This seems like a no brainer to me. I remember growing up in a house where the oft-used spices were kept near at hand and the infrequently used spices were in the spice rack always covered with dust and sticky with grease. Icky! This has given me an aversion to spice racks in general and anyone who knows me understands that I hate anything that has a permanent home on the countertop instead of being "put away". To me, a clean kitchen means cleared off, so clean you can lick them countertops, so I am definitely up for throwing away my twirling spice rack in favor of a in door spice rack.
Pros
- The perfect solution
- No grimey spice jars out on display
- Frees up space on the countertop, but spices are still at your fingertips
Cons
- Increases the weight of the door, do I need to worry about the hinges?
- Open the door too quickly and things go flying across the room
- I don't want to store spices near the stove because it decreases their life, but I do want to use spices next to the stove. Will I just keep everything here because it is convenient? And does it really change my bahavior? I think that now I just shove everything in the cupboard next to the stove anyway, so maybe it doesn't matter.
My mother stores her measuring cups on the door. I really like that idea, but spices would be fun too.
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