Keep Your Cool with a DIY Summer Kitchen

We all enjoy life’s simple pleasures: gardening, cooking, the “pop” of a canning lid, eating, spending time in the great outdoors, and, even better, doing these things with friends and family. This outdoor kitchen and canning center combines all of these joys. It’s straightforward to build and can be easily modified to suit the way you cook, can, and entertain. The walls are open for good ventilation, yet the roof is covered to keep rain and blazing sun at bay. Wide countertops provide plenty of room for equipment, produce, preparing, and eating.

Before You Start

Before you begin hammering nails, let’s hammer out a few basics.

Every city and region has its own building, fire, and health codes that dictate what can be built where, by whom, and what it can be used for. Before you dig in, take a look at your local codes, specifically regarding the following:

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