Well, it will heat up and get grease laden vapors on their way up to the vent hood on the underside.

And unless you are tall, it will be dangerous to lift hot pots very high. And it will restrict the area covered by your vent.

"And unless you are tall, it will be dangerous to lift hot pots very high."

That's the first thing I thought. Heck, it's getting hard to lift a turkey out of the oven anymore, and I'm not even old. So that would be a no for me. Just put a trivet or cutting board next to the stove

Thanks so much for the input. I agree blocking the vent would be an issue. I was hoping to find a solution for that. In case you're still curious, I'll answer a few of your questions: Yes, I'm tall. I should have said "hot empty pots," so they wouldn't be heavy. A little extra cleaning wouldn't be a problem.

"I should have said "hot empty pots," so they wouldn't be heavy."

Yes, that does make a difference. :0)

No, no and no. Even if you are tall, you’ll have to lean a bit over to get them up there.

They make hood/backsplashes with warming shelves/racks below the bottom of the hood. They are chromed racks like an oven rack in construction.

Warming racks like Palimpsest posted were pretty popular when pro ranges started to be the big thing. I think a few people actually used them!

I use mine to warm plates!

Fold up plate warming racks are one thing. Pot storage inthe greasy zone is quite another. If you want a pot rack, it should be a wall mounted pot rack, next to the hood. Not over the range.

I think I've done a poor job of asking the question. I have a large pantry where I store pots and pans. I was looking for a place to put empty hot pots after they have been used to cook. I think trivets will be the answer. Thank you for all the input.

Empty used pots should go in the DW. Not set aside to get crusty.

I have a bit of stainless steel counter right beside the range for that exact purpose, other hot stuff goes into a stainless steel sink.

@bmorepanic -- A bit of stainless steel counter is an excellent idea. Thank you

@Sue M, we mounted the Ikea Grundtal shelf a few years ago in a larger size that has been discontinued but you might be able to find something similar if you google 'tube shelf'. Because it is not a solid shelf, airflow to the hood is not blocked. The smaller size is still available at IKEA.

Our hood has warming lights so we use this shelf every day for a number of things - keeping food warm, drying plastics, and warming dinner plates.

Ours is mounted 24" from the counter and at 5'3" I have no difficulty reaching it while I am cooking. We put additional blocking in the wall so that the mounts would be concealed behind the tile.

This is not my kitchen, but that is the shelf.

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Here is the old thread that describes how to mount it.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2689820/show-me-your-wall-mounted-pot-racks-or-warming-shelves#1335220

@wilson853 - thank you. I'll check that out.