This combination gives you the best flavor to cook time ratio when you’re in a hurry. If you want to grill them, let them spend about 30 minutes in the smoke then throw them on the hot grill to finish. If you get them done quickly, you are limiting the time with the smoke and ultimately the flavor. They can definitely be grilled at high temperatures although that is not best for them flavor-wise. I’ve heard that some folks grill these smoked pork steaks but you don’t mention that.

Fortunately, because these have so much fat marbling, they can be cooked to 185☏ (85☌) and still end up juicy. These cuts do not get tender until they are cooked well past their safe temperature. Great question! Some lean cuts of pork like loin and chops are tender and juicy at 145☏ (63☌) but not so on large fatty cuts like pork butt as these have lots of connective tissues that do best with long, slow heat. Why do you cook some pork to 145☏ (63☌) but you recommend 185☏ (85☌) on these? Won’t that dry them out? At this temperature, it will take them approximately 1.5 hours. If you want to cut the cooking time down on these you can cook them at 275☏. Let the sauce caramelize for 15 minutes then flip them over and sauce the other side as well.Ĭan I cook the smoked pork steaks faster and get them done sooner? When the smoked pork steaks are about 30 minutes from being done you can glaze the top side with Jeff’s barbecue sauce. I recommend taking them to about 185☏ (85☌). Use a digital probe meat thermometer such as the ThermoWorks Smoke to monitor the pork steaks so you’ll know when they reach their perfect done temperature. Longer is fine as long as the smoke is light. If you are using a charcoal, electric or gas smoker, keep the smoke going for at least an hour. Use pecan or your favorite smoking wood for smoke. Once the smoker is preheated and ready to go, place the pork steaks directly on the smoker grates or you can use a pan with a rack or Weber grill pan to make it easy. Just remember that temperature is the indicator of when they are actually done. This is usually at very low temperatures of 180☏ (82☌) so it doesn’t cook them much but it may trim off 15-30 minutes. I use to do these on the Weber Smoky Mountain all the time, most recently I have done them on a pellet grill such as the Camp Chef Woodwind leaving them on the special smoke setting for 45-60 minutes to get some good, high quality smoke on them before proceeding with the recipe. These do great in almost any smoker, even the grill.

If your smoker uses a water pan, fill it up. Set up your smoker for cooking at 225☏ (107☌) with indirect heat.

Smoking pork chops on pellet grill