Another fabulous video Justin. I am so happy you are enjoying the Gabby's Grill. I couldn't have given it to a better person who would enjoy it!!! I look forward to seeing you use it more on your videos. Have fun brother!!!!
I know I'm not the only one who started to chuckle at the the thumbnail alone. I love that we have this great community that entertains AND informs. Feels like we're all bunch of guys and gals at the same bar sometimes. Cheers.
Glad to see you getting back to your videos after all you and your family have been through. Keep up the great work and my prayers will always be with you. Love that grill too!!!!!
Wasn’t even in the market for a Santa Maria, but this video popped in my suggested videos and is how I found your channel. Didn’t even know you were in Texas much less in the neighborhood next to mine so running into you was totally random. Anyway after our conversation I bought a Weber and a Gabby’s Grill Friday. I anxiously await its arrival. You sold me with it being relaxing mesmerizing and fun. Exactly what I need!
There's no rush good sir. Each day is precious so use them accordingly. I enjoy your cooking and equipment reviews, but honestly I believe I enjoy your humor the most. So keep up the good work. 🍔🍻
Made me laugh out loud...great video. Started watching T-Roy based on him being on your channel. Enjoy both your channels a ton. I am returning to San Antonio shortly after spending many years in the Middle East working....need a grill ASAP on my return.
Justin it's great to see you smiling again. I know that you had a tough stretch there buddy. And 2 thumbs up T Roy, what a great gift to a great guy. Well done gentleman. I've really liked the possibilities of that grill ever since Mr "T" showed it way back when. Time to show us some California cooking with some TEXAS twists.
Great video on a very fun attachment. Happily enjoying my Gabby's Grills 22" and the 18" on my Jumbo Joe, as well as the griddle that Junior makes. He did a local run on his products down here in SoCal and he was great to meet and chat with. Proud to support a veteran.
While I had casually heard of Junior's Sta. Maria attachment through a friend for use on his 26", it was Troy's video and Phil N Florence videos using Gabby's Grills that encouraged me to pull the trigger. I also use his Smoke Bomb smoker box for the 22" kettle. Holds a steady 240-250 on half a chimney for 4 hours and only needs a few pieces of charcoal to maintain it after that, 3-2-1-style. Glad that you and Troy are collaborating over this and it's great to see your fellow RU-vid BBQ personalities showing support.
SMG GRILL for the win!!! I am trying to gear my channel towards this gabby's grill attachment but then i see awesome content like yours and I doubt everything! lol. awesome, awesome editing skills Justin. I hope to chat/email with you one day and get some much needed tips/advice on this whole youtube world. Have a great weekened brother.
What a great accessory for any grill. He's got a "KEEPER/HIT" with this addition for BBQing! As you noted, I hoping the cost to purchase will come down... Thanks again for sharing. Awesome! Mahalo for all you do from ALL of us "Grillers!" -76islander!
Aloha Rodney, Yeah, I wish I would have phrased it differently...or in this particular case...just gotten normal words out. It's not very expensive for what it is. Just more than I expected. Considering the guys knocking him off charge almost twice as much his prices are pretty reasonable. He'd probably save a fortune if he made it detachable so it would fit in a smaller box but I don't think I'd like that as much.
Man that video was awesome!! That thing looks like an excellent piece of equipment. May look into that bad boy. Maybe Troy would be kind enough to send one all the way to NJ lolol. Great job brother and shout out to Troy as well!!
It’s definitely on my, need to get list. Now that you and Troy have one, I have to. Gotta keep up with y’all. If anything, it just looks cool😂Thanks for sharing😃
Troys an alright sorta dude. :) Seriously though that was super awesome for him to give it to you, you owe him a tri tip! Great video Justin and love that you include bloopers. Have a great weekend brother!
Really like this Santa Maria Setup. From my point of view it is very similar to the most old fashioned grill we use here in Germany. It is called Schwenkgrill, basically a pit with an open wood fire and a grill grate hanging down from a tripod. The height is also adjustable with a winch or chain. The meat looks awesome and tastes great. Greetings from Germany!
I've had my eye on these for while. I'll have to see if my boss lady will give me enough allowance. Lol! Look forward to seeing what all you cook on it.
Cool grill attachment, I looked at one of those last year online, didn't pull the trigger on buying one, may have to reconsider, great video as always. Keep rollin' smoke!
That is awesome Justin, thank you. I am in the market right now for something similar, you are right... the stand alone options are 1-2K for Santa Maria Style grills with V shaped grill grates. I want one to practice and hone the flavor profile of my menu. Thanks again brotha!
