If the algorithm served you cold cut sponsored content right now you would notice a couple of things. For one, all that data processing sure is getting more and more precise. And two, the slices of salami, smoked turkey, and honey ham from the top deli meat brands you should buy would look abundantly voluminous, not merely appetizing, but attractive to the palate. Back on the plate in your own kitchen, those same slices might fall flatter.
Fortunately, literally all you have to do to get that slick sandwich style, which also, unlike some aesthetic upgrades, makes a real taste difference, is arrange your cold cuts for a similar heightening effect. Rolling and folding are the most common approaches, and you’ll want to do either loosely for a meatier sandwich. In the former case, you’ll gently wind that ham into a relaxed cylinder. In the former, you’ll flip the turkey in half, or even into quarters. You can also bunch up individual slices like you’d do with a napkin, but that approach won’t hold up quite as well between slices of bread and ancillary ingredients.
More means for sandwich volumizing
Speaking of ancillary ingredients, if cheese is on the menu too, it can further bolster the structural integrity of your cold cuts. Top one meat slice with a slice of your chosen cheese (something like ham and Swiss being a classic combination), and roll them up to create a protein-packed tube. You can build an even better sandwich by seasoning each layer. (And one of those “seasonings” should definitely be potato chips, which work wonderfully in sandwiches.) Repeat until you can cover the bread, which depending on its size, will likely require four to six meat-and-cheese roll-ups. You can theoretically try this with appropriately sized lettuce leaves, too, but those might actually spring open more than you wish.
The volume, in any case, is what makes the sandwich seem meatier, thus intensifying its flavors. The meat itself will technically taste the same either way, but the layered quality, whether you roll, fold, or bunch, gives it a more robust mouthfeel that signals satisfaction. Instead of a geometric Fisher-Price affair, you’ve created a sandwich you can really sink your teeth into.
