Summer weather has arrived which has me seriously wanting our deck to be completed! Renovations are SO much work (if you’ve renovated you’ll know what I mean): Charles has been crazy busy working on Love it or List it (TV show) and a part of our railing was back-ordered so we have had to impatiently wait to finish it for a couple extra weeks… but I wanted to give you a sneak peak at our selections for our outdoor kitchen which I am OVER THE MOON excited for!
We carried the same Fisher and Paykel [1] brand that we used in our kitchen outdoors (check out this blog post [2]for the range choice, more to come on the other appliances). When these arrived they did NOT disappoint… even in the box lol! I really love the industrial professional vibe that these appliances have including the DCS Outdoor Kitchen [3] (all under the same Fisher and Paykel [1] umbrella in case you’re wondering).
When we renovated the house we decided to make our deck a lot bigger and cover it with a vaulted ceiling to get the most out of our outdoor space. We are incredibly lucky to have a killer lake view and of course, living in the Okanagan the summers get rather toasty so having a covered deck was key for us. Charles is just as much of a foodie as I am so he was even more excited than I was that we were able to create an outdoor kitchen space for our summer barbecues!
The DCS Outdoor brand [4] is super adaptable in terms of configuration, allowing you to truly customize your space (click here [5] to see the options and to design your own dream outdoor kitchen!). We chose a built-in configuration but they come in free-standing units as well. For the grill we went with the 36″ traditional grill with the rotisserie: Charles was sold the moment he found out it has a sealed smoker lol, I can’t blame the guy it’s a pretty cool feature! The grill is super powerful (92,500 BTUs and allows you to have precise heat control with a wide range. I LOVE the fact that I can finally cook a killer pizza on my barbecue (it uses convection power to cook when the lid is closed). It also has double-sided cast stainless steel grates for handling different types of food: one side has a gentle radius for handling delicate foods while the flip side is W-shaped for perfect sear lines while channeling oil away to an easily removable drip tray.
We entertain a TON, especially in the summer, so the patio is used every day. I love living where we do and can’t wait to cook more outdoors. We included a side burner cart [8] in the configuration so that we can cook our whole meal in the same space and spend even more time outside; it even has a griddle feature [8]… I sense an omelette bar in our future!!! Or pancakes for the neighbourhood? I suppose that was an invitation to all of you who live on our street haha!
This post was sponsored by Fisher and Paykel [1]. All opinions are authentically my own!
Photography by Sharla Pike Photography.