Totally Bamboo Expandable Utility Drawer Organizer

by Totally Bamboo

• Expandable kitchen utility drawer organizer
• Constructed of high quality Moso bamboo
• Bamboo is an ecologically green alternative to wood; strong, dense and versatile
• Measures 18-inch long, 12 3/4-inch wide and 2-inch high and expands to 17 1/2-inch wide
• By Totally Bamboo - totally good for the environment and totally good for you

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 12.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002RL9CYK
• Item model number: 20-2043
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #2 in Kitchen & Dining > Storage & Organization > Utensil Organizers
  • #21 in Kitchen & Dining > Tabletop

Product Description

Simplify your life and beautify your utensil drawer with Totally Bamboo's Expandable Utensil Drawer Organizer. It measures 18-inch long, 12 3/4-inch wide and 2-inch high and expands to 17 1/2-inch wide. Have a custom fit, beautiful utensil drawer organizer that is durable. Made of strong bamboo. Wash by hand with warm water and occasionally use Totally Bamboo's Revitalizing Oil to extend life and beauty. From the original bamboo cutting board company, Totally Bamboo, this drawer organizer is a beautiful and functional addition to any kitchen. Bamboo is the natural alternative for all things wood. It is the fastest growing plant on our planet and does not require any special care to grow. In fact, it is a grass that produces more oxygen than a hard wood forest of comparable size, it helps to reduce carbon dioxide gases blamed for global warming, and it helps to prevent soil erosion through its widespread root system and large canopy. At Totally Bamboo, we are proud to say we use only the highest quality bamboo, harvested at the optimum age of 5 years from our own bamboo forests. There are over 1200 species of bamboo; however, we choose to use “Moso” timber bamboo for its strength, density and versatility. As an added bonus, it is not a habitat for pandas. Our factories adhere to a very stringent protocol for curing and processing the bamboo, ensuring the highest quality product. We take steps to ensure that our employees are well taken care of and work in a safe and hazard free environment. Our goal is continuous improvement through design, developing new, unique and innovative products which appeal to the environmentally conscious.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 88 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but Not Perfect April 13, 2011

By SuperC142

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this drawer organizer to help organize the mess that lives inside of my kitchen junk drawer. This organizer has good qualities (it's solid and looks nice), but unfortunately, there are bad aspects that prevented it from being a five-star product.

The main problem is that the long piece of wood that extends across the length of a sliding section is bowed. The curve is convex and, while it's not a *huge* curve, it's enough so that the edge will not fit flush inside of the drawer. I see that no one else has described this problem in their reviews so it looks like I might just have bad luck. But still, a quick glance from someone in quality control would have been enough to see something was wrong.

Another problem is that it is not possible to "lock" the sliding sections in place. In my drawer, I have the organizer rotated 90 degrees from what you see in the main product photo (allowing me to adjust the width, rather than the length). Even in this orientation, the sliding sections move a little as I open/close the drawer. I would imagine this problem would be exasperated if you have it oriented as you see in the photo because of the inertia when opening/closing the drawer. Some sort of notches and springy clips to hold the sliding sections in place would really have served this product well.

Finally, I had a problem with the thickness of the bottom panel. This may be a benefit to some people however, so I didn't let this affect my star rating. The bottom panel is quite thick/sturdy. This would certainly be a benefit if you want to take the organizer out of the drawer and carry it around while filled. I can't see myself ever doing this though, so I would have preferred for the bottom panel to be thinner.... The reason for this is I'm using this organizer in a very shallow drawer. Indeed, one of the main features that drew me to this organizer is the fact that it's only 2" deep (most other options are deeper and, thus, would have been too deep for my drawer). While the outer depth is 2", the inner (usable) depth is only about 1 1/8". What this means is, before I put the organizer in the drawer, I could fit things up to 2" thick and now, with the organizer, I can only fit things 1 1/8" thick. So I find myself having several doo-dads (chip clips, etc.) that will no longer fit.

Despite these problems, I do intend on keeping it. The difficulty in finding an organizer no more than 2" thick is part of the reason. Also, the quality of the materials is quite high and it does look nice. Clearly (based on the other reviews), not everyone receives one with a warped side panel so if you don't mind the inability to lock the sliding sections and don't have a problem with the bottom panel being so thick, I would actually recommend it. Having said that, I *do* have a problem with the non-locking sliders though and that, coupled with the bowed side panel, caused me to give this three stars, rather than five. Read more ›

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy, nicely sized August 25, 2010

By jaedworks

Amazon Verified Purchase

There are 5 to 7 compartments, depending on whether you pull the sides out, and they are a good size. Some drawer organizers have just as many compartments, but the sections can be too small for flatware. Not so for this organizer: even the shortest compartment is big enough for a stack of large spoons or forks.

It's also attractive and sturdy. You can carry the organizer filled with silverware around without the bottom feeling like it's about to fall out - unlike some other wood organizers that have a very thin bottom panel, this one is solid-seeming.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product. BIG too! June 7, 2010

By S. Rowe

Amazon Verified Purchase

Great product. The only problem i have with it is that there is no 'lock' to keep the expandable sections open. so I am constantly pulled them back out to their full width. Its fine though and it looks really nice. Very good quality. Would buy again.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars ABYSMAL December 21, 2012

By C. Most

Amazon Verified Purchase

I hate this thing, it is the epitome of a let-down. I wanted one so badly and went with the best reviews and interior layout but no, it sucks.

Firstly it's not bamboo. At least part of it isn't. I own a number of bamboo items and I can tell the difference between actual bamboo and composite with a high resolution texture printed on it. It's as obvious as the difference between lenolium and real tile flooring. When you compare the composite (on the bottom of the tray) to the actual bamboo (such as the spacers on the tray) you can immediately see the real bamboo has sharp highlights and lowlights with a faint iridescence, the composite is flat and grainy looking.

Secondly it is awful construction for thirty freakin' dollars. There are gaps. There are rough seams, There are dots of rogue glue in places. The top bar of mine is visibly bowed, making a frowny face to mirror my own.

Finally it smells disgusting. Some bamboo items do and I have no idea why, but this is one of them and it's not like I needed another reason to hate it. It's terribad.

Update: While browsing the products at Past Bathrooms and Bedrooms I discovered they listed a warning for every one of Totally Bamboo's products. They contain lead. There is LEAD in the things you put your food and utensils on. This thing needs negative stars.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but not deep enough for a large flatware collection. September 17, 2011

By acaratrainabus

Amazon Verified Purchase

I love the idea and beauty of this product but was really disappointed when it arrived and I found the main tray is only 1 1/8 deep. This main portion/section "floats" on the adjustable section of the tray which is 1 1/2 inches deep. These depths would probably be fine for an average flatware collection but my flatware is rather large and I have 20 pcs of each item. I love the look of the utility organizer and it fits nicely in my flatware drawer and because of these reasons I have arranged my flatware in it in the best way I could and will try it out. If you are particular about the way your flatware is stacked, this is probably not the item for flatware organization. Using for organization of other items may work out fine, but I suspect that the depth will be an issue for most items.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Seriously disappointed September 11, 2011

By K. Schultz

I was looking forward to this organizer for my silverware but was disappointed when it arrived. The bamboo was low quality. It's color wasn't the nice clean natural color shown but was bad bamboo quality with a greenish-yellow tint. In addition, all of the joints glue lines were over abundant and there were glue globs everywhere. I do not have any good things to say about this item. When it arrived in cheap cellophane wrapping, I knew I shouldn't have opened it. I ordered two and they are both going back. My overall disappointment was that the item was not inspected by the manufacturer prior to packaging.