If I understand right, you are thinking of using one of the baskets for onions? Even with a woven basket, onions can be messy i.e. shedding skins. The wire basket would let all that fall through.

schoolhouse, your comment made me stop and think. It's about 10 years since I originally planned this pantry. Since that time I've started keeping my onions in a paper bag with holes punched in. Potatoes I keep in a plastic basket on a shelf. I really have no need for these basket drawers. Head-slap here!

Good decision!

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This one exactly .they come in various sizes .

Those look nice.

Those are nice. I'm thinking of having 2 of these in a cabinet for onions and garlic since we use a lot in our cooking. Potatoes will be in the pantry. The mesh drawers are very tight together so it won't make a mess.

I like these so far:

I had two sets of these in my old kitchen and will be using them again. I used one set for my potatoes and onions. I simply lined them with a paper towel. If something goes bad, its a very easy clean up.

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