05/24/2016
The days of your mom's dried out pork chop are over! Shout out to all our customers cooking our chops to 130F.
For some of these chefs, the possible health problems can be offset by doing something we really should all be doing in the first place: sourcing decent-quality pork, from pigs raised in safe, clean, and humane environments, slaughtered and packaged and shipped in a sensible and efficient way. "Sourcing for serving raw pork is extremely important," says Chris Cosentino. "Knowing your product and your rancher is the most important thing—making sure that the pork has been treated and handled properly the whole time."
Raw pork preparations may still be a restaurant rarity, but increasing numbers of chefs are starting to serve pork with more than a little pink in the middle. Then again, many of them also acknowledge that medium-rare pork still seems to freak the hell out of their diners. The question is, should it...