Investing in an outdoor kitchen has advantages in the long run. While cooking outdoors has always been a popular practice in Mediterranean culture, it is becoming wildly popular with homeowners in the US now too.
While you may be thinking that all an outdoor kitchen involves is a barbecue patio, they are much more complicated. Nowadays, outdoor kitchens include gourmet appliances and fancy fix-ins like wood-fired pizza ovens and come complete with electricity and plumbing.
Whether you are building a new house or want to use your backyard space more efficiently, creating an outdoor kitchen can allow you to enjoy its advantages for many years to come.
Here are some reasons why you should have an outdoor kitchen:
It Increases The Value Of Your Home:
Homes that have an outdoor kitchen have a 30% higher property value than those without. Between January 2016 and December 2017, an outdoor kitchen was one of the most popular features that impacted the price of a house.
According to research, outdoor kitchens have a 100 to 200 percent return on investment because prospective home buyers love to have an open space for entertaining.
More Entertaining:
Boomers and millennials both love outdoor entertaining spaces in their homes. While Baby Boomers love to have grill nights outdoors, Millennials can enjoy their outdoor games. And both generations love preparing, cooking, and eating their food out in the open air.
An outdoor kitchen allows you to host bigger parties or even an intimate get together depending on the layout style you choose. Additionally, the person cooking the food remains part of the conversation without giving up their fun.
Extends The Indoor Space:
An outdoor kitchen allows your guests to have more room to mingle in a relaxing atmosphere. If you love to host big parties, an outdoor kitchen can be set up in combination with outdoor furniture and patio dining sets, which is perfect as an extension of your living room.
Add an island around the grill so everyone can enjoy their food and use cabinets to store the kitchen appliances for a sleek look.
Cooking Outside Is More Convenient:
Cooking outside allows your home to remain free of cooking smells and smoke and keeps the heat generated from cooking outdoors.
This leads to lower utility bills, and if you create a full-service outdoor kitchen, it will save you from taking many trips inside to grab all the things you need.
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