Salty SOLUTION
Brining is the cure for dry, tough pork chops
These are not your grandmother’s pork chops. h Pork sold in today’s grocery stores is about 75 percent leaner than what was sold in the 1950s, according to the Jan. 2, 2017 article “Pork Production – Then and Now” by Will Fett, executive director of the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation, at the website iowaagliteracy.org. h Lean meat has its nutritional merits with less fat, but fat imparts moisture and flavor. Cook those lean bone-in and boneless pork chops wrong, and you end up with a dry, tough slice of meat that even the family dog would be hard pressed to enjoy.