Let me preface this by saying that my wife had given up on ever making pork loin. She tried to cook it in every way possible including a long, slow cook in a crockpot with lots of liquid, but everything she tried turned out to be tough and dry.
Then a friend of mine, in an off-hand comment, said he had cooked a pork loin using the 7-6-5 method and it turned out fantastic. Since I have never seen this method mentioned here, I thought I would write it up.
The 7-6-5 Method
1) Heat up the grill as hot as it will go. I used a gas grill and the temp showed 600 degrees. If yours will go higher, you might want to scale back a bit.
2) Put the loin on for 7 minutes with the grill closed.
3) Turn the loin, and grill for 6 minutes with the grill closed.
4) Turn off the grill, and let the loin sit for 5 minutes as is, with the cover closed.
Eat.
We've done it three times now and can't say enough about it.
On a thick loin, it might have a pink center, which this household doesn't mind a bit. If you want it a little more done, you might try 8-7-5.
We still are awed by the tenderness and juicy-ness of this cut of meat done in this fashion.
We marinaded with a Korean BBQ sauce but no other prep. No brining.
Give it a try!
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