"SportKite1" > wrote in message
...
> >From:
>
> >Why does my deli meat have so much sodium? Why can't they
> >use potassium sorbate or something as a preservative? Are
> >there any that use potassium
>
> You might look into Boars Head meats. I wasn't able to find any
information as
> to what they use for preservatives in their deli meats like roast beef,
ham,
> turkey, corned beef or pastrami, but from experience they are definitely
not
> overloaded with crap. One pays dear - 9.00 a lb for Roast Beef, but it
tastes
> just like home roasted beef, possibly better, and I can get 3-4 great
> sandwiches out of a pound.
>
> Down here where I live in Florida, just about every deli and restaurant
serve
> Boar's Head products. Only the stupidmarkets carry the injected garbage,
though
> Publix does carry a full line of Boar's Head, which include some pretty
decent
> cured meats - my favorites include spicy capicolla and genoa salami.
Addictive.
>
> Ellen
>
>
I agree - Boars Head is really good stuff. A notch above is Applegate Farms.
Pricey again, but terrific. Whole Foods Market carries the line.
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