Why does deli meat go bad in a couple days at home but surely must last a lot longer at the store?

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Why does deli meat go bad in a couple days at home but surely must last a lot longer at the store?

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Answer 1

It doesn’t. Deli meat is pretty much cut and sold daily. The meat you buy was probably sliced within a day or two and quite a bit of it goes bad. The meat is stored in larger cuts before that, where it will last a lot longer. A slice of meat has maximal surface area to mass ratio, meaning a huge portion of the meat is exposed to air, which is why is spoils quickly.