What are the differences between these pork roasts?

At Flying Pigs Farm, we offer four different pork roasts:

Bone-in Loin Roast
This roast is the most tender and has a more elegant appearance than the other roasts. The roast to serve to special company. It is the part of the loin which is cut apart to make pork chops. A typical loin roast weighs about 3¾ pounds (larger ones are available) and serves 5 people.

Boneless Blade Roast
A terrific small roast that is tender and flavorful, with a little more fat than the loin roast. It’s from the part of the loin that is closest to the front leg (shoulder). It is difficult to find because it is not easy to carve with the bone in and most butchers do not want to take the time to do the de-boning. We pay extra to have it de-boned by our butcher. A cut to share with a few good friends. Weighs about 2½ pounds and serves 3 or 4 people.

Boneless Sirloin Roast
This roast is similar in size to a blade roast, but it is less tender and a little more flavorful. This is our least expensive roast. It is good for a quick, small family meal. Excellent for braising as well as dry-roasting. And the pork to cut for kebabs.  Weighs about 2½ pounds.

Boneless Fresh Ham/Rear Leg Roast
The classic pork roast. It is tender and the most flavorful of all the roasts. We serve it at holiday dinners. Don’t let the term “ham” mislead you—in butchers’ terms, “ham” simply means the rear leg. A ham/rear leg can be either smoked, to make the traditional pink Smoked Ham, or left unsmoked to make a roast that was popular in the United States for many years. This roast is NOT smoked.  Weighs about 3¾ lbs., although larger ones are available.  Allow 1/3–1/2 lb. per person.

Special Requests
We will do our best to accommodate orders for special sizes. For example, if you would like a roast on the large-side of the range, just let us know in the “Comments” section. Or, if you need a special cut, we can probably have our butcher cut it for you if you give us some extra time. For example, some customers prefer a skin-on roast, or a bone-in fresh ham. Or an entire rear leg (about 16 pounds!) for Christmas dinner.  We'll do our best to help.