Spicy Shelf Spicy Life's Deluxe - Expandable Spice Rack for Kitchen Organization - Two-Tiered Seasoning Shelf - Stackable Organizer

I had never heard of the Spicey Shelf (even though the packaging shows 'as seen on TV'). It came up in my suggestions, I looked at the design, read the reviews and I was sold! It was easy to assemble, just measure your cupboard space, remove your shelf,, add or subtract the spacers for your cupboard, assemble for width, or shorten and stack them for extra storage! The nice thing is, this takes advantage of space normally lost to height. And anything larger that doesn't fit on the shelves (like olive oil bottles, sauce bottles or balsamic vinegar bottles) they sit perfectly in the center of the shelves! The rubber feet on the legs help prevent the shelves from shifting, and the shelf tops have a rubber mat to prevent the spices from slipping around. I love them, and would definitely buy again!

ORIGINALLY: 4.5 stars UPDATE AFTER LIVING WITH IT FOR A YEAR: 4.9 stars (Life changing! :-) ) Width adjustment, excellent. Engineering and materials and quality, surprisingly excellent. If it had a set of 1/4", 1/2" and 1" height extenders it would be perfect. By grouping such extenders that would allow for height adjustment within 0.25" between 0 and 1.75". But there are just the two height choices. So as it is, I find I need to manufacture something to get the height I need --- the 2 height choices provided are not enough. I read about the idea of leaving off the cross braces to make it slightly shorter, though flimsier. This is a good idea though it didn't work for the height I needed. I ended up buying the following adhesive rubber pads and cutting them in half width-wise with a utility knife before placing some under the rubber feet strips (the height worked perfectly for my needs as it allowed for most of my spice bottles to fit in the lower section): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PHZZ436/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (no affiliation with the seller for those and I expect you could find similar products elsewhere)

I like this product a lot and recommend it. I’m giving it 4 stars because someone put a lot of thought into designing and creating a very adaptable product. It could be 5 stars with a few changes. There are 2 shelves in a box and they are well packaged. The 1st picture shows 2 shelves (1 box) set up side-by-side and then another pair stacked on top…2 units, 4 shelves total The cabinet interior is 23-1/2 inches wide which is wider than what one shelf will extend. I will have to say that the spacers got me pretty close…like less than 1/4 inch close. This review will be a bit long, mainly due to the fact that you really can’t just assemble these (though they are easy to assemble), stick them in a cabinet and load them up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Design: pretty well designed. Whoever designed it must have spent their youth playing with Legos or K’nex blocks because this is how these go together. There are a couple of design flaws though. The first is that hardwood cabinets always have a nail cleat at the top and bottom of the cabinet (see 2nd picture). The installer will screw into this cleat rather than the cabinet back to attach to the wall. MDF cabinets like you will get at Lowe’s or Home Depot or have in an apartment don’t have these cleats. The Spice Shelf won’t fit all the way to the back of the cabinet leaving a gap between the shelf and the back of the cabinet depending on the thickness of the cleat (see 3rd picture). Now if your cabinet is narrow enough that only one shelf fits in it then mounting the Spicy Shelf on the cabinet shelf pins would solve this. This brings me to the second design problem…you cannot put 2 Spicy Shelves side-by-side and have them supported by shelf pins because there is nothing to support the middle of the 2 shelves. I understand why, but I think a different leg could be designed to allow this. There is also no way of securely connecting 2 side-by-side shelves. They just sort of flop around. Fortunately I had a couple of machine screws and locknuts that I used to fasten them together using the slots for the side screws. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Construction: The fit and finish is pretty good. I had a couple of legs that didn’t seem to fit tightly into the slots, but it wasn’t horrible. The back legs fit the worst. They are kind of wonky and tend to want to move to the side. I only had a couple of pieces that needed to trim off excess plastic from the moulding process but I did it with my finger. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sturdiness: *REGARDLESS* of the configuration I would highly advise screwing the shelf to the sides of your cabinet with the supplied screws. Even if you are placing one Spicy Shelf in a cabinet and it is flush on all 3 sides the legs wobble a bit and the wider the shelf is extended to fit the cabinet the more the wobble. The wobble isn’t horrible, but since the legs aren’t real tight you could dislodge a leg or two if you bumped the shelf reaching underneath especially if you have the shelves stacked. If you were using these for the small plastic spice containers or boxes of tea using screws might be overkill. So the few minutes it takes to drive the screws is worth it especially for glass spice jars. Now, you aren’t going to be able to drive the screws with an electric drill/driver even with a bit extender…it’s just too tight of a space. You will need to put the shelf in place, mark the holes, remove the shelf, partially drive the screws in, reinstall the shelf, and then tighten the screws by hand. The screws aren't terribly self-tapping so pre-drilling is advised. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Assembly: Very easy. The side legs are universal so you don’t have to mess with “put part A into slot B”. The spacers are easy to snap in and out. Good instructions. And if you get stuck just go to their website. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Capacity: I’m not sure these shelves have the rated capacity. And capacity is going to vary depending on the size of your cabinet, how you configure the shelves, and what you are putting on them. Spice containers, or any container for that matter, vary in size and shape. I managed 46 jars of various sizes between 4 shelves…18 less than the 64 the manufacture says that just 2 shelves will hold. Overall I’m quite happy with the result. A big improvement over what I had. I would highly recommend Spicy Shelf. Enjoy!

