Kitchen Serving Carts

Kitchen Serving Carts - Easily Doubling Their Value

Kitchen serving carts are usually a smaller and very utilitarian design with specific function. But really, that's underestimating their use.

A kitchen serving cart often provides additional workspace and storage during meal preparation and while cooking, then doubles as a platform to serve guests with everything needed right at hand.

Carts allow you to move your 'kitchen', so to speak.

Usually fitted with locking casters or wheels, the cart can move from the cooking and eating areas as guests move to another room.

They can be used outside on the deck or patio, in an RV or on a boat.

Hard At Work Or Play

Carts, like kitchen islands, are found in myriad styles and designs that match, contrast, or complement your existing decor.

Common materials are woods like Northern Maple, Red Oak, Birch, Cherry, Poplar, and exotic woods, some plantation-grown, like Nyotah or Asian Cherry.

Stainless steel and zinc-plated steel, hammered brass, and wrought iron are very desirable materials and provide a sturdy platform for a moving piece of furniture.

Look for a top made of stone like granite, marble or soapstone, or for Butcher Block, a nearly indestructible work surface that is easy on your cutlery and utensils but provides a beautiful cutting and serving platform for meats, cheeses, and breads.

Many carts provide extra storage and work surfaces and some include electric cooking surfaces and fold-out or extended breakfast bars.

A small cabinet or two, drawers, shelves and bins provide handy storage, and some serving carts have wine and wine-glass racks.

Some serving carts are just that, resembling a stylish vendor's cart more than a worktable.

With oversized carriage wheels that allow it to move easily over carpets and outdoor deck and patio surfaces, the Farmhouse Serving Cart by Bago Luma, at about $800, is a perfect example of how to extend the cook's influence and a handy way to follow guests as they migrate to other areas of the house.

Find the latest designs from some of the leading online suppliers here.