I originally posted this in the Cookware Forum:

"I'm running out of cabinet storage for my pans and would like to move some to a single bar ceiling mounted pot rack. My dilemma is that there's only one logical place to put it, at the end of our island. We've got no wall space for it, nowhere else, really. My fan will also hang there, centered on the island.

There is physically and visually enough room for both, but my Dude thinks the pans will rattle and clank when the fan is blowing, which is frequently. We're not talking lightweight stuff, but cast iron, carbon steel and clad stainless fry pans. These are pretty heavy, with the lightest being about 2 pounds.

Does anyone have experience with a fan and pot rack in the same kitchen? How'd it work out?"