I have on top of it a large counter top oven/rotisserie, a microwave and a toaster oven, next to those is a single serve coffee maker. Below on the shelves are items like bags of flour, several cases of can cat food, vacuum sealer... so yeah it holds a lot of stuff. Plus the top and bottom shelves sit on top of the frame and not screwed into the side of the frame, it claims it can hold 198 pounds and I believe it can. Just have to watch when building it and remember that each vertical part has a specific place for it, if mix them up then the slide for the pull out wire basket will be in the wrong place or the cross bars in back won't line up. It's easy to assemble, I put it together by myself.
J. W. Dietrich 
Sturdy 
