Summerset 33 inch Double Access Door: two doors for the bay under your grill
The Summerset 33 inch Double Access Door is a stainless steel access door for the front of an outdoor kitchen island. It covers the hollow space inside the island, where the gas line, the shutoff valve, and spare supplies live, so you can reach them without taking anything apart. It measures 33 by 22 inches. It mounts flush, sitting flat against a smooth island face such as tile, stucco, or panels. It is built from 304 stainless steel with double walls, the grade that holds up best outdoors, and Summerset backs it with a lifetime warranty.
There are no hinges showing, a magnet holds it shut, and you can hang it to open from the left or the right. Double means two doors that meet in the middle, so each one swings out only half as far, and you can open one side for a quick grab. It lines up beneath a 32 or 33 inch grill, keeping the door and grill in one column. Storing propane inside? See the Summerset 33 inch Vented Double Access Door. The Summerset 33 inch Double Access Door ships free from My Cozy Outdoors with No Sales Tax (except WY) and the full manufacturer warranty.
FAQ
Summerset sells three 33-inch double doors – which one is this?
The DD-33 is the standard flush-mount version for islands with finished cutout edges. Its siblings are the DD-33M, which adds a masonry return for raw stone and brick, and the DD-33V, which adds ventilation louvers for cavities housing propane. Same width, three different jobs – the DD-33 is the clean-wall default.
What grill widths pair with a 33 double?
It lines up beneath 32 and 33-inch heads, keeping door and grill in one visual column. Owners running a 32-inch built-in grill get a service opening as wide as the appliance above, so gas connections and the regulator are reachable without contortions.
Can I change which way the panels open?
Yes – reversible door mounting means the DD-33 panels are configured during installation, not fixed at the factory. Most installs swing both from the center outward, but corner islands sometimes hang both panels the same direction so neither door blocks the walkway when open.
Are drop-in doors the budget-friendly route?
By a wide margin. A production door like the DD-33 costs a fraction of shop-fabricated stainless, arrives with double-walled construction and finished edges, and installs with basic tools. On most island budgets, the doors and drawers are where standard sizing saves the money that countertops absorb.
What keeps the panels rigid over the years?
Double-walled construction – each DD-33 panel is two bonded stainless skins, which resists the flex and face-waviness that single-sheet doors develop. Combined with concealed hingeless pivots and magnetic latches, there is very little on this door that time and weather can work loose.
Will multiple doors match across one island?
Yes – every Summerset door shares the same brushed 304 finish and bar handle profile, so a DD-33 beside a vertical hatch or a vented sibling reads as one suite. On symmetric islands, flanking the grill with matching 33-inch doubles is a popular, deliberately architectural look.
What cleaning does brushed 304 want?
Mild soap, soft cloth, wipe with the grain, then dry – that is the whole regimen for the DD-33. Reserve stainless polish for fingerprint season and never use chloride cleaners, which attack stainless passivation. Grease from the grill above wipes off easily before it bakes on; catch it early.