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Leonard Rouse
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T-bone vs. Porterhouse

The two cuts look very similar: a T-shaped bone with a larger piece of meat on one side and a smaller one on the other. But there is a significant difference. Both cuts come from the short loin, the tender section of muscle between the rib and the sirloin. The short loin is composed of the top loin and the ultra tender tenderloin, (better known as fillet mignon when cut into steaks). The large side of the T-bone and porterhouse is the top loin (NY Strip Steak) and the smaller side is the tenderloin (Filet Mignon). But because the T-bone is cut from the center of the short loin, as opposed to the porterhouse which is cut from the larger end, the T-bone will have a smaller piece of the tenderloin than the porterhouse. Usually one to two bites. Therefore, if they are priced the same, you will get more of the tenderloin for your money with the porterhouse.

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By mollygirl on Jul 20, 2009 03:16PM

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re: mollygirl

I'm guessing you copied that word for word.

http://www.foodreference.com/html/ar...-the-dif2.html...

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By Fritter on Jul 21, 2009 03:54AM

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re: mollygirl

Molly, thanks for taking the time to cut and paste that.

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By Salty_Loves_Sweet on Jul 21, 2009 09:12AM