It would appear that this is an item that is better in theory than it is in practice. Some larger spice jars do not fit in the racks, which is not the end of the world. Also, when placing some smaller jars in the racks, they will not stand up straight unless carefully placed, because of the wire design. It looks nice in my kitchen, but it seems like without spice jars that exactly fit the racks, it isn't as useful as I'd like.