| While the indoor kitchen has long been the heart of | | | | These custom-built luxury outdoor kitchens are |
| the home, the luxury outdoor kitchen is quickly | | | | constructed using the finest, weather-resistant |
| becoming the heart of the backyard. This trend has | | | | materials. An island made of steel, wood, bricks, or |
| turned grilling into a year-round event with families | | | | stone-which includes solid surfaces or tile countertops |
| increasingly enjoying the warmth of summer grilling | | | | and cabinet doors-houses the grill and appliances. Patio |
| from fall to spring. | | | | covers, fireplaces or fire pits, high-end fabrics, lighting, |
| Today's homeowners are transforming their backyard | | | | and seating add to the luxurious look of the outdoor |
| patios into outdoor spaces fit for everything from a | | | | kitchens, as do flooring choices like concrete, tiles, |
| harvest fall feast to a joyful holiday gathering. | | | | slate, and cobblestones. Popular outdoor kitchen |
| The outdoor kitchen offers many options for holiday | | | | layouts also include protection from inclement |
| cooking and entertaining. As summer turns to fall, | | | | weather, so the wind can howl while your family |
| transition your menu from ribs to roasts and expand | | | | dines by the warmth of the grill. |
| with delicious grilled desserts and a variety of | | | | The look and feel of today's luxury outdoor grills are |
| rotisserie items. Outdoor kitchens also offer more | | | | also changing as advances-including weather |
| flexibility when hosting big family gatherings, so you | | | | resistance-are made in everything from textiles to |
| can grill and cook while in the midst of the party, | | | | cabinet doors and countertops. Design and color |
| instead of away from everyone in the indoor kitchen. | | | | styles are changing too, with the rustic country and |
| Today's grill is a commercial-style cooking machine | | | | contemporary modern looks becoming popular. |
| with sleek styling and refined features. The | | | | Grill Tips for the Fall/Holiday Season: Take the chill out |
| sophisticated Lynx Professional Grill for instance, lets | | | | of cool temperatures and enjoy your outdoor kitchen |
| you grill and cook your meats, fish, and vegetables | | | | year-round. According to the HPBA report, the |
| just like a professional restaurant chef. But in a luxury | | | | majority of grill owners use their grills year-round. |
| outdoor kitchen, the grill is just the beginning. | | | | Lynx has just introduced an infrared outdoor patio |
| These kitchens are fully equipped to perform as well | | | | heater for just that reason. The rotisserie allows you |
| as their indoor counterpart with all the appliances | | | | to slow-cook meals for as many as 20 people. |
| needed to make storing, preparing, cooking, and | | | | Create a portable outdoor kitchen by rolling up a |
| warming food-and cleaning up-easy and convenient. | | | | second grill to the back door and extend your indoor |
| The most popular appliances include cocktail stations, | | | | kitchen with a range of grilled menu options. |
| outdoor refrigerators, outdoor ice machines, side | | | | Healthy living and better eating habits continually top |
| burners, warming drawers, access doors (for storage | | | | the list of New Year's resolutions. If you want to |
| and to reach gas lines and plumbing), utility drawers, | | | | incorporate outdoor cooking in the new year, you |
| and trash centers. | | | | should start planning now. |