Made on Guam Grill featured on the Barbecue Bible Web Site!!!!!

Wow....talk about exciting. My bbq grill, one that my son-in-law Barry Quinata fabricated and gave to me this past week, was featured on the infamous Barbecue Bible web site. Now that is super exciting news!!!

If you are not familiar with the Barbecue Bible web site, just let me fill you in a little. This site belongs to the BBQ Guru himself, Steven Raichlen. Steven is a multi-award-winning author, journalist, cooking teacher, and TV host. Steven Raichlen is the man who reinvented barbecue. His best-selling Barbecue Bible cookbook series (4 million copies in print) and The Primal Grill and Barbecue University™ TV shows on PBS have helped people all over the world ascend the ladder of grilling enlightenment.

So we are feeling very honored that B-Pits were showcased on his famous web site. And this special post would not have been possible without the help of Steven's super talented special assistant, right-hand gal, and producer Nancy Loseke. Thanks so much Nancy! As we say on Guam, "You are the bomb!!!".

I guess this officially marks the birth of the only Santa Maria style barbecue pit fabrication business (hobby now, business later) on Guam. This would be a true Guam made product. And what could be a better representation of Guam cuisine than barbecue? Right?

Mark my words people, you will be hearing a lot more from B-Pits of Umatac, Guam.

The business, tentatively known as B-Pits of Guam, will build custom pits to suit your specs as long as the basic design is that of Santa Maria style BBQ pits. This style is simple, a large fire box with a roll up grill.

The first B-Pit

Plans for tailgater trailer hitch pits, tow pits and just about anything in between are on the table. Barry is building another pit right now. Response on Guam has been awesome!!

The master checking the tolerances.

Barry likes to play with fire!!

B-Pits, the brainchild of the master fabricator, Barry Quinata of Umatac, Guam, is a family operated hobby, soon to be business. These Santa Maria style BBQ pits will be carrying on the world-famous Santa Maria BBQ legacy right here in Umatac, Guam.

So buckle your seat belts and hang on for the ride because this party has just begun.

Until next time....

Breaking in my new BBQ Pit!!!! Oh Yeah!!!

The B-Pit (Pits by Barry)

My new BBQ pit is finished!!! You can read all about it on my Guam Firehouse Cook blog site.

Here is the link to the post: Breaking in my new BBQ Pit!!!! Oh Yeah!!!

Until next time....

My Santa Maria Style BBQ Pit is almost READY!!!!

Just want to let you all know that my Santa Maria Style BBQ pit is almost done. My Son-In-Law, Barry is the fabricator and is done with all the welding. He's putting the finishing touches on it.

It will look similar to this pit....

Photo courtesy of Santa Maria BBQ Outfitters

You know that I am going to have to break this puppy in hard when I get it. As a matter of fact it's going to have to be fast and furious because I will be leaving Guam for about a month. (Homeland Security training in New Mexico).

So I am already planning what I am going to grill up. There will be some fresh fish, gotta have a big chuck of meat, maybe top block, chicken halves and ribs, ribs, and more ribs.

I'll posts some pics when I received the pit and of course of all the BBQing (grilling for some of you folks) that I will be doing.

Until next time....

Santa Maria Style BBQ Pits

Hey Gang I am originally from Santa Maria, California, home of Santa Maria Style Barbeque. I wanted to send out some pictures of the type of pits we use there. Here are a number of pics and closeups of some of the components, hookups and welds...

 Typical Pit about 3' x 4' grill
(courtesy of Santa Maria BBQ Outfitters)

 Used brick pit with electric trigger to raise and lower grill

Same pit showing wood box full of red oak ready for Q'ing 

Close up of Electric trigger

Back side of lower gear, gear box and chain

Upper gear configuration

Burning the wood down to coals

Another manual gear box configuration of a built in Pit.

Smaller pit with rotisserie

Closer view of same pit

Close up view of how the grill is attached to stainless cable and grill channel

Custom made grill using stainless bars

Closeup view of handle and handle stop

Another double pit, manual raise

Gear box for the pit

Grill cable hookup and grill channel

Closeup of upper cross members between both grill assemblies

Upper cable hookup

Another view of double grill pit

Grill inside Jocko's BBQ in Nipomo, Calif. full of 3 in. Spencer Steaks

Closeup of Jocko's Grill

Though these pictures are were not taken on Guam, we do use a few of these pits here.

For some of you who may be interested in this style of pits, you can see more designs at Santa Maria BBQ Outfitters, http://www.santamariagrills.com/

Until next time....