DIY Outdoor kitchen ideas and questions

1. Countertop gas grills are what you’re looking for, more expensive than portable grills.
2. What do you want to cook outside? Griddle burgers, eggs, bacon, and pancakes are great. How often do you plan on doing this? If you want to cook a meal outside, you’ll want a burner or two for pot or pan cooking. Fridges are hit-or-miss. Some last a decade, some last 6 months.
3. Bricks under 3 feet high aren’t prone to verticals failure, best to do a double run if you’re not reinforcing/tying off. Otherwise treat it like a vernier and tie it off.
4. Plenty of granite cutting blades out there depending on the tools you have on hand, or what you’re willing to invest. If you have access to granite then those people will be willing to cut it for you.

Ultimately, you need to figure out what you want to cook outside and design from there. Be prepared to blow some money on a fridge, whether it’s a new one every year (like a dorm fridge), or you invest in a bada$$ one (not sure of TD rules).

Post some pics of your space. Plenty of DIY hacks for an Egg.

Final note, you’ll want a sink. That’s worth every penny you can spare.

You have all the tools you need to cut granite, just keep the blade wet.
I’d shy away from kitchen aid, I’ve seen some drops in quality. A griddle and burner (or two) will be your best friend. Forget everything else you want and make the sink happen, it won’t be as hard as masonry or leveling your countertop.

If you have money for Bull and the skill to plumb natural gas, you’ve got it made. A fan or exhaust should be considered if you’re attaching to the house and will have poor ventilation.

This is the space that will be used.

I really don’t want to spend on a sink. That and I think I’d be pushing it with space.

After really looking at it, if I extending counter area to the electrical outlet for a mini fridge, I would be covering up a good section of that window under the tv. So that might be out of the question. Only idea would be to leave a section of the new brick to run a cord through but I think that would like janky.

For my personal use, a griddle with a burner and my egg would do the trick. However, when I sell, the buyer might not have an egg and then they would have a ODK without a gas grill.

I was worried about needing a hood vent. I do have a ceiling fan for the patio area where it will be build. Has anyone gone without ventilation and used the ceiling fan idea?

I wouldn’t fool with a hood. I would think outside it would be difficult for them to pull all the smoke.

I’d put your grill as close to the end of that patio as you can and then install some kind of directional fan to blow the smoke away from the house/patio.