Santa Maria Off-road Argentinian Grill

🔥 Introducing the Large Santa Maria Live-Fire Grill!

💥Made to order! Lead time at least 4 weeks💥

🔥✅ – Built for serious Aussie backyard fire cooks!

A lot of big grills look the part but fall apart fast – thin steel, warped grates, wobbly frames and cheap winch systems that bind up or fail right when you’re cooking for a crowd. You end up fighting the gear instead of enjoying the cook.

This Large Santa Maria is built to solve all of that — heavy, stable, smooth to use, and designed around real wood and charcoal cooking.

🌟 Why Choose the Smokey BBQ Bits Large Santa Maria?

✅ Built Like a Tank
Made from 5mm mild steel, fully welded and designed to handle constant live fire. This rig is built to cop years of heat, ash and weather.

✅ Serious Cooking Surface
Features a 3mm stainless steel V-grate measuring 850 × 460mm — perfect for steaks, picanha, ribs and veggies. The V-grate channels fat away, helping control flare-ups and giving you those proper sear lines.

✅ Sliding Drip Tray
Right under the front of the V-grate is a sliding drip tray to catch fat and juices. Easy to pull out, clean and slide back in, so you can run longer cooks without turning the base into a fat pit.

✅ Smooth Height Control – True Santa Maria Action
A large winder wheel and rod, running 3.2mm stainless wire, gives you around 600mm of lift height. That means you can slam the grate down for searing or lift it right up for gentle roasting — all with smooth, controlled movement.

✅ Off-Road Buggy Wheels + Trailer Hubs
Moves like a proper BBQ pit! Roll it across grass or gravel — no flexy cheap wheels that snap.

✅ Better Fire Management
Includes a side fire ash starter (Plancha) so you can light and build fresh coals off to the side, then feed them under the grate as you go. More control, less mucking around.

✅ Easy Fire Access
A drop-down front door makes it simple to add wood or charcoal, rake coals, or clean out ash without fighting the grate or bending under the frame.

✅ Workstation Setup
You get side tables on both sides at around 900mm height, giving you proper working space for trays, boards, rubs and tools. No more balancing everything on random surfaces.

✅ Wood Storage Tray
A wood storage tray underneath keeps your fuel right where you need it. Stack your splits or charcoal bags and grab as you go.

✅ Designed for Real Backyard Use
Full height is around 1500mm, so it feels like a proper outdoor cooking station — easy to work at, easy to control, and looks the part as the centerpiece of the backyard.

🌟 Why This One?

✅ 5mm mild steel body – built to last
✅ 3mm stainless V-grate with sliding drip tray
✅ ~600mm Santa Maria lift height
✅ Side tables both sides at 900mm working height
✅ Wood storage tray built in
✅ Off-road buggy wheel + proper trailer hubs
✅ Side fire ash starter & drop-down front access door
💥 Designed and built by Smokey BBQ Bits in Vic, Australia

👉 Made to order – not kept in stock.
📍 Pick up only – Bayswater, VIC.

🔥 Ready to step up to real live-fire cooking?
Lock in your Large Santa Maria and turn your backyard into a proper open-fire BBQ station.

🌟 Why Do We Use "Mild Steel" Instead of "Stainless Steel"?

✅ Superior Heat Retention

Mild steel heats up faster and holds heat better than stainless. This means:

• Faster coal ignition
• More even and sustained heat

• Better performance in high-temp cooks

Stainless steel tends to reflect heat, while mild steel absorbs and radiates it, giving you that consistent, powerful BBQ zone you want.

✅ Ideal for Seasoning (Like a Cast Iron Pan)

Mild steel can be seasoned with oil to create a natural, non-stick and rust-resistant surface, much like cast iron cookware. Over time, it develops a tough, protective coating that:

• Improves with use
• Enhances flavor over time

• Helps prevent rust when looked after properly

Stainless steel can't be seasoned the same way, and once it discolors or blisters under high heat, there's no going back.

✅ Stronger and More Durable Under High Heat

Stainless can become brittle or warp under extreme or prolonged heat, especially thin, cheaper grades used in some BBQ accessories.
Our 2mm mild steel can handle repeated high-temp abuse — it’s less likely to warp or degrade like stainless-steel and is built to last years with proper care.

✅ Cost-Effective Without Sacrificing Strength

High-quality stainless is expensive — and often unnecessary for outdoor cooking tools that don’t need corrosion resistance as their main feature.
Mild steel gives you:

• Better performance for the price
• More thickness, more durability

• A BBQ tool that performs like commercial gear

🧼 Maintenance Is Easy:

• Just like cast iron: apply a thin layer of cooking oil after use
• Store dry and covered if possible
• Season it well and it will only get better with age

👉 The Bottom Line! 🔥

Mild steel performs better, costs less, and lasts longer when treated right.
It’s what serious BBQers and pitmasters prefer — and it’s why we use it in our gear at Smokey BBQ Bits.

🛒 Order Yours Today!

Don’t settle for less when it comes to your barbecue. Grab your Santa Maria Off-road Argentinian Grill and take your grilling to the next level! Experience the satisfaction of grilling with reliable, heavy-duty equipment—your taste buds will thank you!

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