probably be alphabetized (I do that to the spices, but they laugh and shuffle them).

Pull-outs seem like they might prevent the piling on the floor phenomenon, as well as converting that step-in space into more effective storage.

Rosie, your admonition to accept trade-offs is well advised. I'm sure I'm about to get a lot of experience with that. ;-)

My only experience with any type of pantry was the old 24" wide 24" deep cab in our now-torn out kitchen. No pull-outs, no trays. It was just a black hole. Getting usable pantry space was important to me for the new kitchen. I ended up with a plan that gave me everything else I wanted and left space for a corner step-in pantry closet. I don't have anything by which to judge if this will work for me, but it's better than what I had! I think the advice to consider the tradeoffs for the rest of your space is good.