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T-bone steak substitutes

T-bone steak is the traditional name in United States. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Substitutes for T-bone steak that can be delivered rather than hunted down at a counter.

Porterhouse

🇺🇸 United States · Close substitute

Porterhouse

Grass-fed porterhouse steak (22 oz)

Bistecca alla fiorentina

🇮🇹 Italy · Close substitute

Bistecca alla fiorentina

Thick-cut porterhouse steaks (4 × 24 oz)

Tomahawk steak

🇺🇸 United States · Approximate

Tomahawk steak

Grumpy Butcher tomahawk steak

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United States

Porterhouseclose substitute

Both contain strip and tenderloin separated by a T-bone, but the porterhouse is cut further back and has a substantially larger tenderloin portion — the USDA requires at least 1.25 inches of tenderloin for a porterhouse.

Tomahawk steakapproximate

Both are dramatic bone-in steaks, but the T-bone comes from the short loin and includes both strip and tenderloin

Italy

Bistecca alla fiorentinaclose substitute

A thinner fiorentina from the front of the short loin can be cut from the T-bone area; the porterhouse-style cut is the more traditional fiorentina.

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