Pot Racks - What You Need To Know To Get Yours

Pot racks are a piece of furniture any real cook cannot do without. When cooking up a storm, it's always nice to have the cooking instruments you need close at hand. Pot racks keep those things in sight, and not buried at the bottom of a cabinet, somewhere in the kitchen. As you plan your purchase of pot racks, you will need to take certain measurements into consideration so they can be hung correctly in your kitchen.

How tall is your kitchen? You don't want to be banging your head on pots as you are preparing a meal in the kitchen island, so if you have a very low kitchen ceiling, you may have to look at other options than having the pots hang overhead. Likewise if you have a high ceiling, you don't want to end up hanging pot racks that are out of reach and are more ornamental than useful.

As a general rule of thumb you should measure the distance from the top of the counter the pot racks will be hung over, to the ceiling. You then need to subtract 40-48 inches from that total, depending on the cook's height. If the cook is shorter, subtract closer to 40 inches, if the cook is taller, subtract closer to 48. This should be where the bottom of the hooks on the pot rack comes to. The remaining measurement is also how long your pot racks have to be to fill the necessary gap. This should not be too difficult since many pot racks have adjustable hanging heights and chains so can adjust them to work for your home needs.

When you first look at this measurement you may think it is much too high for you to reach the pots, but you need to look at it differently. Grab a pot and hold it from the pot end. As you can see, you will be able to put the pot up and pull it down from the pot racks. This is the right distance since you don't want the pots hanging so low that they are in your line of sight when you are trying to cook.

It is also important to make sure when you are attaching pot racks to the ceiling that they are installed properly. They need to be attached to one of the joists, to make sure that there is enough strength to hold up the entire setup. While it may not seem heavy at the beginning, an empty pot rack quickly becomes a force to be reckoned with when it has a whole set of pots hanging from it.

If you are instead using wall mounted pot racks, there is a little more flexibility in the use of these racks, as you can put them in any space between two counters that is convenient for you. Just remember, if you also use that counter space as a preparation area, you may want to make sure the pot racks are positioned higher, as to not get in your way.

Jennifer Akre, owner of different online specialty shops featuring niche products and information for your home, sharers her insight on different items that can make your space both more functional and beautiful. Here, she provides consumers valuable advice when purchasing luxurious bakers racks, practical pot racks, and sturdy wine racks.

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