Clemson Cooperative Extension

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2026-08-13

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Original document

Read in full. Gives broil/grill totals rather than per-side figures — ¾-inch loin chops at 8 to 9 minutes, 1½-inch at 12 to 16 — which makes it directly comparable with the National Pork Board's chart without any doubling. The two publishers overlap at ¾ inch and Clemson is markedly tighter at 1½ inch, which is a real difference between two independent determinations rather than a fault in either.

Culinary practice, Technical, Safety

• “Loin Chops (¾ inch): 8 to 9 min. total”

  Clemson gives 8 to 9 minutes total, broiled or grilled, for a ¾-inch pork loin chop to a minimum of 145 °F.

  Thickness:

  ¾ inch, about 19 mm.

  How it was measured:

  A total, not a per-side figure, so it needs no doubling.

  The National Pork Board gives 8 to 12 minutes for the same thickness. The windows overlap.

• “Loin Chops (1½ inch): 12 to 16 min. total”

  Clemson gives 12 to 16 minutes total, broiled or grilled, for a 1½-inch pork loin chop.

  Thickness:

  1½ inch, about 38 mm.

  Markedly tighter than the National Pork Board's 20 to 25 minutes at the same thickness — the two publishers overlap at ¾ inch and separate at 1½. A real difference between two determinations, not an error in either.

• “Tenderloin (0.5-1.5 lbs): 20 to 25 min. total”

  Clemson gives 20 to 25 minutes total, broiled or grilled, for a ½ to 1½ lb pork tenderloin to a minimum of 145 °F.

  Weight:

  ½ to 1½ pounds, about 230 to 680 g.

  One window for a weight range that varies threefold, which is why it is wide.

• “Cook whole muscle meats such as chops and roasts, and fresh cured ham to 145 °F (medium rare) with a 4-minute rest before carving or eating”

  Clemson Cooperative Extension gives the same four-minute rest for pork: whole muscle meats such as chops and roasts and fresh cured ham cooked to 145 °F with a four-minute rest before carving or eating.

  Same publisher as the beef factsheet, so this is the same voice rather than corroboration of it.

  Where it applies:

  United States.

  Safety regime:

  Consumer-facing.