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Best Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls for Shallow Cabinets

The deciding specification is the published package height, because on a nesting set it is the only figure anybody publishes that describes a stack rather than a single bowl.

By the Lush Editorial Team·Researched & Compared

  • Researched & ComparedSpecs pulled from the manufacturer listing
  • Like-for-LikeSame measures across every model
  • No Paid PlacementsNobody pays to appear here

I compared the package figures published for each set against the bowl dimensions published in the maker's own words, the capacities in each set, the nesting claims, weights, lids and washing rules across five stainless steel mixing bowl sets and one single bowl, using only each listing's own text.

Our shortlist

Five products, one set of published numbers.
  1. Mixing Bowls with Airtight Lids
    Best for the most bowls in the least space

    Mixing Bowls with Airtight Lids

    An eighteen piece set of seven bowls at 4.5, 3.6, 2.7, 2.1, 1.7, 1.1 and 0.7 quarts with airtight lids and a silicone bottom on every bowl, shipping in a carton published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in, and the only listing here that names a refrigerator shelf.

    • CHAREADA
    • Size 4.5, 3.6, 2.7, 2.1, 1.7, 1.1, 0.7 qt,
    • Weight not listed
  2. Gronivex Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls Set
    Best for a stated cabinet saving

    Gronivex Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls Set

    Three thicker gauge bowls at 1.5, 2.2 and 3.4 quarts with a wide rolled rim, stated to nest inside each other and take up 50 percent less cabinet space, at 1.5 lb, shipping in a carton published at 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in.

    • Gronivex
    • 3 Pcs, 1.5, 2.2 & 3.4 qt
    • 1.5 lb
  3. 10-Piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set with Lids f...
    Best for stacking in the refrigerator too

    10-Piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set with Lids f...

    A ten piece set of five bowls with matching lids, stated to nest inside one another to save cabinet space or stack on top of each other in a fridge, shipping in a carton published at 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in, with no capacity published for any bowl.

    • WHYSKO
    • Multiple Sizes
    • Weight not listed
  4. Great Credentials 8 Quart
    Best for two commercial bowls at once

    Great Credentials 8 Quart

    Two polished 8 quart bowls with a flat top rim, published by the maker at 13 1/4 inches in diameter and 5 inches high, shipping in a carton published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in, which is shallower than the bullet says one bowl stands.

    • Great Credentials
    • 8 Quarts
    • 1.17 lb
  5. Chef Craft Brushed Mixing Bowl
    Best for one bowl and no stack

    Chef Craft Brushed Mixing Bowl

    A single brushed 8 quart bowl published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in and 0.88 lb, the lightest figure on this page, stated dishwasher safe, with nothing to nest into and nothing published about storing it.

    • Chef Craft
    • 8-Quart (1 Piece)
    • 0.88 lb

Side by side

Blank means the maker does not publish it.
ModelBrandSize (capacity)WeightBest for
Mixing Bowls with Airtight Lids CHAREADA Size 4.5, 3.6, 2.7, 2.1, 1.7, 1.1, 0.7 qt, not published Best for the most bowls in the least space
Gronivex Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls Set Gronivex 3 Pcs, 1.5, 2.2 & 3.4 qt 1.5 lb Best for a stated cabinet saving
10-Piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set with Lids f... WHYSKO Multiple Sizes not published Best for stacking in the refrigerator too
Great Credentials 8 Quart Great Credentials 8 Quarts 1.17 lb Best for two commercial bowls at once
Chef Craft Brushed Mixing Bowl Chef Craft 8-Quart (1 Piece) 0.88 lb Best for one bowl and no stack

Each pick in detail

What the listing says for it, and against it.
1 Best for the most bowls in the least space

Mixing Bowls with Airtight Lids

An eighteen piece set of seven bowls at 4.5, 3.6, 2.7, 2.1, 1.7, 1.1 and 0.7 quarts with airtight lids and a silicone bottom on every bowl, shipping in a carton published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in, and the only listing here that names a refrigerator shelf.

