Tonight's Dinner w/ Pics: Pork Chops - trying something new . . .

TRex

<p />It's been a while since I've done pork chops. I decided to get some with the bone in tonight - they were about 1.75" thick. I also decided to add turbinado sugar to my regular olive oil, kosher salt, and crushed pepper rub. Man, why haven't I done this before?? The sugar added just a hint of sweet that really made these chops the best I've ever done - the wife even said so.[p]For all you macro lovers, here's a closeup (presentation inspired by Chubby):[p][p]Cheers to everyone,[p]TRex

Nature Boy

Dems whatchyoo call chops! Yowza. [p]Those look as close to perfect as you can get. The photo alone is a good lesson (to everyone that overcooks their pork) on how to do things. Yes, I was wondering....exactly how do you cook those chops? Safe to say they were TRex'd I s'pose?[p]Cheers mang
Chris

GrillMeister

TRex,[p]Sweet! Now you're gonna have to bring a couple chops to the Texas Eggfest! Great Pics! Looks real tasty.[p]I just slapped on 20 lbs of pork butt under clear sky with almost a full moon. The E-Temp pit minder will keep things on track while I get a good nights sleep. Gotta pull it tomorrow and get it frozen for the adventure to the great white north this weekend.[p]Cheers & Beers![p]Ed[p]

TRex

Nature Boy,[p]Yes, they were TRex'ed. I seared them 90 seconds per side, rested for 20 minutes, then it took these about 8 minutes per side at 400 to get to about 135 internal. Resting on the counter for another 3 minutes or so probably brought them just under 140 internal.[p]I read a couple of months ago in "COOKS" magazine that they recommend taking pork off at 135 internal, which gave me even more confidence to eat "pink" pork. As you know, Chris, temperature makes ALL the difference with pork. The juice from these chops was absolutely to die for.[p]Suffice it to say the Thermapen came in handy on this one.[p]Cheers my friend,[p]Jason

TRex

Ed,[p]20 lbs of pork? Man, save some for me![p]I must tell you that this Pit Minder has opened up so many windows for me . . . now it's nothing to do an overnighter. I love it![p]Cheers,[p]Jason

Babyray

TRex,
What is a pit minder? How does it work? Where can they be purchased? what is the cost?[p]Thanks,[p]Ray Price

TRex

Babyray,[p]Try the link below. BBQ Guru makes a whole line of temperature control products. I bought this model for the economics of it and b/c I already have a couple of Polders.[p]TRex
[ul][li]Pit Minder E Temp[/ul]

katman

Babyray,
TRex gave you the link. I've got both the guru and a pit minder. the guru ramp feature is great if I don't know whether I will be sleeping or away when my meat should be done. If all I want to do is control temp I use my pit minder.