Sometimes the simplest things are truly the best solutions!
I have spent months trying to find a spice rack for my kitchen that would be pretty and convenient. I looked at shelves, counter-top carousels, cabinet shelf risers and more. I even considered converting one of my kitchen drawers into a spice holder. But none of those ideas were the solutions I really wanted.
In our previous home, I had a gorgeous spice cabinet that I absolutely loved. However, when we moved into our current house, that rack was too tall to hang on the wall between my cabinets and counter. While I welcomed the taller kitchen cabinets, I really did hate to say goodbye to my lovely spice rack, but life moved on.
At that time, I settled for an ugly, plastic carousel that would fit in my panty which was meant to be a temporary solution. Now, nearly 20 years later, I am still using that carousel, except over the years it has been shoved further and further back into the pantry so I don't have to look at it every time I open the pantry door. The spices I used most often sat on the front of the pantry shelf for easy access, but when I needed something behind them, it was a major pain to move everything around.
This past Thanksgiving highlighted how desperately I needed a different spice storage solution. With at least 4 cooks in my kitchen, too much of my own time was spent searching for the spices we needed back on the old carousel. If anyone else tried to find a spice, they inevitably knocked jars off the spinning carousel.
Truly, enough was enough! And, so the search begin. You can see my solution pictured on the right.
Pantry Door Spice Holder Installation
I resolved my problem with a set of Spice Gripper Clip Strips. These strips were extremely easy to put up. I cleaned the door with the alcohol pad that was included, removed the back tape protector strip and pressed my new gripper clips in place. I did not use the included screws. They were not necessary.
My
new spice holders are lightweight and plastic which means they will
probably break eventually with daily use, but they are so inexpensive
that I am not sweating that eventuality. The convenience of having my
spices hung on the pantry door is well worth any downside in the
future.
Viola', instant spice rack inside my panty door and extremely convenient!
I
will be the very first to tell you how shocked I am that I love, I mean
absolutely love my new spice gripper clips. I should have done this
decades ago.
Pantry Door Spice Holders Description
SimpleHouseware 30 Spice Gripper Clips Strips Cabinet Holder - 6 Strips, Holds 30 JarsCheck PriceThe gripper clip strips have 5 clips per strip. However, you can separate them into shorter strips if so desired. The 5 clip strips are perfect for my pantry door, so I didn't need to shorten them.
I was originally concerned that the space used when the door closed would be basically the same if the spices were still sitting on the shelf. But, I was amazed to see that less than an inch of space is required to remain bare on the shelf in the front to accommodate the hanging spices. Fabulous! Not only do I have new convenient spice holders, but they are also space-savers. Even better!!!
The strip package is a combination of white hangers and black hangers. I used both. Mixing them does not bother me even though I thought it would. Perhaps, I am just grateful to have a spice holder solution.
The only negative that I have found is that I will be required to replace each spice with the size spice jar on each clip once I use it the first time. Since the hangers are plastic, they won't spring back to a smaller size once they are stretched out to hold a wide bottle. Again, I can live with that. After all, there are no nail or screw holes in my pantry door and I prefer that mild downside over holes in my cabinet door.
