Outdoor Cooking/Grilling/Braai Area

[Josh P]

There's a good deal of crossover between hunting and cooking, obviously. What does everyone like for dedicated outdoor cooking areas, be it a simple grill or a standalone Summer kitchen? An upcoming project is open ended at this point and I should start some back-of-the-napkin planning. Water and electricity are both available, so non-remote friendly ideas are welcome as well. Feel free to show off your favorite hardware or builds. Can't wait to get cooking.

 

[375er]

Should include a Big Green Egg!!

 

[CBH Australia]

In Australia we use a lot of gas burners for our Barbecue or BBQ cookers. I like a whole flat plate steel sheet for cooking some come with cast iron plates and some are cast iron grills.
Having running water and a sink in the outside cooking area is a bonus. Power is good for lighting and music.
What 374er said above makes sense. Some form of smoker, Weber or Big Green Egg makes sense.
I would like a has smoker so I can smoke my small goods and sausage but also just use it as an outdoor oven to roast in if needed..

 

[BnC 04]

We enjoy cooking outside as much as possible.
There is power to the island and plenty of storage. We run a DCS grill, Primos Oval smoker, verticle offset smoker and the newest addition being a pizza oven. I am extending the island and the oven will then sit inline with the other components.
If your a bit handy with building you can do it all yourself. The granite countertop I outsourced.

 

[Josh P]

If your a bit handy with building you can do it all yourself. The granite countertop I outsourced.

That's the plan, to DIY as much as is reasonable. I genuinely enjoy cooking, and outdoor space to prepare from the garden and game will get a lot of use.

 

[Still alive]

I have a handmade pizza oven, Bradley smoker with a Santa Maria style grill and a gas bbq along with a single burner for odds and ends. Love my set up.

 

[Inline6]

I cheat, I cook on a RecTeq pellet grill. It was worth every dime.

 

[mdwest]

I cheat, I cook on a RecTeq pellet grill. It was worth every dime.

Yep.

I let the wife talk me into a Traeger…

I have to admit.. I was reluctant… and didn’t want to spend almost triple what a really well made charcoal grill would cost (I’ve always preferred cooking over hardwood or charcoal)…

After the first couple of cooks, I was completely sold…

I’m a pellet grill guy for life now

 

[roverandbrew]

I am fond of my Kudu Grill

KUDU Grills

KUDU Grills

kudugrills.com

 

[Josh P]

Traeger makes a fantastic product!

 

[schmijar]

My buddy and I came back from Africa full of ideas for braai inspired setups. I love how they're so simple but functional. The little fireboxes that make hardwood coals are particularly ingenious.

Still in the planning phase as far as that, but I'm a Weber kettle guy. Have a 30+ year old one my father in law gave to me when he replaced it, still going strong. It's simple and super versatile and doesn't cost as much as a kudu shoulder mount

 

[Josh P]

I am fond of my Kudu Grill

KUDU Grills

KUDU Grills

kudugrills.com

You have my attention.

 

[schmijar]

I just realized half my photos from SA that are not hunting related are braais in various configurations.

 

[Josh P]

I just realized half my photos from SA that are not hunting related are braais in various configurations.

This gets me excited for cooking. Those are handy configurations.

 

[schmijar]

This gets me excited for cooking. Those are handy configurations.

Yeah again, I like simple, versatile and functional. I'm still trying to decide how elaborate I'd like to get and how much I actually want to spend.

 

[RR 314]

Go big. Cooking area is 4’x8’. Great for butterflied hogs.

 

[Josh P]

Go big. Cooking area is 4’x8’. Great for butterflied hogs.

This is how you let people know you have friends without saying, "I have friends."

 

[Inline6]

Traeger makes a fantastic product!

Be sure to check out RecTeq, it is probably the best dollar for dollar. Memphis pellet grills are probably the best. They also have the price tag of the best.

 

[RR 314]

This is how you let people know you have friends without saying, "I have friends."

Or I am just a glutton.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I will go a different direction, for two reasons. 1) Most of you have the larger, more permanent fixtures covered. 2) I don't have anything like that yet.

So, on a much more basic level... my "grill" in the yard, when I want bacon, steak, s'mores, or coffee.

And the beach in front of my remote cabin, when I want the same.

I also have a little butane stove that fits in my pocket that I've had for something more than a decade, that gets those duties when I am hunting.