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Old 04-01-2022, 04:48 AM
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Default The fillet part of a T-bone must be 1.25 inches WIDE to be labeled a Porterhouse.

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Originally Posted by Jayhawk View Post
The USDA specifies that a porterhouse must be at least 1.25 inches thick measured from the widest point on the filet, and a T-bone must be 0.5 inches thick. Therefore, every porterhouse is technically a T-bone, but not every T-bone is a porterhouse.
The fillet part of a T-bone must be 1.25 inches WIDE to be labeled a Porterhouse otherwise it is a T-bone. The " Thickness" is not a factor.