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The Craft Barbecue Revolution Was Fueled by Offset Smokers. This Joint Doesn’t Use Them.
Cooking a pit full of meat suspended directly over hot wood coals can seem daunting to a beginner. Dillon Estes knows from experience. When his parents, Lindell and Pam Estes, bought Cooper’s Original Pit Bar-B-Q, in the Hill Country town of Mason, in 2014, Estes had never cooked a brisket. His mom and dad asked him to leave his job as a diesel mechanic to spend some time learning from the previous owner and longtime pitmaster, Duard Dockal. Estes studied the process and took over after a few weeks. He has been the pitmaster at this classic joint, which first opened in 1953, ever since.For those familiar with the more famous Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, thirty minutes east, in Llano, you’d be forgiven for…The post The Craft Barbecue Revolution Was Fueled by Offset Smokers. This Joint Doesn’t Use Them. appeared first on Texas Monthly.