Outdoor kitchen w/ Eggs

Misippi Egger

My screen porch and outdoor kitchen were completed in June. Here are two pictures of the kitchen area with my large and small BGE.

Mainegg

talk about a sweet spot Looks great!!

Ripnem

Dangit Clark, I just love that space. Never noticed the fan till now. It sure lookes like it can whip some a your smoke around. That is if you forget to turn on the hood :laugh:

loco_engr

Looks like a great party room! hint hint :laugh:

smoky b

That is the coolest setup I have seen. I am going to have to start cooking alot better before my wife will let me get one of those!

Misippi Egger

She loves it, cause it means I cook more ! It has just been too hot this summer to really enjoy the porch. Can't wait til fall or winter, since we have such mild winters.

Ohatchee

Wow...we have a winner. The best setup I've seen to date. Having the exhaust fan is a plus. I have a covered patio with a stained, laid-in wood ceiling like you do. Do you think I could put my Egg underneath the porch like you without an exhaust setup. My egg would be located next to a large screened panel for ventilation.

I really like your setup -- it is too tempting. I'm asking that you remove the pictures because it is so much more than a table and should not be allowed in this forum!

Misippi Egger

Having some issues with smoke on some cooks, especially when it is hot and humid, or doing a heavy smoke-type cook.

Considering building a closed in drop-down, wood trimmed "box" above the eggs and replacing the current hood with a larger, more commercial style hood to trap the smoke and vent it out.

Right now I think there is too much air from the screens to effectively create a draft into the vent fan. I even use a standing fan behind me to blow toward the eggs when there will be a lot of smoke, like when I first put chips on the coals.

Definitely a work-in-progress. Still a great kitchen to cook ! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Ohatchee

I would imagine that the commercial-style hood would be a big improvement. I guess you have no real concerns about generated heat and your ceiling (i.e., discoloration, etc.)?

P.S.

I would love to see some additional shots of your outdoor kitchen. For example, beyond the primary counter top and out. Can you post?

NoVA Bill

I believe I said it before - that's one gorgeous screened in kitchen. Like to see how it'd work in a NoVA snow storm in January. Yep snow and zero degrees are some of the many benefit of living close to the Mason-Dixon line. Can't wait to cook out on my deck in January :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Seriously that's a beautiful kitchen.

Misippi Egger

Thanks, Bill.

Nice thing about the porch - if the winter gets too cold and windy, I can make some plexiglass-type panels and temporarily mount inside the screen panels to block the wind and allow the fireplace to heat up the room.

Misippi Egger

I think the combination of the higher ceiling and al the screens around the eggs will minimize the issue of discoloration. Time will tell.

Here is a link to my post when it was finished.

Finished porch

Cpt'n Cook

Great setup, really nice! I think if I were to do my table over I would leave the front of the egg open.

Maynard

Bill - I know what you mean. Can't wait to try it out in a good Virginia winter. (which is milder than some of our cousins to the north) however, it gets cold here, and at my house the wind is incredible.

FSUScotsman

Do you mind me asking how much all of that cost?

Misippi Egger

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daffy1909

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!