I hate frying fish in the heat of summer, when I fry in 90+ degree weather I don't even want to eat the fish when I'm done. So for years now I have wanted to build or purchase a cook house of sorts with a window unit AC in it. I was thinking a glassed in gazebo might do it. Anyone have a cook house or cook shack? Pics?
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Cook house, anyone use one?
- Thread starter Mako22
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I have a porch?
little rascal
Senior Member
Yep
You got to cook outside man!
With that said, seriously if I fry in my house during winter or summer with house all closed up and heat or a/c on, I smell that fry for 4-5 days. That's why I cook or smoke food outside all the time, the oven and stove is there just in case its raining hard or blowing 40 knots. I have cooked/smoked outside in all kinds of extreme weather. In fact, I almost don't know how to cook unless some kind of sever weather is taking place. I feel your pain, 90 degrees ain't fun to cook something hot in.
You got to cook outside man!
With that said, seriously if I fry in my house during winter or summer with house all closed up and heat or a/c on, I smell that fry for 4-5 days. That's why I cook or smoke food outside all the time, the oven and stove is there just in case its raining hard or blowing 40 knots. I have cooked/smoked outside in all kinds of extreme weather. In fact, I almost don't know how to cook unless some kind of sever weather is taking place. I feel your pain, 90 degrees ain't fun to cook something hot in.
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Dub
Senior Member
Just the deck out back.
Moonpie1
Gone but not forgotten
Porch here for me too. The fryer I have exhausts out the back towards the yard. Porch has a metal roof but when it gets real hot, I will put a sprinkler on top. It's amazing how much it helps.
Longhorn 16
Senior Member
Build one. I went on a hawg hunt below Columbus and our host had one about 75 feet from his house. Near as I can remember it 15' x 20'. It was really cool with all his memories hanging on the walls. Ex UGA player and he was in his seventies and ran circles around the group. Follow your dreams.
Bream Pole
Senior Member
I have one that is screened in with no-seeum screen and it has a metal roof. I have an RV fan in the roof to take the smoke out and there are also air outlets in the roof ridge. No need for AC. Its actually not bad inside and I have a floor fan. Have pics on my cell phone but don't know how to post here. PM me cell and I will send pics. The cooking area is 10x10 and I have a small refrigerator, a laundry tub with running water, ceiling light. On one side will be my BGE and a 1950's cast iron kettle cooker; on the other side will be the refrig, tub and fryer. The cook hut I had burned to the ground along with a shed that was behind it. I combined the two into a 24' x 10 building with metal roof. One end is a 14x10 closed in shed with a door opening onto the 10x10 screened in cooking area. I'm not quite through wiring it and installing tub and doing a few other minor things as the building was just finished by me and a young buddy of mine yesterday.
Moonpie1
Gone but not forgotten
Moonpie1
Gone but not forgotten
Pointpuller
Senior Member
Awesome set up Moon!!!
blood on the ground
Cross threading is better than two lock washers.
I like it moon!
Moonpie1
Gone but not forgotten
Thanks Point and Blood. We really enjoy it.
Hooked On Quack
REV`REND DR LUV
I've had a dranky drank, or two on that porch !!
Neighbor (Champ) has a summer kitchen !!
Think there might be some pics in the "Gathering Forum??"
Jeff C.
Chief Grass Master
I want to build a small one eventually.
Hooked On Quack
REV`REND DR LUV
My front porch is 60' x 8' it suffices. Gotta a Bayou Classic, a PK grill, a large smoker/grill, and a infrared cooker on it. Can't cook a lick on none of 'em . 
