maple kitchen cart

Maple Kitchen Cart - Always Start With The Right Materials

A maple kitchen cart combines durability with style.

Maple has long been used by furniture makers because of its strength and the ease of working the wood, but also because it doesn't easily crack where joined and will hold hardware like screws and nails.

It also takes just about any finish, natural, stained, or painted, in short, maple kitchen carts have good genes.

Islands and carts with tops made of maple have another advantage: they're easy to clean due to the wood's tight grain.

Many maple carts or islands have butcher block tops made of hardrock maple that is joined end-grain or edge-grain to also inhibit warping and cracking.

Strength And Versatility

Maple carts today are made in a variety of design ideas, sometimes incorporating complementary materials like stainless steel.

They are widely used to provide temporary workspace in the cooking area and storage right at hand.

When fitted with a maple butcher block top, carts are excellent for food preparation in the kitchen, on the deck or patio, or in whatever room the guests have come to roost. Smaller units can even be used outside the home on an RV or boat.

Many maple carts provide extra storage shelves as well as additional work and serving space, and some include electric cooking surfaces and drop-leaf or extended breakfast bars.

Some kitchen carts are specifically for serving beverages and include a wine rack or small refrigeration unit along with racks for bar utensils, towels, and glasses or mugs.

As with any kitchen cart, maple carts are not only versatile themselves, they lend greater versatility to kitchens that have limited space, awkward traffic flows, or a clumsy arrangement of the so-called triangle of stove, refrigerator, and sink.

Maple carts can be placed wherever space allows and the work requires.

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