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Barbecues & Outdoor Kitchens: Fresh Design for Patio Living, Complete Guide to Construction, Simple Grills and Gourmet Kitchens

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This is an updated version of Sunset's best selling title. This new edition benefits from an array of new projects and many updates that include expanded how-to information for some popular outdoor kitchen projects, including step by step photos for building wood fired pizza ovens and concrete countertops.

The book is divided in three large sections as follows:

- Planning your outdoor kitchen
Planning and design, Pizza ovens and other cooking options, Fire pits and fireplaces, Overheads and protection from wind, Counters, Countertops, Cooking appliances, Cooking Amenities, Comfort Systems and Drawing up the plan.

- Barbecue Projects
Cobblestone couter with granite, Barbecue Bar, Brick and tile counter,Tile and stone beauty, Family grilling counter, Full of surprises, Covered brick kitchen, Wood Cabinets in a niche, Tuscan setting, Pizza Oven, Winged Counter, Adobe oven, Fire pit with bench, Chimney smoker, Stackable barbecue kit, and Full-service kitchen.

- How to Build Them
Tools, Planning the grill opening, running utility lines, Pouring a concrete slab, Working with mortar and block, building a block counter, Building with brick, Building with metal framing, Building a wood counter, Finishing a counter with stucco, Facing with stone, Facing with tile, Tiling a countertop, Forming a concrete countertop, Gas and propane hookups, Electrical connections, Plumbing hookups, Installing grill and doors, and Building an overhead

The book also includes a small section on Grilling tips and Recipes as well as a Resource guide.

Overall a great title for anyone planning or building an outdoor kitchen project.

Great book! can't say much more about it, as it is everything the title suggests. There are a lot of fantastic full-plans inside for various kitchen implementations outside, from typical built-in grills to woodburning stoves and smokers, to a pizza oven.

Sunset is at their usual best in this book on backyard cook areas and landscaping.
Excellent for planning and execution.

I thought there would be more information about building an outdoor fireplace. But alas, only a short paragraph that said to refer to a fireplace builder! That's why I bought the book, so I wasted my $$!

My husband wants to install an outdoor kitchen and this book gave great ideas and I think installation tips too

when our neighboors lend us their copy of this book, I knew right away I needed to buy my own copy. Great photos, step by step instructions and blueprints. A must have if you want to improve your outdoor BBQ experience.

Good pictures, however, I would have preferred more detailed "how to" instructions.