Despite the similarity in names, the New York strip steak is instead cut from the short loin, located just behind the cow's ribs, from which porterhouse steaks and T-bones are also cut.

the Porterhouse is a composite steak that actually includes two popular steak cuts – the tenderloin filet as well as the New York strip. If you know your beef cuts, you may be thinking that this ...

Some people swear by a porterhouse or a T-bone; some are die-hard for the New York strip; some won’t touch anything but filet mignon. But for me, the ultimate steak is the bone-in rib eye.