Customer Reviews

Spectrum Wall-Mountable Black Scroll Spice Rack

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4 star:		(33)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I read the Amazon product description, and also read through all 36 reviews of this item, but still couldn't find a precise answer to my main question: "What size spice jars will fit in this rack?"

I purchased one, and am now furnishing you with the answer. The space between the bottom shelf and the middle shelf is approximately 4 3/4 inches. The space between the middle shelf and the top shelf is appoximately the same. There is a metal bar running across the front of each shelf to act as a lip that keeps the jars from falling out of the front. That lip is about 1 1/4 inch above the shelf. Therefore, in order to add and remove the taller jars from the shelves, you have to tilt the jars to clear the front lip and the shelf above. In other words you have to angle them onto and off of the shelf. I have found that you can easily do this with jars that are about 4 inches tall. The standard McCormick jars are about 4 1/2 inches tall, and I was able to get them onto the first and second shelves with not much problem. You will not want to use the first and second shelves for jars that are between 4 1/2 and 4 3/4 inches tall. However, you can put jars of any height onto the third shelf, as long as the jars are no greater than 2 1/2 inches in diameter. The 2 1/2 diameter limit applies to the first and second shelves as well. I hope this makes it easier for prospective customers to decide if they can use this spice rack.

The spice rack is well made, and the finish is a satin black that is silky to the touch. I only have 4 quibbles. 1) I wish there was a bit more clearance between shelves. 2) I wish they had put lips on the back like they did on the front, so that you can use the rack free-standing on a counter top without the jars falling out the back. A back lip would also have been useful for wall mount applications to help prevent your wall from being marked by spice jars bumping the wall when you add or remove them from the shelves. 3) The only mounting hardware that is included are 4 screws that go through mounting holes in the rack. If you wall mount this rack on drywall and miss the studs, you are going to have to supply your own wall anchors. I also wish the screws were slightly longer, to provide more secure penetration on studs. 4) My last quibble is with the product information. It's sad that companies, including this one, don't provide adequate product information to answer consumers questions. It's frustrating for consumers to have to search through customer reviews or send questions to product specialtists in an attempt to find crucial information that the company failed to provide! Companies -- wake up!

Overall this is a quality spice rack, and if the dimensions are o.k. for your jars, I recommend it.

My mother asked me for a spice rack for Christmas. Since I was doing all of my shopping over Amazon anyways, I decided to check out their stock. What I found was this amazing item from Stacks and Stacks.

The great thing about this particular rack is its versatility. Unlike others that come with their own spices, this one is completely barren. That can be a great thing, considering how long those spices have probably been sitting in the bottles. Plus, many of those racks have trouble holding replacement ones once the originals run out. This rack was born to hold whatever you desire. Furthering it's versatility, it can be either wall-mounted or free-standing (which is how my mother set it up in her kitchen).

It looks great, a beautiful wrought-iron style design which complements most any kitchen decor (can't go wrong with black). If it's versatility, style, design, portability, and quality you're looking for, then look no more. This spice rack is just what any kitchen needs!

This is a stury, attractive spice rack, but it's a bit cramped. It's too small to put those large-sized spices on (eg 9.5 oz garlic salt) but it'll just fit regular height and certainly the short spices. It's a good deal for the money.

I bought this spice rack as a present for my roommate, who'd been searching unsuccessfully for a rack to hold her collection of spice bottles. I think she likes it... I know I do! In fact, I am registered for one of my own now that I'm moving out and getting married. I think it's attractive and homey-looking, plus well-made and durable. We've had no trouble with it fitting a variety of typical grocery store spice bottles in different sizes and shapes. It holds a good-sized (but not huge) collection of spices.

I will say that it needs to be pushed flush up against a wall - either hanging or sitting on a counter - to keep the bottles from slipping out the back. We've had a little trouble with this since a rim on our counter keeps it from being flat on the wall, and we don't have a space to hang it. It does come with its own hanging hardware, which we didn't use.

This spice rack is sturdy, easy to hang, looks good and fits "regular" (Appx 2 oz) spice jars of McCormick plastic, McCormick Gourmet (glass w/green tops), Penzey's, Lawry's, Tastefully Simple, etc - or you can stack two of the smaller 1oz on top of each other (Penzey's and McCormick make this).It DOES not fit the larger (appx 4oz) jars - e.g. Victoria brand - which is what previous reviewers who were disappointed were probably complaining about. .

My husband and I had been looking for a wall mounted spice rack for quite sometime, and we finally decided on this one. I am very pleased with this item. It looks great on the wall, the scroll design is very nice and it fits my spice jars wonderfully. We ordered two of them and have them on the wall next to each other and I couldn't be more pleased. If you are looking for a spice rack to hold the spices you already have then this is a great choice. The only drawback is that it does not hold the larger size spices anywhere but the top, which was fine for us since we don't have many of them.

I have limited counterspace in my kitchen, so I wanted a free-standing spice rack. I live in an apartment and part of the lease agreement is for no nail or screw holes in the wall. I like the design of this rack, plus the price is right, but I was really dissapointed to find out that it does not in fact stand upright. Its too wobbly and tips over. This was a big negative for me because the ad specifically lists free-standing as an attribute. Also, if you're not careful the spices can fall out of the back of the unit. The rack comes with four screws, so only buy this rack if you plan to anchor it to a wall.

I had been looking for a spice rack for a long time, specifically one that I could put my own spice bottles on and not have to transfer everything to different containers. This one is decorative and functional! I actually hung it on my kitchen wall instead of inside the pantry because it looked so cool. Most of my spices fit on it; the only ones that don't are oversized.

I would definitely recommend this spice rack. It's a great addition to any kitchen!

I wanted a wall-hanging spice rack because I live in an apartment with a very very small kitchen, and there isn't cabinet space for spices and pots. This is sort of a solution. It hangs nicely on the wall - there are provided screws, but the adhesive 3M hooks will hold it up fine. It's very light.

Some people have complained about the height; this is legitimate. Your normal spices come in two bottles, the standard size and half-height - both of those will fit fine, although the standard size fits a bit snugly. Unfortunately, any 'oversized' spice will NOT fit, except on the top row. This is not my main complaint; I don't have many oversized spices, and the ones I do have can fit in the top row with no problem. If you are using nonstandard containers (i.e. you removed the spices from their original packaging and put them in your own jars) you should really pick something out in person.

The real complaint I have is that the thing is just too small. It holds 18 normal-sized bottles - 6 on each row - and any serious cook will have far more than that number. So if you are a casual / single-ethnicity cook and you only have a few spices, or for whatever reason you want to just have a few types out and the rest somewhere else, this would be great for you. But, if you (like me) cook more than one kind of food, the requisite spices will overwhelm this little rack.

Overall, it's a good product - solid, attractive, useful - but too small.

I was very disappointed with this spice rack. Looking at the picture, I believed my bottles of spices would fit neatly on this rack. To my dismay, the shelves were too short to hold my bottles of spices. The spice rack was very well made and good quality, but useless if the bottles don't fit on the shelves.