Best Charcoal Grill-Smoked Pork Chops

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2009, America's Test Kitchen TV

To achieve juicy glazed pork infused with deep smoky flavor without a smoker, we couldn't let the chops lie down on the job.

SERVES 4

TIME 2 hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a grill-smoked pork chop recipe that had it all—charred crust, rosy-pink, ultra-moist meat, and true smoke flavor throughout—we reversed the cooking process by starting low and finishing with a quick sear. Bone-in chops were the best be...

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