Wow Joel above and beyond my expectations! I cain't wait to cook on that!
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Red's Santa Maria Build - A Custom Grill for JIMSMOKES!
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Congrats Jim!!! Red built you a top shelf cooker right there!!!! Just awesome!!!!
Looking forward to seeing that Jim! Now we just need to finalize a plan for getting it to it's new home! Holler when you're ready Brother!
Thank you Sir!
And another great build by Joel,
Thing of beauty , and Jim will be proud to own and cook on this for many years.
A lot of hard work and planning went into this , now many great cooks will be made on this .
Congrast to both of you Joel and Jim.
David
ps: thanks for letting us follow along .
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Thing of beauty , and Jim will be proud to own and cook on this for many years.
A lot of hard work and planning went into this , now many great cooks will be made on this .
Congrast to both of you Joel and Jim.
David
ps: thanks for letting us follow along .
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Thank you David! It's been a lot of fun to build this - a big thanks to Jim for allowing me the honor! And the kind words are much appreciated, my friend!
Red
Thank you very much!
Just to wrap up this thread and put a bow on it...
Jim's grill is finally on it's way home to South Carolina! Jim and I discussed just about every option for getting this grill from Oklahoma to South Carolina. We talked about me delivering it to him...or meeting him somewhere about halfway. Or about him just coming to Oklahoma to pick it up himself. After exploring some delivery service options, he decided he could have it picked up and delivered for less cost and trouble than other options.
So his driver picked it up late yesterday afternoon. He did a decent job of wrapping it up so it wouldn't get scratched.
The guy seems to know his stuff - he had a spot saved that was just the right size on the back of his trailer.
All buttoned up, and off for a road trip to Carolina!
If I'm being honest, it was a little bittersweet to see it go! Like with all my other builds, it's kinda like saying goodbye to one of my children LOL!
So...Jim @JIMSMOKES ...
I'll be looking for an update from ya! Not sure how long it'll be until he delivers it to you...but I'm hoping you'll be posting a new thread with pics of the new owner showing it off. And soon after that...let's see some cooking threads!
And one last THANKS to all my friends that have followed this build from the beginning - You guys are awesome!
Red
Jim's grill is finally on it's way home to South Carolina! Jim and I discussed just about every option for getting this grill from Oklahoma to South Carolina. We talked about me delivering it to him...or meeting him somewhere about halfway. Or about him just coming to Oklahoma to pick it up himself. After exploring some delivery service options, he decided he could have it picked up and delivered for less cost and trouble than other options.
So his driver picked it up late yesterday afternoon. He did a decent job of wrapping it up so it wouldn't get scratched.
The guy seems to know his stuff - he had a spot saved that was just the right size on the back of his trailer.
All buttoned up, and off for a road trip to Carolina!
If I'm being honest, it was a little bittersweet to see it go! Like with all my other builds, it's kinda like saying goodbye to one of my children LOL!
So...Jim @JIMSMOKES ...
I'll be looking for an update from ya! Not sure how long it'll be until he delivers it to you...but I'm hoping you'll be posting a new thread with pics of the new owner showing it off. And soon after that...let's see some cooking threads!
And one last THANKS to all my friends that have followed this build from the beginning - You guys are awesome!
Red
Rest assured Joel I'll take care of it. Just like it's somebody else kid in my care!
Not sure if he'll get here tomorrow or Monday. I'll definitely be posting pics!
As my luck would have it. It's supposed to be raining for the next week.
Not sure if he'll get here tomorrow or Monday. I'll definitely be posting pics!
As my luck would have it. It's supposed to be raining for the next week.
Hello @FrannaM and welcome to our little corner of the web! And thank you for the kind words! That build was a lot of fun, and it's been fun seeing Jim - the new owner - cooking on it.
No sure how many members we have from South Africa. Looking forward to your input here! Like many of our members, I'm always looking to learn more about differing styles of live fire cooking...so I hope you'll post threads showing off your methods and techniques!
Red
Hey @FrannaM cool to see people here from other countries!
I wanted this grill to help me learn more about open fire cooking. Lookin forward to some cooks and tips.
Her name is Maria and she's a really hot girl to cook on. In the dog days of summer down south. Cain't wait for fall weather to get here.
Thanks Red. I now call HOU, TX my home. I will be sure to provide input and learn more about proper smoking methods as I explore this forum. Can you provide me with a link to Jim's cooking thread on that bad boy?
Sure thing! Here's his first cooking thread on this cooker. (Hope Jim's OK with me sharing it here)
Meet Maria
Maria made it home last week. Joel @seenred built a beautiful grill. Had to work Memorial day so heated her up couple days later for some seasoning. Had to cook something so tossed some thighs on. She's hot and cooks like a dream. Planning on really loading her up this weekend for my...
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Red
Awesome! Thanks.Sure thing! Here's his first cooking thread on this cooker. (Hope Jim's OK with me sharing it here)
Meet Maria
Maria made it home last week. Joel @seenred built a beautiful grill. Had to work Memorial day so heated her up couple days later for some seasoning. Had to cook something so tossed some thighs on. She's hot and cooks like a dream. Planning on really loading her up this weekend for my...
Red
Red, if you were to make another one, what would you do differently or what kind of upgrades could you make?
Hmmm...
That's a great question - I was so happy with how it turned out, I didn't really consider upgrades or improvements. I thought it turned out great! You might ask that question of Jim and see if he's thought of improvements since he's been cooking on it for a while.
About the only thing I've come up with that I might have improved on is the lifting mechanism. It's simply a length of round steel rod - attached to a spinning wheel - that spins in a 2 sleeves (2 pieces of pipe). At the time I was planning and designing that apparatus, I considered a bearing system that would spin more smoothly, but it was gonna cost quite a bit more, and would have only improved the useability by a small margin.
Other than that, I could have fabricated different drop-in cooking surfaces to interchange with those bar grates. Something like a plancha (a flat-top griddle), a v-groove cooking grate, etc. that would drop in the same space that the bar grates sit.
Red
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I have been thinking about building something similar, and seeing your craftsmanship, is fueling that itch.
Biggest thing I worry about is, will I actually use it enough to justify building it, or is this something I want for the sake of want, and to have yet another project.
Biggest thing I worry about is, will I actually use it enough to justify building it, or is this something I want for the sake of want, and to have yet another project.
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