Planning the run before anything is built
An outdoor kitchen works or fails on the layout. The grill wants room on both sides for platters and tongs, the sink belongs near the prep surface and away from the smoke, and storage has to sit where a person standing at the grill can reach it. Walk it through on paper first and most of the mistakes show up before a single block is set.
That planning happens in our showroom at 3500 Cypress Gardens Rd in Winter Haven. You can stand next to the grills you are considering, see how much counter they really take, and talk through where the kitchen sits relative to the pool, the lanai and the back door.
Bring photos of the yard, or call (863) 326-9656 and we will set up a time to come look at it.
Stacked stone, granite and a paver floor
Mannix Pools will build you a spectacular custom outdoor kitchen. The one pictured on this page is a good example of the kind of work we do: a stacked-stone base, a granite top, a built-in stainless grill and a sink, all set on a paver floor so the whole thing sits level and drains.
Florida is hard on an outdoor kitchen, so the materials do the heavy lifting. Stone and granite hold up to sun and rain, and a paver floor can be laid by the same crew as the kitchen, which keeps the grill, the counter and the ground under them lined up. Pavers are a service we already offer for patios and pool decks across Polk County.
Because we also work around pools, the kitchen can be designed as part of the whole backyard rather than something dropped beside it.
Choosing what goes on the fire
The showroom is where the kitchen gets its heart. We sell a full range of cooking equipment from Big Green Egg, including all the Egg-cessories, Weber Grills, Traeger Wood Pellet grills, and Delta Heat Gas Grills. Delta Heat is built for custom kitchens like these, with the grill set into the counter.
A kamado, a pellet grill and a built-in gas grill cook very differently, and the right one depends on how you cook. Come to a monthly cooking class or an EggFest to see the equipment running before you commit a spot in your kitchen to it.
If you need a specific item we do not have in stock, we are happy to place special orders.
