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In-drawer spice rack set

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One of my major quips when we stayed in a 1-BHK apartment was to have to rummage through the cabinets for the once in a while used spices. When we moved to a home and I could afford to allot one drawer to spices, I opted for the in-drawer spice rack. This has been such a good buy and I love to be able to reach out for my spices in a jiffy. I put two of these in my drawer.

http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/spiceStorage?productId=10010320

We realized that we also needed the spice funnel when we found it difficult to pour spices down the bottle.

We bought only the spice funnel from container store and has served us really well.

http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10000896&N=&Nao=20&Ntt=667090

Since the bottles are too narrow to get a teaspoon in, I bought an adjustable measuring spoon in stainless steel and it turned out really useful. I can't seem to find the link to it online though.
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