How to build your own outdoor kitchen for al fresco cooking

The Texas Outdoor 4 Burner Gas BBQ Kitchen includes a cast-iron cooking grid, side burner, sink, and tap, chopping
board, utensils set, cover, gas bottle regulator, and hose plus storage shelves. It has four grill burners plus one side burner. The generous cooking area is 66 x 46.5cm - perfect for cooking up Moroccan-spiced chicken and honey-glazed ribs. This BBQ is compatible with low pressure butane, propane and LPG. It's a BBQ, and then some.

Customer review: "Once out together it looks and feels like an altogether more expensive product, the grills work well and heat up evenly."

Hybrid barbecuing is the way to go, for the juiciest chicken drumsticks and tender grilled lamb cutlets. The John Lewis Grillstream 6 Burner Hybrid Gas and Charcoal BBQ is a stunning outdoor catering unit that includes a six-burner hybrid BBQ to cook for up to 12 people at once, warming rack, plentiful storage, and a sleek stainless steel finish - all on wheels. The Grillstream system drains fat away so it's a virtually flare-free and healthy way of grilling.

This stylish, Morso Forno Outdoor Oven Deluxe Package includes the Morso Garden Table, which gives you plenty of prep space, storage, and wheels to move it around, and the Morso Forno Oven has a grill and pizza oven in one. Makes toasting bruschetta and sophisticated pizza parties an elegant yet simple experience.

The Ooni Large Modular Table creates the perfect space for popping your table-top grill or pizza oven on with two height-adjustable shelves, built-in hooks and two lockable wheels. This table measures 80 x 80 x 90cm but there is a smaller alternative available and plenty of useful kitchen accessories to buy as an add on.

Customer review: "This is a perfect size for the 16” Koda pizza oven. Very stable and sturdy and also looks great in my garden. Definitely recommend having this bit of kit with the oven. The table also takes the pizza topping station which is also great - another great piece of kit in my eyes. With youngsters around it feels safe to have the oven on such a stable table."

A pizza oven in your outdoor kitchen will offer up a crispy cheese and tomato in a minute or two and also allows you to slow-roast meat or bake bread. This Ooni Fyra 12-inch Wood Fired Outdoor Pizza Oven will sit perfectly atop the Ooni Modular Table. Cook 12-inch pizzas, garlic bread and sourdough on a thick 15mm cordierite baking stone.

Customer review: "We bought the Ooni Karu ahead of a planned pizza party and it didn't disappoint. It's a very smart piece of kit. Cooks pizzas perfectly without much difficulty, we managed to cook 15 pizzas in an evening without any trouble. We love the Ooni Karu - it's portable and we plan to take it along with us when we next go camping."

Perfectly designed to be moved around your outdoor space, this compact George Foreman GFSBBQ1 Portable Grill Gas BBQ can sit atop your outdoor table. It has a grill area big enough to cook up to three portions at once, and its elevated design means you don't need to worry about it scorching your table-top.

Customer review: "Light, portable, easy to light. Thermostat helps control the cooking. Grill plates easy to remove for cleaning. The feet give a really good stable base for safe use."

This stainless steel BBQ is the perfect option for an outdoor entertainment area and is designed to fit perfectly with the rest of the Cirencester Modular Outdoor Kitchen Range. It has six premium stainless steel gas burners providing an extra-large cooking area, a large warming rack, an infrared side burner, and two drop-down work surfaces.

This accompanying Cirencester Double Door Outdoor Fridge has a capacity of 228L with low noise operation and has a 304 grade stainless steel finish. It'll keep those drinks cool in the summertime and even has adjustable levelling castors that allow you to install your kitchen onto uneven ground.

Don't forget about storage! There are a number of storage cabinets in the Cirencester Modular Outdoor Kitchen Range and this one provides plenty of space with adjustable shelves inside. These give you full flexibility in your design and each unit can be fixed together with butterfly screws.

It may not look like it, but Draco Grills Avalon Stainless Steel Outdoor Kitchen has a modular design that allows you to configure your kitchen just the way you want it! It includes the Draco four-burner stainless steel barbecue and built-in side burner, outdoor refrigerator, outdoor sink, and tap with granite top cabinets.

