Lunch Meat
<p ><b>Cold cuts</b> are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese" title="Cheese" >cheeses</a> or precooked or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)" title="Curing (food preservation)" >cured</a> meat, often <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage" title="Sausage" >sausages</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatloaf" title="Meatloaf" >meat loaves</a>, that are sliced and usually served cold on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich" title="Sandwich" >sandwiches</a> or on party trays. They can be bought pre-sliced in vacuum packs at a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket" title="Supermarket" >supermarket</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocery_store" title="Grocery store" >grocery store</a>, or they can be purchased at a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicatessen" title="Delicatessen" >delicatessen</a> or deli counter, where they might be sliced to order. </p>
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Most pre-sliced cold cuts are higher in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat" title="Fat" >fat</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrates" title="Nitrates" class="mw-redirect" >nitrates</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium" >sodium</a> than those that are sliced to order, as a larger exposed surface requires stronger preservatives.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_cut#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup> In any case, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) advises that those over 50 reheat cold cuts to "steaming hot" 165 °F and use them within four days.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_cut#cite_note-1" >[2]</a></sup></p>
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Cold cuts also may be known as <b>lunch meats</b>, <b>luncheon meats</b>, <b>sandwich meats</b>, <b>cooked meats</b>, <b>sliced meats</b>, <b>cold meats</b> and <b>deli meats</b>. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commonwealth" title="The Commonwealth" class="mw-redirect" >Commonwealth</a> countries and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" class="mw-redirect" >U.K.</a>, luncheon meat refers specifically to products that can include<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically_reclaimed_meat" title="Mechanically reclaimed meat" class="mw-redirect" >mechanically reclaimed meat</a>, and (pre <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy" title="Bovine spongiform encephalopathy" >BSE</a>) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offal" title="Offal" >offal</a>. In British English, the terms <i>cold meats, cooked meats</i>,
or <i>sliced meats</i> are used instead.</p>