On Tue 29 Jul 2008 09:20:24a, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 29 Jul 2008 05:03:18a, Michael "Dog3" told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright >
>>> 5.250: in
>>> rec.food.cooking
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>>>> If I had the resources, I would absolutely love to have a complete
>>>> outdoor kitchen, to include an elaborate gas grill, oven,
>>>> refrigerator, plumbed sink, and dishwasher. I'm much too lazy to
>>>> deal with charcoal/wood fires, and if I ever had a smoker it would be
>>>> electric. The climate here in AZ is amenable to near year 'round use
>>>> of an outdoor kitchen. I only have a gas grill, and the time I use
>>>> it least is in the worst heat of the summer. When it's 114+°
>>>> outside, I'd much rather cook inside.
>>> The climate here is so nasty lately I'm not sure I'd use the outside
>>> kitchen much. It's a pretty big investment to only use a couple of
>>> times a year. I'd like to see a completely decked-out outside kitchen
>>> in action though. Bet they are awesome.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> We went to a party last year at a lovely home up in Cave Creek. The
>> weather was clear and the temperature was 100-102°, not really bad for
>> here. The homeowners had a *complete* outdoor kitchen that was part of
>> the extensive covered patio. They had all the accoutrements I
>> mentioned above, as well as a standalone icemaker and a brick
>> wood-fired pizza oven, and plenty of storage for dishware, etc. There
>> were also various pergolas in the yard, a beautiful sal****er pool with
>> waterfall, and extensive misting and fogging systems throughout. I
>> don't think I saw the host or hostess go in the house for anything
>> food-related even once. I can't imagine it being much nicer than that.
>>
>
> Wow! I can only aspire to something much simpler than that!
>

Oh, come on, Jean, a spare 80-90K could put that in your yard in a couple
of weeks. Well, maybe over 100K. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright
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