You can use either boneless or bone-in pork chops. Although a majority of breaded pork chop recipes call for boneless, it is really a matter of preference. Bone-in pork chops retain more flavor than boneless and take roughly the same amount of time to cook if they're the same size. Select thick-cut pork chops that are between 3/4-inch and 1-inch thick. The thicker they are the longer they take to cook, but thinner pork chops tend to overcook before the breading browns well enough.

Traditionally, pork chops are breaded with plain dry bread crumbs, seasoned to taste. You can purchase store-bought plain or Italian-style preseasoned bread crumbs from the grocery store or make your own, turning white bread slices into crumbs with a food processor. Toss the crumbs in oil and seasonings and bake in the oven until they're golden brown and dried out. Or use Japanese-style panko bread crumbs, which give the chops a lighter, crunchier crust. To bread the pork chops, dredge each one thoroughly in flour, then in an egg wash, and finally in the bread crumbs, pressing the crumbs into the pork chops to make them stick.

To store the pork chops for cooking the next day, you need to freeze them. The freezer helps keep the breading crisp, rather than going soft in the refrigerator. Wrap each breaded pork chop in freezer paper, then in a layer of plastic wrap. Store the wrapped pork chops in an airtight plastic container to protect them from the freezer air. If you do not plan on cooking all of the pork chops the next day, they can stay in the freezer for up to two months.

You can put the frozen pork chops straight into the oven to bake without defrosting them. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Unwrap the number of pork chops you want to use and place them on a wire rack sitting on a baking sheet. The wire rack allows the heat of the oven to crisp the breading all around the pork chops. Bake the pork chops in the oven for roughly 35 to 40 minutes, or until a food thermometer inserted in the center of each reaches 145 F, the minimum safe temperature for eating pork. If you want the pork chops ready faster, turn your oven to the broiler setting and broil for about 8 to 12 minutes on each side. The broiler burns food easily, so keep a close eye on the pork chops on this setting.