# Is deli roast beef also expensive where you live? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 28, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134 "2020-10-28T18:20:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134/21 "2020-10-29T20:51:04Z")
Just had to do a grocery run today and wanted to confirm/update my earlier numbers that I reported from top of my head. $12.99 (US) for roast beef, with corned beef and pastrami all the same. This is for Boar’s Head at my local Krogers. No other options that I saw for what it’s worth, but they could be other options outside the deli case. Turkey and Ham were $6.99 and 8.99 respectively. So yeah, about what I recalled. By way of comparison a New York Strip was $11.99, and Rib eye was on sale for $7.77. So, going to continue to avoid getting roast beef for sandwiches. The few times I crave it, I get a roast and cook it myself - even if I lack the slicer to get the thin slices, I can make a ‘steakhouse’ style roast beef sandwich for less than half the cost of the deli option. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134/22 "2020-10-29T22:52:53Z")
You can slice meat very thinly with a ceramic knife or mandolin. Especially if you freeze it for a few minutes. Good enough for me, but I’m sure a slicer would be a good investment if: you make your own meats, have a large family, hold many parties or eat sandwiches daily and have lofty standards. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134/23 "2020-10-30T03:36:06Z")
New Hampshire here/ My local Hannaford’s regularly sells Old Neighborhood Roast Beef at $9.99 a pound, Nature’s Promise Roast Beef for $11.99 a pound and Taste of Inspirations Italian Roast Beef for $13.99 a pound. Sometimes they put them on sale for a dollar less. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134/24 "2020-10-31T03:41:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > {…} I’m always bothered by the green sheen. Iridescent meat isn’t appetizing. Maybe not appetizing but totally harmless, [https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Is-iridescent-roast-beef-or-lunchmeat-safe](https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Is-iridescent-roast-beef-or-lunchmeat-safe) > **[Why Some Cold Cuts Make Iridescent Meat Rainbows—and Why They're Still OK to Eat](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/519239/why-some-cold-cuts-make-iridescent-meat-rainbows-and-why-theyre-still-ok-eat)** > > It doesn't mean that your food has gone bad. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134/25 "2020-10-31T05:14:47Z")
I went to my favorite taco truck for lunch yesterday, and they had a sign up saying something to the effect of due to a nationwide shortage of beef due to COVID19, they had to charge an extra $1.50 for carne asada versus their other meats. I don’t know if this is related to the OP’s observation or not, but I thought it was worth mentioning. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134/26 "2020-10-31T05:24:58Z")
what’s even sadder is in the few “real” deli’s here in my part of CA a roast beef sandwich can cost as much as a pound of roast beef … There’s always lines at Arby’s, and subways and the in-store sandwich counters … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deli-roast-beef-also-expensive-where-you-live/924134.md?page=1)