Cold cut

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For English DJ duo, see Coldcut.

For The Sopranos episode, see Cold Cuts (The Sopranos episode).

A tray of assorted cold cuts.

Cold cuts is a term that refers to 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 UK, luncheon meat refers specifically to products that can include mechanically reclaimed meat, and (pre BSE) offal.