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Outdoor Kitchen Must Haves???
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:44 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:44 am
Looking to start building an outdoor kitchen soon. Will probably be DIY build for the most part as I've looked into BBQ guys and others and their prices are out of my budget.
L-shaped. Long side is against a brick bedroom wall of the house about 12.5' long and will probably have L on the back end of patio be about 9'. We'll also have an island, roughly 4'x6 or 7' which will have an overhang to put bar chairs under.
Leaning towards building out of cinder block with a stucco siding and concrete counter tops. I found some good edge molds from ConcreteCountertopSolutions that I believe I'll use.
I have electrical and a gas line ran. No water, and probably won't as this is being added to an existing patio and house.
I have a Traeger Pellet grill that I'll take the legs off to put in the kitchen in a drop in cutout. Same with my Blackstone griddle.
I also have a gas stove top that I'll put in.
Currently I have smaller table top Grill but but I am looking to upgrade this and curious to hear recommendations.
Any tips, or "dont's"??? Thanks in advance
L-shaped. Long side is against a brick bedroom wall of the house about 12.5' long and will probably have L on the back end of patio be about 9'. We'll also have an island, roughly 4'x6 or 7' which will have an overhang to put bar chairs under.
Leaning towards building out of cinder block with a stucco siding and concrete counter tops. I found some good edge molds from ConcreteCountertopSolutions that I believe I'll use.
I have electrical and a gas line ran. No water, and probably won't as this is being added to an existing patio and house.
I have a Traeger Pellet grill that I'll take the legs off to put in the kitchen in a drop in cutout. Same with my Blackstone griddle.
I also have a gas stove top that I'll put in.
Currently I have smaller table top Grill but but I am looking to upgrade this and curious to hear recommendations.
Any tips, or "dont's"??? Thanks in advance
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Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:53 am to Doug_H
Make sure you have:
-good fans
-plenty of storage
You will undoubtedly wish you had run water to it. Might as well do it while you can.
-good fans
-plenty of storage
You will undoubtedly wish you had run water to it. Might as well do it while you can.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:06 am to Doug_H
hot and cold water and a big arse deep sink
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:11 am to Doug_H
quote:
No water, and probably won't as this is being added to an existing patio and house.
you are going to regret this. If it is beyond your budget I would probably wait on the project until I had the money saved for water/sink.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:25 am to Doug_H
make sure you install a vent hood. biggest you can. especially over smoker and griddle.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:28 am to Doug_H
quote:if you have an outdoor hose bibb close by you have a water source. Undercounter instant water heater. This is cheap and easy
No water, and probably won't as this is being added to an existing patio and house.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:30 am to Doug_H
Water, Sink, Pull out trash can drawer, and drawers for storage. Vent hood would be nice too.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:31 am to Doug_H
I'm assuming you have a slot for the fridge, right? It's handy to have your proteins, cheese, condiments, etc., chilled and ready.
Pay attention to the dominant direction of the wind in your yard, especially for the griddle. You don't want to put a sink or whatnot downstream from the grease splatter being carried by the wind. My splatter pattern was always from my 4 o clock to my 11 o clock because of the wind. For you that might be the difference of the splatter nailing the same window over and over.
Pay attention to the dominant direction of the wind in your yard, especially for the griddle. You don't want to put a sink or whatnot downstream from the grease splatter being carried by the wind. My splatter pattern was always from my 4 o clock to my 11 o clock because of the wind. For you that might be the difference of the splatter nailing the same window over and over.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:12 pm to Doug_H
If you have a hose bib you might be able to tie into it for water. Strongly suggest having a sink.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:31 pm to Duck Island
quote:
If you have a hose bib you might be able to tie into it for water. Strongly suggest having a sink.
Yeah, my house in Pensacola has a screened in brick porch with built-in grill and hot/cold sink.
Having the sink with water there is much more useful than a stove.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:50 pm to cgrand
quote:
if you have an outdoor hose bibb close by you have a water source. Undercounter instant water heater. This is cheap and easy
I'd imagine getting water there isn't the issue. Where the water goes after it goes down the sink is probably the harder/more expensive issue.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:58 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:I have a fish cleaning station that operates this way, the wastewater goes into a five gallon bucket that you gotta keep an eye on, and have a good place to carry and dump it.
I'd imagine getting water there isn't the issue. Where the water goes after it goes down the sink is probably the harder/more expensive issue.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:00 pm to LNCHBOX
mine just dumps into the yard, it’s not that big a deal to manage
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:12 pm to Doug_H
I love a great outdoor kitchen, but i just cannot justify paying premium to get what is basically a grill and a table top.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:37 pm to Ranger Call
quote:
Make sure you have:
-good fans
-plenty of storage
You will undoubtedly wish you had run water to it. Might as well do it while you can.
Got a few fans already installed since my patio was recently finished and it's fine for what we have used thus far, but I do still have room to mount some oscillating fans if need be when July/August roll around if the heat is too much. Also had a few buddies recommend evaporator coolers like Hessair that they have and love
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:41 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:
if you have an outdoor hose bibb close by you have a water source. Undercounter instant water heater. This is cheap and easy
I'd imagine getting water there isn't the issue. Where the water goes after it goes down the sink is probably the harder/more expensive issue.
We do have an outdoor hose bibb I could configure and tie into, and we actually do have neighborhood pong that my yard backs up to. I did think about trenching a PVC water line from hose bibb and drain line from sink to pond which I could do myself for cheap, just don't think the neighborhood would like my drain running to the pond lol
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:47 pm to Tmar1no
quote:
I love a great outdoor kitchen, but i just cannot justify paying premium to get what is basically a grill and a table top.
Same here. I'm trying to find a sweet spot that makes sense/cents for us to be functional & plenty "nice" but not be $10k
My next problem is patience or lack thereof. Now that my patio is finished my focus is on the kitchen and it's an internal struggle to slow myself down to say let's just invest one piece for the moment to get it like we want & wait for the rest later if all that I want is not in the budget right now
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:56 pm to Doug_H
quote:why not? Just use camp soap, it’s perfectly safe
just don't think the neighborhood would like my drain running to the pond lol
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:56 pm to Doug_H
High pressure gas service hook up for a boiling pot.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 2:57 pm to Doug_H
people saying he needs a sink... getting water there is easy... getting water away is the hard part.
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