Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
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>> (gas and charcoal) a smoker, and two fryers. But an outdoor kitchen
>> would make me a very happy cooker.
>
> I think those used to be called canning kitchens -- you'd do the canning
> there so you didn't heat the house with the added stove heat. :-)
>
Umpteen years ago I built a "harvest" kitchen fairly near the garden.
All screened in, decent roof, running water, large propane tank, old
four burner plus oven propane stove out of a junk yard and refurbished.
Had an old fridge in there, everything but a bathroom. Very sturdy table
running down the middle of it, a few chairs so prep could be done
sitting down.

And, as you said, didn't heat the house up and a decent breeze made it
nice to work out there. Lasted about three years and then a tornado ate
it, same one that took our roof. Nowadays I just crank the thermostat
down about an hour before starting work in the summer and just ignore
the heater in the winter. I did love my old harvest kitchen though.