Baking Essentials for Small Maltese Kitchens

Compact kitchens do not have to limit what comes out of the oven. With a few clever storage pieces, even a narrow galley kitchen in a Sliema flat or a Gozo farmhouse can hold everything a keen baker needs, close at hand and easy to see.

Store ingredients where you can actually see them

Flour, sugar, nuts and chocolate chips all keep better, and are far easier to manage, when stored in clear containers rather than left in their original bags. IKEA 365+ food containers with their matching lids let you see exactly what is inside and how much is left, which matters in a Maltese summer when humidity can quickly affect anything left open on a shelf. Stack them in a cupboard or line them up on a trolley, and refilling becomes a quick glance rather than a guessing game.

For tools and smaller equipment, a KUNGSFORS wall grid mounted above the worktop keeps whisks, scales and utensils within reach without crowding your drawers. Pair it with a KUNGSFORS shelf for jars or spice tins, and a KNAGGLIG box underneath for baking trays or spare moulds. Finish the look with a BLANDA BLANK serving bowl for mixing or for presenting the finished bake, and an IKEA 365+ HJÄLTE balloon whisk kept close by on the grid, ready whenever the mood for baking strikes.

IKEA 365+ food container, rectangular/glass, 1.0 lIKEA 365+ lid, rectangular/bamboo, 21x15 cmKUNGSFORS wall grid, stainless steel, 56x26.5 cmKNAGGLIG box, pine, 46x31x25 cmBLANDA BLANK serving bowl, stainless steel, 20 cmIKEA 365+ HJÄLTE balloon whisk, stainless steel/black

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A well organised corner makes baking far less of a chore, whatever the size of your kitchen. Maltashopper delivers these pieces to homes across Malta and Gozo.

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