How to Design an Outdoor Kitchen? Guide 2024
The sunny days are here and so is the desire to enjoy your garden or terrace with your loved ones! If you’re looking for a summer kitchen, don’t miss this essential guide.
What to know before designing an outdoor kitchen?
Aménagement Cuisine d Été 2024
What is the best shape for an outdoor kitchen?
The dimensions and geometry of your terrace must be taken into account when designing an outdoor kitchen. A terrace is limited by factors such as arrangement, size and load-bearing capacity, inclines, obstacles and unevenness.
Outdoor kitchens on terraces have a linear or L-shaped geometry. Some larger terraces can accommodate a U-shaped layout or include an outdoor kitchen island with a bar extended counter and stools around it to create a more sociable space.
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Outdoor Kitchen Design Ideas
Often, the place where the outdoor kitchen is installed already has a built-in water or drainage point that can’t be moved. In this case, the design of the kitchen will have to be adapted to this installation.
Quality outdoor kitchen furniture is always made of stainless steel and must be designed to withstand various weather conditions such as rain, cold, heat, UV, etc.
A common solution to all installation problems on a terrace is to lay a floating engineered floor or floating porcelain floor.
This type of floor allows installations to be installed underneath without having to modify the terrace drainage slopes. Fesfoc outdoor kitchens are designed for installation on floating technical floors or floating ceramic tiles.
Selection of Finishes and Styles
You can choose from a selection of outdoor powder coated finishes to enhance your garden or terrace. Your outdoor space is sure to impress!
Your design can include storage base units, appliances, recycling kit systems, sinks among others. We even offer finished back and end panels, so your kitchen looks great from every angle.
To enhance your design, you can select from a variety of door styles and cabinet handles. Finish your design with one of our available exterior powder-coat finishes to reduce maintenance and add beauty to your patio kitchen.
Customize your Outdoor Kitchen
If you like stainless steel outdoor kitchens, at Fesfoc we’re specialists. Choose from a wide range of models and sizes of all-stainless steel barbecues and outdoor kitchens. You can choose between AISI 304 and AISI 316 stainless steel, always satin polished or also known as brushed polished finish.
Alternatively, if you prefer a ceramic finish, we have over 100 different finishes with which you can cover the furniture and worktop of your outdoor kitchen.
Where is the best location to put an outdoor kitchen?
A shaded area on your terrace or in your garden will allow you to enjoy summer in a cooler place, or simply to shelter from rainy days. That’s why you can choose to place your outdoor kitchen under a porch or a pergola.
If you don’t have any of these three elements, we recommend placing the outdoor kitchen in the north-facing part of the house, which will give you the most shade.
Are there any outdoor dishwashers available?
However, if you don’t have a covered space in your home, you need to make sure that your outdoor kitchen will be able to withstand different weather conditions.
For example, if you want to install an outdoor dishwasher, there is no brand in Europe that makes outdoor dishwashers, so you’ll need to install an indoor dishwasher.
In this case, you should be aware that this equipment is not designed to withstand environmental changes, rain, UV rays, high summer temperatures, etc.
So, if you place it outside, even if it’s covered, it will automatically lose its warranty. That’s why, at Fesfoc, we only use appliances guaranteed to withstand the elements all year round, even if the kitchen isn’t covered.
What is the best surface for an outdoor kitchen?
Les cuisines d’extérieur représentent un investissement important. Le choix des matériaux d’une cuisine extérieure est l’un des points les plus importants à prendre en compte lors de sa conception et de sa fabrication.
Des matériaux de haute qualité, présentant une résistance maximale aux intempéries, garantiront le bon fonctionnement de tous les éléments de votre cuisine extérieure et une grande durabilité face à l’usure du temps.
The Best Materials for Outdoor Kitchens
The most recommended, resistant and durable materials for outdoor use are AISI 304 or AISI 316 stainless steel, if you’re in a sea area (the sea area is considered to be that which is less than 5 km from the sea). Another great solution is porcelanic surfaces.
Materials not recommended for outdoor kitchens
Wood is not recommended for an outdoor kitchen design, as it requires a lot of maintenance, given that it already suffers a lot of wear and tear simply from UV rays. What’s more, rain and humidity accelerate its deterioration.
Aluminium Outdoor Kitchens
Aluminum is not a good choice, as it has a very low resistance compared to stainless steel and is a material that can rust. Oxidized aluminum is not phytosanitary, so it contaminates food.
If you notice, the outdoor kitchens of professional restaurants are made of stainless steel, because it’s a material that’s very easy to clean, doesn’t contaminate food and retains its aesthetic appeal over time.
Plastic Kitchen Furniture
The selection of plastic materials, HPDE, PVC, polypropylene, HPL, etc… is not recommended for outdoor kitchens, as they are subject to heavy aesthetic wear due to UV rays.
In addition, heat, cold and humidity affect their molecular structure, and, over time, they crack and become dull, reducing their structural strength.
You Shouldn't Build Your Own Outdoor Kitchen
The choice of microcement, concrete and reinforced concrete is not ideal, as they are highly porous. When first used, they can easily be stained by tomato, oil, wine, grease… and this stain cannot be removed.
Even if a layer of varnish is applied, over time it loses its properties and eventually stains. It’s an economical solution, but if you want something that doesn’t require maintenance over time and looks good, it’s not the right choice.
Marble Countertop
for Summer Kitchens
Real marble is not recommended for outdoor kitchens, as it is composed of calcium carbonate and is highly porous. Calcium carbonate reacts with products such as Coca Cola, wine, tomatoes… and becomes stained.
Although it has a protective layer, this protection is temporary and this time is considerably reduced when it is placed outdoors. One of the first elements that will damage the protective layer is the simple UV rays from the sun. This is why it’s best to use synthetic stones that imitate marble, as they have an identical finish and don’t present the problem of stains.
What materials are suitable for a outdoor kitchen?
To avoid additional costs after a few years, we use materials of the highest possible quality.
All materials used in Fesfoc outdoor kitchens are guaranteed to withstand the elements and weather, whether the outdoor kitchen is sheltered or not.
How to set up an outdoor kitchen ?
Building an outdoor kitchen from cement, refractory or concrete bricks traditionally takes a long time. Your outdoor space can be held up for weeks or months, depending on the method chosen.
Unlike masonry, Fesfoc outdoor kitchens are especially easy to install. Our outdoor kitchens are delivered in individual parts. This makes it easy to transport the modules up and down stairs or in confined spaces.
All Fesfoc kitchens are factory-assembled before being delivered to the clients, to ensure maximum quality and precision of all components.
All our outdoor kitchens are shipped 90% pre-assembled, so installation in the customer’s home is very, very quick and requires minimal intervention.
What are the Best Outdoor Kitchens?
Installation takes just a few hours, with minimal impact on your garden space. And if you’re a handyman, you can do it all yourself.
If we add to this the fact that our team of engineers and designers draw up all customized installation plans for each customer, and provide full assistance throughout the project, both to the customer and to the architect, designer, builder or landscaper, the guarantee and satisfaction of our customers will always be the best.
