Is the extra 3-5K worth doing pullout pantries with much less storage over a single 24” with roll out trays with far more storage?

Thanks for your comment. It would be the same price either way for us as it’s part of our package but yes I see your point. I think I’m just stuck on loving the look and functionality of the pull out unit but see that the pull out trays offer more overall.

With 12" pullouts, you'll lose a lot of usable space, especially if you have framed cabinets.

I’ll have to find out if they are frameless or not. No idea. Thanks!

Single 24”- otherwise too much wasted space.

e.g I have a 30” frameless pantry cabinet with pull out shelves that are 26” wide. You lose multiple inches for pull outs.

I think with either size the "open cabinet, pullout a shelf" would be better than constantly pulling out the "full pullout". I just think of myself cooking and gathering ingredients. I would be constantly saying "**** I forgot___ and having to pull that whole thing out again. I seems better to open a cabinet and pull out one shelf. Also the wear and tear on the mechanism of the full pullout vs the single drawer when constantly going back for another ingredient seems more.

We lived in a rented condo for a year while we redid our home. The kitchen had two 12" pull out wire pantries side by side. I disliked them immensely. First, they were difficult to pullout when loaded. Second, because they were so similar, I could not seem to remember what was in what pantry, so I was always having to pullout one, then the other. Third, I found it hard to load the shelves as the front was blocked by the cab door. Fourth, because they were hard to pull out, the kids always had to ask for help or if they could manage to get them open, they'd just leave them open and I'd have to come later and push them closed. My vote, obviously, is for the 24" with pull-outs.

In our previous kitchen, we had a tall narrow cab next to the fridge with a door and then rev-a-shelf metal pull-out shelves. Even though this meant wasted space, I much preferred it to the full door pull-out we had in the condo.

Ditto Julie. Too much width lost with 2 cabinets vs. 1.

I seriously doubt that either upgrade is part of any “package”. Packages don’t start off with anything but bare basics. Everything you change, and add, costs extra. Both of those are major cost extras. They will not give you 5K of extras for free.

These comments have been super helpful. Thank you all!!

I have both types--the full pullout and the open-doors-then-pull-out-drawers cabinet. (I think I'm using them wrong and may swap their contents out today which will discombobulate my family enormously. I should have tall things in the cabinet and canned items in the full pullout. I am too short to get a good view of the top tray of my cabinet thing!)

My pullout is big and is easier to use than the cabinet thing which has 2 doors. A single large cabinet o any type is better than two smaller unless you really do have a reason for two (overall looks or specific spreading-out-function. Yes, appearances is an acceptable reason!)

My full pullout is 17" wide, 63" tall (so subtract toe kick for actual height), and 30" deep (including the door front). I think this is deeper than normal and it is not at all difficult to use. I have no idea what the hardware cost. :)

Yes agree sounds like one is best. Agree Fori the layout switch up sounds good!