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Thick pork chops, juicy, good temps but tough! Help!
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Imo, the meat is the meat. Pork is really lean and relative to other proteins it will be tougher. I would suggest buying pork tenderloin and cutting fillets out of it. Those will be fork tender. The rest is tougher. I really enjoy a good pork chop, but it will have a bit more chew than a beef ribeye, fillet, or even strip. I don't mind that personally. Good luck.
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Try sous vide, maybe 135-140° for 1 1/2-2 hours. Then sear in a CI pan, stovetop or egg. If you don't have a SV, heat the water and put it in a pre-heated cooler. It'll stay pretty hot for that long. Check water temp from time to time and heat it up if needed.
SV tends to tenderize meat the longer it's in there. Supposedly, it turns mushy if left in too long. Different times to the mush state for different meats. I've done chuck roasts for 48 hours and they are great! A couple of hours will tenderize a thick chop nicely. I cut a 1 1/2" chop cut from a whole loin just a couple of weeks ago and cooked it this way. Delicious!!
Pete's tenderloin suggestion is a good one too.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Did you brine them at all?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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I do the thick chops at 375-400 raised direct.... pull them at 145 to 150.. always real good..Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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I'm with JIC, I all ways brine mine in 50/50 mix of brown sugar and salt , rinse season and cook around 375_400 raised direct.LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
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JohnInCarolina said:Did you brine them at all?
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Do you have an instant thermo? Pull no higher than 145-150. Sounds like you're over cooking. 15/side @350?
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Another vote for brining. Take a look at CTs thread. It will change your chop game
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1155810/best-pork-chop-ive-ever-had/p1
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theyolksonyou said:Do you have an instant thermo? Pull no higher than 145-150. Sounds like you're over cooking. 15/side @350?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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I have never brined anything. Ever. Before I had to watch my sodium intake, it just seemed like more trouble than it was worth. The food I cooked was good already so why bother? Now, I don't because of the sodium. And the food is still good without it.
I think the key is temp. If overcooked, pork can be tough. Don't do that.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
I usually tent thick pork chops to rest with foil to clear any pink . After I uncover them I baste them back with their juices and good to go !
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Carolina Q said:I have never brined anything. Ever. Before I had to watch my sodium intake, it just seemed like more trouble than it was worth. The food I cooked was good already so why bother? Now, I don't because of the sodium. And the food is still good without it.
I think the key is temp. If overcooked, pork can be tough. Don't do that."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
I always brine thick pork chops and they ALWAYS turn out very moist and very tender. I use a simple brine of kosher salt and brown sugar, brine a couple hours, rinse well, cook to 115 internal then reverse sear. The key is don't overcook.Lenoir, N.C.
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JohnInCarolina said:Carolina Q said:I have never brined anything. Ever. Before I had to watch my sodium intake, it just seemed like more trouble than it was worth. The food I cooked was good already so why bother? Now, I don't because of the sodium. And the food is still good without it.
I think the key is temp. If overcooked, pork can be tough. Don't do that.
I have tried to quantify how much Na is actually added by brining, but haven't had much luck. If it turned out to be minimal, maybe I'd try it. But I doubt it.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Brine the chops for 1 to 2 hours. Put on your favorite rub. Get the egg to 300 to 350. Put the chop or chops on with lid open for 1 minute the turn the chop over for 1 minute the turn over a rotate 180. Tkurn over for 1 minute. Check with theropen if 135 to one 140 remove and let rest. Then enjoy a tender and moist chop.
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Buy bone in chops.
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Believe this came from @hapster.
550 direct
The thick chops were around 8min a side, turning and flipping every 2 minutes... Pulled them off around 148° IT they were super juicy, could have sworn I was eating steak
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Yeah I reverse seared mine at 270 for about a half hour until 135 internal, then seared at 600 all sides until meat was 150°-155° internal. Was still juicy and a hair pink but man was it tough. I'm gonna try brining. That sounds like a game changer.
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Powak said:I've done pork many times on the egg, all different cuts, different methods. Ribs and butts always come out outstanding. But I cannot for the life of me turn out a tender chop. Tonight I reverse seared nice thick 1.5-2" thick boneless chops and while they came out juicy, touch of pink in the middle, over all they're just tough. Just once I churned out a killer thick tender boneless chop on the egg. I think that time grilled em direct at 350 for 15 minute a side. Thinking about trying that method again.
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