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Spices are an essential item in a kitchen. Almost every dish you cook will need some spice, be it sweet or savoury.

Since using spices has become so common, you would need to store them in such a way that you will be able to easily get them just when you want to. Hence it is equally important that you select kitchen spice racks carefully.

To choose the right spice rack, you need to first survey the available space in the kitchen. Once that task is done, you would want to decide upon the model that would be most suitable for your kitchen.

You could buy a hanging rack, models that can easily be placed on your kitchen counter or one that could be put away in a cabinet. For a kitchen with a large kitchen counter, a table top rack would be suitable.

You could arrange the spices according to your need. There are also spice racks that revolve, allowing easy access to spices. These are available in as big a size you wish.

If you do not have a lot of space available but would still prefer a counter top rack, you could buy one of those magnetic spice racks. This model allows for stacking of containers.

If you do not have space available on the counter, you would want to buy one of those models that may be stored away in cabinets or drawers. Of course, you would want to plan how you store things in your cabinets so that you can quickly reach the items you want.

And yes, you would need adequate space in the cabinet for the rack. Also make sure you have space in the rack to add more containers in future.

You also will have to decide whether you need a model that comes with containers or one that does not have containers. If you already have containers, buy one in which your containers can fit easily.

If you use a lot of spices in cooking as in Indian recipes, it is advisable to buy a rack that holds a large number of containers so that your spices can be properly organized. Models are typically available in acrylic, metal and wood. So you can choose a material that goes with rest of your kitchen décor.

Once you have the right spice rack, you can organize your spices according to your convenience. The sweet and savoury spices can be grouped separately for different types of dishes. They can be further arranged in alphabetical order if you wish.

You could also set them up so that the ones you use very often are easier to reach. No matter what kind of spice rack you buy and regardless of how you organize them, what is important is that your life should become easier and more enjoyable.