Metro Atlanta woman says being a pitmaster ‘isn’t a man’s job’
Angie Harris told Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen that some people have no idea who is behind the taste at a southwest Atlanta BBQ restaurant.
“Yeah. It feels good to surprise them. Yes, it does,” Harris said.
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Harris is the pitmaster at Rodney Scott’s BBQ in Southwest Atlanta. Being a pitmaster is one of the most important roles when it comes to cooking ribs. But the pit has traditionally been a place where you don’t see as many women.
“Predominantly male. Pitmaster. She is kind of breaking the mold a little bit,” Rodney Scott’s Chef Chris Dague said.
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“Miss Angie” as she is called actually learned everything she knows about barbecue from a couple of gents. Her grandfathers. But the granddaughter is making a name for herself. Rodney Scott’s BBQ has a tradition of female pitmasters.
“A man’s job? Oh no. It’s not a man’s job,” Harris exclaimed.
And she can prove it.
“Oh, it just makes me feel so good! It swells my head up. I don’t hear any complaints. Everybody is eating it. I’m seeing rib bones come back like they just sucked it dry,” Harris laughed.
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