Outdoor Kitchens are still a pretty new idea for your backyard. There are many different ways that you can entertain and cookout in your backyard. You can have an island that contains a grill with some counter top area and storage doors, these start around $5,000.00 which believe it or not is a pretty basic setup. The more popular way to have an Outdoor Kitchen is to have a Custom Designed Kitchen built. You can easily spend quite a bit more building an Outdoor Kitchen than an indoor kitchen at times. Your kitchen will have to be able to endure the elements of the outdoors from the coldest and snow filled day of the year to the hottest day of the year, as well as heavy winds and rain.
There are many things to take in consideration when you are designing your outdoor entertainment area. Let's start with the amount of room that you have available, you will want to determine that the structure will enhance the area and you will be able to entertain without a lot of obstacles. You should then decide how much area you will need for cooking and preparation. Make sure that you will have room for your platters and serving dishes. Next we need to look at possible seating areas. This could be an area for something as simple as a table and chairs, to a built-in area such as a raised counter top with stools.
One thing that most people do not think about is shade and protection from the sun. You can have an umbrella, pergola, awning or even a roof structure.