The Outdoor Kitchen Trend: What’s Cooking For Spring 2025?

The first welcome hints of spring warmth are in the air, as colourful daffodils and tulips begin the bloom and the daylight hours get longer. Soon, we will be able enjoy spending more time in the garden, whether to relax, dine or entertain. One of the biggest trends over the past few years has been the outdoor kitchen. 

Until recently, al fresco cooking at home was mainly limited to a barbeque grill, which can tend to be frustrating and produce rather inconsistent results. Side dishes, drinks and desserts had to be ferried across the lawn from the internal kitchen, which made hosting guests in your garden or just enjoying outdoor food with your family seem like hard work.

Garden dining has been transformed in recent years by the rise of the luxury outdoor kitchen, which allows you to have cooking equipment, workspace, hobs, pizza ovens, fridges and storage all in one place. This seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor living, and allows you to enjoy the benefits of spending more quality time outdoors. 

A dining area and social space is incorporated close by for convenience, and equipped with durable and weather-resistant yet stylish outdoor items, such as Cane Line outdoor furniture. Here’s a look at the latest trends for 2025. 

Blending functionality with natural style

An outdoor kitchen consisting of stainless steel appliances and white worktops and tiling can look rather like a regular kitchen that has been plonked in the garden, so avoid this by incorporating natural materials into your outdoor kitchen. For example, granite countertops and flooring softened with greenery will create a harmonious blend. 

Weather protection

Adding an element of weather protection to your outdoor kitchen means that you can enjoy the benefits of your investment earlier in the spring, and well into autumn. Should the summer turn out to be somewhat cool and wet, you will still be able to enjoy the benefits of fresh air and a change from your usual surroundings with patio heaters. 

Maybe you will even need protection from the relentless sunshine...well we can live in hope! To turn your outdoor kitchen into a good all-rounder, consider adding a pergola or awning to cover the cooking and dining area. At the higher end of the luxury market, outdoor kitchens are surrounded by glass walls to provide shelter without impeding on light and views. 

Integrated technology

The relentless march of technological innovation continues to transform every area of our lives, and the outdoor kitchen is no exception! In 2025, expected to see features such as integrated entertainment hubs with mounted LED screens and audio systems. 

LED coloured lighting is also now a popular option to provide ambient changing lighting effects, or even roof canopy lights to complement the star lit sky as twilight falls and you chat into the evening.