Sure storing food there would be...problematic.

But you don't find the prospect of a cold beer within reach while having a shower or taking a shit appealing?

It's for the kidneys

Couldn't it also be a drying cabinet?

Showerbeers

I think that might be one of those fancy steam appliances to steam/press clothes, especially with it being next to the washing machine. I've seen them around Costco.

Pretty sure this is one of those fancy dry cleaning/steam cabinet things.

It's probably a steam closet

Probably a skincare addict storing their simple 500-step routine at exactly the right temperature

Is this that much weirder than the widespread British practice of putting washing machines in kitchens?

If there is not enough space in the rest of the house and this is the only place where it fits, well, that's it then.

I would do about everything to avoid that, primarily because of the hygienic aspects but also because of the above average air humidity in a bathroom.

Sorry everyone but you're all missing the obvious. You see that APPARENTLY there's no WC in the bathroom? Well there you go. When you're done, close the door, and it's nicely mimetized as a drying cabinet 😎

The sellers are Mr and Mrs Poopensnak.

That's a sperm bank. Where else would you beat one off, in the kitchen? 😂

Beer fridge?

Ice cream in the bathtub? Sign me up

Almost certainly a freezer. My mom had one in my old room since it didn't fit into the kitchen.

How else am I supposed to wash my carrots in bulk?

Maybe they take medication that needs to be refrigerated.

Um...no no, this is just our ... hyperbaric chamber, yes. For eternal youth. Have you seen the hallway? It's exquisite!

Maybe it's for freezing the clothes after cleaning them in the washing machine to make sure they stay fresh and don't go bad. Either that or freeze-drying.
jk

Nah, that's a broken refrigerator now used to store towels and things.

What’s that thing on top of it? A weight and a chain to secure it to the wall?