# Pig possibilities

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 5, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125 "2023-10-05T00:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125/1 "2023-10-05T00:10:21Z")

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Why does my pork chop have 2 bones? I thought chops were like the t-bone of the pig.  
Was it too young? Bones haven’t knitted together. Seems wasteful.

Was it old? Had arthritis and the bone separated?

Was it a clumsy pig who fell down a lot?

A bad butcher? Still had all his fingers but slipped the saw a few times a day?

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125/2 "2023-10-05T00:29:48Z")

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Maybe you’ve got a sirloin chop, with some hip bone and some backbone? [This page](https://www.thekitchn.com/a-complete-guide-to-pork-chops-meat-basics-208638) explains the different pork chop cuts pretty well.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125/3 "2023-10-05T00:39:46Z")

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Hmmm? Thanks. I didn’t purchase these ones. Daughter did. They just didn’t look, in shape like sirloin chops.  
They tasted okay.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125/4 "2023-10-06T16:03:03Z")

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One reason is that the chop isn’t cut between bones, so you get two separate bones: the backbone and a section of the next rib.

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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125/5 "2023-10-06T16:13:31Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Why does my pork chop have 2 bones? I thought chops were like the t-bone of the pig.

Pork chops normally have one bone because it’s a single cut chop, which is the standard way pork chops are sold in supermarkets. Thing is, you can get a double cut, or a triple chop if you want, and each cut comes with its bone.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125/6 "2023-10-06T16:24:21Z")

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These weren’t fancy cut. Just cheapies.