While remodeling the inside, it is a great time to build an outdoor kitchen. You can then enjoy great outdoor parties and the adventure of doing all the cooking outside as well.
Since you are familiar with cooking on gas, making the transition to cooking in your outdoor kitchen is a snap. Having all of the necessary utilities in place as you build the cabinets and put the countertops in place, makes placing the built-in grill with the fancy side burners, so much easier. The size of the outdoor grill allows the inner-chef to take center stage while grilling steaks or ribs for the crowd. So whether it is the baseball crowd or the ladies card night, everyone love to eat BBQ ribs, hamburgers or sausage thats been cooked outside on the grill.
Add an under the counter refrigerator and an ice maker and you are practically there. You can add a pizza oven, a Chinese oven or a host of other things. Outdoor cabinet accessories will contain the utilitarian portions of the cooking. If your area is not plumbed for gas, then by all means, use propane gas which can be hidden from site under one of the built-in cabinets. (Just make sure the tank is far enough from the fire to stay safe.)
If the area is large enough for a table and chairs, screen it in, and you will have a perfect place for both small and large parties. They can be spur of the minute get togethers or well planned parties. Do count your family as a party when you are cooking and eating outside. What fun it is to bring a group of people home with you for a late night supper or have a Sunday morning breakfast at your outside kitchen.
One thing that eating and cooking outdoors can create, is an insect problem, so screen it in! That can include the whole area where you are going to be eating and keeping the food. You will find that if you do some serious baking in the summer, you may want to do that in your outdoor kitchen. You may know from history that many places used outdoor kitchens to keep the extra heat out of the main house in the summer. Of course, you may also drive the neighbors crazy with the scent of fresh baked bread, cakes and pies!
The thing about cooking outdoors is that it is addictive and you may want to do it all year long. By building the grill in and using gas, you can have a set up that is usable most of the time. Gas grilling can be done at the turn of a knob, you don't have to build a fire and then wait for the coals to get "just right". Portable heaters can keep the chill off during the winter months and with a roof over your head, there are no worries about snow or rain. After all, kabobs with pineapple or steaks that have been grilled in November taste even better than when they are grilled in July.
Lay out your outdoor kitchen so that you can enjoy your company as you prepare some of your favorite meals.
Since you are familiar with cooking on gas, making the transition to cooking in your outdoor kitchen is a snap. Having all of the necessary utilities in place as you build the cabinets and put the countertops in place, makes placing the built-in grill with the fancy side burners, so much easier. The size of the outdoor grill allows the inner-chef to take center stage while grilling steaks or ribs for the crowd. So whether it is the baseball crowd or the ladies card night, everyone love to eat BBQ ribs, hamburgers or sausage thats been cooked outside on the grill.
Add an under the counter refrigerator and an ice maker and you are practically there. You can add a pizza oven, a Chinese oven or a host of other things. Outdoor cabinet accessories will contain the utilitarian portions of the cooking. If your area is not plumbed for gas, then by all means, use propane gas which can be hidden from site under one of the built-in cabinets. (Just make sure the tank is far enough from the fire to stay safe.)
If the area is large enough for a table and chairs, screen it in, and you will have a perfect place for both small and large parties. They can be spur of the minute get togethers or well planned parties. Do count your family as a party when you are cooking and eating outside. What fun it is to bring a group of people home with you for a late night supper or have a Sunday morning breakfast at your outside kitchen.
One thing that eating and cooking outdoors can create, is an insect problem, so screen it in! That can include the whole area where you are going to be eating and keeping the food. You will find that if you do some serious baking in the summer, you may want to do that in your outdoor kitchen. You may know from history that many places used outdoor kitchens to keep the extra heat out of the main house in the summer. Of course, you may also drive the neighbors crazy with the scent of fresh baked bread, cakes and pies!
The thing about cooking outdoors is that it is addictive and you may want to do it all year long. By building the grill in and using gas, you can have a set up that is usable most of the time. Gas grilling can be done at the turn of a knob, you don't have to build a fire and then wait for the coals to get "just right". Portable heaters can keep the chill off during the winter months and with a roof over your head, there are no worries about snow or rain. After all, kabobs with pineapple or steaks that have been grilled in November taste even better than when they are grilled in July.
Lay out your outdoor kitchen so that you can enjoy your company as you prepare some of your favorite meals.
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