First meal on the new grill

Occasion
Breaking in the new grill. 

Partakers
Melanie, Micah, Malaree, and me.

On The Grill
--1 in. thick center-cut pork chops from Seal's Meat Market in Lucedale.  When I grill chops, I get them between 3/4 in and 1 in.  This seems to make them big enough to be juicy and not dry out.

--Pineapple.  Melanie cut it up into slices.  One of our favorite non-meat items to grill.

--Onion.

Preparation
Meat seems to do better when it is close to room temperature.  However, these didn't get to complete room temperature before grilling.  Here's what I put on my chops....and many other things for that matter:  Lea & Perrins Worchestshire sauce (don't use another brand.  To me, other brands seem to have too much of a soy flavor.), Lawry's seasoned salt (reduced sodium), and Garlic powder.  I put the Lea & Perrins on first, so the Lawry's & garlic powder don't roll off. 

Pineapple prep--just slice vertical, not horizontal.  It keeps you from getting the "hard" part of the pineapple when you are grilling.

Onion--Put some butter, a little soy sauce, about 2-3 drops of Texas Pete hot sauce, and some garlic powder, and a little pepper.  Wrap in aluminum foil. 




Grilling
I grill my chops on high heat for 4 min. on each side, and then I flip them on each side for another 3 min each.  I then just check it.  I usually back the heat down a little after each side has been grilled once.

The pineapple.  I only grill this for 3-4 min.  Long enough to get it hot and it starts to semi-caramelize with the sugar in it.  

Results
Everything was great for the first run on the new grill.  I was reminded how much I like the cast-iron grates.  This is one of our favorite meals.