Oven-Roasted Thick-Cut Pork Chops

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1999

Today's pork chops are so lean it seemed all but impossible to produce cook up a tender, juicy chop. Could we do it?

SERVES 4

TIME 1 hour, plus 1 hour brining

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Tender, juicy, double-thick pork chops make for a satisfying dinner, but most home cooks pass up thick chops at the market because they mistakenly assume the cooking time will be lengthy. However, roasting these chops in a blazing hot oven ...

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