DIY Adjustable Firepit Grill - How to Make (Santa Maria Grill)

[@homesteadonomics]

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[@thisworldaccordingtome9495]

does painting the grill grates poison the food being cooked on it?

[@prawnstar502]

a whole world opens up when you can weld

[@homesteadonomics]

It sure does!

[@TheSteveAS]

As a Santa Marian, I approve this build. 😉 Usually you'd use a braided stainless steel wire instead of chain, but I doubt it matters. If you want Santa Maria style BBQ, make sure you use red oak for your coals, and linguica sausage to start the grill as your appetizer. Bon Appétit

[@homesteadonomics]

Well thank you steve! That means a lot😊🙏. And thanks for the Red Oak and sausage tips!

[@JohnSmith-cz9om]

How big a poser are you? Does your head fit through the doorway?

[@lennyf1957]

3:05 I have never seen welding magnets used that way. Learn something new every day,

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha…yep. Ideally they should got flat side down for a better hold. But the space inside the wheel only allowed for them to be put this way

[@lennyf1957]

@@homesteadonomics I knew there had to be a common sense reason.

[@harleco1]

I really like this one. Good Job Joe.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you very much Harley!

[@MochaboyRC]

Good grief - I can't get over how brilliantly simple this design is - I have my weekend project! THANK YOU!

[@uknowulikethat4042]

Now that's a great addition to any garden, I'm having breakfast here and those steaks look great.

[@homesteadonomics]

Yes, this will be used for all sorts….breakfast, lunch, dinner 😋

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Brilliant device. Awesome work Joe. Simple and efficient!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you😊🙏

[@magnolya8]

Oh my goodness! Having lived in Santa Maria, Ca. this brings back soo many wonderful memories 😭😋 To this day, no one can come close to Markee’s pastrami or linguica & eggs over red oaks on this grill. Pinquito beans, salsa, garlic bread … Enjoy this one, you are creating beautiful memories for your family.

[@homesteadonomics]

I’ve always loved these style grills and it sounds like you’ve had some great memories with them as well! Can’t wait to use it on the next camping trip and creating our own😊. Thank you for watching!

[@magnolya8]

@@homesteadonomics Thank you for sharing 🌾

[@JonnyDIY]

Hey no way, I live right down the road in Nipomo! 💕🥩👍 Happy grilling 🤙

[@homesteadonomics]

Well I did not know where Nipomo was….but now I do! Thanks Johnny!

[@JonnyDIY]

@@homesteadonomics haha yeah grilling is huge around here, lots of people have these style grills in their yards. The public parks around here even have them!

[@StMyles]

As an EX Santa Marian that graduated from SMJUHS…. I wholeheartedly endorse this…. Do a Tri-Tip Roast it and the world will come to you. An Ex-Navy Seabee built one for my Dad.

[@homesteadonomics]

I can see tri tip in the very near future! Thank you!

[@ShawnJHB]

Winter is ending in my neck of the woods and this looks like the perfect project for the summer

[@mjeezyca]

Beautiful build! Best way to make Santa Maria Tri tip

[@homesteadonomics]

thank you!

[@andyquinn1125]

Nice. I've used one of these grills in Cali. You'll never be satisfied with any other once you've used one. Total control of your grilling. I'm trying to design and build one right now, with no welding skills, and a huge heavy restaurant grill I found. The bigger the wheel, the easier it is to move the grill. Add: that is very nice work!

[@Lckidof2012]

You did it! You put out a request for ideas a few years back about what to make and I suggested this and you agreed that could be a fun project. Love it and looks great as always!

[@homesteadonomics]

Well it may very well be your idea…so thank you! I got all these random idea rolling around in my head and I can’t remember when they got in there. But like you said, if that’s what you mentioned, it likely got in my head at least in part due to you😊🙏

[@martingoodwin3637]

@@homesteadonomics Hi there I am starting to build the Santa Maria grill however may I ask as to the diameter of the round bar you use?

