NatureKast has created a complete line of waterproof cabinets that look like wood but are actually not wood at all. How can you tell the difference? Wait until spring. These cabinets won’t crack, split or rot, regardless of the amount of rain, humidity, heat or other environmental nasties.

These people have really done their homework. This lineup of products is a combination of conventional concepts and hey-wouldn’t-it-be-nice-if-someone-thought-of-a-way-to-do-such-and-such. They have a number of barbecuing products that use gas, but my favorite has always been charcoal, although it is becoming increasingly difficult to find anything in that line these days, and especially so, if the barbecue itself has any kind of style and grace about it. Well, sir!

DCS by Fisher & Paykel would have been just the choice for my yard. What they did does nothing but make me drool. They are said to be the very first to develop the “See-it Today, Cook On It Tonight” outdoor kitchen islands. Bring it home and set it up, folks. That’s all it would have taken.

I have done my fair share of barbecuing, and one of the things that guests tend to do is stand at a distance and watch the poor cook cover himself with smoke and cooking grease. The Evo Flattop Grill, however, pretty much guarantees a group gathered round to watch the cook take it through its paces.