9 Reasons to Build an Outdoor Kitchen

26Sep

• By: Diamond Decks
• Decking Tips

Building an outdoor kitchen can be a fun and exciting investment in your home. And now, thanks to Diamond Deck, it can be easier than ever. We have installed hundreds of decks, pergolas, arbors, and (of course) outdoor kitchens around the state of Texas, and we hope that we will have the opportunity to help you build your outdoor dreams as well. Here are a few reasons why you should consider building an outdoor kitchen for your backyard.

1. An outdoor kitchen is a practical investment in the home. With just a relatively small investment, you can add real value to your home by creating an attractive outdoor cooking and dining space. Moreover, an outdoor kitchen will be enormously useful for years to come, whether you ever decide to sell your home or not. From cooking delicious homemade meals to entertaining guests to saving money in a variety of ways that will all be discussed in this article, there are so many benefits that you can reap by installing an outdoor kitchen. Read on to learn more!
2. Beat the heat. As us Texans know all too well, the summer heat can make cooking during certain months an uncomfortable chore. An outdoor kitchen will allow you to enjoy deliciously cooked meals of all sorts without roasting yourself alive, compromising on components of the meal, or bringing up your energy bill…which brings us to our next point.
3. Save on energy costs. Cooking inside means lots of heat trapped into the small confines of your kitchen, which means your air conditioners have to work harder in order to restore a normal temperature. It also means running ventilation fans, lights and other appliances more than you might if you were cooking outside. In other words, not only can cooking inside in the summer be uncomfortable, it can also be expensive.
4. Freedom of the great outdoors. When you install an outdoor kitchen, you will have a lot more freedom than you might when installing updates in your indoor kitchen. You will be less limited in terms of where you want to place fixtures and appliances, how you want to run the plumbing, etc. This gives you the chance to build the custom kitchen you’ve always dreamed of–without completely re-imaging your home or decimating your bank account.
5. Entertain guests. When it comes to entertaining a large group of guests, an outdoor kitchen beats an indoor kitchen almost every time. Not only will your invitees enjoy more space and a more relaxing environment, you’ll have the perfect chance to show off the new space that you helped design! And, should the party move indoors later in the night, you will have a kitchen that is free of clutter and food, giving you the most freedom and unoccupied space to enjoy a nice desert, some after dinner drinks, or whatever you and your guests desire! Guests are sure to notice this detail–and you are sure to notice the convenience.
6. Hassle-free meals. Serving an outdoor meal from an indoor kitchen can mean a lot of inconvenient running back and forth between locations. It can also mean a long and tedious cleanup. An outdoor kitchen minimizes these factors and allows you to focus on the enjoyable and relaxing experience that cooking and eating a meal in the outdoors should be.
7. Keep the smell outside. Sure, the smell of garlic and onions frying, or of meat roasting, or of cookies baking can be delicious in the moment–but none of those smells are exactly smells that we want ingrained into our homes–especially considering the fact that, with time, these smells will be mixing together, decaying, and creating an unpleasant olfactory chaos. Cooking outside allows the smells of cooking to be exactly what they should be: temporary enjoyments and nothing more.
8. Build your cooking skills. Cooking in a new environment and with new tools inspires many people to get a bit more creative and break out of their cooking comfort zone. This can help you turn cooking from a chore into a hobby–and what a great hobby cooking can be! Eat healthier, hone a new skill, and save serious money by eating out less. It’s all possible, and installing an outdoor kitchen could be an important first step towards turning all of those goals into reality.
9. Diamond Deck makes building an outdoor kitchen easier and more affordable than ever! We work hard to build the best decks, pergolas, stamped concrete, and outdoor kitchens in the Lone Star State and beyond–without ever once compromising on quality. The result is beautiful, durable and fully customizable outdoor spaces and thrilled customers. But don’t take our word for it–visit our website to see photo galleries, customer reviews, and more!