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It feels like such a waste.

EDIT: This is the type of cheese I am referring to. It comes wrapped in a piece of plastic then bundled together with x more and all of them get covered in plastic

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Makes them easier to separate.

    If you buy cheese sliced by your grocer, they generally won’t put anything between the slices, maybe just some wax paper.

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      1 year ago

      But harder to unwrap.

      Let’s be honest here, we aren’t talking about cheese. They are packed per slice because they melt easily. If they weren’t you would end up with an orange blob when it hits room temperature.

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        1 year ago

        They are also packed per slice because they last a lot longer. Plastic cheese or not, cheese slices have a lot of surface area and get funky relatively quickly. Also, every time you reach into a regular bag of deli sliced cheese, you introduce funk-generating organisms.

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            1 year ago

            In this context, “funk” = microorganisms that can harm you if consumed. The bacteria used in producing the cheese are safe to consume.

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            1 year ago

            Not all cheeses are funky, and funk that is not characteristic of a certain style of cheese is considered a defect.