[@RetiredTony]

that definitely is a good project buddy! I love outdoors cooking and with your project grill I can see myself grilling some butterfly cut Cornish hens or whole chickens. again great job buddy! Tony

[@homesteadonomics]

Well you just put another ‘want to’ idea on the dinner list! I think they’d be fun to do on this!

[@sumrica]

Turned out nice. Hate that you missed that rain.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you! And hopefully soon our monsoons will start and we’ll catch some more!

[@ourselfreliantlife]

The rains are here early!🙌 Sweet build! I always get eager to work with metal watching these video.

[@homesteadonomics]

Yes, can’t wait! And also yes….welding opens up a whole new world of possibilities! You start view old bed frames on Craigslist and things like that very differently 😂

[@FaithandFun-w6q]

Impressive, thank you for sharing!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you for checking it out!

[@stilcrazychris]

Joe you made me hungry. Pasted the test. Nice! Thanks! Chris from Missouri

[@wayneoliver3564]

man you come up with the coolest ideas for projects.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Wayne!

[@ianbds6436]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge my brother. God bless you and your family and your animals and your beautiful land. 👍🏻

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you and may God bless you and yours as well!

[@Staygoldfarms]

This was a great build. My wife is from Paso Robles and they love this type of bbq. I want to build something like this and maybe use a cinder block base for a counter top on each side. Oak is the fire wood of choice for this. Thanks for the video.

[@_WillCAD_]

Really nice. I love the stop you added to keep it at a consistent height. Simple, easy, and effective. If you made the grate either removable, or swivel-able, you could flat-pack the whole thing and it would fit in the travel trailer easier.

[@homesteadonomics]

Yeah I originally had thought of a swing out one….which would be super cool too. But that old camp grill just made so much sense as it would allow the whole thing to fit in my firepit. And that was a big plus!😀

[@kennethpayton5365]

Hi I'm in Georgia my hobby is making grill and barrel smoker I have made two Santa Marie. Just starting my welding skills well I welded in high school u can guess my age there was no mig just stick but I like mig .I enjoyed your channel kenneth

[@alizareh6705]

I always enjoy your diy.good job.have a good time and enjoy life

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Ali!

[@AGirl-SomeLand-andADream]

Another great build!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@samiralbalushi4611]

Hi Joe Awesome 👌 job love it. Samir and his 👋 family 👪 sent you their regards to you and your family 👪.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Samir! And my family wishes you and your family blessings as well😊🙏

[@blackberryhideout5793]

You've done it again! Well done, brother. Having an adjustable height grill just makes sense, and will be very useful camping. We love ButcherBox too!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Sis!

[@ruabadkitty]

I went to butcher block to check it out. I have to give them my email before I can even look at their webpage. They lost a potential customer. Thanks for the wonderful video. Those steaks looked yummy.

[@BigJerm951]

Awesome build!!! ...should try the ribeye with sea salt, olive oil and thyme, sometime. It makes me a happy fat boy!!! 😎👍

[@homesteadonomics]

Okay, that’s making my mouth water….. thank you!

[@jalapenolover9213]

Nice project! Thanks for sharing.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@rbljackson]

while i dont think i would haul that for camping, i think its ideal for the fire pit because its removeable and can be set to the side. Great project! Id like to build something similar. Always enjoy these DIY projects. There is a certain satifaction from making something from spare parts, scrap metal etc. And then the bonus is steak afterwards! LOL That will be great for dutch oven cooking as well because you can easily adjust the heat under the pot.

[@homesteadonomics]

Yes there is! It makes my growing junk/scrap pile smaller and the satisfaction is the best😊👍

[@homesteadonomics]

….oh yeah…. The Dutch oven aspect is great too!

[@maximoulloa6214]

No entiendo el inglés , Pero tiene cara de buena persona !! Me gusta mucho su trabajo 👏👏👏

[@cleokey]

Nice job! Enjoy

[@homesteadonomics]

Thanks Alan!

[@janetdupree6353]

FYI: the Santa Maria Style BBQ originated in Santa Maria, California. The area is famous for open-fired BBQ tritip.

