Outdoor Kitchens Trends 2024
Want to enjoy time outdoors, sharing happy moments with those around you, while tasting juicy, delicious recipes? Let yourself be captivated by the latest trends in outdoor cooking.
Types of outdoor kitchens
outdoor kitchen trends
Are you looking for an outdoor kitchen with a bar?
Adding a bar to your magnificent Fesfoc outdoor kitchen, will allow you to share friendly moments while being able to make your best cocktails for your guests or loved ones. It will give you a unique extra space.
If you want to have an outdoor kitchen island with a bar, we highly recommend placing an outdoor refrigerator as additional summer kitchen equipment, which will allow you to enjoy a cold drink quickly, since you’ll have the refrigerator built into the island itself.
If your garden island is equipped with a teppanyaki, electric or gas plancha, a barbecue area with grill, a stove or a wok, you can serve your freshly prepared dishes to your guests simply by extending your arm, which is very convenient and practical.
Can I install my outdoor kitchen on a flagstone patio floor?
If pavers aren’t to your taste, flagstone may be the ideal choice for your patio. This flagstone patio will allow you to install your outdoor kitchen if you wish, so you can enjoy some wonderful moments.
If you want your summer kitchen to perfectly match your home’s color palette and flagstone style, consider the previous section on choosing your outdoor furniture to match your home’s color palette.
Advises on paved vs covered patios
If you’re looking for a simple, uniquely styled patio, you’ll love this cobblestone patio idea. What’s more, the design of this patio is quite simple.
It’s a square patio that extends directly to the back of your home. It’s a unique patio design with what’s known as “paver play”.
You can even arrange the pavers asymmetrically, creating a look that will arouse the interest and curiosity of your loved ones or guests.
If you don’t want to be exposed to too much sun and want a place where you can relax without the scorching sun, there’s the covered patio.
Outdoor Kitchen and Pool
If you want to relax in peace and quiet, adding a pool may be the perfect idea. Your patio will be perfectly situated for you to unwind after your hard day’s work.
A home with a pool is a wonderful, private place that will increase the value of your property. It’s the place where you can relax and refresh at any time. It will allow you to spend more time in your garden and enjoy more outdoor activities with family and friends.
Outdoor Patio with Kitchen
Having your own outdoor kitchen in your patio is a must. You’ll be able to offer your friends and family an extraordinary gastronomic experience! You’ll have a magnificent view of your garden, plus your outdoor kitchen for unique experiences.
Your summer kitchen allows you to take your garden or terrace to the next level. You’ll make much more use of your outdoor space and cook in a healthier, more natural and more economical way than you would in a restaurant, which has only advantages. You’ll also be able to share precious moments with family and friends.
Outdoor Kitchen and Pools
If you want to relax in peace and quiet, adding a pool may be the perfect idea. Your patio will be perfectly situated for you to unwind after your hard day’s work.
A home with a pool is a wonderful, private place that will increase the value of your property. It’s the place where you can relax and refresh at any time. It will allow you to spend more time in your garden and enjoy more outdoor activities with family and friends.
Outdoor Patio with Kitchens
Having your own outdoor kitchen in your patio is a must. You’ll be able to offer your friends and family an extraordinary gastronomic experience! You’ll have a magnificent view of your garden, plus your outdoor kitchen for unique experiences.
Your summer kitchen allows you to take your garden or terrace to the next level. You’ll make much more use of your outdoor space and cook in a healthier, more natural and more economical way than you would in a restaurant, which has only advantages. You’ll also be able to share precious moments with family and friends.
There are many ways to design your outdoor kitchen. In this link, we explain everything you need to consider when designing your summer kitchen and how to make the most of it.
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Best ideas to install an outdoor kitchen on a rooftop
Your outdoor kitchen on a rooftop is a unique project that will allow you to contemplate magnificent landscapes while eating delicious meals. And doesn’t your summer kitchen on a rooftop sound like a dream?
Depending on the size of your rooftop and the location of your outdoor kitchen, you can opt for different outdoor kitchen models or geometries. For example: if you have a large terrace and want your outdoor island to be the main decorative element, you can select an island kitchen model.
How to install an outdoor kitchen ?
Required Installations
When installing your outdoor kitchen island on your terrace, you need to bear in mind that your water, drainage, electricity and gas installations (if any) will have to pass through your floor.
With a floating engineered floor or floating ceramic tiles, your installations can be placed quickly, easily and simply under your floorboards. If you don’t have a floating floor, these installations must be placed before the floor is laid down…
It’s very important that you take all this into account, as it’s often the case that the installations for your outdoor kitchen are already in place, i.e. your water, sewage and electricity connections have been made.
During installation, you may find that the existing position of the installations does not coincide with the points of passage for the installations of your outdoor kitchen.
Expert Recommendations
That’s why we recommend that, before carrying out any work on your terrace, you choose the model of your outdoor kitchen and that the company you choose provides you with an installation plan specifying the exact location of water, drainage, electrical and other connections.
Choose Fesfoc, if you’re looking for a top-of-the-range, hard-wearing, durable summer kitchen with a team highly experienced in 20 years of spectacularly successful projects! At Fesfoc, we take care of every detail of your dream project.
Follow the expert advice! Get a Fesfoc professional kitchen and enjoy at the fullest
Linear Outdoor Kitchens
The same applies if you want to place your open-air kitchen against a wall. Among the shapes you can choose when investing in your outdoor kitchen, the first and most common is the linear shape. As this is a straight-line kitchen, it’s the most economical and makes the best use of your space.
