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Holly Cockburn

Convenience zones are the secret to making your outdoor cooking space work harder this summer – from social zones to prep areas, here's how to create a functional layout

Outdoor kitchen with green egg oven and tiles.

When designing the interiors of our homes, so much thought goes into ensuring a kitchen is as practical as possible. So as our outdoor cooking spaces get bigger and better every year, it's only natural that we pay more attention to creating functional convenience zones alfresco.

In an outdoor kitchen, convenience is more important than anything else. Once you've spent an afternoon repeatedly trekking back indoors to collect crockery and cooking tools you've forgotten, you'll know that an outdoor kitchen needs to have just as much practicality as your indoor cooking space.

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