Not a Kitty Place!

"Meriadoc, get your bushy tushy outta that cupboard! That's not a kitty place!" How he manages to get in there is beyond my comprehension. In the first place, the washer and dryer only stick out about three inches beyond the cubbyhole. He has to stand on his hind legs, open the cupboard with a paw, and then somehow pull himself (all 17+ pounds) up and over the bakeware without knocking it all onto the floor. I've never seen the actual "lift" in progress. I either hear the cupboard door banging and stop him in the attempt, or I hear pans clanking, which means I'm already too late. And somebody please tell me WHY he likes to get in that cupboard! There's no food in there, no other temptation. What is the draw, aside from getting a reaction out of Mama? And once he's ensconced, he can't figure out how to get out, and I have to rescue him. Silly cat!