I was all set to get the uptown espresso play kitchen after reading online how great it is, but then i showed it to DH and he was like "but it doesn't do anything!" and i realized yea, he's right...but then i did a little research and most of the kitchens don't.

so it got me thinking maybe there's a reason for that - like maybe the wood ones are more long lasting and better quality and the ones that make noises, etc. tend to break? I like the look of the wood ones, but are they better than the plastic ones like step2 that make noises? they seem to get good reviews on amazon but i wasn't sure if they were as good as the wood ones. I want something long lasting and i have plenty of space for it.

so...tell me why you love your play kitchen and what I should be looking for!