Oven pork loin joint is the Sunday roast without the wait of a bigger shoulder — crisp crackling when the skin is dry, juicy slices, and proper leftovers. Pork Loin Joint 1kg is the weeknight-sized roast; Boneless Pork Loin Joint 3kg is the bigger boneless joint when you are feeding a crowd. Shop both in pork and pork joints.
Oven method
Take the joint out of the fridge 30 to 45 minutes before roasting. Pat the skin bone-dry and score if not already done. Rub skin with oil and plenty of salt; season the meat side with pepper and a little sage or garlic. Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C). Sit the joint on a rack and blast 20 to 25 minutes to set the crackling, then drop to 180°C (fan 160°C). As a guide for a 1kg loin: roughly 50 to 70 minutes after the blast until the thickest part hits about 70°C (pull a couple of degrees early). A 3kg joint needs longer — probe rather than clock-watch, often 1.5 to 2.5 hours after the blast depending on shape. Rest 15 to 20 minutes under loose foil before carving. Do not tent tight over wet crackling or it softens. If crackling is pale at the end, a short hot grill blast finishes it — watch closely.
Slow cooker and leftover backup
No long oven sit: slow cooker on low 6 to 8 hours with stock and onions, then a hot oven blast for crackling if the skin is still on. Browse pork joints for loin and belly joints, and pork for steaks and sausages beside.
What to serve
Apple sauce, roast potatoes, greens, and gravy. Leftover loin is excellent cold in sandwiches or gently reheated in gravy. Freeze leftover slices flat; thaw in the fridge overnight.
Times above are a guide for home ovens, air fryers and pans — always trust a probe over the clock, and rest meat before you carve so the juices stay in the slice, not on the board. British packs vary a little in thickness, so start checking a few minutes early the first time you cook a new size.
Write your own fridge note the first time you cook a new pack size — home ovens and pans vary, and a two-minute early check beats dry meat. Rest on a warm plate, not a cold board, so the juices stay put when you carve or plate up.
Shop the cuts in this guide
Cuts we don't stock right now: pork leg, hock or tenderloin (each page shows the closest cuts we do stock).
How we pack your order
Your order is packed at our butchery at St Stephen, near St Austell, in a double-walled box with a sealed thermal liner and gel ice packs, then delivered by DPD next-day on the day you choose. Free delivery over £85.
Extra strong boxWhite double-walled corrugated cardboard
Thermal linerAir-infused, padded and sealed
Gel ice packsRecyclable film, non-toxic food-grade gel
DPD deliveryOn the day you choose
Frequently asked questions
Is pork loin or leg better for roasting?
Loin is more tender and gives a long strip of crackling; leg is leaner and larger. Both roast well.
What is loin of pork?
The joint from along the back, the same muscle that is cut into pork chops and loin steaks.
