Outdoor Kitchen Facts: Fresh Air Cooking Simply Tastes Better
Everyone knows that food just tastes better when eaten outside and that is a great reason to add an outdoor kitchen to your Upper Arlington and Powell, OH Areas backyard outdoor living design. If you love to cook, then you will adore preparing meals in the fresh air for your friends and family. These outdoor kitchen facts can convince you to add this outdoor living feature to your landscape design.
Fact #1
Feeding your crew in an bespoke outdoor kitchen lets you put your own spin on food and presentation. Want to have a Hawaiian luau? Skewer some meats and veggies and grill them with plenty of pineapple salsa and salads.
When you can cook whatever your heart desires there, you are less likely to spend money going out to eat since you can make gourmet-level food in your own backyard for a fraction of the cost. Adding a Italian pizza oven and a smoker to the stainless steel appliances can let you serve pizza like the specialty shops and barbecue that falls off the bone.
Fact #2
Your house will no longer smell like salmon for the next week when you grill fish outdoors in your new outdoor kitchen. All the odors remain outdoors so your home smells fresh and clean.
You can cook any food and won’t have your entire kitchen and dining area and living room to clean up after the meal. All the mess stays outside where it can be thrown away and hosed down for a quick and stress-free clean-up. Better yet, your outdoor kitchen won’t hold smells either since they will float away in the breeze.
Fact #3
Outdoor kitchens are ideal when paired with an outdoor dining space nearby. If you want to really elevate your outdoor living, add an outdoor fireplace to the mix for a warm, ambient atmosphere while you cook and dine beneath the stars.
You can have the outdoor dining space visually separated from the kitchen with a stone retaining wall. Adding a pergola to the dining space can offer respite from the direct sun on summer days and give you a place to show your gardening skills of thriving climbing vines and roses for a dazzling display.
Imagine how amazing it would be to feed your crew and then gather around the fire to roast marshmallows. That is a sweet ending to a great day!
Fact #4
An outdoor kitchen is so versatile. When you plan the right appliances and seating space, it can be where you make breakfast for your child’s slumber party friends, the perfect spot for a baby shower luncheon, and ideal for an intimate evening dinner with close friends.
When you have a refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, and all the normal appliances in an outdoor kitchen, the backyard can be the perfect spot for your kids to invite their friends for an outdoor movie night. Each one can have a blanket and pillow to lay on the grass and watch the movie projected onto a screen while snacks and drinks are close by.
From personal use for your family like Friday pizza night to holiday gatherings with your friends, an outdoor kitchen can be used for so many activities that you might discover a new way to use this space each week.
Related: Your Backyard Design Is Not Complete Without an Outdoor Kitchen in the Upper Arlington, OH Area
About the Author:
In 2001, Shawn Rine decided he would like to earn a little pocket change. With a used mower and lots of hard work, he got his neighbors' yards into shape in no time. Nearly two decades later, Rine Landscape Group has a few more mowers – not to mention a staff of certified landscape specialists and an extensive portfolio of innovative, functional landscape projects in neighborhoods all over the Greater Columbus Metro Area.