BBQ's with a Twist

Californian Grills

Santa Maria Style Grills

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Introducing our Santa Maria range of steel barbecues (grills).Traditionally these barbecues were used over wood fires (oak,apple,cherry) Asado style cooking, but charcoal works great as well. The beauty of these barbecues is that the grill grate can be raised or lowered by a hand crank to provide heat control. When the fire is hot, raise the grate to avoid burning, as the fire burns down, simply lower it to maintain a perfect cooking temperature. This means unlike most barbecues, the fire does not dictate how, what and when you cook, you do. The raising of the grilling rack is a similar  concept to that of the Argentina Grill. Our barbecues are modular, giving you a variety of different ways to enjoy an outdoor fire.  Santa Maria Grills originated in central California and date back to the mid-1800s, when the land was still owned by Mexico. Ranchers in the Santa Maria Valley would host feasts for the cowboys, family and friends, barbecuing meat over earthen pits filled with hot coals of red oak. These barbecues are one of the greatest legacies from that era and have become California’s signature style of cooking meat over fire. 

Hard wearing, heavy duty steel barbecues that will last a life time. 

Hand crank mechanism to control the temperature while cooking.

Modular,  three separate units, the stand, firebox, and grilling rack. In combination the three become our Santa Maria Grill.

Grilling rack can be removed and used over a campfire or kettle drum barbeque.

The based can be used on its own as a firebox/pit.

All items can be bought in combination or separately.

Made to measure drop-in units to complete your purpose built in barbecue or outdoor kitchen.

Californian Grills
5.0
Based on 11 reviews
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Julie HopkinsJulie Hopkins
14:15 01 May 23
Just got ours at the Knebworth Garden show yesterday. Cooked our roast pork and potatoes on it today and it cooked to perfection. Will be buying the stand, later on.
Phil BilsbyPhil Bilsby
16:09 18 Apr 22
Excellent Santa Maria grill!Extremely well designed & made, would highly recommend to anyone interested in BBQ & I can already see this will be with me a very long time.Having already a Kamado Joe smoker this is a great companion for those times you want a quick & easy cook direct over the coals.I've just given it it's first cook & the adjustable grill is perfect for controlling temperature etc (ribeye steak came out lovely).Many thanks from a happy customer!
Darren M PoulterDarren M Poulter
16:58 02 Aug 21
What can I say but "WOW"Top quality service from start to finish, you can not fault a thing. Steve and Karen built me a bespoke grill and rotisserie for my ever increasing BBQ setup. I was kept informed through the whole process with emails and picture/video updates. Everyone on my social media pages have been really impressed and I'm constantly being asked for the contact numbers and website address for Californian Grills. So impressed that I'm about to place another order!!!!5 Stars doesn't seem enough.
Kirsty O'HareKirsty O'Hare
13:39 15 Apr 21
Highly recommend Californian Grills. Placed an order for standard size Argentine grill and unfortunately we had miscalculated the measurements, as we'd already built our brickwork they made us a custom size grill which fits perfectly. They were more than helpful in ensuring the grill fit our exact requirements. Communication on updates and shipping was fantastic.The quality of the product is extremely good.
Shirley ValentineShirley Valentine
10:06 15 Apr 21
We purchased a California grill last summer and would not go back to a traditional BBQ. It make cooking very easy with variable temperature control so food is perfectly cooked. Not raw inside and burn on the outside. Love using sticks and left over wood too rather that charcoal. Win, win!
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