60cm is the standard wide kitchen drawer in modern UK kitchens — the typical full-extension drawer in IKEA® MAXIMERA medium configurations and most kitchen-fitter standard cabinets. A 60cm drawer organiser opens up the three-module-across layout that smaller drawers can't support.
What fits a 60cm drawer
- Three modules across. Fork & Spoon 8×5 (32cm) + Compact Knife Block 10×3 (12cm) + Long Utensil 9×3 (36cm)... no, total 80cm, doesn't fit. The actual three-across at 60cm: Fork & Spoon 8×5 (32cm) + Compact Knife Block 10×3 (12cm) + Small Tools 4×3 (16cm) = 60cm exactly.
- Cutlery + full knife block. Fork & Spoon 8×5 (32cm) + the full Knife Block Organiser 14×4 (56cm)... doesn't fit. The 60cm doesn't fit a full knife block alongside cutlery; pick the compact block instead.
- Two cutlery modules + one utility. Two Fork & Spoon 8×5 (64cm) — doesn't fit. The 60cm caps at one cutlery module; for double cutlery, look at 80cm drawers.
- Cutlery + Drawer-Fit Pack. The pre-built Cook's Drawer-Fit Pack is sized exactly for a 60×60 IKEA® MAXIMERA medium — covers the layout decisions in one purchase.
The 60cm sweet spot
60cm is ideal for the all-in-one cooking drawer: cutlery, knives, and one utility category in one drawer, no compromise on any of the three. Most other drawer widths force a category to lose; 60cm doesn't.
How to size your 60cm drawer fit
Two paths:
- If you have an IKEA® MAXIMERA medium 60×60 — go straight to the Cook's Drawer-Fit Pack (or the other Drawer-Fit Packs for different use-cases at the same size).
- If you have a non-IKEA 60cm drawer — measure the internal width (it's often 53–56cm despite the cabinet face reading 60cm; see runner clearance), then take the actual number to the drawer builder.
Browse fits at the wide drawer organisers collection. For the full pillar, see the wide drawer organiser guide.