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

Slicing it drastically increases the surface area exposed to the outside world for bacteria to get in.

What rots faster, a solid log, or a bunch of shredded wood chips? Wood chips will go away within a year or two, a solid log can last years, even decades, before it is totally rotted through.