# 2nd attempt at frying pork chops. Pls, tell me what I did wrong the first time. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062 "2012-06-13T20:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/61 "2012-06-14T21:27:19Z")
**TriPolar** eats chops as big as your head. AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD! ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/62 "2012-06-14T22:09:56Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > What, are you questioning that I’m not the end all expert on all things pork? Actually, I thought you were the end-all expert on all things potato 😕. > [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Alongside. In other words, they are cooked roughly the same way in the same fryers. Many restaurants offer both. OK, I understand now. I was afraid you were talking about pork chops cooked in sod, which seemed a little strange. > [@sparky\_1](#): > > I just started eating pork chops, then promptly stopped after seeing [this story about brain parasites](http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/story?id=6309464&page=1#.T9pQP7US1KY). That only happens to people who work in Hormel’s brain room. You’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/63 "2012-06-14T22:55:38Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > Actually, I thought you were the end-all expert on all things potato 😕. Same thing right? Hmmm… maybe I should reconsider my level of expertise. I suppose it could be possible someone vandalized that Wiki page I read once. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/64 "2012-06-14T23:14:19Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > On that chart I don’t see what I think of as an iconic pork chop-- side bone, fatty connective stuff, circle of meat. Blade comes close, but not exactly it. > > [ETA: This is what I’m talking about.](http://mealsonbudget.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/pork-chops.jpg) This is my favorite. I wish grocery stores would sell a packet of just those instead of the “assorted” variety. BTW: I fried up my chops last night with great success. I think letting them set before cooking helped the most. That and using a lot less oil. Again, thanks guys. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/65 "2012-06-14T23:28:49Z")
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, worms. ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/66 "2012-06-15T00:32:29Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > It’s **wheresgeorge04** ’s fault. You’ll have to ask him. I have no idea what he was talking about, but I assume it’s some meme I’ve missed along the way. It’s a nonsense response popularized by [Family Guy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGR48GaLtpE). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/67 "2012-06-15T01:51:49Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Blades would be the equivalent of a Porterhouse. My chops would be the TBones. Not really. Blade chops would be closer to something like, well, a blade steak or chuck steak on a cow. Porterhouse contains tenderloin in it. There actually is a [pork cut called a porterhouse, too.](http://www.hearstranch.com/store/product/161) I really don’t see any way pork blades and beef porterhouse is analogous. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062/68 "2012-06-15T03:02:13Z")
Yeah, you’re right, that’s a bad comparison. I’ve never heard the term Porterhouse used for pork, but I’ve had cuts like those. They are much more tender and the type of thing you want grill. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-attempt-at-frying-pork-chops-pls-tell-me-what-i-did-wrong-the-first-time/625062.md?page=3)