48" x 18" Oval Graphite Potrack with Grid w/16 Hooks

Pretty but impractical
This is an attractive looking pot rack but, as you can see in the picture, the hooks move freely on the ring. I found this to be a very unstable, inconvenient and somewhat dangerous design. It is necessary to arrange the pots carefully to maintain the balance. Removing a heavy pot from one side of the rack tends to cause that side to flip up and the remaining pots to slide to the opposite side, often resulting in several pans crashing to the floor. For rarely used items it might be suitable but it doesn't work well for pots that will need to be removed & replaced frequently. I used this pot rack for about 2 years but finally replaced it with a much sturdier wall mounted model.
High quality and easy to install
After looking at the large variety of pot racks listed we decided to go with this one because of its size, looks and apparent quality. We liked the size of being long and narrow as it went about a long and narrow island in our kitchen. The size is perfect and we we have 14 different pots and pans hanging perfectly on it without any crowding. It was very easy to put together..only took about 15 minutes. The whole thing is very high in quality with thick sturdy steel and large bolts. I also found it was very easy (but a bit heavy) to hang. You just need to drill 2 pilot holes into the ceiling into joists. You then screw in the hook bolts by hand and hang. You just need to make sure you have 2 ceiling joists (or one long one running the length) of where you want to put it. This is far easier to hang then trying to install one with chains. Once hung it is very sturdy and able to hold a lot of weight. As well it looks awesome in the kitchen. You won't be disappointed.
Solid,looks Great!!
I have too mention that this is made in China. I bought a made in USA and had to return it. So I tried. This is not perfect but close enough. Direction is terrible but nothing you can not handle. I put it together and hung it alone. One thing to remember is that when you hang it, there are two eye hooks that screw into the ceiling at 16 inches on ctr. Then you hang two more hooks off of the eye hooks. I did not see the other two and hung it from the two eye hooks first. That was a pain in the butt. That has too do with the instructions. Putting it together would be easier with two people but not necessary. I have nine foot ceilings, so the other two hooks made the unit lower for me but if you have eight foot ceilings you may want to hang it off the two eye hooks only. This will stabilize it and keep it higher. Either way.

I gave it five stars because it is really nice looking and sturdy. The copper finish is coated with a clear plastic to prevent oxidation. That clear...
Click to Editorial Reviews