I joined the Santa Maria club albeit as a junior member

[Mr. Bones]

Yes, afaik there’s only one set of sweepers fer 22.5” models...

[Attjack]

So my Performer has no ash sweeper. Should I be able to order a standard replacement part and install it on this old grill?

[Mr. Bones]

Yer shoulders look kinda tense, in th first pic; hopefully, it smoothed out fer ya lol

[Mr. Bones]

Attjack is absotively, posilutely keerect in this; I got my onliest performer offa CL fer $50 USD, complete with cover. Seems th dude got him a pellet pooper, an didn't think he'd ever wanna mess with charcoal again.

Reckon, he's on CL everyday, nowadays, lookin fer a Weber kettle, on th cheap, like...

[Attjack]

Keep your eye out on Craigslist I got lucky and you could too.

[Attjack]

Accept your fate!

[Andrrr]

I never had the gas assist until I got my WSCG and I really didn't think I'd use it very much. And how wrong I was. I don't want to use anything else to start a fire now

[Bkhuna]

I wish I could find an old school Performer. I bought mine in 2011 and they had already moved on to the plastic ones.

[Spinaker]

Yeah! These are really cool. Great addition.

[Steve B]

Now you went an done it. I'm doomed.

[barelfly]

Great write-up - really enjoying the posts as you start to use this and show the various attributes. Is helpful for those looking at these types of add-ons. Seems like your model has some positives compared to the others that make it a bit easier to clean and provide some adjustability in height.

And nice initial cook! A tri-tip is just perfect for that first cook!

[Attjack]

First off, this is terrible lighting. But my first cook was a lot of fun. I started a chimney of lump with the gas assist and realized this will always be how I'll start a chimney now regardless of what grill I'm using. What a convenient feature. Then I used some cherry spits to build up the coals base.



I tossed some potatoes wrapped in foil into the coals. Then I seared the tri-tip and adjusted the height. As the cook progressed I added splits to the sides of the fie bowl. It was cold out and I went through more wood than I might have thought. When the tri-tip was nearly done I added some asparagus and tossed some garlic bread on.





I had fires on both sides of the yard and dinner was delicious. The Santa Maria is a lot of fun and I learned some things about the process. The attachment itself performed flawlessly and I actually liked the grate more than expected. I can't wait for the next cook.

[tbob4]

Attjack - Man I am envious. I cut down a cherry tree a few years ago. I have my itty-bitty stack left for smoking only. I burned a lot of the splits originally in whatever manner I saw fit. I'm looking forward to your photos.

[Attjack]

I just picked up a hydraulic splitter and split a bunch of cherry wood for my inaugural cook which is scheduled for today.

[Attjack]

Thanks for the lesson. I just passed another one on in November! Going to show him how to cook low n slow on it soon.