How to tell good meat from the mediocre

Meat master Eli Cairo explains how to spot good meat from the not-so-great.

Epicurious challenged meat expert Eli Cairo to guess which one of two deli meats was more expensive. Cairo breaks down cuts of salami, ham, bologna, mortadella, hot dogs, sausages, prosciutto, . For each round of deli meats, Cairo visually scans, smells, and taste tests each meat before guessing which deli meat costs more. Once the prices were revealed, Cairo explains why a specific deli meat costs more and dives into specifics on what to look for in a deli meat.