Hijack73
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- Aug 9, 2020
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Yup - that is the good end of the pork loin. It can handle being sliced, breaded and fried very well also. For roasting, it's fantastic. It's pork prime rib.....
Think of a pork loin like you would think about a cow loin. There is a NY Strip end, and a ribeye end. If you are looking at a tasty animal, the ribeye is the portion of that loin nearer to the head of the critter. What you see more often is the strip end - and between both pork and beef the strip has to be handled a little more carefully (heat wise) as to not make it tough. Both critters ribeyes can be taken up to close to pull temp and still be delicious imo.
As a tribute to
Bearcarver
- here is one of his famous prime rib cooks and you can see the 2 muscles in the cow in the prime rib, and you can see the 2 muscles in
SmokinAl
's cook if you look closely.
Think of a pork loin like you would think about a cow loin. There is a NY Strip end, and a ribeye end. If you are looking at a tasty animal, the ribeye is the portion of that loin nearer to the head of the critter. What you see more often is the strip end - and between both pork and beef the strip has to be handled a little more carefully (heat wise) as to not make it tough. Both critters ribeyes can be taken up to close to pull temp and still be delicious imo.
As a tribute to


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