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I have this hanging above my kitchen window and use it for haning pan on. I probably have about 8 pans hanging on it. I am confident that it can quite comfortably hold the weight of these pans (have had it up for over 2 months and it is doing just great).

It comes with some really stout mollys for anchoring to the wall. I did not use these as I was able to anchor into a stud.

It has a nice low profile and comes with more than enough hooks.

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These drywall mounts are amazing.

For background, normally when mounting something on a drywall you have to find studs (wooden beams used for support when building the wall) and drive your screw into this hard stud. Drywall mounts go into the drywall themselves and cling to the back of the drywall in the hollow space between the studs. (DIY experts, feel free to correct my construction terminology or descriptions.)

The drywall mounts provided with this rack are like none I've ever seen. You drill a 1/2" hole in the drywall, slide the mount through it via plastic guidebars, then pull it tight. The metal bracket nimbly flattens against the back side of the drywall and you cinch it tight via simply pulling firmly on the plastic guides, then snap off the guides and voila! you have a nice threaded plug into which to drive the provided screws with a provided hex driver (like the kind you get with Ikea furniture).

Note that most standard drill bit sets don't come with a 1/2" bit, so you may have to go buy one.

The diagrams are clear and the instructions are written in clear friendly English, with minimal jargon.

If you want to mount it on studs, you can't use the provided drywall mounts; you have to go buy some 1/4"x3" wood lag screws and drill in a passageway for them. Then, since the rack curves around, you need an angle driver to get those screws to go all the way in.

Once it's mounted it looks and works great. I love the fact that there are 8 hooks provided (4 straight, 4 at an angle) so you can hang your pots and pans how you please.

Only real problem is the brand name. How do you pronounce "Enclume?"

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We bought two of these and placed them on the wall one on top of the other. They look and work great! I was concerned about how far they would stick out from the wall as they are placed on the wall that passes through to my dining room. I didn't want to be bumping into them every time I walked through there, but they are pretty tight to the wall, and the pans hang flat. They were super easy to put upwe had it done in about 5 minutes. They are incredibly sturdy we have 5-6 pans on each, and I am confident they could hold more. We did not like the grey color they came in, so we just spray painted them black-problem fixed! All in all, this is a great space saving product.

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I ordered this rack because I did not want to invest too much money and I am also a renter, so I did not want to make major holes in my kitchen ceiling. I mounted this rack in an apartment built in 1902, so the walls are plaster an lath. It was a fairly easy installation, I had to skip the drywall mounts and used the wood screws instead. We had to find studs and whether it is intentional or not, the holes lined up perfectly with the distance between two studs. It was a bit of a pain to screw in the screws due to the very narrow space between the front bar and the back, but with a little patience and the included mini allen wrench, it was completed.

This rack looks great on the wall above my oven, and I highly recommend it to anyone with a small apartment where the rack will have to be removed and the holes filled in with spackle before moving out. The metal itself is very hefty and high quality, it seems to be powder coated, so it's easy to wipe off as well.

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I have 3 cast iron pans and 1 wok hanging on this rack and it is not anchored to studs. I have no doubt it will be able to hold the weight due to the ingenious anchors provided. The anchors require a pre-drilled 1/2" hole. They are inserted in the holes and tighten in a zip-tie fassion, pinching the drywall between. The screws go through and into the back of the anchors where there is a metal plate with a threaded hole. There are 2 self tapping screws provided in case you happen to hit a stud. You would have to pre-drill the holes since there is really no good way of using a screwdriver or drill to put the screws in. You really must use the hex wrench provided.

The rack seems to be of decent quality and the 8 hooks provided are sturdy. The only complaint I have is that the rack does not come out from the wall far enough to hold the pans perpendicular to the wall and since it's not large it really cannot hold many pans. I have my 4 pans overlapping and it works fine but I have no room for any more. However, I can't take off a star for this. I'm sure if it protruded from the wall more, it would not be as sturdy. I see it as a design trade off.

For the price this is the best pan rack I found and it serves it's purpose well.