[@homesteadonomics]

Yes, I’ve been reading on them a bit more since I did that voice over. I’ve always seen them in South American asada cooking vids/pics, etc,….And kind of associated them with South American bbq as well. But definitely the Santa Maria is history is the original. Thanks! 😊🙏

[@TheHobbyShop1]

Great and very simple build. Love it. I might have to make one.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@Retrocomputernerd]

Love it. I think I have that same campfire grill you cut cut the legs off of for your grate. Used it once, so I might have to make a similar repurpose, thanks the for the walk through!

[@kb6lcw99]

I am going to make one! This is great!

[@homesteadonomics]

Give it a go! Simple build and fun too!

[@gregorythomas333]

Very nice build Joe...but now I'm hungry! :)

[@homesteadonomics]

I can’t describe how hungry I was when those were cooking….Pretty much inhaled them when I turned off the camera 🤪😂

[@WLLMBRNTT]

Thank you! for sharing your video. You gave me some great ideals how to build an Grill. I appreciate your work.

[@RatelLaw]

Thank you for sharing your expertise

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Michael!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome job Joe! 😃👍🏻🔥🥩🔥🥩🔥👊🏻

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Fred!

[@SailOnFlyBy]

This is exactly what I needed to see. Gonna build one for my grill! Thanks for sharing! You Rock!💪

[@homesteadonomics]

Awesome…glad to hear!

[@mmx3662]

What a clever and useful project! Maybe I should have stayed for dinner :) It looked delicious! You make it look so easy creating and constructing all of your projects! :)

[@homesteadonomics]

You’re always welcome for dinner! But we know you’ve got some of that goat spirit and need to be able to come an go whenever. Which is why I’d love to build you something here😉

[@fredrikjaensson7350]

Thats was awesome. I have always wanted a grill like. This grill seems not that difficult to build. Have you build a complete asado grill? We like to see how you make one👍

[@warren519]

I always look forward to your videos. You made me hungry, went out to buy a Rib Eye!!!!!!!

[@homesteadonomics]

My mouth was watering sooo bad when they were in the grill! Btw…when ever you search for ribeyes at the store also keep you eye out for ‘chuck eye’ it’s a cut right next to the ribeye/prime rib cut… but it’s not as reliable cut depending on the body size. Anyways it’s the same flavor for less cost than the ribeye😉👍

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Pretty awesome Santa Maria grill. Very cool build. Cheers! 👍👍✌️

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Dwayne!

[@eutimiochavez415]

Great idea ,great job thank you sir ! For posting

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Eutimio😊🙏

[@TheMrb777]

Really smart and cool design!

[@daveshepherd7582]

Been awhile since I’ve tuned in to your channel but glad to see you’re still making cool projects and great content!

[@davestewart9146]

That is really cool, thanks for sharing 👍😁

[@homesteadonomics]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@anniest8803]

FYI: from Wikipedia- Santa Maria-style barbecue is a regional culinary tradition rooted in the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County on the Central Coast of California. This method of barbecuing dates back to the mid-19th century and is today regarded as a "mainstay of California's culinary heritage. Santa Maria-style barbecue centers on beef tri-tip, seasoned with black pepper, salt, and garlic before grilling over coals of native coast live oak, often referred to as "red oak" wood.” And don’t forget the beans, tossed green salad, grilled French bread & fresh strawberries 🍓 😁

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you! I’m gonna have to build the next grilling session out with some authentic Santa Maria style dishes😊🙏

[@espnmk]

nice job Joe, its that time of year to bust out the grill.

[@k.cashman427]

Great job! Functional design and looks cool!

[@Psalms144_1_2]

Hello, saw your channel by accident, glad I did, I too live in Sahuarita, out by the Curly Horn Ranches area. Nice video brother.

[@forneyindustries2993]

Now we're craving steak! Such a fun idea!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you! And quite literally couldn’t have built it without my Forney Welder!

