We are in florida and have a complete outdoor kitchen with a hood over the grill. The entire L shaped kitchen is protected under a roof /lanai. Ours is set up so there is minimal need for the indoor kitchen. We have cabinets and drawers for the outdoor silverware and melamine dish ware. We have a large mulifunction grill, refrigerator and dishwasher. Im not a fan of entertaining and having to bring clean or dirty dishes back and forth. As you know, im not a pro but I would suggest that as long as you’re sinking money into this project, to do it right and make the outdoor space as efficient as you would the inside. Ours was built as we were building our home. It worked just like our indoor kitchen. We picked appliances, had the cabinet people out to layout the space and chose a stone countertop. We love it and wouldnt change it.Good luck w your project.

We currently have a bbq outside but want to add a fridge. It’s all on a deck right beside kitchen so not far. My partner wants it to be more built in vs two stand alone units.

Good to know that it is likely a few moving parts though not stand alone

My last home had the outdoor kitchen in a semi covered area. We ended up using those $150 dorm fridges. They arent made to be built in (air flow) or for being outside in a NY winter, so they were disconnected and put into the garage every year. They lasted for a few years before pooping out. In this home we have the built in $1000 official outdoor fridge, does the same job, should last a lot longer, looks great but you pay for it.

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Not to hijack the thread (well, a little bit), but if the bbq /kitchen is under a roof, does the smoke accumulate at the ceiling? You bbq with a ceiling over it? does the ceiling get dirty and/or fire hazard? Always wondered this…

We have a Zephr brand hood, it keeps up w our bbq style.

I think we need pictures of the space before we can really help. You can do a very simple row of outdoor cabinets and allow a space in that run for an undercounter fridge with the BBQ atand alone or go all out but I need to see your space .

This is the space. Currently has an older gas bbq we want to either upgrade and have an outdoor fridge beside it or to just replace and have a stand alone outdoor kitchen set up with built in fridge and a cabinet etc. It is absolutely not a huge spot. We do bbq year round and have heaters on the deck so it’s well used.

There are no issues with smoke at all. It just wafts away like any bbq set up.

Our last kitchen was framed with steel 2x4s, we kept our existing grill, took off the end wings and slid it into a space built into a counter (think slide in stove. Removing those wings on your bbq would allow you to slide it over to make room for a fridge and maybe a cabinet for storage. Top it off w a stone countertop. We saved money by using bluestone slabs instead of a single piece of granite. you would need to be able to replace your grill w the same size if it fails.

We want to get a new bbq no matter what. So we don’t need to keep this one.

I’m just trying to understand if there is a unit we buy or we get cabinets made and insert the appliances etc.

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Yes this type of thing. Not this in particular as not our style but this idea. Haven’t been able to find similar in Canada. Have seen large ones, ones on angles or with more cabinets but nothing would fit in our space. I think I’ll pop down to a local bbq shop and see what they say. Just to get a local perspective.

We do also want to replace the deck with composite at some point so lots to consider out here. It’s a space we love and use a lot so I want to really think it through

Costco has a few pre-configured kitchens on their site.

New Age cabinets are excellent.

https://newageproducts.com/outdoor/outdoor-kitchen/

Costco Canada does not have the same products. We are in Canada so I need to find local.

You can do outdoor kitchen by yourselves. Get metal module framing, doors and drawers.

Here are modules for cabinets. Find the same in Canada.

Home Depot has similar modules but more money. Doors and drawers from Vevor outdoor kitchen. They do delivery for different countries, including Canada.

You can assemble these and cover them with cement boards. Then use stone veneers.

I find Costco has some nice setups and of course in Canada. I think a lot depends on your budget and that really is a very small space so you need to decide on the BBQ first IMO

Costco Canada does not have what we need. They have larger units and no fridge areas on the ones I see online for BC. We want the gas bbq and fridge as the two main things. Not a big space and all the more reason to make sure it’s configured well. I would guess we are open to up to 10K.

Are you doing gas, charcoal, or pellet for the grill? That would drive the design for me, since the smoke outputs are going to differ drastically amongst them.

@skivista I don’t see a fridge area in any of the new age configurations?

Our smaller outdoor kitchen was built the same way as Celery's examples- metal super structure covered with cement boards on a poured cement pad. Modular cabinet doors added. Rather than stone veneer we used stucco to finish. No refrigerator. We have a gas grill and a shelf for a BGE. Ours is under a partial overhang and we have to be doing some really smoky cooking with the wind just right to have the smoke collect underneath. If you are planning on replacing your deck this might not be a good set-up for you. In fact unsure if this type of kitchen can even be constructed directly on a deck? You might have to go with a more moveable option.