Norpro 18 Inch Aluminum Magnetic Knife Bar

I was a bit hesitant to order this after reading some reviews that said it was hard to install properly/evenly. I had visions of a wobbly knife rack, but decided to order it anyway.

Well, here's how NOT to have a wobbly knife rack (and it's Norpro's fault for not including any instructions whatsoever): the black plastic parts at each end which eventually hold the screws, COME OUT! Yes, they slide out from the back of the bar. So what you should do is remove those plastic end pieces, measure the correct distance and put the screws into the wall, then slide those plastic pieces around the screws, and snap the magnetic bar back on.

That's what I wound up doing, and the bar is perfectly mounted on the wallnot at all wobbly or loose.

The product itself is nice, heavy quality, and a good length. Totally happy with it, and would buy it again.

The knife holder is very nice. It works well, tension is just about perfect for keeping the knives secure and not being too difficult to pull off. Looks good, and unlike the other reviewers i found the wall anchors and screws to be perfectly capable. Good buy.

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My kitchen is small and I wanted to get rid of the bulky knife block on the counter, freeing up some space. This magnetic strip works great and looks good. My husband installed it for me and is something of a perfectionist; he wasn't pleased with the screws that came with it, so he used some other ones.

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I received my order about an hour ago, it is hanging and full of knives, and I love it. We had one similar to this years ago and I only thought about not having it when I moved into a tiny apartment. Because I read through the reviews I was able to hang it right in a couple of minutes, The black end caps come off to make mounting it to the wall a snap.

I definately recommend this item.

By the way I am a 78 year old woman on oxygen and if I can hang it solidly, anyone can.

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The problem with the mounting system is that it's too easy for the endcaps to slip off of the screws. Instead of the screws going completely through the endcaps (or the bar itself, for that matter), the endcaps slide onto the screws. Basically this means that you have to mount one endcap to the wall, tighten it, slide the bar over the endcap, and then slide the remaining endcap both into the bar and over the other screw (meaning you can't tighten the second screw). Unless you get them exactly right, the bar has about 1/4 inch of play and slides back and forth, and because the endcaps are not particularly tight, this means that pushing one end can push the opposite endcap off the screw. I was tempted to drill holes through the bar and use some very long screws with heads that I could make flush with the surface. This was a little more work than I wanted today, though.

And yes, the mounting hardware is inadequate. They provided the weirdest, most useless wall anchors I've ever seen. They're not tapered, so they can fall into the wall quite easily if your drilled hole is even slightly too large. Even after using my own screws and anchors, I was uncomfortable with the amount of movement, so I hot-glued the entire thing to the wall; that won't keep it from falling, but it did reduce the wiggling.

It holds knives perfectly, but Norpro should come up with a different mounting solution. I took off 2 stars for the poor mounting solution and hardware.