re: Outdoor Kitchens

1. Don't build the structure away from your house. Build it so you can step outside your back door into the kitchen. When you adjust your insurance coverage up it will be considered part of the main house and you get 100% coverage.
2. When you are entertaining, you aren't effected by weather. And you don't have to get wet and cold walking to the kitchen.
3. Position kitchen/fireplace to the East/SE to block North wind when the cold fronts push through if possible. Wind fricks with the chimney big time and can cause a smokey fireplace inside.

I put in a pool and kitchen last year with fireplace, island, grill, TV etc. I just step out my back door into a paradise watching TV, cooking while it's storming just several feet away.

Sorry if the above has been posted.

Good luck!