T-Bone Vs Porterhouse Steak: What's The Difference?
NEWS
By AMBER SUTHERLAND-NAMAKO
Both a porterhouse and T-bone steak have a similar shape and coloring. The main difference is the size of the steak and how it's cut, which also results in different prices.
A porterhouse steak features a t-shaped bone that separates what would be the filet mignon on one side and a New York strip steak on the other. Kept together, you get the T-bone.
From the end of the short loin, a porterhouse also has a T-shaped bone and even contains the T-bone's same beefy properties, but the porterhouse is even beefier.
The final differentiation ultimately comes from the government. The USDA notes that a porterhouse's max width is "at least 1.25 inches," while it's only half an inch for a T-bone.