Good points. I keep my three in the garage. With nothing you will still get that light surface rust. I've been experimenting with spraying down with cooking spray after cooking. I don't have good enough data yet to say whether it helps or not. I got an interesting vid coming out I am filming Saturday you might light Justin using it.
G’day Justin what a great idea like you said on a cold night you have the best of both worlds the open fire and the grate with that cooking on, bloody terrific although it would cost a fortune to get it to Australia anyway all the best I have subscribed regards John Tasmania Australia
I ordered one as soon as I saw Troy & James review his (actually that one) last year. I love cookin on it and it is so easy to use, and sits right on top of the bottom section of my WSM. I highly recommend. You.steaks looked delicious and the sausages knew what to do...get ready for the Pitmaster privilege.
Justin loved the video as always and the grill attachment is something I am thinking about getting. Hey can you do a side by side comparison with the BGE Mini and the Akorn Jr. Thanks' again for great video content!! Scott
Those things are awesome. I've been wanting to pick one up for a while... but I REALLY want the Mighty Mike, which is his 14" version for the Smokey Joe.
Justin, what an awesome video bro!!!.....Great humor you build into these. Mine sometimes gets rain and snow on it. So I keep it sprayed with canola oil.
I spray mine down too. Doesn't really prevent it. That said, it comes right off. I think I'd rather have a weber style grate if I had the option though for that reason.
Baby Back Maniac Junior built Joe a custom grate out of rounded steel hit him up and see if he would do it for you. I liked the grate when I was at Barbosa’s house. But my other ones are all like that. Even my Santa Maria Outfitters Grill with expanded metal.
Baby Back Maniac The 22” because it has more room for meat. The 14 is perfect for a single tri-tip, or maybe 2 people on a regular basis. Junior is a good family man, and builds these to last.
I've been wanting one of these bad boys!! I have an old re-purposed performer bowl (put my coppertop w/"P" vents in the cart) that I built into a backyard firepit that this would be perfect for. I could just use my wsm like you showed us in the other video but this would look much cooler in the yard.
I spoke to Junior last year about his Santa Maria grill attachment. I have a couple of Ideals for some mods that I want to run by him and see if he can accommodate them. But either way I'm going to try and pick up one of these for the summer. I kinda want to get the 18 inch for my Jumbo Joe grill as I take that one when 8 go out and about. My 22 inch is the Performer so not really portable.
Used to live in central California, next door to Santa Maria. Miss it sooo much. Hit up Susie Q’s for authentic flavors and use red oak wood. Been thinking of grabbing one of these, thanks for the review. Loving the channel.
Hi how are you doing? We have had ours for a couple of years. Gabbysgrills. Its sweet. Hi too you and your family. Hugs to you and your family from California city ca. 👍👍👊 we picked up ours from Gabbys Grills. Jr is on Facebook very nice guy.
His name is Houston and he's the best. Unfortunately he's very far from a puppy so I've been working him into the videos for posterity...as if I need more grief and pain in my life right now. life isn't fair. lol
I have several. Tell me which shots you felt really popped out at you and I'll tell you what camera was. This could be a fun experiment because I have my thoughts on the matter but I'd love to know what other people think.
I've never owned one of these but I own a KUDU grill and love it.. It's basically the same method of cooking. I'd love to have one of these as well though.
This is the one acessory i really would love to have. But since shipping is expensive inside the states, it will be horrendous getting it here. I think i will have to learn how to weld :) Very nice review (and nice of Troy of course)
It appears that they do but it's expensive. I think shipping really does get a hunk of flesh on that one. And I see what you did there on the "grate" thing
Wow. Really? I've been doing this for years. Aluminum melts at like 1200 degrees. How old is your genesis? Mine is about 4 years old. Wondering if they changed the design of the side table burner on the new ones. Thanks for the heads up though. Glad they took care of you.
It's 7 years old. aluminum will get soft between 600-900 degrees F. Here's link to photo on instagram (hope it works) instagram.com/p/Bm_3g-Tl82a/? Weber Customer Service said I wasn't the first caller :-)
Wow! I'm so impressed. Yeah, unless it's dark out, I record everything in 60 fps in case I decide to slow it down. I usually upload in 30 though. Most people can't tell a difference. Kinda like the time I accidentally uploaded in 720 instead of 1080 and it took 65K views before something notice. ;-) Good eyes, my friend.
A lot of people don't like the look of 60, but I do. I suspect most of your audience don't make videos so I'm not surprised they don't notice and wouldn't care. I guess that makes me a bit of a video nerd. And I'm okay with that. I almost always upload at 60 fps. 🙂
The first moment I heard you say that this thing is wonderful... I thought T-Roy .... lol ♨️👍😎 Absolutely outstanding video... and deliciousness .... and it's great seeing someone having fun with RU-vid ! Thanks for sharing!
