Calphalon Hard Anodized Oval Rack 56"  Product Reviews

"We have pendant lights that hang 42 ish inches apart over our big kitchen island, which made it tough for me to find a ceiling pot rack that would work...so I put it off. This one is perfect (the lights drop down within the ends of rack), and once you find your ceiling joists with a stud funder (important!) it's easy to install. We're very happy. It's actually pretty light (key since our pots are heavy.)"

"I installed it in about an hour. Bought 4 screw-in eyelets and chain link connectors to attach to the ceiling joists at 4 points. It hangs above the island in our kitchen. We can hang all our heavy Calphalon pots/pans on it. I couldn't exactly center it over the island due to where the joists were located, but it's OK. I'm going to chance the old lighting above the island so this isn't as noticable. I got this from CulteryAndMore because Amazon wouldn't match their lower price."

"We moved into a converted Art School in a wonderful upscale urban area in Pasadena between Cal Tech and the South Lake Shopping district. Our space encompasses the former art studio (with a great northern wall of glass windows slanting inward at the top), a classroom and an office. The great room is approximately 45' X 25'. The kitchen was carved out of one end of the great room and is approximately 16'X 25' and the open-beamed ceiling is about 14' at the lowest and 18' at the highest end with a skylight strategically placed to bring natural light in over the cooking area. Having no cupboards, we had to get creative with storage, so we decided on a potrack. We looked for weeks for just the right pot rack. Most were just too small, or wouldn't hold all the pots, pans and gourmet gadgets we had in combining two hoseholds into one. Some were large, but not sturdy. Some were too fancy and others were not the right color or material.We decided we would need to build one with the dimensions and strength we would need. Then we found the Calphalon pot rack at Bed, Bath and Beyond in East Pasadena! The price was right, it was the right color, looked just industrial-strength enough and was certainly sturdy enough to hold all we had to put on it! It wasn't quite large enough for our huge space, so we bought two. The center island is more than 6' long. We assembled the rack by using all the sections of one and two more sections of the second one. The curved ends of the second one were attached to the center island preparation table/storage unit to bring the rack and table together (that brought the island to over 7' in length, so the extended potrack is perfect!!) and the rack was suspended from the ceiling with strong chain and hooks purchased at the hardware store -- we hung them at the ends and in the middle straight up with six (6) hooks to make sure it was level and didn't sway. We use the curved ends with hooks on them to hold towels, oven mitts, utensils, etc. We also got gift certificates for Calphalon cookware as a result of the purchase amount, and used it to purchase some new cookware to proudly display on our new rack! It instantly became the focal point of what rapidly became a gourmet kitchen - my dream kitchen realized. Thanks for making it so!"

"This Calphalon 20 x 56-Inch Anodized Aluminum Oval Pot Rack is the largest-sized hanging pot rack in their line. It looks quite stylish in an open kitchen when it is filled with matching anodized aluminum Calphalon pots and pans and other cooking accessories. However, even though this rack is mounted close to the kitchen ceiling, it would be difficult to walk underneath it without hitting one's head on something hanging from it unless one has very high ceilings. I hung mine at the end of a large butcher block island, out of the flow. If I did not have a large light fixture in the ceiling, I would have put it over the butcher block itself.When one mounts this rack from a ceiling, using the included chains, it helps to use a Zircon studfinder to locate ceiling studs, which are usually 16 inches apart. Next, one can use an electric drill to make starter holes, and then install large eyebolts or screw hooks into the studs. One can use either 2 or 4 eyebolts or screw hooks, depending on how heavy the items on your rack will be. (There are other ways to accomplish this task, but I am only saying how I did it!) Then one can hang the chains on the hooks or use large "s" hooks to connect the chains to the eyebolts. The pot rack should be hanging level at this point.Now one can begin to add Calphalon pots, pans, accessories, and other items to the pot rack. Place hanging hooks evenly around the rack. (I used more single, double, and spacesaver hooks added to the 6 single and 2 double hooks that come with this rack.) Place cookware on the rack one item at a time, alternating ends, so that the rack stays balanced, and be careful not to exceed the weight limits, as specified by Calphalon. I love to use my rack for French roasters and roasting racks, omelet pans, stockpots and steamer inserts, lots of long-handled utensils, a large old blackened wok, and several antique French and Italian specialty items. I place lighter things on top of the crossbeams of the rack, too, such as bamboo steamer inserts and top for the wok. Have fun with organizing this pot rack!"