So many appliances...

I must have my worktops clear and tidy always have done,I only have kettle/toaster and microwave fronted by a fruit bowl on one worktop on the other side is a selection of recipe books (about 6) next to a porcelain chicken (think Boswell chicken from Bread) anything else is stored away and taken out when needed.
minimoon will you be using this ninga foodi every day for healthy eating recipe's I hope you get your monies worth from it with it coming in at nearly £200 in some stores.
DanniRae You will love your ceramic hob I love mine I just have to remember not to let anything boil over and if I do make sure to wipe with very soft cloth when cool.

On the subject of kitchens our gas hob had to go (gas leak) so have just got a ceramic hob. I think I like it - it certainly looks very swish but, to be honest not sure. It is very early days..........

Surprised that several don’t use a microwave much. I use ours to make porridge, to heat our nightly cocoa, to cook veg in, to melt chocolate when cooking, to make custard,........

We make it a rule to never buy an appliance or kitchen gadget that will only perform one job

My microwave (I very rarely use it) is on a bracket on the wall. The scales, blender and tea/sugar canisters are all in the cupboard.

Out in my kitchen - toaster, kettle, bread bin, landline, electric tin-opener.

Keep out what you use regularly.

I have a very small kitchen 4 floor cupboards, 2 drawers and 2 wall cupboards + shelving.

Blender and stick blender = cupboard
Weighing scales - flat one that is kept propped up
Kettle - on hob (don't use an electric one)
Microwave oven - on top of fridge freezer
Tea and sugar canisters = on shelf and in cupboard which has hooks underneath for mugs.
Toaster = use ours every day so it stays out.
Knife stand, = knives in drawer

jackyB, The water boiler was free from the place DH works. I don't really want it, I prefer the kettle. I've put it away.
I've moved the Echo show to a shelf, and rejigged the toaster, kettle and canisters. Now everything fits and I've even made space for a veg preparation area.
Thanks for the advice everyone, now I'm sorted, I will have to learn how to use the Ninja.

MiniMoon I can only dream of having enough space on my worktops for all those things!

I would keep out

Kettle,
Microwave oven,
Tea and sugar canisters,
Kettle and toaster.

Echo show - don't know what this is?

Microwave is built in at eye level.
Mixer and hand blender are in a cupboard.
Toaster.......used twice a day by DH
Bread bin
Kettle
Coffee machine
Canisters...........no room for shelf as wall cupboards above.
Scales.........no room in cupboards
Pot of utensils

I couldn't fit anything else on worktops.

Totally understand lovebeigecardigans. It’s the same here. I also would love more space. With a small kitchen I’ve had to be ruthless. Cupboards and drawers are full so nothing else can go in there, the worktop has the basics and that’s it. Canisters live on a shelf, scales in a cupboard, Toaster in one corner, microwave in another with a fruit bowl in top, kettle under the canisters. Nothing else or I’d have no room to do anything. It works and it probably saves us a fortune.

I have just enough space to roll out pastry, hahahaha. A lot of "unnecessaries" crowd my worktops----I'm hopeless.
At least a few gadgets, etc are in cupboards and/ or drawers.

Haven't had a kettle for over 20 years, we have a boiling water tap, thermomix, toaster and coffee machine along one worktop.

Fresh flowers and fruit bowl on centre island.

Everything else is in a cupboard or drawer, cannot abide a cluttered kitchen.

(Microwave is in the laundry, only used to heat up baby food or an occasional bottle)

My kitchen is tiny. If only I could magically push the walls out to double the size - that's one of my daydreams.
I suggest you keep out on the worktop the items you use the most. For me that's the kettle, tea, coffee and sugar tins.
Microwave is too heavy to move.
A small grill, food mixer and toaster are in a cupboard.
I dream of a farmhouse kitchen with a table in the centre.

I only have four of those items out, kettle, toaster, microwave, knife stand.
Never heard of the Ninja thing.
Keep others in the cupboard, but certainly not as many as you have.
I’m not a gadget person, have as few as possible.

Blender and stick blender,- this should have come with a wall attachment. Fix it to the wall.

Weighing scales, - Put away in a cupboard
How often do you use them?

Kettle, see below

Microwave oven, - ours is built in at eye level. If this isn't possible, there's not much you can do here.

Tea and sugar canisters, - on a shelf above the kettle. It's nice to have everything you need for making a cuppa within reach in one place, but not spread over the counters.

Kettle and toaster. How often do you use the toaster?

Instant water boiler (this was an experiment, but now I'm not sure) - why do you need a kettle AND a water boiler?

Knife stand, - I don't have one of these so I'm not sure how much better for the knives this is. My DS2 has a magnetic strip on the wall for the knives. They hold up really well. I keep mine in a drawer. A block takes up unnecessary space IMHO.

ECHO show. We'll, that's not very big and you may want to move it around, so you can keep that there.

There you go. Those are my thoughts. Sorry if I've been a bit brusque. I'm writing this on my phone and long posts are tedious to write.