Things You'll Need:
- Hand soap
- Plastic wrap, foil or food storage bags
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Step 1
Wash your hands, food prep surface and utensils with soap and warm water before they come in contact with lunch meat. This will help prevent harmful bacteria or germs from contaminating the lunch meat.
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Step 2
Check the expiration date on the packaging.If that date has past, discard.
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Step 3
Smell the lunch meat before using. If it has an unpleasant or spoiled odor, discard.
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Step 4
Wrap the sandwich prepared with lunch meat in airtight packaging--such as foil, plastic wrap or a sandwich bag--when storing until lunch.
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Step 5
Refrigerate lunch meat within tewo hours after taking from the refrigerator, or within on hour if the temperature is above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 6
Store unused lunch meat in an air-tight container and refrigerate. Storage time will vary depending on the type of lunch meat. For example, cooked, uncured ham will last about three to five days in the refrigerator, while prosciutto may last several months.
