Basic pan-seared pork chops from The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (page 354) by J. Kenji López-Alt

  • pork chops

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  • Lepa on May 10, 2026

    This is a simple and good way to cook pork chops. They were juicy!

  • Sylfea on December 28, 2025

    Made this as a first attempt at pork chops and they came out well. My cook time was shorter but my chops were on the smaller side.

  • Baxter850 on January 08, 2023

    Tasty and easy. Like the I only cooked mine for about 6 minutes flipping constantly and they were perfect. Served with apple and cider sauce from his book.

  • abrownb1 on January 08, 2020

    Nice simple way to cook a chop. Definitely check before the 10 minutes if you want medium. Mine was well done at the 10 min mark.

  • chawkins on May 31, 2017

    I cooked mine for a good 10 minutes and they were good, cooked to my liking, not overly done. I served mine with brandied cherries.

  • ellencooks on February 16, 2017

    Mine was also done before the 10 minute pork. Still good. Served with the maple mustard glazed pan sauce, which was excellent.

  • joanhuguet on October 07, 2015

    Moderate heat and frequent flipping produced an evenly pink, medium pork chop with no grey overcooked bands at the edges. Mine was done well before the 10 minutes of cooking time were up, so begin checking temperature early.

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