A bay is a sized compartment within a drawer module — the working space that holds a fork, a peeler, a spice jar, a Nespresso pod. A module is typically built from several bays of varying sizes; the bay is the unit of contact between the module and what you're storing.
Bay vs cell vs slot
Three terms with overlapping meaning at Modu Drawer:
- Bay. The functional compartment. A fork bay holds forks, sized for fork length and width.
- Cell. The unit of grid sizing (4 cm × 4 cm). Multiple cells make up a bay's footprint. See grid cell.
- Slot. A narrower, often vertical bay. Knife slots and lid slots are slots.
What makes a bay work
- Sized to its contents. A fork bay is wider than a knife slot; a spice jar bay is round, not rectangular; a Microplane bay is long and narrow with a deep floor.
- Walls high enough to hold. Too shallow and items rattle out when the drawer slams.
- Floor flat enough to grip. Some bays have textured floors to stop round items rolling.
Where bays show up in the catalogue
Most Modu Drawer modules combine multiple bays:
- Fork & Spoon Organiser 8×5 — five bays for forks, spoons, dessert spoons, teaspoons, and a free row.
- Knife Block 14×4 — seven slots (the knife-specific term for a bay).
- Long Utensil 9×3 — three or four long bays for spatulas and ladles.
For the smallest unit of grid sizing, see grid cell. For the parent system, see modular drawer organiser.