The New Outdoor Kitchen: Cooking Up a Kitchen for the Way You Live and Play

By Michael A. Krasner and Deborah Krasner

Book Overview

As indoor kitchen design books do, The New Outdoor Kitchen covers initial design and planning and, in subsequent chapters, covers "stove" options (grills, smokers, wood-fired ovens); the rest of the kitchen (outdoor refrigerators, sinks, cabinets, and countertops); the entertaining and eating areas (including a discussion of outdoor heaters, social fire-fireplaces, firepits, and chimineas--and bug control to increase your season of enjoyment); and, finally, the grace notes of the outdoor kitchen--lighting and sound systems, plantings, and water features. Ten portfolio kitchens will be laced between the chapters, and the book will conclude with an extensive source list. The kitchens pictured in the book will run the size, price, ambition, and creativity gamut, from kitchens sited on decks and patios to a small urban backyard set up to elaborate built-in, freestanding outdoor environments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160085009X
• ISBN13: 9781600850097
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

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I am planning to build my outdoor kitchen in a few weeks, so this came just in time. The pictures are excellent quality. They show simple to extravagant. It's nice to have a reference guide for all the nuts and bolts; lighting, plumbing, countertops,etc. Very handy book indeed!

simply beautiful - a must have!

Deborah does an amazing job with this how - to on outdoor cooking. beautiful pictures and designs to inspire even the most uncreative of readers. highly recommended - she even includes pictures of her own amazing outdoor kitchen which is just a testament to her knowedge and experience. even if you are just looking for ideas or creative possibilities pick up a copy and you will not be disappointed- you truly get what you pay for. i wish i could just carry out all of the projects she puts in here!