My bathroom cabinets have a Shaker profile with a flat edge. While that doesn't bother me, it does bother DH, so we went with a slight angle on our kitchen cabinets. It looks like the 15* Shaker profile shown below:

I'm 100% satisfied with this profile in my kitchen. It doesn't collect a ton of dust, is easy to clean, and I have not experienced the crack you found in that blog post.

I would really have to question what grime gets onto their cabinets. Yes occasionally you spill something but generally if you use your exhaust fan properly your cabinets should only require a quick wipe down. Shaker doors are the easiest to clean... if thats an issue then the only option would be slab doors.

I understand what the OP is saying. I have cabinets with a profile similar to shaker style. I can wipe the top edge of the cut-out, but I can't get into the bottom corners without a toothbrush. Being that my cabinets are white, the dust in the corners becomes more noticable.

Yes chispa, great suggestion. Additionally, if you spray static guard onto a microfiber cloth and wipe surfaces with this from time to time, it repels dust and dirt....I'm unsure if I'd do this in my kitchen but I used to do it around window sills and wooden blinds all of the time.

Chispa, I'll try that!

Dawn, that's a great idea, too! I wonder if that would work on quartz counters. Ours are staticky and seem to attract dust.

I hate keeping my shaker cabinets clean. guess I'm a messy cook or something, but dust,crumbs drips from the sink or opening a drawer with a wet hand or whatever. The corners don't collect any more that the straight area at the bottom, but when you wipe/dust, it pushes anything that is there to the corners and I need a toothpick, q-tip, toothbrush to get them clean. And that extra attention to cleaning the corners seems to wear the finish a bit, making them even harder to clean.

I wonder if factory built cabinets have a thicker finish that's more slippery or fills in the edges a bit, but mine are custom built birch and not easy to clean.

I have a Riccar Supraquik hand vac to do quick pick ups on my kitchen hardwood, but it also comes with several dusting and crevice tools so I can dust the grooves on my cabinet doors lickety-split. It is super lightweight but very powerful. Also has a blower on the other end that can blow dust out of the crevices and mini tools for detailing your car.

https://www.riccar.com/product/supraquik-portable-canister-vacuum

Olychick, you described it better than I did. Wiping them pushes everything into the corners!

I have shaker sticking on all the interior doors in my house and yes, that little flat surface catches every dog hair and dust that lands on it. I catch it when I vacuum the floors, so no big deal. I went with shaker cabinets in the kitchen as well, so far not an issue but MIL has the slight bevel on hers and I wish that was an option with my cabinet maker.

Paint brushes and sponge brushes work wonders in the corners. That and a quick wipe down once every couple of weeks.

I chose Shaker kitchen cabinets with a chamfered edge. I felt they would be a bit easier to keep free of dust and dog hair and they are.

We have young children & I can attest to the difficulty cleaning the corners out.

I have boarders who destroy my kitchen and also rubbed the finish off in spots on my White Shaker cabinets. You can only see it at a certain angle but I’m wondering if theres a product I can use to cover the “flat marks “ in my finish ??