When you think of kitchen carts with stainless tops, there is no doubt you think of those large clunky carts that are used in most restaurants and hotels.
They sound almost like a train, chugging their way around from room to room.
If that's your thought about kitchen carts with stainless tops, it's no wonder you don't have one in your house yet.
But this article is about to change the image you have about kitchen carts with stainless tops.
Kitchen carts have moved past their previously isolated role as being for just commercial use.
As the popularity to kitchen items grew, so did the usage or kitchen carts, and designers knew they had to find a way to bring the usefulness of kitchen carts with stainless tops to life, while getting away from the stigma and design that previously came with them.
Many of today's kitchen carts with stainless tops are made of more than just stainless steel.
Sure, the tops are stainless, to make them a great prep surface that is easy to clean up after the meal has been served, but the rest of the cart may have a whole different look like an oak or cherry wood frame, with just the top surface being made out of stainless.
Others have more than just a top and a shelf to brag about, showing off a variety of features from towel racks, paper towel holders and knife holders for the kitchen carts that are going to be staying in the kitchen to wine racks, condiment racks and granite table-side cutting surfaces for the kitchen carts that are meant to help deliver the meal and it's accents.
Many of these kitchen carts even have a series of drawers to hold the cooking implements you may need to have close at hand.
Other carts have tops that are not only stainless, but a combination of materials, such as half stainless and half granite.
These tops are perfect for the pastry chef who would like a smooth and accommodating surface to roll out dough, on the granite, as well as a preparation space for any fillings that may soon be going inside those great doughy creations.
Some of today's kitchen carts with stainless tops can even be a part of the dinner surface.
If you wanted a mobile meal, load up the kitchen cart and roll it to your final destination, then fold up the drop leaf sides to create a complete tabletop surface where all you need are a couple of chairs.
Don't worry about the table rolling away, many of the current kitchen carts have locking casters so you can roll the cart to where you want it, then switch a latch locking it in place.
The kitchen carts available today are surely not what they used to be.
They are designed with style in mind as well as functionality, making them a piece of kitchen preparation or serving furniture you no longer want to be without.