"I love too cook and I love to try new recipes, but this was a disappointment. I read the reviews beforehand, so made sure to follow the recipe to the letter using Kosher salt as indicated. The chops were much to salty (tasted like unsmoked ham) and were not really as tender as I expected them to be for as expensive a cut a meat as the chops were. The apple slices were just gummy blobs of salt. A good way to ruin expensive pork chops!!!