Brandolyn:I saw that one! It is cute and on sale right now. I thought about a wooden one, but I do want plastic, just not the very thin cheap plastic. The ones that I posted are all a thicker plastic very similar to the one that I had when I was a kid that got passed around the family for a few years. So, I am pretty confident that it will hold up for a few years.
Gotcha! I didn't read the 'fine print' I just saw those sets and saw that you didn't want plastic, but I understand what you mean now. My SIL has one of the Step 2 sets for her kids. It seems very durable. The only pain in the butt aspect is that it takes batteries for all the 'bells & whistles' and that gets on my nerves. The wood is a better fit with our playroom in terms of color and overall style. The only thing I'd caution you on is to really look at the height dimensions of some of the plastic sets - a lot of them tend to be 'short' and you won't get very many years of use out of those. Get the biggest (in terms of counter height) set you can find and also the set w/the most storage capabilities so you have plenty of room to put all the play food and dishes out of sight... makes clean up time so much easier.