Most homes have the kitchen area positioned towards the back area of the home and usually the sole access point to the backyard landscape. The family BBQ may reside on the backyard patio surface. So marrying the two destinations is very important to complete the outdoor experience.

BBQ-ing often it involves the following exercise:
1)Gathering carrying food, utensils and beer from the kitchen.
2)Doing the balancing act to open the patio door.
3)Navigating down steps to the BBQ area.
4)the tray onto the BBQ shelf.
5)Returning to the Kitchen to get something you forgot



When BBQ’ing I find that you can never carry everything at once so there are multiple trips involved between the fridge and the BBQ in the outdoor cooking process. So why not make the path or journey easier.

Construct a stoop or landing that is level or slightly lower than the elevation of the patio door sill and large enough to house the BBQ. This will remove the step navigation issue, just remember this puts you closer to the fridge=beer. This landing area has to serve 2 purposes: the main one requires a generous amount of room so the traveler can safely navigate the steps and also for the cook(s) to have some wiggle room.