Customer Reviews

Olde Thompson 25-680 20-Jar Stainless-Steel Spice Rack with Spices

5 star:		(29)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I had been wanting to buy this spice rack forever. The price was just a little bit too much for me. I was going to wait and buy it later on. One day i went to Home Goods and found this exact spice rack for 20 dollars! and bought it. Such a great buy.

I opened it and the spice rack looks way nice than the one I had before which was the Olde Thompson 20 piece Arlington set. Arlington 20-Jar Spice Rack I love this one way more. It looks really nice, and it very space efficient. I have the space for a bigger one, but this one just looks so nice. I love it.

My question i had though that no one answered in the customer reviews was what came with it. I had to open it and found out that it has these spices for those who wondered like i did.

Basil, caraway, celery seed, chives, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, fennel, ginger, marjoram, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory, thyme, cajun seasoning, garlic salt, italian seasoning, and lastly seasoning salt.

I love this spice rack and the bottle design is great, easy to read white letters on the tops compared to the ones with the writing on the side of the jar. Very satisfied.

This is one of the best spice rack's I've ever purchased. I'm so relieved to have a spice rack for the counter that takes up very little counter space but has a whopping 20 jars of gourmet spices. It's heavy enough that it doesn't get knocked over when reaching for spices while cooking. The jars are so easy to read and are filled with the spices one would use regularly. I can't say enough about the brushed stainless steel finish. I absolutely love this spice rack and would recommend it to anyone. It's worth every penny. My husband even loves it!

This design is both good-looking and space-saving, but the jar lids come permanently labeled. So, if you don't like some of the included spices (or simply have others that you use more) you're out of luck. (I'm a pretty serious cook and don't use a lot of prepackaged seasoned salts or other mixes - I tend to make my own.) And the lid design makes it almost impossible to simply use a label maker to relabel the jars, unless you're willing to sacrifice function. (Each lid has 2 flaps, one for sprinkling and one for pouring, so sticking on a new label will seal at least one flap - and the label probably won't adhere as well because of the gaps). Frankly, I don't really use the pour features on my current spice jars and wish these jars just came with solid lids that could be labeled/relabeled at will. The jars in the carousel version of this spice rack don't seem to have the same problem (you can affix your own labels to the glass beneath the lid) but the design isn't as modern looking and takes up more space.

I found this spice rack in a local store, but ordered from Amazon due to the price difference. However, the rack contained many "undesirable" substitutions. Instead of basil, bay leaves, coriander, paprika, parsley and thyme as pictured on the box and as found at my local store, I received garlic salt, Herbs Provence(?), black pepper, chili powder, steak seasoning and herb poultry seasoning.

In any spice rack set, you will find a few things you won't use, but these substitutions combined with the expected ones I wouldn't use represent about half of the set (I use garlic powder, not salt; chili pepper, not powder; and would never use the poultry, steak and herbs provence item.) The purpose of having a spice rack is to have your essential spices in a neat, organized, easily accessible area to the stove. If you have to have as many essential spices setting next to the spice rack instead of in it, you've defeated the purpose of the rack.

It is a nice looking rack, well constructed and fit my space nicely. Since I'm attempting to return it, I couldn't testify as to the quality of the spices. This was not a cost effective purchase for me because of the substitutions, but would happily purchase it again if the spices I expected to find were included.

It's odd what people will notice when they first arrive at your house! Guests always comment on this spice rack. The picture does not do it justice. It is sleek and stylish and fits in with stainless steel appliances very well. I have sent several as gifts and the recipients always love them. The amount of spices received in the containers would cost you a bundle in the supermarket. This rack is highly recommended..

I bought this for my wife for Christmas. It is a nice spice rack, but we have found that a lot of the spices aren't very useful. It's been over a year and at least half of them haven't even been opened. I think it would be great if the labels on the bottles were removable or changeable some how. This would make it a lot more useful.

This spice rack looks great in a kitchen with stainless steel appliances. No complaints here, it is easy to use and easy on the eyes.

I liked the look of this spice rack, and I agree that it does safe counter space. Everything about this rack was fine up until I picked it up by the handle to move it and clean the area. The handle is held on by 2 plastic screws, both broke. This rack really isn't heavy, and they put a handle I assume so that you can pick it up and move it but don't do it. For $50, you would think they could have splurged for metal screws. Disappointed.

this is way cheap for a spice rack this good! these spices alone would cost you more at the grocery store. the jars are glass and labeled. the spice rack looks great in person.

Well this Christmas gift was a HUGE success. My sissy wanted the Carousel version when we shopped in San Francisco this summer ~ however after reading the reviews ~ and having seen it in person .... I agreed it was likely to break and seemed like "cheap" materials. So I bought her this one instead. On Christmas morning she hefted up the HEAVY gift wrapped package. Opening it was a glory moment. She showed us how huge the spice jars were. The solid construction. This is a WORTHY gift for sure........unsurpassable quality, style and value as well! Only trouble is she drove it back home ~~ placed it on her counter and writes me a quick email to say it looks AWESOME in it's style sitting on her kitchen counter. It looks so stylish she HATES TO USE IT!!! Sissy if you read this PLEASE USE IT!!!!!! It will double your pleasure LOL!