Essential Appliances for Your Outdoor Kitchen This Fall

As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, fall is the perfect time to enjoy your outdoor kitchen. The cooler months bring a unique opportunity to create cozy gatherings and warm meals outside. To maximize your outdoor cooking experience during this season, let’s explore the essential appliances that will keep your outdoor kitchen functional and enjoyable as the temperatures drop.

The Grill: Your Outdoor Kitchen’s Heart

Grilling in the Fall: A high-quality BBQ is essential for searing fall favorites like marinated meats and roasted vegetables. Consider a gas grill for quick, efficient cooking, or a charcoal grill for that classic smoky flavor. Lynx Grills is our clients’ favourite!

Multi-Functionality: Look for grills with side burners or rotisserie attachments, perfect for preparing hearty meals while enjoying the cool fall air.

Outdoor Oven: Perfect for Autumn Comfort Foods

Pizza Ovens and Wood-Fired Ovens: These appliances are fantastic for baking comforting fall dishes, from homemade pizzas to rustic breads. The warmth of a wood-fired oven adds a delicious depth to your meals. This custom outdoor kitchen build below shows a Fontana pizza oven with wood storage.

Versatility: An outdoor oven can be used for roasting seasonal vegetables and even baking desserts like apple crisp or pumpkin pie, making it a versatile addition to your kitchen.

Outdoor Refrigerator: Keep It Fresh

Accessibility for Entertaining: An outdoor refrigerator is essential for keeping beverages cold and ingredients fresh during fall gatherings. It's perfect for storing seasonal beers, ciders, and fresh produce from local markets.

Easy Cleanup: Having a fridge outdoors reduces the need for frequent trips inside, allowing you to focus on hosting and enjoying the moment.

Outdoor Heating Solutions

Heaters and Fire Pits: As temperatures drop, heating elements become essential for enjoying evenings outdoors. Patio heaters provide warmth, while fire pits create a cozy gathering spot for friends and family. This project below features a StruXure pergola and bromic heaters to make the most and keep this clients outdoor area warm into the winter season.

Warmth and Ambiance: Comfortability is key in any outdoor space. Extend the outdoor season by adding heating to your space so that cooking and outdoor entertaining can last throughout the fall months!

4 Reasons why the Pergola is the Ultimate Patio Cover for Outdoor Living

4 Reasons why the is the Pergola is the Ultimate Patio Cover for Outdoor Living

With Canada having one of the most diverse climates, it’s hard to find a solution to making the most of your outdoor space year-round. Add an investment to your space by installing a luxury smart pergola that willl allow you to control your coverage from snow, rain, sleet, and shine while utilizing that unused green space into useable square footage.

Effortlessly Manage Substantial Snow Loads

Are you concerned about the winter snows in Canada? With an annual snowfall of around 46” inches in Ontario, managing heavy snow loads is crucial, especially for patio shelters. Fortunately, StruXure aluminum pergolas are well-equipped for the task. Our louvered roof systems are designed for reliable year-round use. The fully extruded aluminum frame, paired with stainless-steel fasteners, can withstand substantial snow loads, and the system efficiently channels away melted snow when louvers are closed. CE and UL-certified motors ensure smooth operation even in freezing temperatures. Optional temperature-sensitive snow and freeze sensors prevent louvers from sticking together, safeguarding your pergola from potential damage. By incorporating motorized screens, infrared heaters, or your preferred fire feature, our motorized pergolas provide the perfect setting to relax and enjoy the winter snowfall in Canada.

Sunshine + Shade

StruXure patio roof systems offer precise control over sunlight and shade. Easily adjust to your desired angle and sun exposure with a simple button press, confident in the ability of your aluminum pergola to handle the sun's intensity. Unlike traditional paint finishes, StruXure pergolas boast a high-quality AkzoNobel AAMA 2604 powder-coated finish, resilient to intense UV light. This finish ensures durability, preventing cracking, blistering, or fading, allowing your pergola to maintain its beauty with minimal maintenance. For enhanced protection as the sun's position changes throughout the day, consider integrating motorized solar screens. These screens help reduce glare by closing louvers and screens, effectively blocking UV penetration and minimizing heat buildup in both your outdoor space and attached structures.

Prevent Precipitation Problems

Fed up with concerns about rainfall? Enjoy a comfortable and dry space beneath your StruXure pergola even in the rain. Unlike alternative patio shelter options, the pergola roof comes with a built-in 360-degree gutter system. When the louvers close, they interlock to prevent water from flowing off the edges of the pergola. The gutters discreetly guide rainwater away through concealed downspouts. Opt for integrated rain sensors to automatically adjust the louvers as needed, ensuring both you and your patio furniture stay dry. With the added benefit of built-in motorized screens, rain protection is further enhanced by breaking rain into smaller droplets, minimizing moisture infiltration.

Keep Warm Throughout the Colder Months

Maintain warmth and comfort throughout the colder months by incorporating heaters and outdoor screens into your outdoor space. These additions not only offer effective insulation but also enable you to make the most of your outdoor area during chilly weather. Heaters provide a cozy ambiance, ensuring that you and your guests stay comfortably warm, while outdoor screens contribute to shielding against the cold winds and elements, creating a more inviting and protected environment. With the combination of heaters and screens, you can extend the usability of your outdoor space, turning it into a welcoming retreat even when temperatures drop.