We’ll use brown sugar, paprika, ground mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Rather, we will be making a rub seasoning mix which we are going to very liberally apply to the meat. And with our rub from this recipe, we get that beautiful char on them that’s delicious!įor this recipe for air fryer pork chops, we will not be breading the pork chops. Thick pork chops require a cooking time of about 12 minutes. Thin pork chops will cook too quickly and never get that nice char on them. The reason I like the thick chops the best is that with the cooking time required, it’s gives the pork chops a beautiful char on all sides. I try to get them as thick as possible – somewhere between 1 ½ inches to 2 inches thick. I’ve found that the very best pork chops for the air fryer are thick, center cut, bone-in chops. Besides, for this pork chop recipe I get the best results in the air fryer anyways! What are the best pork chops for the air fryer? And there’s plenty of times I don’t want to heat up the house by turning on the regular oven. It’s honestly more like a rapid cook oven/broiler. The thing about an air fryer, is that, well, you’re not really frying in the traditional sense.

And honestly, not far behind is my George Foreman Grill – but that’s a discussion for another day. I’ve owned a lot of kitchen gadgets over the years and my two favorites are my air fryer and my Instant Pot. Let me start my saying how much i’m loving my air fryer. With a few simple ingredients, and only 12 minutes cook time, these air fryer pork chops are perfect for a tasty dinner any day of the week. This recipe for the Best Damn Air Fryer Pork Chops is so juicy, tender and delicious, it’s sure to quickly become a favorite air fryer recipe.

Center cut pork chops air fryer