Somerset Grill Co

Our Gunmetal Grills are usually in stock for immediate delivery. CorTen may take up to a week

Yes, our grills are designed to be outside year-round, with autumn and winter being our favourite times of year for woodfired cooking. When not in use, put the cover on, although CorTen is fine in all weathers.

All Asado and Mini Grills are delivered fully assembled and Grande only needs height axle adding – super simple and ready to go out of the box.

W can supply flat packed for export shipping, or if access space is very limited.

Your Gunmetal Grill base is hand-made from raw mild steel and if left untreated will gain a rusty patina over time. For this reason, we pre-oil your Gunmetal Grill with rapeseed oil for protection, so you just need to add fire to finish the seasoning process off, just like seasoning a wok or cast-iron pan.

Long-term you have two options:

Option 1: Keep seasoning your Gunmetal grill and keep covered when not in use. The ember maker will need a quick coating of rapeseed oil after each cook due to the heat in this area, whereas the rest of the grill will just need doing when needed.

If you do not use your Asado Gunmetal Grill for a period of time, some surface rust may occur, just wipe over the area with a fine coat of rapeseed oil and fire up to back it in. 

Option 2: Let it weather naturally and develop a patina over time, this will not affect the long-term durability as the thickness of the raw steel base means it will last 10 years without any issues.

All our Gunmetal Grills and wood store stands are handmade from sheet steel and as a result have slightly naturally occurring variations to the finish from the forging of the steel.

Note - this does not apply to CorTen finish - this requires no maintenance at all, and can stay outside with no cover for 20 years or more.

Our Gunmetal Grills are oiled before delivery. Your first cook cures this in.

If the Gunmetal Grill gets wet outdoors, it is perfectly normal; to see a few rust spots after a few weeks, especially round the ember maker. Treat is like a wok, use a wire brush and re-oil. 2 or 3 oilings a year will suffice.

Of course CorTen and Stainless steel options avoid all this - they can eb left oputsoide, uncovered for 20 years or more, hence their popularity,bu theyh cost more up front.

If you are building your own base for the Asado or Grande Grill make sure its built from a non combustable material such as brick or concrete. There is a small air gap at the base of the Asado and Grande Grill so the bottom of the grill will not be sitting directly on to your stand. Click here for more Safety Info

Ensure you are at least 1.8M away form wooden fences, or canopy roof above.

Yes, the V-Grills are removable . There are 3 sections on the Asado and 4 sections on the Grande. 

The modular sections also make it easy to switch the cooking setup as needed. For example, switching a V-Grill for a Chapa/Cattle Grid Grill, or Kebab rack or making space for the Rotisserie and Meat Hook.

Your Grill is designed to cook low and slow. Cook on embers, not flames. Be patient!!

Adjust the height of the grill plates using the winding handle mechanism. If meat is cooking too quickly, raise a few centimetres to reduce temperature. Juices and any fat will collect in the unique V shaped grill, and collect drain channel at the front. Use this to baste your cooks for flavour.

Keep adding a few more logs if the cook will take more than 20 minutes or so. Maintaining your fire is key to the continuous supply of glowing embers, whuich avoids cold spots and runnin out of embers.

Use the V feature on the back of the ember rake to scrape the V Grills out when still warm.

Allow the grill to cool down naturally. Do not remove ash from the base until cold, ideally the next day.

The stainless steel V grill plates can then be removed and washed - soak and use normal detergents, or use a dishwasher. It is perfectly normal and desirable for some blackening and discolouration of the grills, especially at the ember box end. This patina helps season the grill in.

Only once cool and cleaned, for Gunmetal grills put the cover on to protect from weather until next time.

The primary reason is that over the years we have tested a wide variety of high-temperature coatings but all quickly burn off, add to this the negative environmental impact of many high-temperature coatings we moved to an oiled raw steel finish at the start of 2023.

Yes, a good wood lump charcaol works best, click here for a video of how to start Charcoal on your Somerset Grill.