LSG 60" Santa Maria, it has begun!

[jbounds286]

ordered the LSG santa maria back in February, just go the "we are starting your build" email!!!
60" size on cart
8" wheels
rotisseire
20" crank wheel
2 SS tables, each with 2 SS utensil hooks
fold down door
v grates all the way across along with the standard bar grates

 

[Fooball]

I won't say congrats until it's sitting in your backyard....man that sucker will cook food for the whole neighborhood!

60" is a big grill, whole pig size. Make sure you post some pics when it arrives.

 

[jbounds286]

ya it was cheaper to go from 48 to 60 than it was to get the brasero($100 vs $400) so i figured why not!

 

[HogGrog]

Awesome!!

So fun to cook on!!

 

[Nuco59]

Looking forward to pictures!
When I made my "dinky" santa maria, I pondered long and hard about rigging a brasero or not. I reasoned that my short fast cooks would make it a cool- but seldom used- feature.

 

[JAKs Q & brew]

You will have a blast with open fire cooking. I'd have gone with the 60" over the brasero option for sure. You can even get a 15" burn box made that could go on one side of the firebox and be a " brasero which would leave 45" of cooking space, which is still plenty.
2 pieces of unsolicited advice
1. Keep in mind it will eat a ton of wood. Like, 3-4 full sized sticks an hour, maybe more if you plan on doing big or long cooks.
2. Try to get the grates in as many pieces as possible. 4× 15" V or bar grates would be the minimum. 5x 12" or 6x 10" could be better.

Enjoy.

 

[jbounds286]

2. Try to get the grates in as many pieces as possible. 4× 15" V or bar grates would be the minimum. 5x 12" or 6x 10" could be better.

Enjoy.

the bar grates come in 6" x 26.25" sections, the v grates come in 18" x 26.25" sections.

 

[SoCalWJS]

Congrats!
Looking forward to Pics!

(Jealous :biggrin1

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Congrats. looking forward to seeing it in action

 

[jbounds286]

it...is.....ready for shipping!

 

[Inthewoods]

Pour a drink..

-D

 

[snadamo]

Happy for you! Please post some pics when you get it. Always liked the idea of one, and have an opportunity to completely customize my outdoor cooking space.

 

[jbounds286]

delivery is TOMORROW!

 

[Pulmah Finger]

You will have a blast with open fire cooking. I'd have gone with the 60" over the brasero option for sure. You can even get a 15" burn box made that could go on one side of the firebox and be a " brasero which would leave 45" of cooking space, which is still plenty.
2 pieces of unsolicited advice
1. Keep in mind it will eat a ton of wood. Like, 3-4 full sized sticks an hour, maybe more if you plan on doing big or long cooks.
2. Try to get the grates in as many pieces as possible. 4× 15" V or bar grates would be the minimum. 5x 12" or 6x 10" could be better.

Enjoy.

Sorry to dig up an older thread but I missed it the first time around. On the face of it I agree with number 2 but curious as to why you feel that way? Purpose of more pieces?

I just ordered an LSG popper, but plan on building my own Santa Maria. Which is why i am curious about num 2. Congrats on the new grill

 

[JAKs Q & brew]

Sorry to dig up an older thread but I missed it the first time around. On the face of it I agree with number 2 but curious as to why you feel that way? Purpose of more pieces?

My 30" Santa Maria has a 1-piece grate.

2 problems with the single piece are:
1. It is pretty darn heavy and unwieldy. It is tough to find somewhere to store it when using bar grate or my kabob spinner.
2. I don't have a brasero and build a fire on the left hand 1/3 of the grill. That means 10" or so of the grat is just getting super heated by the fire for no reason. Not too big a deal since the grate is really thick steel, but it gets on my nerves.

I plan to eventually get the grate cut down into 3x 10" pieces.

 

[Get’n Smokey]

Ya man!

Adding to the stable :thumb:

 

[jbounds286]

My 30" Santa Maria has a 1-piece grate.

2 problems with the single piece are:
1. It is pretty darn heavy and unwieldy. It is tough to find somewhere to store it when using bar grate or my kabob spinner.
2. I don't have a brasero and build a fire on the left hand 1/3 of the grill. That means 10" or so of the grat is just getting super heated by the fire for no reason. Not too big a deal since the grate is really thick steel, but it gets on my nerves.

I plan to eventually get the grate cut down into 3x 10" pieces.

luckily the LSG one has the bar grates in 6 in sections and the v grates are in 18 in sections

 

[jbounds286]

well...its here! will get it uncrated and into the backyard tomorrow!

 

[jbounds286]

seasoning time!

 

[JAKs Q & brew]

Damn :eusa_clap