On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 12:21:03 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 7/20/2015 11:29 AM, sf wrote:
>
> >> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
>
> > He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
> > and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>
> They have slices all ready in the deli there? I'd think they'd
> just dry up.

We've got grocery stores that pre-slice their cold cuts, and
lay them out in the deli case. You specify how much you want,
and they grab, weigh, and bag that amount. I don't buy cold
cuts at those places, so I don't know whether they're dried up.

We've got better grocery stores that slice everything to order;
they typically stock higher quality meats. There you can specify
the thickness. Everything from paper-thin prosciutto to a chunk
of muenster three inches wide. (Of course, they use a knife for
the latter.)

Cindy Hamilton