I recently got a 22 inch kettle to add to my collection of grills and thinking of getting a Santa Maria attachment. I was curious if anyone had purchased this particular Santa Maria attachment? I know Gabby's Grills makes a unit as well, been watching the vids non stop! I was wondering if anyone went with the BBQ Pit Boys unit and how they are enjoying it? Also if you did, what made you go with this unit vs the Gabby's Grill unit? Thanks -Rob
BBQ pit boys ripped the idea from Gabby's grills. A mutual friend of theirs introduced them and BBQ pit boys took the idea from Gabby's and started mass production. Hence they are not friends anymore.
I guess I am failing to see the correlation between the two. Gabby's is an attachment made for a round grills and the BBQ Pit Boys is a free standing rectangle. I guess some people are easily triggered.
Craigar. They have a direct knockoff
of the grill attachment. Not sure if they still sell it. Alot of the pit boys grills are made by Sunterra in Mexico.
BBQ pit boys ripped the idea from Gabby's grills. A mutual friend of theirs introduced them and BBQ pit boys took the idea from Gabby's and started mass production. Hence they are not friends anymore.
Whoa I did not know this. I just started looking into the Santa Maria attachments...I am sorry to hear this news.
I have a Gabbys and love it. The only thing I don’t like is it’s rather small in the 22†size, otherwise it’s fairly well built and does a great job. Doing a Picanha on it Friday !!
What do you mean "small" in the 22 size please? Not enough surface space to cook based on what you normally cook? I ask because it is just the wife and I..if I am looking to grill to entertain I usually fire up the XL Kamado. Thanks
Yea that’s what I meant. If cooking for two it’s plenty of space. If you have a larger cook it’s kind of difficult. I go to a different cooker if so. I’m thinking about buying a large Santa Maria style cooker for those occasions, love open fire cooking in general.
Thank you very much for the response! I am so intrigued by the Santa Maria style and this is an affordable way to do it. I am running out of room on the patio with the grills that I currently have! ha
Get the Gabby's version, it's great. I just place on the floor in my garage when not using it. I did a one-off custom build for myself, but if you're gonna buy one I think supporting Gabby is a good thing.
What I like about the Gabby's Grill is that you can get the attachment AND buy the Griddle for it for about the same price as the other one. I love to watch Junior when he goes live on FB cooking on the grill. I am just so intrigued by this way of cooking! I appreciate all that have given their input!
All I can speak to is Santa Maria style grilling. I use mine several times a week and will actually meal-plan around it. There's not much you can't cook with one.
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Yoke Up custom charcoal basket and a Grill Wraps cover.
22.5 copper kettle w/ SnS, DnG, BBQ vortex, gasket and stainless steel hinge kit.
Napoleon gas grill (soon to go bye bye) rotting out.
1 maverick et-733 digital thermometer - black
1 maverick et-733 - gray
1 new standard grilling remote digital thermometer
1 thermoworks thermopen mk4 - red
1 thermoworks thermopop - red
Pre Miala flavor injector
taylor digital scale
TSM meat grinder
chefs choice food slicer
cuisinhart food processor
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No I have 2 Blackstone griddles already. And I've been eying up a Santa Maria style grill for a while now. So without spending an arm and a leg this Gabby's looks like it will fit the bill.
My problem is the price. For the 26.75" it costs $400. That is a LOT for an accessory. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have it and it may end up on a Christmas wish-list at some point, but not for at least a couple of years.
@JeffJ,,,,,LOL
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I tried to get him to switch over to Crown Royal and he refused to give up his Old Thompson
At $13.99 a handle I should count my blessings !!!!!
I can see what you mean now about it being crowded. In my situation where I usually don't cook for that many at one time, I think the surface space will work. Sometimes when the Mrs. goes to her sewing class on a Saturday I'm making lunch for myself and maybe a neighbor. Or cooking for the two of us. I'm just so fascinated by this method of cooking and the Gabby's unit is priced right for 22 imo vs the other unit mentioned. I do see it's a personal decision based on your situation.
Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Fireboard Drive, 3 DigiQs, lots of Thermapens, and too much other stuff to mention.
Do you leave the charcoal at the lower level, or do you put it on what was previously the cooking grate?
I’ve thought about this, and I don’t understand what it will do that I can’t already do some other way. Of course that is probably my lack of imagination.
You build a fire on the regular Weber fire grate. You then mount the Gabby onto the Weber at the cooking grate level. The Gabby cooking grate raises and lowers to accommodate various cooking positions. Simple as that. I have a review when I bought mine, I’ll find and post.
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