Hey Baby Back, what type of grill brush do you use to clean diamond shaped grill grates like the ones on the LSG and your weber kettle? Would the Kona stainless steel bristles less brush be OK?
I heat it up and use a regular Grill brush to loosen up everything and then I go back over it with a paper towel or cloth rag. It’s Not ideal but it does the trick
i must be really out of date or just in the deep south.ive got 3 weber kettle grills.they dont look like this.either way this looks like whole lotta fun.i want one.
Did you have to make any modifications for the gabbys grill to fit flush inside the Weber with the lid bale. On my 22 performer it seemed to not fit inside. It catches the lid bale bolts inside the kettle.
Hi, Justin great video. been wondering about the Mak pellet smoker, could you do another review about it. Do you still love it? any comments would be great. thanks
It's a long story, but I no longer have my MAK. The short version is I think I got a bit of a lemon (wifi issues, flameouts, water leaks) and I probably spent 30-40 hours (and about $500 in wifi upgrades) working with their customer service before I finally told them I no longer feel comfortable recommending it. They were bummed but understood. They are as frustrated as I was that we couldn't get to the bottom of it. I offered it back to them (asked them to reimburse me for my expenses) but they preferred I keep it and we called it even. We parted on good terms. I wish it would have worked out differently. It was a heck of a cooker.
California Costco’s sell a full sized Santa Maria grill for about 300 in the summer time. They’re nice. Had one for a couple years. I’m thinking of getting a 14 inch gabbys grill for my Smokey joe.
Yeah I've seen those. Unfortunately I can't get them here. I don't even think they're available in all the Costco's in California. Look like a great deal though.
Baby Back Maniac maybe you’re right. They definitely make it up to Northern California though. I think you’re in Texas? I’ve read somewhere (maybe on amazing ribs) that if you can talk to the Costco manager into ordering a few in they’ll sometimes do it and then it saves you on the freight cost which is a ton. Supposedly people in Hawaii have done it i think.
You should get one. You will love it. Plus they're so cheapOn Facebook marketplace, craigslist, and at garage sales.People report they find them all the time on the curbs for trash pickup when people "upgrade" their grills. they are so ubiquitous that sometimes they go unappreciated they are
My Santa Maria FATHER IN LAW came to my house in 1995 and started to stare at my Weber Kettle. He asked, 'What the hell is that?' I told him it was a Weber Kettle . He asked what the round thing was on top. Duh - the 'lid' and lifted it off for him to see. My brother in law asked how I raised or lowered the grate. I told him I didn't, I put charcoal in it and cook by direct or indirect method. Both the FATHER and BROTHER IN LAW stared at me. He said you only use RED OAK to grill with. UNDERSTAND? On his very next visit, he drove 250 miles in his truck, unloaded a specially ordered SANTA MARIA GRILL and a truck load of RED OAK for me, my wife and his new grand-daughter. He also told me if I didn't use or want it, to give it back to his ranch. I then learned that he personally built his own SANTA MARIA BBQ/GRILL cuz he was an old school welder on his farm. Grilling on a Santa Maria Grill will be special for me!
Ronz sweet man. What ranch did he own? I am from SM and worked as a ranch hand back in the day. We cooked over wood all of the time in quickly dig up holes. We sorta cooked on the go. Lots of wild pig!! We did it this way because we would just fill the hole with dirt. I miss having piquinto beans. Santa Maria will always hold a special place in my heart even though the vineyards have taken over. But I remember the house in Cali. Our pool had a mason fire pit next to it in a gazebo section and it had the Santa Maria grill that I learned to cook on at the age of 12. Lots of red oak was burned in that pit. We would also bring Orange wood cuts from over the mountain in the Fillmore area. So good mixing those woods. All I really have left are the memories. I visited the area last summer and stayed a few days in Solvang, spent lots of time at Pismo, and ate some of the best BBQ in the world. I still have my Santa Maria Outfitters Grill that I have had for 17 years. I bought it at Albertsons of all places.
I’ve been curious about these since I first started seeming them, but I believe there is concern about causing crazing in the porcelain finish when you burn full size splits in the kettle.
I could see that being an issue...especially since Weber is now saying lump charcoal can cause it. I try to keep everything off the walls of the kettle and more towards the middle. So far hasn't been an issue.
Baby Back Maniac I’m sorry to hear that. I know it’s hard, my father passed away almost four years ago. I still miss him, but over time the fond memories I have of him are accompanied less and less by the pain of loss and more by the joy of our time together. It can still be tough sometimes, but I am comforted in knowing I will see him again. I pray for him every day and ask him for his prayers for our family still here. Peace and all good to you and your family Justin. Your father, you and all of your family are in my prayers.
