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re: Outdoor kitchen: overrated or worth it?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:19 am to bootlegger
Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:19 am to bootlegger
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This changes the game. Ready to screen my deck in
my mother in law just started selling and installing automatic bug screens. you want to talk about game changer, that's a game changer... cooking outside and once the bugs start, use the remote to drop down the bug screens. its the tits.
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Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:08 am to maisweh
Do you have a pic or link? Whats the price range?
Im trying to fix up my back patio but its wide open to the evening sun and its a killer.
Im trying to fix up my back patio but its wide open to the evening sun and its a killer.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:13 am to bbvdd
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We thought about it but opted to build an outdoor fireplace instead.
If you don't mind me asking how hard/expensive was this to do? Fiance and I have been kicking around the idea and looking at some of the design ideas she finds on the pinterest app. Some of these fireplaces even have a side stone/brick and mortar pizza oven built in. DIY seems possible but I'm unsure of how labor intensive it is vs cost of having one built.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:29 am to Polar Pop
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Do you have a pic or link? Whats the price range? Im trying to fix up my back patio but its wide open to the evening sun and its a killer
shoot me an email
jman6480@yahoo.com
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:47 am to poochie
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Wife and I are putting ideas together for our future house and she asked me about an outdoor kitchen.
If you are cooking outside, her nagging voice doesn't ring the ears as badly. At least, that's what happens at my house.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:55 am to maisweh
Be careful maisweh, PP is known for sending nude pics if himself via email.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:08 am to sonoma8
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PP is known for sending nude pics if himself via email.
i'll just post them on Christian mingle
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:21 am to sonoma8
quote:How much do you charge?
Id rather have that little out door area that way I can save $ for an actual camp for the family to enjoy than rather spend that money on a "man cave".
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:24 am to poochie
If anything, get a 4 gallon R&V fryer to fry outside. Man I hate that fried smell in my house.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:32 am to poochie
To me you either go really simple, as in an outdoor counter top with propane burners, sink, mini fridge and maybe a grill. Or you go all out and create a free standing building that is basically a kitchen and living room.
That way it's less of a hassle to keep clean
That way it's less of a hassle to keep clean
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:36 am to poochie
I love having mine but it is rather simplistic. Just a grill, a double top burner, small sink, and a built in ice chest.
to thread from last year with ideas from other posters.
to thread from last year with ideas from other posters.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:52 am to tipup
A little back ground, we build a house 15 years ago with a huge screen porch on the back. Because of dust I had to pressure wash every 2-3 months and more during pollen season. Three years ago we made the porch into a heated cooled sun room which was a great decision and solved our dust problem.
Two years ago wife and I were discussing an outdoor kitchen when she brought up the past dust problem. After much discussion we decided on heated/cooled brick shed plus a outdoor sitting area all under one roof. Shed is 24' by 24' and sitting area is 16' by 24'. I have all cooking appliances on wheels, store them in the shed and wheel them out to use.
The shed contains a huge sink, a full size refrigerator with glass front, a full size freezer, a 60" tv on a rolling stand and a 400# per day ice machine all kept out of the weather. I also added a 125 gal propane tank so I don't have to worry about running out. This was a great decision on our part.
Two years ago wife and I were discussing an outdoor kitchen when she brought up the past dust problem. After much discussion we decided on heated/cooled brick shed plus a outdoor sitting area all under one roof. Shed is 24' by 24' and sitting area is 16' by 24'. I have all cooking appliances on wheels, store them in the shed and wheel them out to use.
The shed contains a huge sink, a full size refrigerator with glass front, a full size freezer, a 60" tv on a rolling stand and a 400# per day ice machine all kept out of the weather. I also added a 125 gal propane tank so I don't have to worry about running out. This was a great decision on our part.
This post was edited on 10/27/17 at 9:27 am
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:57 am to AlxTgr
What u talkin bout willis?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:58 am to sonoma8
Might need you to consult on mine. 
Posted on 10/27/17 at 9:04 am to Tigerpaw123
Make the man room smaller with maybe double doors leading to covered outdoor kitchen/bar area.
Having an outside place is one of the best advantages of home owning. Staying inside aucks.
Having an outside place is one of the best advantages of home owning. Staying inside aucks.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 9:07 am to poochie
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One of my must haves will be a man room and I plan on having a well appointed kitchen in there.
you're going to have a kitchen in your man room?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 9:33 am to poochie
I just built a house and kept it pretty simple outside. Fridge, Green Egg, sink, cabinets, under counter trash can, and a bar on one side, fireplace & TV on the other. There are some really cool outdoor kitchens out there (that guy who posted the other day with two eggs), but I would think upkeep could be time consuming.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 9:47 am to Palo Gaucho
Built mine last year. We love it, will pretty much live out there now that its started to cool off. As others said their not cheap and wont see much use during the summer so not for everyone. We started as just building a patio with intention of putting kitchen and fireplace in later, but decided to just do it at once and be done with it.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 11:57 am to Tbooux
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To me you either go really simple, as in an outdoor counter top with propane burners, sink, mini fridge and maybe a grill. Or you go all out and create a free standing building that is basically a kitchen and living room.
I agree with this. In addition, moisture, dust, bugs, etc. really prevent you from storing too much cooking/eating items outside (pots, plates, utensils, seasonings, etc.). If you keep it simple, then you can just go outside, hose it down, squeegee the counter tops, and be ready to cook & eat.
Or you enclose it as a free-standing room, which obviously gets more expensive. We opted for a separate room that can be opened up with doors/shutters. We went overboard, but it's actually a pool house, and we wanted a place the kids and their friends could enjoy as they grow up.
This post was edited on 10/27/17 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 10/27/17 at 2:12 pm to TIGERRVER
Bad arse 
You OB ballers have got some fine outdoor kitchens. I've got a perfect place between two exterior doors, and am going to build one soon, around 20x20. The more I think about it though, since the wife does most of her lounging on the couch and we do very little entertaining, mine is just basically going to be a large covered area with grill, fish cooker, rough cypress cabinets to house a propane tank, and a centered fire pit on the outside wall. Probably have a swing and some all weather furniture, but I'm keeping it very simple because it will probably be used to clean fish and game more than anything else, and everything will be hosed off.
You OB ballers have got some fine outdoor kitchens. I've got a perfect place between two exterior doors, and am going to build one soon, around 20x20. The more I think about it though, since the wife does most of her lounging on the couch and we do very little entertaining, mine is just basically going to be a large covered area with grill, fish cooker, rough cypress cabinets to house a propane tank, and a centered fire pit on the outside wall. Probably have a swing and some all weather furniture, but I'm keeping it very simple because it will probably be used to clean fish and game more than anything else, and everything will be hosed off.
This post was edited on 10/27/17 at 2:26 pm
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