The microwave in the second picture is also a safety hazard - completely insane to heat, for example, a bowl of soup in the microwave - and then burn your fingers and let go of the bowl... while it is over your head.
Have you ever heard of potholders? Or for that matter giving what you've nuked a little time to cool and have the heat be more even? If one is tall enough (and I am) microvents are a good option. The "functional" kitchen is being badly used in that photo, but if things were properly put away, (it doesn't look like it has that much less storage space than the fancy kitchen) it would work reasonably well.
In any case, ideally I'd want option 3, a somewhat larger kitchen than option 2, but one not quite so ostentatious and wasteful of space as option 1.
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