The Draco Grills Outdoor Kitchen is an ideal choice for smaller spaces and will look fantastic in your garden. The granite kitchen includes a stainless steel gas barbecue that's great to look at and even better to cook on, a side burner, a full-functioning sink with tap, and a fridge unit. Making spatchcocked chicken with sauces and salsas on the side has never been easier.

We love this stylish and functional Beefeater Signature 3000E Cabinex Outdoor Kitchen with its matte black finish that'll look beautiful in a modern garden. Made from a rigid and robust Cabinex aluminium frame, this kitchen features scratch-resistant black porcelain benchtops, a mixer tap and stainless steel sink, a bar fridge, and of course, the four-burner gas barbecue itself.

Add a little green to your garden wall with this wall-mounted, handmade Herb Planter that'll add structural decoration to your kitchen. Fill the aged terracotta pots with trailing hanging plants, cacti, succulents, or herbs that you can use for your recipes. Choose a two, three or four-tier planted with the option to have it lined, painted. Perfect for growing herbs or strawberries to accompany your sizzling BBQ creations.

Customer review: "Very pleased with this planter , will look even better when the herbs grow . Matched the photos and description."

We love the minimalist, modern design of this Habitat Garden Wall Clock - a must if you want to keep track of your cooking and give your guests a time for when all the grub will be ready!

Customer review: "Fab clock with clear face, charming design, just right for my garden! Really good value for money."

Designed with frosted glass to create an ambient glow, the Eva Solo SunLight Pendant lamp provides 20 hours of illumination after eight hours of full charge in the sunshine and is a great choice for bringing the kitchen aesthetic outdoors.

Customer review: "Having bought Eva Solo products before we knew we liked the styling and design. We didn't expect the solar light to work on it's first night as we had placed it down a dark alleyway but it did and it emits a beautiful warm light."

Keep your outdoor kitchen counter organised with the John Lewis Dipped Stoneware Utensil Holder, finished in a durable glaze. It's dishwasher safe, easy to clean, and if you want to free up countertop space, just pop it into your kitchen cupboards when you're not cooking.

Using a rug is a great way to customise your outdoor space. This easy-to-care-for Iswik Star Tile Outdoor Flat Rug is patterned with stars to imitate cement tiles will really help to define your cooking and/or dining space.

Customer review: "I love it. So pleased I ordered the bigger size. It looks fantastic on my decking and the quality appears to be a lot better than cheaper ones on the market. I brought at sale price, so feel I’ve got good value for money.

Available in a range of design, colours, and sizes, Screen with Envy has a beautiful collection of garden screens that'll add style, and privacy, and help define your outdoor kitchen area. We love this screen that's been inspired by the traditional design of windows seen in Arabic architecture.

Customer review: "Received these screens five days after ordering. They are absolutely beautiful and look very special in the garden. Very impressed."

Super easy to add to your garden, you can use this Harting Grey Glazed Outdoor Porcelain Paving Tile to create your very own kitchen floor. Made of weatherproof porcelain, each decking piece easily clicks together.

These Forest Garden 6x6 Double Slatted Panels feature slats mounted alternately on the front and back, creating that partition, whilst still letting some light and air flow through. The timber is pressure treated to give a 15-year anti-rot guarantee and is available in three sizes.

Using a pergola is a fantastic way of framing your outdoor open cooking and dining space whilst still allowing plenty of ventilation. To create a whimsical display, grow a climbing plant across the top of the structure such as wisteria.

Customer review: "Quality of the wood is excellent. Half the price of a similar product in my local garden centres. I thought they might have reduced the size of the wooden posts to save cost, but they have not. Excellent 100mm square posts. The edges and joints are well finished and fit nicely together. The timber has been treated and there is no unsightly number, or printing on the timber. Instructions very clear and easy to follow."

To make your outdoor kitchen fit in more seamlessly with the rest of your garden, incorporate a living wall into your kitchen design. This beautiful tapestry of classic evergreen plants provides a real focal point and the 18 boxes comes with all plants and compost included.

Customer review: "I highly recommend Garden in a Box, their communication was clear, timely and very helpful; and delivery was as per the plan."

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