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Preheat your oven for 350 degrees and light your grill. Set your grill to “sear” or its highest setting and let it warm up for about 10 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Cormorant Garamond|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#1e1e1e” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”36px||36px|” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_fold=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_color_all=”rgba(51,51,51,0.1)” border_width_bottom=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
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Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels, and coat them with oil.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Cormorant Garamond|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#1e1e1e” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”36px||36px|” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_fold=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_color_all=”rgba(51,51,51,0.1)” border_width_bottom=”1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
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Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl and apply it to both sides and the edges of the pork chops. Cover them completely.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230322_164242-cropped.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230322_164242-cropped.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230406_164930-cropped.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230406_164930-cropped.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230406_165356-cropped.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230406_165356-cropped.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Cormorant Garamond|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#1e1e1e” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”36px||36px|” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_fold=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_color_all=”rgba(51,51,51,0.1)” border_width_bottom=”1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
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Sear the pork chops on the grill for 2 minutes on one side. Use your tongs to scrap under the pork chops and flip them over. Sear for another 2 minutes and then remove the pork chops from the grill.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230809_170625.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230809_170625.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Cormorant Garamond|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#1e1e1e” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”36px||36px|” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_fold=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_color_all=”rgba(51,51,51,0.1)” border_width_bottom=”1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
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Insert your temperature probes into the center of each pork chop. Place the chops into your preheated oven and cook each chop until it reaches your desired temperature. The FDA recommends that pork be cooked to a temperature of at least 145 degrees. I usually pull my loin chops out of the oven at about 143 or 144 degrees and allow them to rest for at least 5 minutes. The temperature in the chops will continue to rise during that resting time.\u00a0 If you are using bone-in chops you may want to cook them to a higher internal temperature to make sure the meat near the bone is done.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230809_171027-cropped.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230809_171027-cropped.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230809_173433-cropped.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230809_173433-cropped.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/depadova.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20230809_174049-cropped.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”20230809_174049-cropped.webp” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ admin_label=”Additional Recipe Images Row” module_class=”no-print” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_module=”476″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A properly seasoned and cooked pork chop is right up there near the top of my list of things I LOVE to eat. After years of fumbling around getting it wrong, I\u2019ve been working on making the perfect pork chop. I may not be 100% there yet but I\u2019m close! It starts with a good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n\r\nA properly seasoned and cooked pork chop is right up there near the top of my list of things I LOVE to eat. After years of fumbling around getting it wrong, I've been working on making the perfect pork chop. I may not be 100% there yet but I'm close!\n\nIt starts with a good brine. Please refer to the Brine for Pork Chops and Pork Loin<\/a> recipe for more info. \n\nThe next important step is getting the right rub\/seasoning for the chops. I've tried MANY over the years. 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