That might be true but now we have better smokers and pits and anyone with a few cooks under their belt can cook food as good as an old time Pit master. Treager smokers are like an oven, load it with your favorite wood chips, set the temp and time and walk away. Weber Smokey Mountain is another awesome pit but pricey. You can make a cheaper Weber Kettle into an awesome cooking machine with some technique and a Slow-n-Sear or a Smokenator. Walmart sells a barrel cooker that's worth the money. I'm working on a stick burner/offset smoker as I'm typing. I'm in test mode now, meat is on the pit.
The best thing about Q'ed meat is we cooked it!!! I like to think mine is the best.
