Meet The Pitmaster
By birth, Heath Elliott was born and spent his early years in the great BBQ state of Kansas. By education, he earned a Culinary Arts degree at the Award-Winning Oregon Coast Culinary Institute and was on the first team that went to the Culinary Olympics from the school. By trade, Heath has worked many years in the food and beverage industry – distributing beer, cooking for hospital food service, and as a founding owner of a local, food delivery business before Uber Eats and Door Dash were household names. Today, he’s the proud Owner and Pitmaster of Oregon Smoked Meats.
Heath inherited his love for cooking from his mom and dad, Cathy and Gene Elliott, who taught him at an early age the joys of cooking and his appreciation for all things grilled, smoked and savory.
Heath prides himself on serving high-quality smoked meats, cheeses, and made-from-scratch side dishes that he grew up making and eating with friends and family.
Our Beginnings
While working sales in the marine construction business, he was offering samples and meat/cheese snack packs to his fellow coworkers. Soon they started asking if he had any for sale, and if he would cater special events. Heath became known as “Smoked Meat” which morphed into the company name Oregon Smoked Meat. This sparked him to set his sights on opening his own shop, packaging his own signature food products, and dedicating more of his time to the pursuit of meaty perfection.
Our Meaty Pursuits
Oregon Smoked Meats is dedicated to integrity, good humor, and top quality. We’re passionate about making a living out of what we enjoy doing that is appreciated by many and leaves them coming back for more. We want to get our unique and dangerously delicious products to more people. We live to put a smile on your face when you put our meat in your mouth!
