Built for Fire Enthusiasts Who Demand Total Heat Control
Experience true open-fire grilling with the power and precision of an Argentine Santa Maria system.
Designed for serious outdoor cooks, this heavy-duty grill combines mechanical height control, professional grease management, and commercial-grade construction to deliver unmatched performance for backyard gatherings or restaurant-level cooking.
1. Precision Heat Control at Your Fingertips
The oversized mechanical hand wheel and steel cable lifting system allow smooth and precise vertical adjustment of the cooking grate.Raise the grate for gentle roasting or lower it for intense searing — heat control happens instantly without adjusting vents or moving charcoal.
2. Professional Grease Management
The V-shaped cooking grate channels grease away from the fire, preventing flare-ups and keeping flavors clean and consistent.Oil flows naturally into the front drip tray, reducing smoke and helping maintain a cleaner fire bed.
3. Built for Serious Fire Cooking
Constructed with reinforced square steel tubing, this grill delivers superior strength and stability compared to lightweight round-frame designs.Designed to handle heavy loads and high heat, it’s built to last season after season.
4. Cook with Charcoal or Real Firewood.
The spacious open fire bed supports both charcoal and hardwood, allowing you to cook with authentic wood-fired flavor.
5. Performance Meets Convenience.
From backyard gatherings to patio restaurants, this Santa Maria grill delivers reliable performance with thoughtful features designed for real cooking.
The Argentine Fire Cooking Experience
Inspired by traditional Argentine parrilla grills, this Santa Maria system brings professional open-fire cooking to your backyard.Mechanical height control and real wood fire create an authentic grilling experience that gas grills simply can't match.
Professional fire control made simple.
The oversized wheel and steel cable lifting system provide smooth and stable vertical movement of the cooking grate.
Professional Grease Management
The V-shaped cooking grate channels grease away from the fire, preventing flare-ups and keeping flavors clean and consistent.Oil flows naturally into the front drip tray, reducing smoke and helping maintain a cleaner fire bed.
Cook with Charcoal or Real Firewood.
The spacious open fire bed supports both charcoal and hardwood, allowing you to cook with authentic wood-fired flavor.
Perfect for Serious Outdoor Cooking
Built for people who love cooking over real fire.
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Enjoy your grilling
Overall rating: 4.1 / 5 from 31 reviews.
I always wanted a Santa Maria and enjoy grilling steaks. The problem is that I’m worried how long will it last. As you cans see in the pictures the lower part is getting warped with the heat and the tray has to be shoved to get it in place. As far as grilling, I love it.
Easy to assemble and it’s the perfect size for us. Great quality!! We love it.
Love it and it’s different
My Grill broke right at the start of my BBQ, it broke as soon as I placed some steaks on the grill. I contacted customer service for a replacement part I’m still waiting to hear back.
Easy to put together and works like expected. I lined the bottom and the sides with fire bricks. These will protect the metal as well as re-direct the heat upwards towards the grills and the meat. I wish that the grills were suspended within a frame and the frame hooked up to the cables that raise it up and down. That would make cleaning the grills so much easier - and also it would make it truer to real Argentinian grills. If you upgrade it like that I might buy a new one.
The grill were you cook the meat it doesn’t cook correctly because of the bars there I’m argentino and the grill does not look like a grill from Argentina. The charcoal falls through the cracks too… can I get a refund Sorry
Works great. Easy to put together. Still figuring out how much wood I need for each cook. I have cooked steak, sausage, salmon and vegetables on it. All turned out great.
Quality materials. Easy assembly. Works great. I would like to also mention the customer service during the purchase. There was a discount code I failed to add during checkout. I received a purchase confirmation email and replied back that I missed applying the discount code - and BigHorn refunded me that amount. That's not something every business would do.
I had a fantastic experience with this grill. I absolutely love it!
Very sturdy. Easy to build. Would like to have a little more space between the raised grill and the fire box to add more coals during the cook.
I’m from Argentina and I just to have an Argentine grill, the Santa María is perfect for bbqs argentina style (asados con chimichurri) 💯
I liked it!
Packaged real good but fed ex damaged box
Good value on a santa maria grill, but the spacing in the grill grate is much smaller than what I'm used to (growung up in South America with only Santa Maria style grills). The smaller spacing makes it difficult to feel out the temperature of the fire with the hand over the grill. I would rather pay extra next time and have a grill with refractory brick base for the wood/charcoal and a gated acced to feed the fire. On the positive note, it gets the job done, serviceable santa Maria Grill at a low price, the picanhas are coming out great after an adjustment period.
Very pleased with build quality and easy assembly. For a great price
Fantastic grill. Thanks Jeff
A+
The grill is a great starter grill. Honestly, I don’t see it holding it for long term. The wheel that lifts the grate up isn’t the most secure and during grilling will fall down. And this grill, when received was dented so the assembly was quite difficult. Overall though, would recommend this grill to folks who will only grill every once in a while and would recommend a sturdier grill for those who want to grill more often
Amazing!
The food got really stuck and its hard to clean. Grate looks terrible. Can't find the right scrubber for it. Y'all dont sell it, neither a cover for it!
Very good and comfortable to make the carnitas great
The grill is amazing. I wish it was easier to remove for cleaning, though.
The grill grate does not go up high enough. The material is thin.
Love it!
Perfect size. I cook for 3 usually. May need a bigger one if family gets bigger. Very easy to use and start up.
Awesome grill
Good value. Easy to put together. Great packaging and good instructions . The grate does not extend very high, so it can be difficult to place and start briquette chimney. The grilling surface looks cool and does keep grease controlled, but sometimes you want that flare-up to sear your meat. Overall I would recommend
The negative things are that the stainless steel grid is horrible A simple grill will do much better. Also, there are no fire Bricks the great thing about this barbecue is it price?
Just what I was looking for in the category!
My husband absolutely loves this! He uses it several days a week. It was a Father's Day gift. It arrived quickly and was in perfect packaging.
I bought this to see if I would like it and I do very much. I’ve learned I want a different cooking surface and an opening door to move fire around while grate is low. Can wait for next grill
