I've got one and I use it a lot as he likes to help with everything in the kitchen, I've got a little helper fun pod managed to get it cheap from marketplace
I use a stepping stool too ^^
Our tower is great - it has a blackboard on one side too. He loves to help cook
I have the same steps like pictured above, but ours are 3 steps. They are a bit chunky but smaller and take up less room than a tower. He absolutely loves his stairs!
@Katie Out actual steps are three steps with the option of lifting the top step up. I didn’t notice the picture steps only had two until you mentioned it. They are great aren’t they!
At this age my kid is perfectly reaching the kitchen counter using a stepping stool (which I use too to reach the top cabinets as I’m short as hell :D) We also do have a tower (kinda worthless in the kitchen as I don’t want to drag it there every time) but it turns from a kitchen tower into a table and a bench so when we’re not using it in the kitchen we can draw on it or eat.