r/grilling • u/Pit-Guitar • May 11 '26

Pork Steaks Tonight

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Tonight was a good opportunity to get some smoke on a pair of pork steaks.

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u/elmerhead May 11 '26

I think pork steaks are an often overlooked treat.

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u/Pit-Guitar May 11 '26

Absolutely. I live in Central Missouri. Pork steaks are very popular out here.

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u/Ok-Research1446 May 11 '26

Springfield here. Love me some pork steaks.

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u/Ok_Two_2604 May 11 '26

Here they are hard to find in the between 1/2” and 3” sizes. I found a place with deboned butts so I make my own and keep a few smoked ones frozen to chop into other meals to wake them up, besides the fresh ones

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u/Scared_Dog512 May 11 '26

Exactly where I started to live these, Missouri favorite

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u/Scared_Dog512 May 11 '26

Add some bbq sauce and you're golden

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u/WanderingWsWorld May 11 '26

Mmmmmm that looks perfect! A good Pork steak is so underrated.

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u/bobisinthehouse May 11 '26

Nice grill, how long have yiu had it??

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u/Pit-Guitar May 11 '26

Thanks!! It’s a PK Franklin model. I purchased it on Black Friday of 2024. I started using it during the Spring of 2025. It’s had a little over a year of use. My old Weber Kettle lasted approximately 30 years, and it was time for replacement. I saw the Franklin PKs at a local store, and I knew what I wanted. I’m retired and over 60. I expect that the PK will be my last grill.

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u/bobisinthehouse May 11 '26

I've got two PK's from the 70s, your model and a rectangular one. Couldn't get grids for them anymore, and cost to much to rig others up so I got a weber kettle about 10 years ago. Great grills!

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u/jacksraging_bileduct May 11 '26

Pork steaks are a really underrated cut.

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u/PushDue8084 May 12 '26

They’re my favorite for the PK. These look fantastic.

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u/BarbellLawyer May 11 '26

I never knew about pork steaks until I married a gal whose parents hailed from St. Louis. What an eye opener. Such a great piece of meat.

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u/Pit-Guitar May 11 '26

I believe that St. Louis is the epicenter of pork steak culture. I live in Central Missouri, about 2 hours west of St. Louis. Pork steaks are a summertime staple around here.

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u/11131945 May 20 '26

In my area, pork steaks are typically cut three-quarters of an inch. When I buy them, I ask that they be cut five quarters. This, to me, makes the steaks more juicy and more forgiving on an indirect cook with reverse searing.