I used one spicy self in each cabinet. It was easy to put together. I actually had to take apart and put together a couple of times to get it in the cabinet the way that I wanted it to be, but that’s just me playing around with it. The instructions were a bit difficult, but it’s pretty self-explanatory so I was able to wing it without them. I didn’t even think about the size of it fitting into my cabinet or anything so I am very glad it came with different extensions to make it different widths. Another thing I did not think to measure was how deep my cabinet is, but luckily it fit perfectly. Now I can see all of my spices with ease, and I don’t end up with 10 different bottles of sage that I only really use during the holidays. 😂

It works decently to organize regular sized and not very heavy items. The sides could use better support because I feel like they bow slightly. The plastic can chip with basic assembly so if it dissembled often, I am not sure of the durability. With these two stacked, I would think you need to keep it light. It comes with two different sized legs if you want to make it shorter or taller but the shorter legs are just shy of being able to fit regular sized spice bottles underneath it and the tall leaves too much room so I feel like if the short was just a fraction of an inch taller then it would be perfect for stacking. I still feel like there's wasted space in my cupboard and I still have to pull all of my spices out to find what I'm looking for but it is a slight improvement.

I am big time cook and I use a plethora of spices, extracts, and seasonings. It has always been a struggle to accommodate everything. Over the years I have purchased different types of spice racks and have never been totally satisfied. This one is perfect, finally. It was capable of expanding the entire width of my cabinet and I was able to customize the height of the shelves. This darn thing is so expandable that I was left with one entire section unused. BONUS! I popped it into my bathroom cabinet and viola' instant organization! I would put this on my handy dandy shoppers list.

The spice cabinets were getting bad. We would constantly knock about 3 things out of the cabinet every time we went to grab something. Saw these online and figured we would give it a try. The setup was pretty simple, the shelves snap into one another kind of like the old girder and panel toy sets back in the 70s. Once it locks into place, it is a solid little shelf. Depending on your space these things are expandable and can hold different assorted-sized spice bottles. The wife fell in love with the fact that it frees up space, and you can visually see the spices better. I also went back and ordered a second one for the medicine cabinet. A lot easier to see and read pill bottles now.

I didn’t like how many pieces however it is versatile for any cabinet. 2 shelves both have an option for taller or shorter legs. It comes with extra “shelf” for wider cabinets. No tools necessary unless you are permanently mounting. Everything just snaps together. You won’t use 1/2 the pieces they provide. There is an option for screw mounting into cabinet (I didn’t use this method) It’s sturdy and way better then the pile of spices I had falling out of my cabinet every time I opened it. Gripping material shelves also help the spices stay put. Recommend. Also can be used for medications or vanity items etc. I’d buy another if needed. Great idea of a product.