  • For it
  • The carton for seven bowls is published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in
  • Publishes a capacity for all seven bowls, from 0.7 to 4.5 quarts
  • A silicone bottom on every bowl to stop it sliding while mixing
  • States the bowls fit a standard refrigerator shelf, cabinets and pantry
  • Against it
  • Publishes no weight, for the set or a bowl
  • Publishes no diameter or height for any individual bowl
  • The lids are hand wash only while the bowls are dishwasher safe
2 Best for a stated cabinet saving

Gronivex Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls Set

Three thicker gauge bowls at 1.5, 2.2 and 3.4 quarts with a wide rolled rim, stated to nest inside each other and take up 50 percent less cabinet space, at 1.5 lb, shipping in a carton published at 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in.

  • For it
  • States the bowls nest and take up 50 percent less cabinet space
  • The carton is published at 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in for three bowls
  • Publishes all three capacities, 1.5, 2.2 and 3.4 quarts
  • 1.5 lb for the set, which is a credible figure for three bowls
  • Against it
  • Publishes no diameter or height for any bowl
  • No lids, so nothing goes in the refrigerator sealed
  • 3.4 quarts is the largest bowl, where two picks here reach 8 quarts
3 Best for stacking in the refrigerator too

10-Piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set with Lids f...

A ten piece set of five bowls with matching lids, stated to nest inside one another to save cabinet space or stack on top of each other in a fridge, shipping in a carton published at 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in, with no capacity published for any bowl.

  • For it
  • Publishes a carton of 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in for a ten piece set
  • States the bowls nest in a cabinet or stack on top of each other in a fridge
  • A lid for every bowl, stated to retain freshness
  • Stated rust and corrosion resistant food grade stainless steel
  • Against it
  • Publishes no capacity for any bowl: its size attribute reads Multiple Sizes
  • Publishes no weight at all
  • One bullet says ten pieces and another says a five piece nesting set
4 Best for two commercial bowls at once

Great Credentials 8 Quart

Two polished 8 quart bowls with a flat top rim, published by the maker at 13 1/4 inches in diameter and 5 inches high, shipping in a carton published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in, which is shallower than the bullet says one bowl stands.

  • For it
  • Publishes bowl dimensions in its own words: 13 1/4 in diameter, 5 in high
  • Two 8 quart bowls rather than a graduated set
  • A flat top rim and a polished stainless steel finish
  • Stated suitable for hot and cold food and drink
  • Against it
  • Publishes 1.17 lb for two 8 quart bowls, which is not a credible figure
  • Never states that the two bowls nest, though the carton implies it
  • Two bowls of one size cover fewer jobs than a graduated set
5 Best for one bowl and no stack

Chef Craft Brushed Mixing Bowl

A single brushed 8 quart bowl published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in and 0.88 lb, the lightest figure on this page, stated dishwasher safe, with nothing to nest into and nothing published about storing it.

  • For it
  • 0.88 lb, the lightest published weight of the five
  • Published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in, which is a real product figure
  • 8 quarts, stated to suit double batches and family cooking
  • A brushed exterior finish stated to resist marking
  • Against it
  • One bowl, so there is no stack and no space saving
  • Publishes nothing about storage of any kind
  • Publishes no lid, no base and no rim detail

Our verdict

CHAREADA ships seven bowls in a carton published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in. Gronivex ships three in one published at 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in and states they take up 50 percent less cabinet space. WHYSKO publishes 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in and no capacities at all. Great Credentials publishes a 4.25 in carton for two bowls its own bullet calls 5 inches tall, and Chef Craft is one bowl at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in.

“A carton of two bowls is shallower than one bowl.”

