I had similar thoughts. It’s already quite handsome for a project of this nature but there’s still a lot of low hanging fruit for aesthetic improvement without negatively impacting other aspects.
it's not just aesthetic, you don't want to encourage misuse with a large flat top surface to place things on.
I didn't even think about that. But when I started reading your response I had a sudden flash of cutting my forehead with a falling can of beans and suddenly wishing that cans weren't so sharp.
Sharp edges on appliances aren't that good either.