Our pantry has two french style doors. I didn't want pullout shelves originally because I didn't want to have to open the two doors, then pull out a shelf to see what's inside. I told my cabinet builder that we are they type of family that needs to be able to use one hand to open the door, see what's inside and grab something quickly.

He insisted that the depth would be inconvenient without the ability to slide the drawer out to get to the back. He made some modifications for us. We changed the design and eliminated one shelf, going from 5 drawers to 4, allowing wider spaces between them to see inside easily. He made the top 3 shelves with low fronts so that we can grab things out over the front without having to slide the drawer out. (It is imperative that cereal boxes be grabbed quickly and easily in my house!). Only the bottom shelf has a tall front and can only be accessed if both doors are open and the drawer pulled out. This is where we keep paper towels, boxes of extra garbage bags, napkins, etc.

This has worked out so well for us. Often times I pull the shelves out to get to the back items, but we don't have to on a regular basis. I'm glad I did the pullouts. I feel we have the best of both worlds.

I have two 18 inch (deep) pantry cabinets which didn't function nearly as well before I added the roll-outs. So yes, I thought it was much needed! I actually measured the height of my cans/bottles so I could squeeze as many shelves in as possible.

The first time I dropped a can because I had to move two to get to the one in back convinced me to do this. You'll be so glad to have your roll-outs!

We have two 18" deep pantries and have a mix of pull-outs and shelves in each one.

The one on the left has two pull-outs behind the bottom two drawers, and 4 pull-outs behind the middle two doors (the top pull-out is very shallow height-wise). Behind the top two doors is one regular shelf. This pantry houses food in the bottom two sections, with some small appliances, a Dutch oven, etc. in the upper section.

The right pantry has three pull-outs behind the bottom two doors, and one pull-out behind the middle two doors. The rest of the shelves in that section, and in the section above are all regular shelves. This pantry houses an small appliances, bakeware, some serving pieces, my "good" dishes, and some crystal serving bowls.

I am very glad we did pull-outs but wish we had known they were making the pull-outs shorter than the pantry depth (something about the glide sizing). It would be nice to have that extra space for storage.

rollouts are a must, they usually are made to be about 2 inches shorter then the depth of the cabinet. Make sure you get full extension slides, with at least a 75lb rating. We use accuride or kv steel ball bearing slides and maple dovetail drawer boxes. They are now available with soft close as well, which is nice because it pulls them back and keeps your door from getting scratched by the slides.

Yes! BUT you will lose even more space in the pantry. The glides in my pantry are very thick and the shelves are small. I don't feel like I had much of a choice with this piece due to my layout but luckily I have other storage areas.

Below is a linked pic of my pantry open

Here is a link that might be useful:

LOVE my full extension pull out shelves in the pantry! It's one of my favorite features of our new kitchen. I was a bit hesitant because we were knocking out our traditional "closet style" pantry to do the full extension drawers but I have actually gained space. I don't have so many duplicate items in the pantry because I can see whats in there just by pulling the shelves out.

We installed our shelves based on what was going on them. I have to say that I have never had such an organized pantry before. Everything has a place and stays put.
Our pantry is 24" deep by 30" wide so we have 2 doors but it really doesn't bother me to open both doors when needed. Quick items are placed on the left side in the front because then we only have to open the left door and reach in.

Seriously though, best investment in this small kitchen!

Here's a pic:
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the slides that chrissiemw is using will give you more width then the other slides I mentioned, just make sure that they clear your hinges they only have about 1/4 clearance on either side, they do maximize your space, and are good slides as well.