Real Kitchens lesson: spice racks

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Jan 11th 2006 @ 5:01PM

michelles spice rack on the back of her basement door When I visited Michelle's kitchen for my Real Kitchens series, there was a lot she didn't really love about her gorgeous-in-the-sunlight space. But one thing wowed me (and I'm planning on copying it shamelessly, if you must know): her spice racks.

I have two small spice racks that hold my most-used spices, but the rest are shoved into a shelf in my 1912 home's small "pantry." Every time I need asafoetida, or ground ginger, or tarragon, I have to dig. It's highly inefficient.

Michelle's insight: she bought a bunch of spice racks after a spendy trip to Penzey's, and put them all up on the back of the door leading to her basement (me thinking: hey! I have a basement door in my kitchen, too!). She has a whopping six spice racks, full of all kinds of good things. They're neatly organized, and accessible, yet they aren't taking up precious drawer or shelf space. They even look pretty cool despite the basic, inexpensive nature of the wire racks. Most importantly, it works. And that's the best thing you can say about any kitchen feature.

Filed Under: Raves & Reviews, Food Gadgets, How To
Tags: Gadgets, je mange la ville, JeMangeLaVille, kitchen, kitchen design, kitchen gadgets, kitchen ideas, KitchenDesign, KitchenGadgets, KitchenIdeas, kitchens, michelle, real kitchens, RealKitchens, space savers, SpaceSavers, spice racks, SpiceRacks, spices

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1-11-2006 @7:04PM Ari said... One other thing I'd like to say about this (which I see as a problem with a lot of spice racks) is that these seem to be both out of the sun and light most of the time. I keep my spices in little glass jars, so they're in a drawer to keep them in the dark and cool. Lots of "pretty" spiceracks put them out on the counter in the heat - this doesn't do wonders for spices.
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