The porterhouse is that beautiful cut of meat with a large, T-shaped bone in the middle—the larger side represents the strip loin and the smaller side is a portion from the tenderloin.

Whether you're perusing the menu at a steakhouse or trying to choose the perfect steak at the store, you might narrow down your choices to T-bone and porterhouse -- two impressively big ...

People often confuse T-bone and porterhouse steaks—and even experts disagree on how to distinguish the two. Both have prominent T-shaped bones and are cut from the short loin. And both actually ...