No we don't cook in ower aspen ,used to cook under two fishing umbrellas but we bought a utilities tent from UK camping best buy we have had you don't get wet and you don't have any cooking smells in the tent and the risk of fire i even have a bucket out side the cooking tent in case of emergencies hope this will be of help from
I cooked in our aspen last year in the porch with the door open at it was extremely hot day. This year bought a utility tent as don't want to cook with kids in the tent again
I cook in the Aspen porch all the time, when able to with the door open, if the weather is poor I have put the cooker across the porch, with the cooker lid facing against the closed outer porch door. I don't put the groundsheet down in the porch and have found it finew to cook.
we have always cooked in the porch(one of the reasons for getting it) however team apen 01 wishes he had the dlx and the kitchen would then be set up in front of the porch door and it would be open when cooking admittidley this would reduce the view from inside but it would also ensure a physical barrier between me and emily when cooking...............no ,matter what team aspen always rocks and a big shout out to daisybev and co who where in the prescence of team aspen at red bank farm this easter see you soon beat wishes pegwill