The outdoor kitchen that works beautifully in a sheltered suburban backyard in Raleigh may not survive its third summer on the Outer Banks. An outdoor kitchen contractor who builds on the coast understands that the material specifications, the appliance selections, the electrical and plumbing decisions, and the structural design all need to be calibrated for conditions that are harsher than anywhere inland. The kitchen that performs here is the one that was built by someone who knew what the coast would do to it.