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Cold cuts are cheeses or precooked or cured meat, often sausages or meat loaves , that are sliced and usually served cold on sandwiches or on party trays. They can be bought pre-sliced in vacuum packs at a supermarket or grocery store , or they can be purchased at a delicatessen or deli counter, where they might be sliced to order. Most pre-sliced cold cuts are higher in fat and sodium than those that are sliced to order, as a larger exposed surface requires stronger preservatives. In any case, the CDC advises that those over 50 reheat cold cuts to "steaming hot" 165 °F and use them within four days.
Cold cuts also may be known as lunch meats , luncheon meats , sandwich meats , cooked meats , sliced meats , cold meats and deli meats . In Commonwealth countries and the U.K. , luncheon meat refers specifically to products that can include mechanically reclaimed meat , and (pre BSE ) offal . In British English, the terms cold meats, cooked meats , or sliced meats are used instead.

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