Kitchen Utility Carts - For Specific Uses But Versatile, Too

Kitchen utility carts are often thought of as small work, storage, or serving tables with wheels and not much more, but today, small wheeled kitchen islands often serve the same general purpose while 'utility carts' are used to fill more specific roles.

Some provide portable storage of serving utensils and dishes used in specific types of cooking like Oriental or barbecue, others have cutting surfaces to prepare appetizers.

Still others have beverage service with mini-refrigeration units and small wine racks.

There is no more convenient and versatile way for a cook to satisfy a particular need in the kitchen than with a kitchen cart.

Utility And Versatility

You can quickly increase your cooking and storage areas with either an island or cart, as well as augment your kitchen's design ideas.

And since islands with wheels and carts are moveable, you can move them out of the way when not in use, rearrange them for a multiple-use floor plan between meals, or move them into another room where guests are eating.

Islands and carts are available in many styles including Rustic, Contemporary, Traditional, American Folk and French Country, Avant Garde or Hip, and others.

Most combine a cabinet with drawers, shelves, and bins to provide convenient storage.

Most wheeled kitchen islands are made of wood like Northern Maple, Red Oak, White Ash, Beech, and plantation-grown exotic woods like Liptus, a hybrid Eucalyptus specie, but wrought iron, stainless steel and combinations of wood and stainless are common.

The top of a wheeled island is usually hard wood, granite or marble, stainless steel, or butcher block, which is usually Hardrock Maple fastened end or edge grain to prevent cracking and warping.

Utility carts most often have butcher block or stainless tops.

Finishes on wheeled islands and utility carts are natural, oiled, stained, painted, and, on metal, powder-coat.

Many utility carts have carriage wheels in place of casters for easy movement over rough outdoor surfaces or indoor carpets.