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How To Customize a Grill Island at Home
These articles will discuss how to build an Outdoor Kitchen. You should still go to work and do your job, this is not a how-to-build message. Go see a doctor when you are sick and hire a contractor to build a grill island. Also although deciding who is going to build your Outdoor Kitchen is an important decision, that is secondary to what is going to be built. Many clients come to me and want an outdoor kitchen but have no idea how to make the necessary decisions that allow their desire to become a reality. A builder will have specific materials in mind so know your design needs up front to help decide on a contractor.
Many clients come to us for an outdoor kitchen, grill island, summer kitchen, built in BBQ grill, etc without a specific idea of exactly what they want. Often the homeowner has a space they would like to use and an idea about turning that empty zone into a fun social space for the family. Build a vacation resort on the beach in your backyard.
When asked what type of built in grill they want most homeowners just mumble something non-committal. The overall design and the social enjoyment overshadow the details that will make or break the long term enjoyment of the home. Knowing the built in appliances will always affect the size of the counter and structure of the bar. During the BBQ event, the focal point will be the grill. Location of the grill will determine where the refrigerator, side burner, access doors and sink belong. Serving space will determine where to put seating and seating will determine where to place other accessories like a built in ice bin, sink and refrigerator. Not all outdoor kitchens and bars will have a lot of built in accessories but they get a grill at least ninety percent of the time.
Built in gas grills are expensive. If the built in grill is too expensive but the outdoor kitchen project must be built, build the outdoor kitchen without a grill at all. Rather than place a product in the counter top that will not withstand the weather and lower the quality, value and functionality of the whole build useable counterspace. What accessories will you use when you cook, mix drinks, play with the kids. Design to use by imagining serving guests and weekend use. Keep a cart-grill that is portable and replaceable to use with the island or in a different area.
If I were only able to give one piece of advice regarding the selection of a built in grill it would be: do not go cheap. When the design is the focus, it is tempting to use a cheap grill instead of a quality product. The problem is that the custom grill island will be built to hold that specific grill-head and if the grill needs to be replaced in a year or two but the structure is still as solid as a house, what will fit into the built in gap where the old grill sat? Many imported grill manufacturers do not make replacement grill parts available and I have had clients who spent more on OEM grill parts than the original barbeque price. Ive also had customers who had to tear down a structure just to be able to change their grill-head.
The first question I usually ask a customer is what do you cook?. Almost everybody replies everything because in their mind they cook everything they eat and do not want to spend a bunch of money on a product with built-in limitations.. Grills have different abilities and even barbecues made to do "everything" will be better at one style of cooking than others. Will the client grill or serve drinks? Slow cooking will favor a different barbeque than faster grilling? When I cook a Thanksgiving Turkey Ill smoke the bird for nine hours at 185 degrees but day to day cooking and social functions I tend to grill mostly hamburgers, steaks and fish on the highest heat setting and fast. We cook at the same temperature and the same items more often than not.
Once the type of heat used is learned, the size of the built in grill can be determined. For instance an infrared grill that heats to 1400 degrees will cook a lot faster than a barbeque that must close the hood and wait for the temperature to rise to 400 degrees. The time necessary to reach a cooking temperature in a typical BBQ is enough time for an infrared grill to be done cooking! Grills with built in smokers, sear zones, rotisseries and blue flame burners combine many possible styles. There are built in charcoal barbecues and smokers and individual sear zones that can be built in to accentuate grilling when combined with a standard built in barbeque. If you are going to custom build an outdoor kitchen, do it right and get the grill that will satisfy your needs and is built to last outdoors by a reputable manufacturer.
Finally look at the options and features available with the built in grills you consider. Most well made built in BBQs will have options to add an infrared rotisserie, smoker box, steamer/fryer, griddle, wok ring, lights and even digital thermometer. Always look for something with a good warranty, local service providers and enough versatility to provide the performance you need. Make sure the grill is right for you if you buy something with a lifetime warranty, you may not be buying another grill for a very long time.
After choosing the right grill we have a starting point to design the rest of the outdoor kitchen by deciding what type of accessories to build in. Outdoor kitchen accessories are available for almost any need, including refrigeration, ice coolers, counter space drawers, LP tank sliders, high bars and dozens of sizes of access doors. I have designed and built several hundred outdoor kitchens and the best advice I can give you is build good quality products into your outdoor kitchen and bar. Replacing an item by searching specification measurements is not fun. Even if the sizes fit, the design will not look right without locating the same item being replaced.
Draw it on paper fast and rough with the actual dimensions of your space. Design the space around the grill and the built accessories you will use?
how to replace counter top gas hob
sraight foreward gas for gas
its pretty simple
turn off the gas
undo the connection
undo the screws holding the hob to the worktop
fit new hob
make good the connection.. use PTFE or other suitable jointing tape/compound.. your locla plumbers merchant should be able to help you
test the joint (if you wish) by spraying a mix of water and washing up liquid, then turn on the gas..... look for bubbles
turn off all gas appliances take not of the meter
ideally use a bubble meter/level.manometer to check the pressure holds in the pipe
If you value your safety.... get a CORGI plumber to do it.... its not going to cost a great deal and ultimately its your life at stake
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