Lush Editorial Team

What separates these five

Package height published 3.5 in for seven bowls, 3.7 in for three, 4.0 in for five and 4.25 in for two. Those are cartons, not stacks, but they are the only stack shaped figures published.
A bowl taller than its own box Great Credentials states one bowl is 5 inches high and publishes a carton 4.25 in deep for two of them. Nesting is the only explanation, and the listing never uses the word.
Capacities published Seven figures from one set, three from another, one repeated on a third. WHYSKO publishes none: its size attribute reads Multiple Sizes.
Nesting stated Three of the five state that the bowls nest, and one puts a figure on it: 50 percent less cabinet space. None publishes what the nested stack measures.
Weight published 0.88 lb for one 8 quart bowl, 1.5 lb for three smaller ones, and 1.17 lb for two 8 quart bowls, which cannot be right. Two picks publish no weight at all.

How we chose

Priorities, not a computed score. The inputs are published specifications, so we rank by what matters most and say how much.

  1. 30% The published package heightOn a nesting set every dimension field describes the box, so the box is what this page reads. A carton is packed around bowls that are already inside each other, which makes it the closest published figure to the stack a cabinet has to swallow, and the only one anybody prints.
  2. 25% Whether the maker states a bowl size at allOne listing in five writes a diameter and a height into a bullet. It is also the listing whose carton is shallower than the bowl it describes, which is the clearest evidence on this page that these sets ship nested rather than side by side.
  3. 20% What the nesting claim actually saysThree of the five state that the bowls nest. One attaches a figure, 50 percent less cabinet space, and one extends the claim to stacking inside a refrigerator. None of the three publishes the height of the stack, so the claim is a direction rather than a measurement.
  4. 15% How many bowls and at what capacitiesA shallow cabinet is a volume, not just a gap, and seven bowls in a 3.5 in carton is a different proposition from one 8 quart bowl 5 inches tall. Four of these five publish every capacity in the set. The fifth publishes none.
  5. 10% Lids, bases and washingLids are what let a mixing bowl stay in the refrigerator instead of coming back to the cupboard. Three of these five supply them and all three say to hand wash them while the bowls go in the dishwasher. One set puts a silicone bottom under every bowl.

How the Five Compare on the Numbers

Four of these five are sets, and on a set every published dimension describes the carton rather than a bowl. Those cartons read 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in for seven bowls, 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in for three, 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in for five and 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in for two. The fifth pick is one bowl, published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in.

Read that list twice and the shape of the page appears. A carton holding seven bowls is shallower than a single 8 quart bowl is tall, and a carton holding two 8 quart bowls is shallower than the bullet says one of them stands. Nesting is the whole story, and no maker here publishes a figure for the nested stack itself.

Specification CHAREADA Gronivex WHYSKO Great Credentials Chef Craft
Package figure published 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in not applicable
Bowl size in the maker’s words not published not published not published 13 1/4 in diameter, 5 in high not published
Product dimension fields not published not published not published not published 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in
Bowls in the set Seven Three Five Two One
Capacities published 4.5, 3.6, 2.7, 2.1, 1.7, 1.1, 0.7 qt 1.5, 2.2, 3.4 qt not published 8 qt each 8 qt
Nesting stated The set can be nested to save space All three nest, 50 percent less cabinet space Nested in a cabinet, or stacked in a fridge not published not applicable
Weight published not published 1.5 lb not published 1.17 lb, for two bowls 0.88 lb
Lids Airtight, BPA free, push to seal not published One per bowl not published not published
Non slip base Silicone, on every bowl not published not published not published not published
Rim stated not published Wide rolled rim not published Flat top rim not published
Washing stated Bowls in the dishwasher, lids by hand Top rack or by hand Bowls in the dishwasher, lids by hand not published Dishwasher safe
Where it is stated to fit A refrigerator shelf, cabinets, pantry Apartments, tiny homes, RVs, campers Cabinet space, or a fridge shelf not published not published

What the table cannot settle is the figure the page exists for. A carton is not a stack: it has walls, padding and air. It bounds the stack from above and nothing more, which is why every package figure here is labeled as the package and why the nesting row is words rather than numbers.

