Outdoor Room Ideas | Why You’ll Get More Out of an Outdoor Kitchen than Any Other Backyard Upgrade

When it comes to outdoor room ideas… Stating that an outdoor kitchen is the best backyard upgrade is quite a bold claim! But trust us when we say… We don’t say it lightly. There are a multitude of features you could add to your backyard space. And as your plans begin to develop… It’s tough to decide how to prioritize projects, or what needs to be cut out (if your budget gets tight). So let’s take a look at 5 reasons why an outdoor kitchen should be at the top of your list!

Compared to other outdoor room ideas like a pool or a hot tub… It becomes quite clear that an outdoor kitchen is more practical than either one. Why? Well, of course you can get a ton of enjoyment from wading in the pool… It’s not fulfilling an essential need. We all have to eat, right? That’s where an outdoor kitchen can truly shine. There’s no need to use it only for the occasional BBQ or backyard party… You can use your outdoor kitchen every day, if you wanted to!

Outdoor kitchens aren’t limited to just a grill for appliances. Side burners, power burners, flat top griddles, and even pizza ovens vastly widen the versatility of your island. With a side burner or power burner, you can cook anything you would on your indoor stovetop! Side dishes, pastas, lobster boils… You name it. Flat top griddles are excellent for breakfast foods, hibachi-style meals, and tacos. And while a pizza oven might seem limited… Really, it’s just an outdoor oven that’s optimized for pizza. You can cook anything in there you would in your indoor oven! How’s that for an outdoor room idea? There’s still 4 more reasons why you’ll use an outdoor kitchen more than any other backyard upgrade… So you’ll have to keep watching to discover what they are!

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hey what’s going on everyone welcome

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back to the channel I’m James with RTA

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outdoor living and in today’s video we

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are going to be going through the five

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reasons why you’ll use your outdoor

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kitchen more than any other backyard

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project we help thousands of homeowners

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every year without our kitchen projects

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and most customers we work with have a

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few other projects going on at the same

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time they are planning their outdoor

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kitchen sometimes it becomes tough to

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prioritize what project you will go

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through with when budgets get tight or

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the space is limited today we will help

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shed some light on why an outdoor

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kitchen is actually more useful than

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some of the other most common backyard

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projects so that if you find yourself in

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the process of choosing between multiple

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projects the outdoor kitchen can make

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the cut a common project that is coupled

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with an outdoor kitchen is a pool or a

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hot tub while I am not here to say an

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outdoor kitchen is better than a pool or

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a hot tub I am here to say that an

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outdoor kitchen can actually be a bit

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more practical an outdoor kitchen can be

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used to not only entertain your guests

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for special occasions but they can often

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be utilized for everyday use for those

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that want to get the smell out of their

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house or those that would prefer to

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enjoy some fresh air while they cook an

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outdoor kitchen is a perfect excuse to

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get outside and cook the food that you

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have to eat on a daily basis anyway this

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becomes even more feasible when you

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fully build your outdoor kitchen out

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with multiple cooking appliances which

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can make your setup as versatile as your

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indoor kitchen with a side burner or a

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power burner you can cook things like

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pasta or beans if you’re looking to

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enjoy breakfast outside with your family

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you can easily incorporate a flat top

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griddle the one appliance that a lot of

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people Overlook are pizza ovens pizza

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ovens often get placed on the back

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burner because the first thought that

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comes to mind is I’ll never cook enough

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pizzas for that thing to pay off the

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unique thing about having a pizza oven

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is that it’s essentially like having an

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outdoor oven where you can cook pretty

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much anything you would be able to cook

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in your indoor oven if you live in a

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seasonal climate I understand that you

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likely won’t be cooking and entertaining

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people at your outdoor kitchen but bear

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with me here for a second you surely

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won’t be using your pool in the middle

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of the winter and your hot tub won’t get

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much usage during those 90 degree summer

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afternoons although the entertainment

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aspect of your outdoor kitchen will be

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on pause during the winter months most

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people still use their Grill and other

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cooking appliances throughout the winter

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months so although they don’t get full

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functionality they are still able to get

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usage out of it all year round in fact a

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lot of our customers use their outdoor

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kitchens to prepare Thanksgiving dinner

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and if you really want to take your

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space to the next level you can build

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your outdoor kitchen under a covered

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structure and incorporate outdoor

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heaters and then you will truly be able

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to use it all year round we’ve talked

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about hosting and entertaining a bit

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YOU WILL USE IT

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already and this is one of the major advantages of having an outdoor kitchen your backyard can quickly become the Gathering Spot for your friends and family your friends and family will definitely enjoy your pool or hot tub but you create a whole new experience

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when you have an outdoor kitchen you can’t have a good party without good food with an outdoor kitchen there is far less setup involved in hosting your outdoor kitchen and storage is built right into your layout so you can spend less time setting up and more time

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enjoying the party some of the best parties I’ve ever been to where where the host had an outdoor kitchen where all the guests gathered around and it essentially became the centerpiece of the party your outdoor kitchen really becomes an

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IT IS AN OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM

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extension of your home it creates another room in your home that lives Outdoors even if you don’t want to grill or Entertain You can utilize your outdoor space to enjoy some fresh air and some warm weather some people go as far as having outdoor furniture and

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outdoor TVs so they can relax outside the last reason is one that most people

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DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE

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don’t think of because these are not traditional ways that most people use their outdoor kitchens for but these are great ways to get more utility out of yours you can use your own setup for unique things like outdoor movie Nights pizza parties canning Foods teaching

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your kids how to cook catering and hosting events and even start your own cooking show there you have it some reasons on why you will get more usage out of your outdoor kitchen than you would have originally thought if you are new to the channel don’t forget to hit

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the like button and subscribe to our channel so you can stay tuned for future videos once again I am James with RTA outdoor living and we look forward to helping you host the moments that matter we’ll see you on the next video thank you

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