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Pork Chops -- Reverse Sear Skeptic Converted

So, I've been skeptical of the all that I've read about the Reverse Sear and I haven't wanted to monkey around with experimentation on, say, a really nice bone in rib eye.  

Last night, Mrs. HendersonTRKing brought home a couple of nice-ish pork chops and I decided to give the RS a whirl.  Quick rub with McCormick's Bourbon Brown Sugar (didn't want to "waste" the DP on what I thought would be a losing proposition!), stabilized the egg at 275, put the chops on, rolled my unbelieving eyes and crossed my skeptical fingers.  At 120 IT (where I wanted to pull them), they looked pretty pale and unappetizing, so I let them go to what I was sure was a way-too-long 135.  Pulled them off, foiled them next to the egg and got it quickly cranked up to 650.  Seared them for 1 minute then gave them a quarter turn for another 45 secs of sear before flipping them for a final minute of other-side sear.

After they rested a bit, we sat down to what I was convinced would be a dry chewy mess before a dinner of cereal, apologies and an internal "told you so" monologue.  WRONG-O -- they were fantastic.  Juicy, tender, and not overcooked at all.  The entire world is right about the RS and I'm now a convert.  Plan on doing much repenting and reverse searing in the future.  Maybe even that big ol' bone in rib eye I've been lusting after . . . 

It's a 302 thing . . .

Comments

  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    edited August 2014
    Sometimes the RS process can be time consuming. By staying in the 300 and below temps, it takes me a while to come to pull temp - especially on thick cuts of meat. 

    But it definitely renders a nice turnout. 
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
  • Nanook
    Nanook Posts: 846
    GATABITES said:
    Sometimes the RS process can be time consuming. By staying in the 300 and below temps, it takes me a while to come to pull temp - especially on thick cuts of meat. 

    But it definitely renders a nice turnout. 

    More time to drink beer!
    GWN
  • I'm sort of in this hobby for the process -- the "slow" in "low and slow" has a distinct appeal to me.  I don't even have a weed burner or other quick and convenient lump starter.  Sometimes on that one, I'm sorry in the short term.  But overall, if I wanted quick, I'd be using my gasser for something other than storing my plate setter and raised grid when not in use . . .
    It's a 302 thing . . .
  • tulocay
    tulocay Posts: 1,737
    On the list.
    LBGE, Marietta, GA