Buying the Best Kitchen Carts: Wood, Granite and Stainless Steel

Author: Maurice Savaryego, M.Sc.Eng. (Learn More)
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Buying The Right Kitchen Cart For Your Home: Wood, Granite or Stainless Steel?

Wooden Kitchen Cart
(Photo Credit: Winsome Wood)

If your kitchen is very small, and you would like to create some additional work and storage space, then a kitchen cart (or a mobile kitchen island) may be what you need. It is surprising that many people are not acquainted with this piece of useful "furniture" that could enhance greatly the usability and look of the kitchen.

Kitchen carts add additional storage and extra workspace to your kitchen. Just look around your kitchen: in most cases there will be some unused space against a wall, in one of the corners, or even next to the kitchen island if there is one.

For instance, if you had a small fixed granite island, placing a wood-top kitchen cart at one end of it would not take too much space, but it would offer you additional working area that can be used for new functionality such as cutting bread, and extra storage underneath for your knives, oils, spices and even small kitchen appliances.

A carefully chosen and well made kitchen cart could also enhance quite a bit the look of your kitchen. For example, the wood-top cart placed next to the granite island would create a very nice contrast.

Let's look then at the factors you should be carefully considering when buying the best kitchen cart for your kitchen.

Note: If you are in a hurry, and you'd rather see right away price information for our recommended kitchen carts, please click below:
Selected Kitchen Carts on Amazon.

Factors to Consider when Buying a Kitchen Cart

Granit Top Kitchen Cart

Before buying the best kitchen cart for your kitchen, you should compare them considering the following factors:

Location
You should look around your kitchen and locate an unused space where the kitchen cart can be placed. As mentioned above, if you already have a small fixed island, placing it next to it may be a good idea. Your selection should of course allow enough space for mobility around your kitchen and cart. If your kitchen is tiny, and there is really no space for permanent placement, consider placing it in a corner of your living or dining room. A well-made cart would not look out of place even in your dining or living rooms as long as the style is properly selected, and you could simply move it to the kitchen when you need to use it.

Size
The size of the cart you will be getting depends both on the space you have reserved for the cart and what you would be using it for. If you will place it next to an island, make sure that it is about the same height as the island, otherwise it might look esthetically awkward. If you intend to use it mostly for storage, make sure you get a large one with a lot of storage space and compartments underneath. Measure the dimensions of the space reserved for the cart before you purchase one. On Amazon you can find the exact dimensions of all kitchen carts sold (see below for carts sold on Amazon). So, if you measure your dimensions, getting a cart with the right size for your needs on Amazon should be pretty easy.

Sturdiness
When buying the best kitchen cart, look for one that is solid and well made. You don't want it to move on its wheels every time you'd be cutting some bread! Very light carts will tend to do that, and that will be a major nuisance to you. Product descriptions on Amazon should help you select the right sturdy cart for your kitchen. Wood, granite and stainless-steel kitchen carts are usually made very sturdy.

Style
Kitchen carts come in many styles and shapes. Just on Amazon you have a huge number of styles to choose from! You should consider shape, color and material. I don't recommend buying chrome kitchen carts as they tend to be on the lighter side and they look somewhat cheap. All-wood carts and wood carts with granite or stainless-steel tops are the best. Of course, they also cost a bit more. However, the extra cost buys you durability, comfort and esthetics.

Use
Finally, the type of cart you want to buy should reflect what you want to use it for. For example, if your main goal is to generate more work area, then you may want to buy a cart with a drop leaf extension as in the picture above, and if you need it for cutting bread, then make sure the top is made of wood. If what matters to you is having more storage, then consider a cart with multiple shelves and compartments underneath.

Once you have considered carefully the above listed 5 factors, you should be able to select the best kitchen cart for your needs. Amazon provides a wide choice of wood, granite and stainless steel kitchen carts (as can be seen in the above picture gallery and in the following sections).

As mentioned, measure the dimensions of the space reserved for the cart before you purchase one. On Amazon, you can find the exact dimensions of all kitchen carts sold (see below for carts sold on Amazon). So, if you measure your dimensions, getting a cart on Amazon with the right size that you need should be pretty easy.

To view a variety of kitchen cart models of each of the three types described above, please click the following choices below:

-> Wood Top Kitchen Carts
-> Granite Top Kitchen Carts
-> Stainless Steel Top Kitchen Carts

A Selection of Wood Kitchen Cart on Amazon

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A Selection of Granite Top Kitchen Carts on Amazon

A Selection of Stainless Steel Top Kitchen Carts on Amazon

If you have not found a kitchen cart you like among the above offerings, you can view all kitchen carts available on Amazon by clicking below:

View ALL Kitchen Carts on Amazon

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