A pork chop from Grandma's times...

[Brokenhandle]

Great looking chop. I have not seen one like that since I was in Iowa circa 2003. It was 1.25-1.5 inches thick, slightly pink in the middle with a kiss of applewood smoke. It was delicious.

I commented to the table about the pink when I cut into it. They just smiled and told me I was OK, haha. I was such a noob.

Very deserving the carousel ride!

So what you're saying is " some things are bigger in Iowa than Texas "?
I just couldn't resist!

Ryan

 

[negolien]

What a delicious piece of pork - a Porterhouse pork chop from a nearby farm. 16.4-ounces for $22.96 and worth every penny. I haven't tasted pork this good since I was a kid at Grandma's, may she rest in peace.

Simple salt, pepper and garlic powder.
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In the pan
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On the plate
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Moist, tender, and taste fantastic - the way a pork chop should be!

Way better than the crap pork chops we been seeing here at safway. It's cheap but then again the sirloin cuts are thin and horribly cut.

 

[Retired Spook]

Way better than the crap pork chops we been seeing here at safway. It's cheap but then again the sirloin cuts are thin and horribly cut.

All corporation pork is old dry-rotted WWII boot leather.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Beautiful pork chop. Chops like that can't be found at most grocery stores...

 

[Retired Spook]

Beautiful pork chop. Chops like that can't be found at most grocery stores...

About 30-years ago there was a grocery store in Scottsdale named Smitty's - they had pork chops like the one this thread is about - but that was before every business in America was owned by corporations and their shareholders, and sucked dry. Pretty soon they will be selling meat made from recycled corrugated and telling you how good it is for the environment, so that they can get the last few pennies you still have left in your pocket, and put in in theirs, then get mad at you when you complain...

Yeah, I'm cynical - it comes from experience.

Today, if you want a good pork chop you have to buy it from a local farmer that has a clue, but it will cost.

 

[nicefly]

So what you're saying is " some things are bigger in Iowa than Texas "?
I just couldn't resist!

Ryan

Haha, good one. I suppose there is truth in that.