Create a Crispy Coating

• A crispy outside and juicy inside is the mark of a truly great pork chop. To achieve this result, brine your pork chops before grilling. Brining the meat provides a bit of a buffer between the meat and the flame. If you happen to grill the pork chops for a few minutes too long, brining will help keep the inside juicy. Use a mix of water, cider vinegar, kosher salt, brown sugar and your favorite spices to create brine for your pork chops to sit in overnight. When it comes time to grill the meat, pat each piece dry with a paper towel so that it sears when it hits the hot grate. Grill for five to seven minutes on each side for medium.

Be Adventurous with Asian Flavors

• Pork chops and fruit are natural companions on the grill. For a crisp and spicy twist on pork chops, try an orange ginger glaze. Coat the pork chops with a spice mix of salt, freshly ground black pepper and chili powder. Combine sugar, fresh minced ginger, rice wine vinegar and orange juice together with your favorite Asian spices to make a sweet glaze. The sugars in the glaze will caramelize to give the meat a crispy, brown coating when grilled. For an added dimension of flavor, smoke the pork chops before setting them on the grill.

Savor Southern-Inspired Pork Chops

• Indulge your inner celebrity chef by combining Georgia peach barbecue sauce with brown sugar-coated pork chops. Make a sauce from sweet Vidalia onions, ginger, Georgia peaches, apple cider vinegar and ketchup. Marinate the pork chops for 30 minutes in a cooled kosher salt and brown sugar syrup, made from boiling the two in water. Be sure to set aside some of the barbecue sauce for serving. Continually baste the chops with the remainder of the sauce as you grill them for about five minutes on each side.

Keep it Simple

• A simple seasoning allows for a great variety of garnishes or sauces to be used alongside the meat. Brush the chops with olive oil and cover with kosher salt and ground black pepper. The tastes of the salt and pepper will infuse the meat with a simple seasoning while creating an outer coating for a juicy interior. Pair your grilled pork chops with fresh plum chutney, raspberry chipotle barbecue sauce or grilled lemons. With a basic salt, pepper and olive oil seasoning, the options are limited only by your imagination.

Good Grilling Practices

• Consuming undercooked meat makes you vulnerable to food-borne illnesses. The FDA recommends cooking pork chops to an internal cooking temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s always good practice to have a meat thermometer handy when grilling meat. Depending on the heat of your grill, achieving this temperature can take anywhere from five minutes on each side to as long as 10 minutes per side. The FDA recommends a three minute resting period once the pork has reached this internal temperature. The resting time will allow the pork to raise a few extra degrees for safety. It will also allow the juices to fully disperse throughout the meat, making the chops succulent and juicy.