(Part 2) Best kitchen islands & carts according to redditors

I am so ready for things to go back to normal! Moving always throws me off. Luckily we brought over the Nespresso and our egg steamer on Sunday so my morning pre-work routine was able to resume just like before. It took an extra 10 minutes to get to work from our new place but that's the only real change.

My 'one small change' for this week is going to be daily sunscreen application for my face. Tonight I'm going to browse r/skincareaddiction and see if they have any good recommendations for something that's a moisturizer and sunscreen. I'm not getting any younger and it's shaping up to be a hot, hot summer so the sooner I can make that a habit, the better.

Taco salads for lunch today, smash burgers for dinner tonight. Though our new kitchen is smaller, it has a gas range to make up for it. I am very happy about that, for sure! I'm also planning to order a sweet little kitchen cart to add some counter/prep space.

That's all I have time for today as there are approximately 8 million emails waiting for me due to my four day weekend. KCKO, be good, keep kicking ass! ❤

GF and I have a similar problem with our kitchen (very little counter space). My mom got us a rolling kitchen island, and it does help a bit. I still wish I had more counter space, but that's apartment life for ya.

This birch end grain cutting board has far exceeded expectations. Feet keep the end grain from wicking up fluid; surface is self-healing and I haven't had to sharpen a knife since I got it nearly a year ago, cutting on it just doesn't dull the knife. And the round shape is convenient for brushing cut food into the pan. I was surprised just how good a cutting board can be.

Downside is that if food dries on it - which it will, end grain wicks fluid away, it's dehydrating - it can be a pain to get it off, and it needs an occasional oiling. No big deal.

I have that Oxo good grips board you mentioned in another comment, and it hasn't come out of the drawer since I got this board. Doesn't stay flat anyway, the plastic warps.

Eh, we're still trying to wrap our heads around how much... or, how little... counterspace we have for ourselves, and then thinking about how much baby shit is going to be scattered around, it's scary. I guarantee I have less counterspace than you have, and I think we'll be fine. I should take a photo of our kitchen... it's painful and you'd probably laugh.

You just need to store the stuff you don't use constantly (toaster, waffle iron) and only keep things out that are important (microwave, cooking utensils, paper towel holder). I've been agonizing about this to my mom and she's been trying to help me figure out how to best keep my kitchen clutter-free. Which at this point might mean buying a little rolling countertop thing to park in the dinette and use for baby stuff. But it makes clutter elsewhere and I'm not a fan :/ We'll see.

Ours is sort of enclosed, so quite a few options, wall hooks, couch. Mostly we have them all stored on and in a grocery type trolley thing. Small, light and thin enough with wheels. Something like that might be an option to consider if you need the hight while in the tub, and want to have some levels to store more or other items.

Edit, I lie, not a grocery trolley, better search for vegetable trolley lol ... Something like this - Metaltex Siena Rolling Cart, Plastic Coated, 3 Baskets https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004DMZ9HA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IS0YDbMXYVDDG

There will be other options like higher ones, 4 shelf , wood etc.