L- and U-shaped outdoor kitchens
If you opt for L- and U-shaped summer kitchens, they’re very spectacular, but it’s worth noting that the corners are usually spaces you don’t use. In these cases, worktops will have a solid joint in the corners, and corner drawers are not generally used very much. These types of shapes require more manufacturing work, more materials and are therefore more expensive than linear outdoor kitchens.
Outdoor Kitchen with Fireplace
Adding a fireplace next to your outdoor kitchen is an invaluable asset for gathering with loved ones or guests while watching the stars come out. It can give you the feeling of a second living room, but outside.
There are many different types of outdoor fireplaces. There are those that run on wood, bioethanol and natural gas. The first two are the most common amongst all.
Wood Burning Fireplaces
Wood-burning fireplaces take longer to light but are generally more impressive. If placed indoors, they all require smoke extraction. If you place them outside, talk to your neighbors or check the bylaws of the city where your home is located to make sure it’s legal to install this type of outdoor fireplace.
What are the best options for the summertime?
If outdoor air conditioning is an important issue for you, the fireplaces that tend to heat the most are wood-burning fireplaces. Bioethanol and natural gas outdoor fireplaces are mainly used to create a pleasant atmosphere, but if you’re in a completely open environment, don’t expect them to warm you up much.
An outdoor fireplace enhance your garden
The beauty of the fire with your outdoor fireplace will be seen at dusk, as it’s more difficult to see the flame during the day.
Combine the practicality and functionality of your summer kitchen with those of an outdoor fireplace and considerably improve the comfort of your garden or terrace.
Why choose stainless steel for outdoor kitchens?
Why choose stainless steel?
By choosing stainless steel as a material, you can be sure of the quality and durability of your outdoor kitchen. At FESFOC, the superior strength and longevity of our summer kitchens are essential to us. That’s why our team has opted for the highest quality AISI 316 or 304 stainless steel you can find on the market.
What is so special about having a stainless steel outdoor kitchen
Buying your outdoor kitchen with stainless steel outdoor furniture is the best decision you can make, because stainless steel is a phytosanitary material that is highly resistant to all weather phenomena – sun, rain, wind, snow and so on. It keeps well over time and is easy to clean.
That’s why professional restaurants have stainless steel kitchens, and clinics and hospitals use stainless steel furniture. It’s undoubtedly the best of the best.
Materials not recommended for outdoor kitchens
Today, you can find outdoor kitchens on the market made from inappropriate materials that are much less expensive than stainless steel, such as plastic (polypropylene), HPDE (high-density polyethylene), painted aluminum, wood, painted iron, concrete and firebrick.
Please note that these summer kitchens are not designed to withstand all weather conditions over the long term. All these materials have much lower weather resistance and structural strength than stainless steel and require higher maintenance.
Is it OK to build outdoor kitchen with wood?
For example: in less than 6 months, wood will change its aesthetic appearance and become less attractive, as it is very much affected by UV rays, humidity, heat, etc.
Wood needs to be sanded and varnished at least twice a year, as it ages very quickly outdoors. This is always the case when wood is used as a worktop material or as the exterior cladding of your outdoor kitchen, such as the door fronts, sides and back of your outdoor island.
Is aluminum good for an outdoor kitchen?
Aluminum is not recommended for your summer kitchen, as it oxidizes. Aluminum oxide has a color very similar to that of aluminum and is not phytosanitary. Kitchens fitted with aluminum outdoor furniture are always painted, and the problem arises when they are scratched.
As the base material is aluminum, when furniture or shelves are scratched, the aluminum oxidizes. To avoid this, it has to be repainted, which means an additional cost for you.
What’s more, some types of paint are not resistant to outdoor use and UV rays, making them unsightly in the long term. There are outdoor kitchen companies that will make your furniture out of aluminum to cut costs, but in reality, if you want a quality product you don’t have to worry about, aluminum isn’t a good option.
Are brick barbecues good?
As far as concrete, stone or fire brick barbecues are concerned, these are highly porous materials that stain very easily, even if they are covered with a protective layer. These types of materials are generally used to make summer kitchen worktops or wooden barbecues.
In the case of wood barbecues, when they are first lit, they remain black forever as they are stained by smoke, soot and wood ash, and as the dirt penetrates the pores of the material, it is very difficult to remove the stain.
Is concrete good for outdoor kitchens?
Your outdoor kitchens made of concrete, microcement, firebrick, stone, concrete block, etc. are generally the most economical. You need to be very careful when building an outdoor kitchen or barbecue with these materials, as they are generally very heavy and, in the case of terraces, the ground generally won’t support their weight and can cause considerable material damage as well as accidents.
In the case of a garden installation, a good foundation must be laid to support the weight of your prefabricated summer kitchen in concrete, stone, firebrick or microcement. This foundation needs to be calculated by an engineer or architect, because if it’s not done properly, both the foundation and the kitchen can break due to what’s known as differential soil settlement.
All these problems will be discussed in greater detail in the next blog:
Why choose Fesfoc?
In conclusion, if you want an outdoor island that you don’t have to worry about, that retains its aesthetic appeal and usefulness over time, is easy to clean and virtually maintenance-free, we recommend you opt for our highly refined, high-quality Fesfoc outdoor kitchens in top-quality 316 or 304 stainless steel.
Our outdoor kitchens guarantee the ultimate outdoor experience. Our Engineering and Design Department is waiting to turn your dream into reality:
