First why are you putting the range on a peninsula? How are you planning on venting your range?

I have all my pots and pans in drawers. I love it, but I have never used pot rack so I can’t really compare. My deep drawers are on either side of my range and very convenient. They stay organized fairly easily. I will say that I do find pots hanging from a rack to be a tad cluttery for me, plus I would think they might obscure lighting? (Both the actual light and the look of the fixture.) Again, though, if it is what works for your cooking style, you need to think hard about what will make you most happy.

I do both. I have two wall mounted potracks for frying pans/woks and large utensils and my saucepans/lids go in a drawer. The handles on the frypans would drive me crazy in a drawer (I think).

cpartist raises an extremely important issue. That would not be my choice for where to put a range at all. That location raises venting and safety issues, which are huge functionally.

On the original question, I have had both and prefer a pot rack. It is easier for me not to have to open a drawer—one less step plus no need to remember which drawer a particular pot is in.

I agree with what nini804 said. A hanging pot rack looks cluttered and can obscure light. I have seen wall racks which seem nice - i've seen photos of narrow ones that are on the walls on either side of the sink.

I have my pots and pans in drawers, except for my 2 big Le Creuset pots and a tall stock pot which are in my pantry. But those wouldn't go on a pot rack anyway. I don't find the handles to be a problem in the drawer; you arrange it once, and then you always keep that same arrangement with the handles, it's very easy. And no disrespect Crl_, but it is no effort to remember which drawers my pots are in.

Very personal choice. Mine are in drawers & a corner cabinet near the stove. I’ve never liked the look of pot racks... guess it depends upon your tolerance for visual clutter & I have very little :)

I used to have a pot rack and loved that all my main pots/pans were immediately within reach. When I redid my kitchen, I switched to a huge drawer with pans storage vertically (like the last photo in wilson's post above). The drawer is 3' wide by 14" tall - specifically sized to accommodate my biggest skillet. It also has a reinforced bottom because most of my pans are cast iron.

End result: I love it! And I can grab any pan without having to move anything else out of the way.

No disrespect friedajune, but a pot rack doesn’t need to look cluttered or block light.

Here's what is being replaced

and here's the proposed design for a new range in the same spot - obviously from the photo there's lots of room for improvement!thank you to everyone for your thoughts and potential solutions...I love the possibility of pots hanging in a drawer - best of both worlds!

Crl_ - if you read my post, you will see that I specifically mentioned a wall rack as a nice alternative.

I get that you repeated my "no disrespect" phrase cause you didn't like it. So sorry.

I didn't mean to be directly responding to you - I wish there was wall space for a rack and yes, it would be a nice alternative. I wanted to post the peninsula drawing because someone earlier had concerns about venting and safety. Thanks for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

and you are totally right, a pot rack doesn't have to look cluttered -

I don't care HOW they look, I adore my pot racks. I have two. One is over the breakfast bar (the big one and has the measuring cups and the cooking tools) and one is on the wall. Everything goes on the exact same hook each time and I don't think I could cook with stuff in a drawer.

I like having both!!! I want my most used pots on a rack where I can quickly grab one; I want the rest in big deep drawers.

The drawer with the big posts, is the bottom drawer right under the toaster oven in the first picture. Easy to reach. Lids for pots on pot rack are in a drawer inside the lower cabinet that is right next to the stove - it also has tray dividers beneath the drawer.

We had a pot rack and removed it when we put in our new kitchen. Now all my pans are in a deep drawer- our cabinets are Ikea so I was able to use Maximera drawer dividers to make the pans stand on end. This way I could get them all in there.

The big stock pots are in a separate drawer that is slightly shallower. I was worried about using drawers vs. a pot rack but in our kitchen the drawers are a big improvement. I love being able to see all my pans/pots at a glance, and am no longer worried about dropping them on my head (I'm short and our pot rack was high!). Plus pans I don't use often don't get dusty any more. I did save our pot rack, thinking we could put it back up if I didn't like the drawers, but it went into the trash last week and I don't miss it.