Why the Carton Is the Only Figure Available

A Set Has No Product Dimensions

Every multipack in this pool has its dimension fields reassigned to a package figure, because the fields describe the box. That is not a flaw in the listings so much as a fact about them: there is no single object to measure. A three bowl set has three diameters and three heights, and the field can hold one number.

So four of these five publish a carton and one publishes a bowl. Chef Craft is the single bowl, at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in and 0.88 lb, and it is the only figure on this page that describes a thing you will hold. Every other number describes something the bowls arrived in, which is a different object with a useful relationship to the one you are storing.

The Bowl That Is Taller Than Its Box

Great Credentials makes the relationship explicit without meaning to. Its dimensions bullet states a diameter of 13 1/4 inches, a height of 5 inches and a volume of 8 quarts, and it states the price covers two bowls. Its published carton is 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in. Two bowls of 5 inches cannot fit in a box of 4.25 in on end or side by side.

The only arrangement that works is one bowl inside the other, and the listing never says the bowls nest. It is the clearest piece of evidence on the page that a carton figure on a bowl set is a nested figure, and it is worth more than the nesting sentences on the other listings because it is a number rather than a claim.

What the Nesting Claims Actually Say

Gronivex Puts a Percentage on It

Gronivex states that all three bowls nest neatly inside each other, taking up 50 percent less cabinet space, and names the kitchens it has in mind: apartments, tiny homes, RVs and campers. Its carton is published at 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in for bowls of 1.5, 2.2 and 3.4 quarts, and the set is published at 1.5 lb, which is plausible for three thicker gauge bowls.

What it leaves out is any figure for a bowl. No diameter, no height, no rim measurement, only a wide rolled rim described in words and a brushed interior stated to stop food sticking. A reader with a 4 inch shelf gap is left with the carton figure and a percentage, and the percentage has no baseline attached to it.

WHYSKO Extends the Claim to the Refrigerator

WHYSKO states two arrangements rather than one: the bowls stack inside one another to save cabinet space, or stack on top of each other in a fridge to maximize storage. That second claim is the more useful of the two for anyone whose cupboards are full, and it is the only place on this page where stacking upward is described as a supported use.

Against that, it publishes less than any other pick. Its size attribute reads Multiple Sizes, no bullet gives a capacity, one bullet calls it a ten piece set and another calls it a five piece nesting set, and there is no weight anywhere. What it does publish is a carton of 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in, a lid for every bowl, and a hand wash rule for the lids.

The Sets Left Out and the Figures Discarded

A Carton That Is a Placeholder

One three piece nesting set in this pool publishes a carton of 10.5 inches on all three axes, and states that the nesting design saves space and keeps cabinets organized. Three identical figures is what a listing publishes when nobody measured it, and a 10.5 in cube is not the box a set of 1.5, 3 and 5 quart bowls ships in. It is left out of the five for that reason.

Two more sets publish cartons with one axis that cannot be real: one reads 0.2 in on its first figure beside 9.45 and 5.51, and another gives 4.72 x 4.72 x 10.2 in for a nine piece set. This page reports those and ranks on none of them, which is the same rule applied to the Great Credentials weight of 1.17 lb for two 8 quart bowls.

Seven Bowls in the Smallest Box

CHAREADA is the pick that answers the question most directly. Eighteen pieces, seven bowls at 4.5, 3.6, 2.7, 2.1, 1.7, 1.1 and 0.7 quarts, a lid for each, a silicone bottom on each to stop it sliding while you mix, and a carton published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in. That is more bowls in a shallower box than anything else here.

It is also the only listing on this page to name the furniture it is meant to fit: the bowls are stated to fit a standard size refrigerator shelf, cabinets and pantry. No figure backs that up, and no bowl in the set is measured individually, so the carton and the capacity list are all a buyer has. On this pool that is still more than most listings give.

