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Old 28-12-2016, 22:13
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Not sure why this has suddenly come into my mind, but I remember going for dinner at a fairly decent restaurant in London a couple of years ago, with 2 friends.

They had a Pork Chop on the menu. When I said to one of my mates that it sounded good, he found it odd. He said it's the sort of thing you have at your aunties when you are a kid.

As it happened, I ended up choosing steak, not because of these comments, just ended up wanting it. But I have always wondered since, what is wrong with the idea of eating a Pork Chop in a restaurant? I mean you could apply that 'it's something you have at home' argument to most foods, so you could find yourself never eating out if you took that attitude to heart.
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Old 28-12-2016, 22:15
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I have had pork chops in a Spanish restaurant , more than once, and very nice they were too.
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Old 28-12-2016, 23:35
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Rarely, but on the occasions I've had them they've been far superior to my attempts at home - and I wouldn't say that of other home cooked meals of which I'm pretty confident.
I had an absolutely fabulous pork chop in a Jamie Oliver restaurant in Cardiff.
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Old 28-12-2016, 23:39
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I'd order a pork chop in a restaurant over steak any day of the week.
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Old 28-12-2016, 23:41
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I'd order a pork chop in a restaurant over steak any day of the week.
Why's that?
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Old 29-12-2016, 16:03
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I've ordered pork chop quite a few times - usually because it had an interesting sauce with it or cooked in an unusual way.
I can relate to Croctacus' comment too - I can buy a 28 day aged steak and cook it to my taste very easily for a fraction of what a restaurant will charge. Often it's pot luck as to whether a steak will be under/over done and to me a good bit of pork has better flavour than steak anyway.
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Old 29-12-2016, 16:42
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I don't think I would, mostly because I would hope the menu had an item I would want more. I prefer my pork chops prepared rather plainly, so any sauce would probably not appeal to me.

Also I have recent.y found two fabulous places to buy pork from and doubt the restaurant version could equal or exceed what I can get at home.
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Old 29-12-2016, 16:47
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Because ive never had a steak cooked how I like it.
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Old 29-12-2016, 16:56
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I would as part of a mixed grill, but not on their own.
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:14
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Nope. Wouldn't order pork chop in a restaurant.
I'm sure there would be far more interesting things on the menu.

I remember my brother once saying to me not to order chicken in a restaurant as he said that's the kind of thing you make at home and to have something you wouldn't cook for yourself which was a fair point. I never order chicken in a restaurant now. Tbh I don't eat out that often anyway but if I did I'd go for something I wouldn't make for myself.
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:27
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To be honest, I have zero idea how to cook a pork chop as I would like it. I don't like pork fat unless it is really rendered down, and I like the lean meat only just cooked. So having it in a really good restaurant where they know what they are doing seems like a really good idea - but also still a bit of a gamble as everyone doesn't have the same taste as me.
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:37
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Because ive never had a steak cooked how I like it.
Rare, medium rare, medium, well done.
The first two being the best way in my personal opinion.
Why have you never had one cooked to your liking?
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:41
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Rare, medium rare, medium, well done.
The first two being the best way in my personal opinion.
Why have you never had one cooked to your liking?
There are also blue (very rare) and very well done. I like mine very well done.
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:48
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I would as part of a mixed grill, but not on their own.
A mixed grill.
I'm a meat eater but a mixed grill is a step too far.
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:51
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There are also blue (very rare) and very well done. I like mine very well done.
You must eat in chain pubs - many restaurant chefs would refuse your request 😱
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:52
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You must eat in chain pubs - many restaurant chefs would refuse your request 😱

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Old 29-12-2016, 23:12
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You must eat in chain pubs - many restaurant chefs would refuse your request 😱
Or sometimes they don't refuse. They just served it a bit pink anyway.

I like well done but I make a point of requesting not pink at all in the middle.

Tbh I'd rather have a juicy pork chop, crispy round the edges!
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Old 29-12-2016, 23:18
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Or sometimes they don't refuse. They just served it a bit pink anyway.

I like well done but I make a point of requesting not pink at all in the middle.

Tbh I'd rather have a juicy pork chop, crispy round the edges!
That's it exactly. Even the tiniest Hinton pink turns my stomach. It's never right and as I know how sending food back goes down, I'd rather not bother and have something else instead
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Old 29-12-2016, 23:20
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Or sometimes they don't refuse. They just served it a bit pink anyway.

I like well done but I make a point of requesting not pink at all in the middle.

Tbh I'd rather have a juicy pork chop, crispy round the edges!
And there's the skill - a "juicy" pork chop.
Most are served "fully cooked" and dried out.
I watched Michelle Roux Jr recently cook pork and say "These days we know it's now ok to serve pork a little pink"
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Old 29-12-2016, 23:23
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And there's the skill - a "juicy" pork chop.
Most are served "fully cooked" and dried out.
I watched Michelle Roux Jr recently cook pork and say "These days we know it's now ok to serve pork a little pink"
It is a skill indeed and very yummy when achieved!

I think I saw on some programme that they have bred some of the bacteria out of pork meat now. I might be wrong though....
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Old 30-12-2016, 23:44
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Don't know why but I associate pork chops with grannies and the elderly.
I think this is because granny used to have them nearly every sunday when a full roast became to much of a faff for just her and grandad.
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Old 30-12-2016, 23:53
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Don't know why but I associate pork chops with grannies and the elderly.
I think this is because granny used to have them nearly every sunday when a full roast became to much of a faff for just her and grandad.
Fair enough.
If eating a pork chop makes you think of your granny it's best not to do it.
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Old 31-12-2016, 01:05
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Fair enough.
If eating a pork chop makes you think of your granny it's best not to do it.
. Same goes for Horlicks and Complan.
Old people food!
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Old 31-12-2016, 10:44
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Don't know why but I associate pork chops with grannies and the elderly.
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My friend who isn't a granny has had pork chops when we go out together, yet my wife, who is a granny can't stand them.

I do enjoy them but as above can only remember having them whilst dining out as part of a mixed grill.
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Old 31-12-2016, 22:10
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My friend who isn't a granny has had pork chops when we go out together, yet my wife, who is a granny can't stand them.

I do enjoy them but as above can only remember having them whilst dining out as part of a mixed grill.
My granny theory has imploded

Oooh mixed grill.. Yummmy
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