[@Will-Parr]

Excellent

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@Yellow_cub]

Good build!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@Llamadosalvaje]

BEAUTIFUL GRILL! CONGRATS FROM CHILE!🇨🇱

[@stevesrt8]

Nice Build. well done sir.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Steve!

[@ROSARIOFLORESG]

Hi Joe🙋passing by to greet you 👋and enjoy a new download of excellent content! .....more than perfect the project you have carried out!.... how much great for your family do you carry out when your children grow up they will value it too much What a delight the meat is being grilled for the first time, this very original meat grill I loved it!...and I will tell my husband that I will take your idea and make one in our country house I really liked seeing the place where you premiered the grill. In the first videos when I started following you before I had my channel I saw how you did the campfire project!and you and your wife drank red wine next to the campfire 👌✔️I also saw how to build the afternoon of gav gabion 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌵👋👌✔️Receive a cordial greeting for you and your beautiful family! and we will see you again very soon!🌵🌻👩🏻‍🌾🇲🇽

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Rosario! And yes, the gabion walls and the firepit were made quite a time ago! I do love the gabions and kinda want to do some projects with them in the near future. Always love hearing from my neighbor to the south 🇲🇽 🤝 🇺🇸 😊🙏

[@stuartkorte1642]

Simple and effective. Smart idea on removable legs. One complaint, you didn’t invite us to some tasty looking ribeyes. Side note, while welding it sounded like the ground was on the weak side even though it has grounded to bench.

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha….but I only had two🤪 Next time! You know…it did. I think I had a fine layer of dust on the bench top. But who knows….I might not have have them ground cable twisted in all the way to the machine 🤔

[@craigs831]

Regarding those who recommended red oak. For those not from California, it's costal live oak. Not the red oak most of the US is familiar with. It is uncommon to find it outside of California because there are many local laws prohibiting the movement of cut oak in an attempt to limit spread of diseases. I do recommend an oak though, it's my favorite wood to cook with.

[@homesteadonomics]

I will definitely use oak as well. But most of it cooking is going to be AZ live oak and mesquite since they are both plentiful here….especially the mesquite. It’s the weed of trees here😂

[@craigs831]

@@homesteadonomics I know the AZ white oak is great to cook with, simular to the post oak popular in Texas cooking. Same white oak family. California live oak being in the red oak family, why we just call it red oak. If you ever come across any type of red oak, save some scraps for bbq. The flavors would be similar to the "authentic" flavor of a Santa Maria bbq. It's worth trying at least once!

[@rickcassell9613]

What a nice addition to your camping gear . Your projects always come out great 👍 well done 👍

[@mikefugett9250]

Great video. Thanks!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Mike!

[@elitelawn9547]

Love it. Great job. Great looking knife. 😎👍🇺🇸

[@pablorr1977]

Saludos desde Argentina

[@homesteadonomics]

Great to hear from Argentina!😊👍

[@mickeybartlett1274]

Cool!

[@BigSkyAtNight]

Very cool, it’s much better to cook outside this type of year, this is perfect! Good to know about the meat too. I’ve recently started ordering from Freshlys. So far they’ve been great. They may seem expensive, but they’re actually saving me $. I’m no longer feeding the family last minute dinners from a fast food place or local restaurant (which I was doing wayyyy too much), and I’m not tossing a good chunk of food we never had time to cook. Let’s just say my chickens eat well 😂. It also cuts out impulse shopping. I sound like an advertisement, but I’ve been impressed with them! And they have made my life so much easier! I guess all this rambling is supporting mail ordered meals. They can be so much better than the alternatives. It’s good to know about this one you use. 👍🏻

[@AloneinRemoteAlaska]

Fantastic Joe! When I build my outdoor kitchen this is exactly what I am wanting to use! Love it! The ribeye's looked delicious! I used to order from ButcherBox when I was in Colorado and yeah they make top notch stuff! Too bad they don't have moose meat! LOL! :-) The gabion walls will be part of my outdoor kitchen as well! Such a beautiful natural look! Bookmarked your video on that build! Still love that knife too! So you don't get a lot of snow there in AZ huh? Weird! 🤣

[@homesteadonomics]

Well, if I can ever convince my wife to let me do a moose hunt up there, we can do a combo videos showing some cooking on your grill! That is if the ‘leaders’ of the world don’t get us into ww3 before then😂😭

[@AloneinRemoteAlaska]

@@homesteadonomics LOL! It’s on the books! Unless that WW3 thing happens! Thank you Joe! 😁

[@peterroper7471]

Simple and cool stuff

[@harryv6752]

Cool! I'm gonna need i learn how to weld.

