What is the nicest and most direct way to ask deli to slice sandwich meat SUPER thin?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't called chipped? As in chipped ham?

I’ve only had chipped beef, which was not just thin, but dried, and maybe also smoked.
Things I haven’t thought of since early childhood!

Chipped ham is a Pittsburgh thing

Yep, definitely a Western PA thing. And I think "chip-chopped ham" is even more specifically Pittsburgh.

How to say you grew up in Western PA without naming your hometown

My first reaction to reading this thread was just to ask for chip-chopped ham too.

[Anonymous]

You can also ask "do you mind showing me the slice" if they don't already do it. It's not like the deli slicer wants to mess up your order. Give the person a chance to do it right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't called chipped? As in chipped ham?

I’ve only had chipped beef, which was not just thin, but dried, and maybe also smoked.
Things I haven’t thought of since early childhood!

Chipped ham is a Pittsburgh thing

Yep, definitely a Western PA thing. And I think "chip-chopped ham" is even more specifically Pittsburgh.

How to say you grew up in Western PA without naming your hometown

My first reaction to reading this thread was just to ask for chip-chopped ham too.

We said “chiptam”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't called chipped? As in chipped ham?

I’ve only had chipped beef, which was not just thin, but dried, and maybe also smoked.
Things I haven’t thought of since early childhood!

Chipped ham is a Pittsburgh thing

Yep, definitely a Western PA thing. And I think "chip-chopped ham" is even more specifically Pittsburgh.

I grew up in Baltimore and heard people using it and these people had nothing to do with Western Pennsylvania!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Man, you all are high maintenance. It isn’t as if one millimeter really makes that big of a difference in your sandwich. Maybe stick to grilled cheese

lol, yes. I’ve never specified a thickness in my life.

I worked at a deli throughout college. People who actually know what thickness they wanted were my favorite customers, exactly the opposite of "high maintenance."

When the deli guy asks you how thick you want it and you say "whatever's fine" you may think you're being "low maintenance," but in reality you're as annoying as the cliche spouse who always has that same response to "where do you want to eat tonight?" People's preferences on deli meat vary wildly - extra thin and shaved meats are very popular and personally I can't comprehend how anybody likes them. I'm sure many people feel the same way about my preference of having my meats cut practically as thick as a steak.

Want to be actually low maintenance? Learn what number setting on the slicer corresponds to how thick you want your meat and tell them directly.

Honestly, I have spent the same amount of time pondering deli meat thickness as I have thought about which way toilet paper hangs. Which is to say, zero.

Apparently I'm a barbarian.