We use the outdoor kitchen for storing the grill tools and spices and things like that. Use the sink for washing up. And I have the bigger dorm fridge to keep all of my beer, with that I really don't need to bring a cooler (I can get a lot of beer in there). The stove that came with it is a Coleman but its junk. So we really don't "cook" in the outdoor kitchen but we use it more for cooking on the grill, but we always cook on the grill anyway. I do enjoy having the kitchen, its very handy to have the sink and storage outside, oh yea the fridge to MMMMMMM beer. And there is TV hookups in there so I can use my outside TV.