[@mrx.2233]

Simple, but certainly useful.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@rolandomaldonado1987]

Awesome design

[@franciscobritt3311]

Nicely done brother 😊

[@JohnThomas-gj2zg]

Very nice to have

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you John!

[@AboveandBeyond44]

Nice build. 😎👍

[@gregmize01]

COOL BUILD! I'M GONNA MAKE ONE OUT OF WOOD!

[@William105-d9d]

Nice work!

[@johnbarrett61]

great job

[@robt2151]

07:08 Sound of goat reacting to mention of the grill!

[@homesteadonomics]

Oh yeah, she’s a vocal one😂

[@dwaynelejeune3508]

Don't look like the camping grill will be going on any trips looks to me it will be homestead!!!

[@homesteadonomics]

It’ll go on atleast one. Of course if it proves to be too much of a thing to load in the truck then it might just be relegated to the homestead…. But we’ll see

[@DiggingLife1773kg]

That's an awesome project. You plan on making some and selling? I'd definitely buy one.

[@sdbigguy]

Great project. It looks like the kind of grill you could cook a whole meal on… depending on how much heat an item required. Was the extra grate just because you had just painted the whole grill or some other reason? If all it takes to get a little rain in your area is to fire up the grill you ought to do that more often. Thanks so much for sharing and I love the fire pit as well.

[@homesteadonomics]

Oh man….if we’d get rain everytime I grilled I’d be doing breakfast lunch and dinner over the fire😂. As for the other grate. It was a carrion one….didn’t want to cook the meat directly on the painted stuff this early.

[@UtkuDemir]

Is it still food grade with that paint?

[@EddyGurge]

I really need to learn how to use my welder.

[@homesteadonomics]

A whole world of possibilities opens up for projects when you add metal to the mix!

[@RuggerDucky]

This is the standard grill for half of California, and is named for the city of Santa Maria in north Santa Barbara county.

[@michaelblaker2334]

Such a cool little build. BTW, your hair is a little grayer than when you built that fire pit, but so is mine 😜

[@homesteadonomics]

Oh yeah….waaaay more gray. I gotta keep those sizes trimmed as it was pretty shaggy in this video😂

[@iBOB7TESLA]

Hello, nice project. Why not putting the meat on the grill directly and using another grill grates? Thx

[@bill.Latham]

Great looking grill what size diameter rod did you used to raise the meat rack? Thank You

[@stevenburrow8804]

I absolutely love this! And your video is delightfully to the point. What are the dimensions you used for yours?

[@romeovidalrodriguez7754]

Buen Video saludo 👍👍👍👍👊👊👊👊

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@romeovidalrodriguez7754]

@@homesteadonomics 👍👍💙❤️

[@hugohudson8409]

Hi bro, WOW a spectacular and wise intelligent man congratulations thanks for sharing your wisdom man ;) At steak time I don't agree with you, you didn't invite LOL

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha…yes indeed! Thank you Hugo😊🙏

[@MochaboyRC]

FYI - affiliate link you have in your description doesn't appear to be working.

[@useasy001]

Awesome build !!!! Nice work. Is this flux core welding you used on this? Thank You in Advance!!!

[@coolmoedee111]

What was that type of grinder wheel you where using?

[@foo2hp]

Bon appetit 🤤

[@homesteadonomics]

😊🙏

[@valerianwurtz8312]

what welder do you have?

[@homesteadonomics]

A Forney 220MP…, my previous was a Forney 190MP. Great multiprocess welders😊👍

[@secrethumanmachine]

what’s the black spray you use?