On Thu 26 Jun 2008 09:43:43p, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> Sheldon wrote:
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>> Elongated sausage slices make for a nicer presentation for cold cut
>> platters, the eliptical form fools teh ey into forgeting it's sausage,
>> and typically the salamis are rolled into a tube, for presentation and
>> easier serving, so the longer slice having an extra turn is less likely
>> to unroll). For sandwhiches the larger slices extend further past the
>> bread, giving th eillusion that you're getting more, having the
>> sandwich guts hang out is an old deli trick used especially when
>> building subs... using longer narrower brread with the guts hanging out
>> is a methoid that appers there's more when actually there is less...
>> Subwawy restaurnts use this marketing technique, and others. Many delis
>> like to slice hard/fermented salamis on the bias because those should
>> be sliced thinly or they'll be tough/chewy and since thin slices weigh
>> less slicing the larger bias slices requires less slicing labor to
>> reach weight. Those are the only reasons, slicing sausage on the bias
>> in no way improves the product.... it's not like sausage has a grain
>> like a steak. Delis that slice on the bias are doing it for their own
>> selfish reasons, not for the customer's benefit. Ther eare many, many
>> tricks delis incorporate to increase profits, like staking the meat
>> thicker in teh center where teh samdwich will be cliced, to make it
>> look like a thicker sandwich, when in fact the meat in the center was
>> pushed in from the ends... and be wary of delis that use sheets of
>> waxed paper between the slices, typically the more expensive meats and
>> cheeses... that heavy duty commercial paper weighs more than the thin
>> food slices... the foolish customers end up paying good money for
>> paper. When properly sliced and stacked the slices won't stick.
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> "if you're going to post diatribes filled with gibberish, proof read,
> you
> illiterate newbie *******."
> --Sheldon in rfc, March 25, 2007
>
>
> Bob

Nice bit of digging, Bob!


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