Protecting Your Outdoor Kitchen

The first thing that you need to do is protect the outdoor kitchen from the elements. Depending on where you live, that may mean rain, sun, snow, hail, or even a hurricane. It doesn't have to be that hard to erect a roof over the kitchen, as it is a lot simpler than putting walls up. Any skilled handyman should be able to accomplish the task, or if you are feeling up to the job, you can do it yourself with a little help from some home improvement books that are readily available.

Keep in mind that you don't even need a cover at all if you purchase a grill that can move. These days, most of them come with wheels on them, and 2 people should be able to maneuver a large grill into the garage or storage shed for winter storage. Having said that, it is definitely a pain to have to move such a large thing around often. It makes much more sense to just cover it up when it isn't in use during the summer, and then move it once in the fall.

If you take a look at some courtyard kitchen pictures, you will see that a common theme is to use rocks in the design. You can get landscape bricks that enable you to construct an entire kitchen area that covers important things with the bricks. You can even get faux stone panels that fit right onto the front of the bar fridge and other appliances. Doing so both protects them and gives the kitchen an integrated look.