Need some outdoor kitchen ideas

[drew61199]

A few years ago I started building an outdoor kitchen - got as far as framing and putting up some cement board and then had a water pipe burst in the house - over 3000 gallons while we slept (bedrooms upstairs.....pipe was downstairs). We took the opportunity to do quite a few upgrades and I did all the work myself, so it's been a long and expensive process.

I'm ready to jump back to the outdoor kitchen though. Originally the plan was an L shape - coming off the house ~4' (inside measurement), then parallel to the house about 8-9'. The 4' section would have a Blackstone, my BGE at the corner, and the long side would just be counter space for seating with mini fridge & drawers / storage.

I sold my small offset a few years ago (old trusty Brinkmann Cimarron) and rely solely on my BGE now, but now want something more. My n'bor bought the Cimarron and never uses it, so I can likely pick it back up cheap or may go with something vertical as it may just "fit" better. I'm struggling to envision a way to "build in" an offset in any way that will look cohesive.

So show me your outdoor setups and share any "wish I had done this or skipped that bc it's not worth it" tips. Thanks!!

 

[02ebz06]

I didn't have water or a refrigerator in mine, didn't see the need.
As far as what I wish I had done, wish I put in a lot more lights.
Wasn't very bright at night.

 

[drew61199]

I didn't have water or a refrigerator in mine, didn't see the need.
As far as what I wish I had done, wish I put in a lot more lights.
Wasn't very bright at night.

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Beautiful. Yeah, originally I thought about running water - even tee'd off from a pipe in the house to the outside, but then would have needed a French drain for drainage (unsure legality), if I wanted hot water that meant an on-demand at that faucet, etc, etc, so think I'm gonna skip it. My inside kitchen is only 40' away. Ha

I see pizza oven is vented out the top and I know that's likely due to heat....no issues with smoker? I assume smoke just rolls out, but get a lot of soot build-up?

 

[02ebz06]

Beautiful. Yeah, originally I thought about running water - even tee'd off from a pipe in the house to the outside, but then would have needed a French drain for drainage (unsure legality), if I wanted hot water that meant an on-demand at that faucet, etc, etc, so think I'm gonna skip it. My inside kitchen is only 40' away. Ha

I see pizza oven is vented out the top and I know that's likely due to heat....no issues with smoker? I assume smoke just rolls out, but get a lot of soot build-up?

I had a Camp Chef vertical pellet smoker and a Memphis Elite built-in pellet grill.
No smoke issues with them, tall enough ceiling and enough breeze.

 

[forktender]

I didn't have water or a refrigerator in mine, didn't see the need.
As far as what I wish I had done, wish I put in a lot more lights.
Wasn't very bright at night.

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Damn, that is gorgeous!!!
It's hard to tell, is that a ceiling fan? For sure, I'd have a couple of kick a$$ ceiling fans, and a Kegorator with two taps, one with Shiner Bock, the second with my wife's white wine our summer temps are often over 100* here in NorCal, so for sure a few ceiling fans.
Great looking set up.
Dan.

 

[02ebz06]

Damn, that is gorgeous!!!
It's hard to tell, is that a ceiling fan? For sure, I'd have a couple of kick a$$ ceiling fans, and a Kegorator with two taps, one with Shiner Bock, the second with my wife's white wine our summer temps are often over 100* here in NorCal, so for sure a few ceiling fans.
Great looking set up.
Dan.

Yes a ceiling fan. It had WIFI. Haha

If it was bigger and we could put a table and chairs in it, might have been a different story for adding water and a refrigerator and TV.