Outdoor kitchens keep booming
Retailers are consolidating outdoor cooking and entertaining into full outdoor‑kitchen suites as backyard kitchens move into the top‑13 amenities homebuyers seek — a retailer in Staten Island (Culinary Wilderness) has already expanded from grills to complete outdoor kitchens. Expect more ready‑made outdoor kitchen packages and heavier retail support for install‑ready setups this season. (openpr.com)
The National Association of Home Builders’ 2024 “What Home Buyers Really Want” study—based on a nationwide sample of recent and prospective buyers—lists patios at 86%, exterior lighting at 82% and front porches at 81% among top features, and shows multiple outdoor categories rising on buyer wish lists. (nahb.org) (nahb.org ) Culinary Wilderness, a Staten Island–based retailer, has broadened its catalog from grills into more than 50 outdoor‑living categories including built‑in kitchen appliances, refrigeration, pizza ovens, fire features and shade structures. (culinarywilderness.com) (culinarywilderness.com ) Retail press rollouts this month point to the category entering “a second decade of growth,” with syndicated releases noting retailers are packaging islands, refrigeration and prep stations alongside grills to simplify single‑source purchases. (usatoday.com) (usatoday.com ) Several vendors already sell curated, install‑friendly kits: RTA Outdoor Living markets modular outdoor‑kitchen packages labeled “G‑Series” to speed projects, and Trex lists its Trex® Outdoor Kitchens line as a complete decking‑to‑kitchen offering. (rtaoutdoorliving.com) (rtaoutdoorliving.com ) Market research projects the global outdoor‑kitchen market at about $26.35 billion in 2025 and forecasts growth to roughly $52.75 billion by 2033 at a 9.1% CAGR, underpinning why retailers are expanding SKU depth and bundled solutions. (grandviewresearch.com) (grandviewresearch.com ) Retailers cite customer friction as a driver for consolidation—one chain said shoppers previously visited “four or five different websites” to assemble a backyard kitchen, prompting the move to one‑stop assortments aimed at homeowners, designers and builders. (article.wn.com) (article.wn.com )
