Whether it is a sandwich that is made in a quick-service restaurant or put together at home, the piece of paper between slices of lunchmeat or individual hamburger patties can play a huge role in the ease of preparation of the finished product.
When meat is sliced paper thin and delicate in particular, as in the case of Surry, Va.-based S. Wallace Edwards & Sons Inc.’s dry-cured products, if the slices are not interleaved, they stick together, says Samuel Edwards III, president of the company.