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[02ebz06]

We just bought this house a year ago and it is to be our Forever Home (unless we win Lottery, then all bets are off). 
I wanted to improve on the Outdoor Kitchen I built at my last house.
So I went all out on this one so we can enjoy it for the rest of the time we have on this big blue rock.
This is very close to my vision of a perfect ODK for us.
Granite tops were repurposed from the indoor kitchen remodel.
Here are some pics of it with some pics of the various storage areas.

[02ebz06]

Some landscaping and artificial grass that was done with the project.
Landscaping is not complete yet. Still a lot of work on other side of yard.
It is a little waterfall coming out of the large rock.
If you click on the picture, it will expand and you can see it.
I didn't even know it was there until we started on the ODK a couple months ago. Haha

[Bentley]

I would say that is pretty dreamy!

[pmillen]

Idyllic.  Good for you!

[yorkdude]

Holy Smokes that is fantastic.
Man I would love something like that, Great job.

[Bar-B-Lew]

Looks very nice.  I hope you get to enjoy it for a very long time.

[cookingjnj]

Now that is an outdoor kitchen.  Great job with the build, it looks fantastic.  I know I am jealous.  Enjoy the heck out of your cooking oasis!

[Kristin Meredith]

Lovely!!!!

[dk117]

that is an incredible ODK. 

As one in the Pacific Northwet without a roof on my outdoor cooking appliances, I have a question.  Looks like you've got some nice knotty pine maybe?  wood ceiling.  How do you handle venting smoke (beyond the pizza oven)? 

I've considered a few options for my future cover but still assume smoke and stains would get on the ceiling.

Thanks in advance. 

[Canadian John]

 WOW!

[02ebz06]

First, thanks to all for the kind replies...

that is an incredible ODK. 

As one in the Pacific Northwet without a roof on my outdoor cooking appliances, I have a question.  Looks like you've got some nice knotty pine maybe?  wood ceiling.  How do you handle venting smoke (beyond the pizza oven)? 

I've considered a few options for my future cover but still assume smoke and stains would get on the ceiling.

Thanks in advance.

My son lives outside Portland, and has same issues with the rain.
He has a Blaz-N pellet grill and the weather has not been kind to it.
When I lived in Texas (that tiny state in the SW) I had a louvered metal roof I could open and close, but stayed closed most of the time even when grilling.
Had same louvered roof on my ODk at previous house and same it stayed closed most of the time as well.
Never saw and smoke on it.
I had a pizza oven at last house that did not go through the louvered roof for obvious reasons, and it did accumulate smoke above it, even if I had it open.
Fortunately a little soap and water once in a while cleaned it off.
I think the pellet grills are low enough that the smoke dissapates before getting up there.
Or maybe it is because they are pellets and not chunks of wood.
So I opted to not have vents for them. Time will tell if that was a good idea or not.
Maybe others with coverings over their smokers/grills can chime in with their experience.

[Canadian John]

 
I have metal gable roofing that my cooks takes place under. The underside of the roof has smoke/oil stains on it that I. have been able to deal with on one of those wet misty days when the fog like air is everywhere. I use a floor mop to wipe it down. The color on the mop ends up mostly light brown. I attribute the brown to the  rendered fats that drip off the meat, hit hot metal, vaporize, mix with the smoke and rise off the pit to condense on the cooler roof. Even the cedar framework has darkened to a degree. My Fort BBQ as I call it is 4 years old now and cooked under almost daily... So - if you are cooking w/o oils or nothing to render out, the only issue should be smoke deposits. Temperature and humidity as well as air flow will all have an effect on smoke deposits, whether laden with oil/grease or not.