Kitchens by Riland

In a day and age where thinking outside of the box is not an option, there cannot be an excuse to think inside the ‘house box,’ when it comes to designing kitchens. It can be so much fun and almost surreal when it eventually is up for use, but it’s also slightly complex. As a matter of fact, how you ultimately enjoy your outdoor kitchen is directly proportional to the much thought and appropriate planning and execution that goes on in the design phase and beyond.

Outdoor kitchens are often designed to complement the indoor kitchen with more space for more people. It also ensures that there is less smoke, heat and food aroma, and minimized cooking mess inside the house. Such kitchens are used in a funfair, fresh air, chilled out or party setting.

In an outdoor kitchen setting, you are likely to find electric, wood, gas, coal, or hybrid grills, oven, sink, ice makers, coffee makers, portable or fixed refrigerators, utensils, cutlery, crockery, a mini bar, wine coolers, and many more.

Scenic backgrounds are ideal for setting up the outdoor kitchen. An example would be courtyard, garden or by the poolside. It shouldn’t however be so far from the indoor kitchen for easy access to vital kitchen that can only be found inside the house. Consideration must also be made to accessibility to plumbing, proximity to electricity and lighting ports and cables, and closeness to gas lines. It’s also important to factor in how weatherproof the appliances and materials you use for your outdoor activities are. Stainless steel, concrete, tile, treated wood are highly recommended.

To plan for a unique, lovely outdoor kitchen outfit, it would be good to also adequately answer the questions:

- Where the sitting space will be and how comfortable it will be for the occupants

- What the occupants of the sitting space next to the outdoor kitchen be focusing on while sited and relaxed

- How the ambience of the outdoor area will be when dusk checks in

Taking your indoors outside and enjoying your barbecue fully from an outdoor kitchen doesn’t need to be costly. For instance, you can use wood as fuel as opposed to the more expensive electricity or gas. It is also a good cost cutting measure to get a grill that won’t rust quickly, just as it is to get water without plumbing it.