Meat Expert Guesses Cheap vs Expensive Deli Meats | Price Points | Epicurious

In this episode of 'Price Points', Epicurious challenged meat expert Elias Cairo of Olympia Provisions to guess which one of two deli meats was more expensive. Cairo breaks down cuts of salami, ham, bologna, mortadella, hot dogs, sausages, and prosciutto. For each round of deli meats, Cairo visually scans, smells, and taste tests each meat before guessing which deli meat costs more. Once the prices were revealed, Cairo explains why a specific deli meat costs more and dives into specifics on what to look for in a deli meat.


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[derrybeausang]

Eli: *smells meat*
Also Eli: oh yes this cow had anxiety

[unjohnnycal]

This dude, the cheese expert, and the wine expert should have a wine night together

[vlimeux]

When I eat meat: *Dang, * *this* *is* *good!*
When Elias Cairo eat meat: *Wow, * *I* *can* *really* *taste* *that* *this* *ham* *was* *once* *running* *with* *his* *brothers* *and* *sisters* *in* *a* *field!*

[stevenn]

this man can determine an animals life based on what it tastes like

[ban]

My mom: "What is our Salami doing in the trashcan"
Me: "It didn't pass the test, it had to go"

[Chloe-sglo]

This dude and the cheese lady would throw killer dinner parties

[ermonski]

I love how he explains the differences without going elitist over the cheaper counterparts, understanding the time and place for cheap and expensive produce.

[alexbenavidez]

I like how he's really not even that negative to the cheap stuff. Like, he admits there's a time and a place for pricey, quality meat, and that the cheaper, mass-produced stuff isn't necessarily a bad thing

[drowninginyuqisdeepvoice]

Can we talk about how each episode some talented individual does amazing drawings on the blackboard. Idk why i found it so satisfying.

[Carpythesharky]

I like how he recognizes that clearly one tastes better or is of better quality, but that doesn't mean that the lesser quality ham isn't good for other reasons. He reiterates that it actually still tastes good just maybe not as good. I think he was realistically modest, great job!

[bugenjoyer]

Gotta admit. If you told me to imagine someone called a “meat expert” this is probably the guy I’d imagine.

[deer]

I really like how he doesn’t bash the cheaper stuff. Realizes some people can only afford cheaper stuff and can enjoy the various meats. Great guy

[snner_]

Elias Cairo: **Sniffs ham**
Elian Cairo: Smells like ham.

[speedevil]

I dig how this guy enjoyed even the cheaper things even as an enthusiast. That’s one of the best parts about this video. Makes you appreciate what you have, but also what you may be able to afford.

[HopeGrace]

Meat expert: *tastes proschiutto*


Proceeds to tell the whole life of the animal....

[man]

4:43
"going to give it a nice smell"
**take a long smell of the ham**
"Mmm, smells like ham"

[eruditeroach]

"I think this one is more expensive, but you know I could always be wrong and probably actually am wrong."
*is completely correct*
"I suppose I didn't do too bad. I mean I could have done better, but that goes to show my limited knowledge."

[CaryKelly]

I would be willing to eat the cheaper hotdogs in a wurst case scenario.

[nitriq]

This guy is one of the owners of Olympia Provisions in Portland, Oregon. So cool to see him guessing the meats!

[johny]

Seems like a great guy. He can obviously tell at first sight which meats are of poorer quality but he still tries to be positive with both. Really great informative video.