Ushuaia Argintinean Steakhouse in Santa Monica, CA

One of our newer customers.

This is a NorCal Ovenworks 48X34 Argentine Exhibition Grill. The customer has not put the bricks in yet.
Note that the grill is constructed of Individual 3/8" Square Rods. A searing machine!

Yummm. I'm pretty sure this photo was taken previously, the sear is a little more pronounced with the 3/8" Individual Square Rod Grates. Niced mixed grill, someone left off the mollejas, but the chorizo, morcilla, and short rib are there, my favorites.

Announcing our new line of Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills!

We are updating our line of Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills to models more in keeping with authentic Brazilian Churrasco, meaning that our new line of rotisserie grills will have a larger space between skewers, and skewer design and caapacites more closely aligned with Brazilian churrasco. In addition, our new design features an adjustable skewer blade length of between 17.7 and 23.6 inches, which is closely alligned with grill sizes in America.

NorCal Ovenworks 15 Skewer Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grill

NorCal Ovenworks 11 Skewer Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grill

NorCal Ovenworks 9 Skewer Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grill

Simple Skewer for NorCal Ovenworks Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills

Triple Skewer for NorCal Ovenworks Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills

3 Basket Grill Kit for NorCal Ovenworks Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills

 

Chicken Liver Basket Grill for NorCal Ovenworks Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills

Multi-purpose Basket Grill for NorCal Ovenworks Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills

Fish Basket Grill for NorCal Ovenworks Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grills

NorCal Ovenworks Tabletop Skewer Holder

Our wall mounted, built-in Brazilian Churrasco Rotisserie Grill with gas infrared burners.

NorCal Ovenworks 30 Chicken Gas Rotisserie Roaster

NorCal Ovenworks 20 Chicken Gas Rotisserie Roaster

Francis Mallman Inspired Armado

In Tierra De Fuegos and Mallman on Fire, Francis Mallman is seen using what he calls an Armado. Basically, it is a firebox base,firebox basket/ember guard, chapa, and grill. Francis Mallman had his made round. After looking at his for a couple of years, I decided that we should make one. Ours is square, but functionally identical.

First, an 18"X18" base, on 18" screw on legs.

Next, add an open basket to keep embers en, and the chapa or gill above the fire.

Here we have a chapa on top of the open basket. Anybody want pancakes, bacon, and eggs? How about some fried potatoes?

I suppose we could have continued with the griddle, but forget the bacon, let's change the menu to steak and eggs, or sausages and eggs. All on a NorCal Ovenworks Armado.

Argentine Grill Kit with Side Brasero in Pellham, NH.

Pellham, NH 2/17/2015
Brrrrrrrrrrrr!

I'm afraid that this particular customer needed to add a bit more wood to the brasero of his Argentine Grill kit, but it's too late now. I remember that nasty white stuff, I caught an edge on my skis once, and ended up sliding headfirst, on my back, down a mountain. The sliding wasn't too bad, but the snow getting jammed down the open collar of my snow suit made me yell! I needed a mug of beer to recover.

Gaucho Grill in Blacksburg, VA

One of the most enjoyable parts of my job as NorCal Ovenworks Grill Engineer is meeting new friends, and working with them to achieve their individual dream. Francisco "Kiko" Azevado is the proprietor of the upcoming Gaucho Grill, in Blacksburg, VA. He asked for a multi-purpose grill that he could use for meats, vegetables, and also skewered items. The design is mostly his, as to function, we provided the manufacturing expertise.

Here is Kiko in front of his new grill!

Note the nice exhibition kitchen, where everyone can see their dinner cooking.

Is anyone hungry yet?

That box, the brasero, is the heart of the grill. The whole secret to Latin American cooking is cooking over embers. It really is that simple.

Odys and Penelope

Every once in a while, NorCal Ovenworks get's to be involved with a great project, for a great Chef. Odys and Penelope, 127 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, 323-939-1033 by Quinn and Karen Hatfield is opening in a few days on , and I have a few  pictures of the establishment to share.:

Here's a view that simply makes me feel at home. I love the large stack of firewood on display for everyone to see. The tables are rustic and industrial, and the atmosphere is casual.:

 

Finally, there's our small part of the project, a Uruguayan style grill on the left, and an Argentine style grill on the right, sandwhiched between someone else's churrasco rotisserie and someone else's smoker. To be fair, we can't make cool grills unless the customer is also cool. Quinn was the coolest of the cool, and got cool grills to match his temperament.:

Backyard Makeover, Before and After

One of my clients approached me with a request for an upgrade. He said that he had a stainless steel gas grill in an island, and we talked about an upgrade. Here is what he started with:

We talked about dropping a grill into a firebox, and also about his contractor creating a firebox. He chose to create a firebox.:

And there you have it. An old gas grill replaced by a new Argentine Grill. Tastier results!