Which One Fits Your Kitchen

The shallowest shelf with the most bowls. CHAREADA, seven bowls from 0.7 to 4.5 quarts with airtight lids and silicone bottoms, in a carton published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in, stated to fit a standard refrigerator shelf as well as a cabinet.

Three bowls and a stated saving. Gronivex, 1.5, 2.2 and 3.4 quarts at 1.5 lb with a wide rolled rim, stated to nest and take 50 percent less cabinet space, in a carton published at 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in.

Storage in the fridge as well as the cupboard. WHYSKO, five bowls with a lid each in a carton published at 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in, stated to nest in a cabinet or stack on top of each other in a refrigerator, with no capacity published.

Two big bowls for one job. Great Credentials, two polished 8 quart bowls published at 13 1/4 inches in diameter and 5 inches high with a flat top rim, in a carton published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in that only nesting explains.

One bowl you can actually measure. Chef Craft, a single brushed 8 quart bowl published at 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in and 0.88 lb, dishwasher safe, with no stack, no lid and nothing published about storing it.

What We Could Not Verify

Every figure above comes from the maker’s own listing text. These are the things we went looking for and could not source in any of them.

  • No listing publishes the height of the nested stack, only the carton the set ships in.
  • Four of the five publish no diameter and no height for any individual bowl.
  • Great Credentials publishes 1.17 lb for two 8 quart bowls, which this page does not use.
  • WHYSKO publishes no capacity for any of its bowls and no weight for the set.
  • Two of the five publish no weight at all.
  • No listing publishes the shelf gap or cabinet depth the set was designed for.

Frequently asked questions

Which set takes the least cabinet depth?+

On published package figures, CHAREADA: seven bowls and seven lids in a carton published at 7.0 x 7.0 x 3.5 in. Gronivex publishes 9.84 x 9.84 x 3.7 in for three bowls and WHYSKO 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in for five. Those are cartons rather than stacks, so treat them as a ceiling on the nested height rather than a measurement of it.

Why does this page use the package figure at all?+

Because on a multipack there is nothing else. Every set here has its dimension fields moved to a package figure, because the fields describe the box the set ships in and not one bowl. A carton is packed around bowls that are already nested, so it is the only published figure shaped like the thing a cabinet has to hold.

How can a carton be shallower than the bowl inside it?+

Great Credentials is the clearest case on the page. Its dimensions bullet states a diameter of 13 1/4 inches, a height of 5 inches and a volume of 8 quarts, and its published carton is 13.25 x 13.25 x 4.25 in for two of them. Two bowls 5 inches tall cannot go in a 4.25 in box unless they are nested, and the listing never uses the word.

Which listing tells you the least about what you get?+

WHYSKO. It states a ten piece set in one bullet and a five piece nesting set in another, supplies a lid for every bowl, and publishes no capacity anywhere: its size attribute reads Multiple Sizes. It does publish the two storage claims this page cares about, nesting inside one another in a cabinet and stacking on top of each other in a fridge, and a carton of 8.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 in.

Is a single 8 quart bowl a bad choice for a shallow cabinet?+

It is an honest one. Chef Craft publishes 13.25 x 13.25 x 5.0 in and 0.88 lb, so you know exactly what you are putting away and it is 5 inches tall with nothing inside it. A nesting set of the same capacity is shorter only because the smaller bowls live inside the big one. If you only ever need one bowl, the stack saves nothing.

Do any of the lids go in the dishwasher?+

None of the three sets with lids says yes. CHAREADA states the bowls are dishwasher safe and asks you to hand wash the lids to limit their exposure to heat. WHYSKO states the same split. Gronivex has no lids and states top rack or hand wash for the bowls. Chef Craft and Great Credentials publish nothing about lids at all, and Chef Craft states the bowl is dishwasher safe.

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