Is Porterhouse steak really half filet minon/t-bone/New York?

[Nocturnal]

Yesterday I was watching Food Network and one of the chefs said that Porterhouse is half filet minion and the other half is t-bone or NY steak.

Was he right?

edit: What cut of steak do you usually pick up when you guys are going to bbq?

I'm dead broke so I can't pick up anything tonight but I get paid on the 23rd which will mean I'll probably buy some groceries.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Yesterday I was watching Food Network and one of the chefs said that Porterhouse is half filet minion and the other half is t-bone or NY steak.

Was he right?

I think so....depends on the size of the cow though and how big section is

 

[Adica]

Yes he was right.

 

[Nocturnal]

Ok so is most that you can find at say the super market half half? I usually buy ribeye. What do you guys usually buy when you shop for steak?

 

[Kalbi]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Ok so is most that you can find at say the super market half half? I usually buy ribeye. What do you guys usually buy when you shop for steak?

Ribeye > NY

Porterhouse > *

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: Kalbi

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Ok so is most that you can find at say the super market half half? I usually buy ribeye. What do you guys usually buy when you shop for steak?

Ribeye > NY

Porterhouse > *

Your screen name makes me rool:

Kal bi > *

 

[silverpig]

The basic guide is that on a T-bone/Porterhouse, the large side is the NY steak, and the small side is the tenderloin (fillet).

 

[xSauronx]

i prefer a strip steak most of the time, a skirt steak is cheap and good if you do it right (a quick sear on each side is best)

try this strip steak recipe its fantastic, and very easy. i usually sautee some mushrooms with mine.

 

[Wreckage]

I ALWAYS go for the Porterhouse. Once had a 40oz aged $50+ Porterhouse on the companies dime...Best steak evah!

 

[PELarson]

I usually buy Chuck steaks. Some times lower my standard to a Porterhouse or Rib Eye.

 

[waggy]

I love porterhouse myself. But any steak with the bone in will do.

Best steak i have ever had was a bone in ribeye. hmm it was awesome.

 

[Insane3D]

I prefer ribeye's (Delmonico's)...

 

[cchen]

I usually buy whatever's on sale, and prepare it accordingly. But I do prefer ribeye

 

[Yossarian451]

I like them all, ribeye good foro some, and t-bone for ithers. But most often deciding factor is cost, which is why I had a ton of steak this week, 3.99/lb for t-bone at the HEB. So bad for me but I have had only red meat this week.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I don't buy steak at the supermarket.

Supermarket steaks=crap. Find a good local butcher or place that carries prime or choice cuts of beef.

 

[hemiram]

I get Sirloin tip steaks for sanwiches, and If i'm going to grill I get NY Strips or better yet (to us anyways) Sirloins. We like our meat "solid" or chewy, not all mushy like some people ..

Or pink inside!

Well done all the way!!

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I don't buy steak at the supermarket.

Supermarket steaks=crap. Find a good local butcher or place that carries prime or choice cuts of beef.

Heh, I'd love to purchase my meat from a butcher (Lobel's) but it'd probably cost me 2 to 3 times what I pay now

 

[FoBoT]

i love rib-eyes

i got a london broil and did that on the grill this summer , it was good

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: hemiram
I get Sirloin tip steaks for sanwiches, and If i'm going to grill I get NY Strips or better yet (to us anyways) Sirloins. We like our meat "solid" or chewy, not all mushy like some people ..

Or pink inside!

Well done all the way!!

It ain't a steak unless its medium-rare

 

[Quixfire]

Ribeye FTW!

 

[nakedfrog]

I usually buy top sirloin, and it's not done until it's not pink inside.

 

[spidey07]

yep, he's right. And a t-bone is also the same thing but a lower cut with less filet.

-edit- meant higher cut.

what do I pick up? Porterhouse, about 1.5-2"

Ribeye are not good for grilling unless you slow cook them indirectly. Not really a fast cook steak.

 

[habib89]

ribeyes are my favorite

 

[DarkKnight69]

I dont usually eat anything but triple A alberta top sirloin holstein! Still bloody and has some nice montreal steak spice. If you are canadian you will agree with me!