Noodle Boards
Noodle boards can be a decorative and handy accessory to a kitchen. It can provide additional counter space, it can protect your stovetop, and it can be used as a tray and moved around as needed. Mainly it can offer a clean appearance to your kitchen.
Raised Noodle Boards
Raised noodle boards are used to bridge the space on stovetops with uneven surfaces. Electric and Gas stovetops with grates or burners do not allow a tray to sit on top cleanly, so they have sides that raise the tray surface above those burners. They can have handholds underneath to allow for easy pick-up and to carry.
Tray Noodle Board
Tray noodle boards are better for glass top stovetops. With a flat bottom, they decrease the gap between the stovetop and the tray. Protective feet also provide safe contact with the surface.
(I have not built one of these yet, but I am sure I will sometime soon. If you would like one, let me know. Maybe yours will be pictured here.)