I got this organizer to hold pans like it shows in this picture sitting vertically, unfortunately the weight of a few pans on the rack would make it sag in a way I was worried the pans would fall off and made it hard to get pans in and out since the pans were sagging so much. I ended up using it sideways so the pans stack on their sides next to each other. It works well this way but I was hoping to use it vertically.