Outdoor Kitchens


By Blake Slusser I


magine this, you have your extended family coming over. Since it is summer and the humidity has been low, you anticipate you will be spending a bulk of your time outdoors. You splurge on new patio furniture, power wash the patio, and mulch your flower beds. Everyone ar- rives and as you planned, the backyard is where you find


yourself. When beverages are needed, you run inside and grab something


from the fridge. For lunch you run inside and fix some sandwiches and head right back to the patio. Everyone is having a lovely time outside. As dinner time rolls around, you run inside once more and pull out


the fixings for a seafood boil. You find your big double boiler; you peel potatoes and shrimp, dice sausage, shuck corn. Everyone is having a lovely time outside, except you. You hear laughter from the windows. Your timer goes off and you grab a huge platter and dump out your delicious dinner. You bring plates and drinks and your one pot wonder meal to the patio. Then you remember, the kids won’t eat shrimp and sausage, you


run back in to boil a few hot dogs, because you forgot to check the propane tank on your grill. Five more minutes and you can join your family. After over an hour of kitchen prep and cooking, you emerge famished and wishing you had installed that outdoor kitchen you had been wishing for… One of the most beautiful things an outdoor kitchen can give a


family is the ability to remain with their family. You extend your living space outdoors and can even enhance the ease of many common dishes. For some, the hardest part may be knowing where to start. Many outdoor kitchens are created from the bottom up. You


choose the location for the kitchen and determine the dimensions and flooring. Many people prefer for their outdoor kitchen to be in close


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May/June 2017


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