[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

Obviously many people in TV have what is called a summer kitchen. Many of these have grills built right into the setup which is on the lanai and covered. Most have some sort of vent over the grill to catch greasy smoke. So I would assume that if you can live with the smoke within an 'open' lanai then it must be OK. Of course you'd never put one in a glass enclosed lanai area.

Change "many" to "some" and you will probably be right. Summer kitchens are in some of the designers and premier homes. Not a real seller.