YS El Dorado Santa Maria 60" Built-in Charcoal Grill

The ultimate outdoor kitchen cooking platform with live fire

At the heart of El Dorado's design is the time-honored tradition of Santa Maria-style grilling, paired with innovative engineering, robust American craftsmanship and proudly made in Kansas, USA. The 60″ El Dorado Built-In represents the ultimate expression of this philosophy, creating a live fire cooking platform that enables grilling, roasting, hanging, ember cooking and open fire culinary exploration from a single fire. Designed for custom outdoor kitchens and permanent installations, the 60″ El Dorado Built-In seamlessly integrates the versatility of the El Dorado platform into outdoor living spaces where fire cooking is intended to be a central part of the experience. 

In the center of the platform is a cooking surface lined with fireclay bricks, which serves as the foundation for the entire cooking experience. The fireproof base is designed for exceptional heat retention, efficiency, and fuel flexibility, absorbing, storing, and radiating heat while simultaneously creating its own active cooking surface. Whether you are using cast iron cookware, Dutch ovens, planchas, griddles, or traditional ember cooking techniques, the base itself becomes an additional level of cooking possibilities that go beyond conventional grilling.

The expansive 60-inch platform unlocks the full potential of open-fire cooking by allowing multiple techniques to operate simultaneously. Build independent heat zones on the firebrick floor, hang proteins from the hanging system while vegetables roast over glowing embers, or combine cast iron cooking, direct grilling and open-fire roasting in a single cooking process. The extra space doesn't just mean more cooking space - it creates more opportunities to interact with the fire and expand the possibilities around the fire. From large-scale entertaining to traditional whole animal cooking, the 60″ El Dorado Built-In offers the capacity and flexibility to handle chefs that smaller platforms simply cannot accommodate.

Individual outdoor kitchen integration

The 60″ El Dorado Built-In was designed from the ground up for permanent outdoor kitchen installation. Instead of using the freestanding cart system, the Built-In configuration includes a purpose-built valance assembly designed specifically for integration into custom outdoor kitchens. This design facilitates installation in masonry, stone, steel and countertop environments while providing the correct mounting points and required clearances for safe operation. 

The integrated valance provides a clean, finished look while allowing the El Dorado platform to become a seamless part of the outdoor kitchen design. This engineering approach ensures complete access to the fire management system, cooking surfaces and live fire functionality that define the El Dorado experience, while creating a professional installation that complements the surrounding outdoor living space.

Efficiency in cooking with live fire

Designed for optimal heat retention, heat distribution and fuel efficiency, the El Dorado features a fully firebrick-lined cooking floor that serves as the foundation of the cooking system.

• Chamotte bricks store and radiate heat, providing exceptional temperature stability.
• The generous floor lined with fireproof material creates multiple heat zones on the cooking platform.
• The chamotte stone floor also serves as an active cooking surface for cast iron cookware, Dutch ovens, planchas, grill plates, and traditional embers cooking techniques.
• Designed for use with chunks of charcoal, charcoal briquettes, pieces of wood, or hardwood splits.
• The large cooking platform allows chefs to manage direct, indirect, and embers cooking zones simultaneously.

Innovative features for cooking over an open fire

The El Dorado combines traditional open-fire cooking methods with modern technology to create a cooking platform designed to last for decades.

• Highly load-bearing cantilevered cooking arms allow unrestricted access to the fire and cooking surfaces from all sides.
• Modular, screw-in boom assemblies enable long-term maintenance and servicing.
• The 15-inch height-adjustable cooktop lift allows for precise control of heat exposure and cooking intensity.
• The open platform design promotes direct interaction with the fire throughout the entire cooking process.
• Optional accessories further expand the platform's cooking capabilities.

Premium American construction

Developed with the same quality standards as the entire Yoder Smokers range.

• High-strength firebox construction made of 10-gauge steel.
• 3″ insulated air gap between the combustion chamber and the outer shell.
• Robust 12-gauge outer shell construction.
• The interior lined with fireclay bricks improves heat retention and efficiency.
• The air gap design reduces the external temperatures while also extending the lifespan of the stove.
• Handmade in Kansas, USA.

Traditional 12-gauge stainless steel V-channel grates provide authentic cooking performance in the Asado style.

• Divert fat and drips away from the fire.
• Height-adjustable through the robust chain drive system.
• 15″ vertical adjustment for precise temperature management.
• Excellent for traditional fire and Argentine cooking techniques.
• Robust stainless steel construction for years of use.

Rolling bar grates

The patent-pending Rolling Rod Grate System is made of durable 304 stainless steel and offers unmatched versatility and performance.

• The smooth cooking surface with a round rod ensures effortless movement of the food.
• The floating rod system stores up to 30 % more heat than conventional welded grates.
• Increased browning performance and thermal stability.
• Improved deformation resistance in high heat environments.
• Excellent food release properties.
• Ideal for proteins, vegetables, seafood, and everyday grilling applications.
• Building on the tradition of craftsmanship and innovation of Yoder Smokers.

Brand management and cleaning

Designed to focus on cooking rather than maintenance.

• Several cleaning points accessible from the front simplify the removal of ash and grease.
• Cleaning drawers provide quick access for routine maintenance tasks.
• The insulated, fold-down fire access door provides direct access to the coal bed.
• Easily add charcoal, wood chunks or wood chips without interrupting the cooking process.
• Simplified fire management promotes longer cooking times and greater versatility.

Designed for individual outdoor kitchens

• Specially developed installation configuration with integrated valance assembly.
• Designed to ensure proper mounting support and installation clearances.
• Integrates seamlessly into masonry, stone, steel and countertop installations.
• Provides a clean, finished appearance in custom outdoor kitchen environments.
• Ensures full access to cooking surfaces, cleaning systems and fire protection components.
• Maintains full functionality of the El Dorado Live Fire cooking platform.
• Designed to become the focal point of a custom outdoor cooking environment.
• Serviceable design for long term ownership.
• Compatible with El Dorado accessory systems that extend the possibilities of open fire cooking
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• Backed by Yoder Smokers' commitment to craftsmanship and customer care.

Why choose the El Dorado integrated platform? 

The 60„ El Dorado Built-In Grill combines the versatility of a Santa Maria grill, the tradition of asado cooking, and the durability of a custom outdoor kitchen installation into a single live fire cooking platform. Whether cooking over hardwood splits, lumps of charcoal or a glowing bed of embers, the El Dorado gives chefs direct control over heat, fire and technique while creating a natural gathering place in the outdoor living space.

Unlike traditional built-in grills that focus on a single cooking method, the El Dorado encourages active participation throughout the entire cooking process. Adjustable cooking surfaces, multiple heating zones, hanging options, ember cooking and a firebrick-lined cooking floor allow chefs to explore a wide range of fire cooking methods on a single platform. From weeknight grilling and wood-fired roasting to large-scale entertaining and whole animal cooking, the 60″ El Dorado Built-In is designed for those who want to experience the full potential of fire cooking.

The integrated valance assembly allows the El Dorado platform to be integrated into custom outdoor kitchens without sacrificing the accessibility, performance and versatility that define the Live Fire experience. The result is a permanent outdoor cooking space that combines architectural integration with authentic wood and charcoal cooking.

The 60″ El Dorado Built-In is more than a built-in grill. It is the ultimate live-fire outdoor kitchen cooking platform – handcrafted in Kansas and built to provide generations of unforgettable meals, gatherings and fireside experiences.