Why we choose small size kitchen utensils today

As urbanization accelerates worldwide, more and more people are living in compact apartments, micro-homes, and shared spaces—where kitchen real estate is precious. According to UN-Habitat 2023, 55% of the global population now lives in cities (UN-Habitat 2023), with over 30% residing in homes smaller than 50㎡. In this situation, the old-fashioned big cooking tools is no longer popular between these people. The small kitchen utensils set has become a new trend in today's society.

Small-Space Living Trends

According to Savills Research, In high-density Asian cities like Hong Kong and Tokyo, average kitchen sizes are under 4㎡. The normal kitchen utensils with standard size is no more suitable for their kitchen. Meanwhile the small size kitchen tools set occupies normally less space and they are stackable or designed to be hanged on walls or on the shelf, which makes it more popular among these kitchens.

And our small size kithcen tool set from direct factory comes with a plastic shelf, which can save many storage space after finishing using these tools. You can put the set in the cabinet or leave on the kitchen counter, it won't take much space.

Consumer Shifts

In 2023 Rakuten's research, we can see a 120% surge in searches for "space-saving kitchenware" in Japenese Market. The space changing is leading to the changes of consumption habits. Historically, households were larger (multi-generational families), requiring bigger cookware and utensils to prepare meals in bulk. Also large sets (12+ pieces) offered "one-stop solutions" for diverse cooking tasks.

More people live alone (1 in 3 households in the U.S./EU are single-person)，and younger generations prefer multi-functional, space-saving tools instead of multi pieces of small size kitchen tools with cheap price.

Simplified Cooking Routines

As society moves faster and more people live alone, solo cooks don't need oversized utensils designed for family meals so small-sized kitchen tools are becoming the smarter choice. They are lightweight and easy to handle, speeding up meal prep for busy individuals.

With urban kitchens shrinking globally, the small kitchen utensils set solves real pain points—combining smart design, versatility, and durability. Our in bulk small size kitchen tools has been sold to many countries like Egpypt, American and many other asia countries. The popularity proves the trend of samll size cooking tools. If you have any interest in following this new trend and import some high quality small size cooking tools set, please feel free to contact with us to get the newest market information and competitive prices.