But how do you make a roast beef sandwich at home that tastes like it came straight from the deli? Tasting Table spoke with an expert — Ron Didner, the owner of Mookie's NY Deli — to find out.

Lean meats are nearly always the better choice for deli-style roast beef sandwiches, unless you like your sandwiches to be uncomfortably tough. Specifically, you might consider a round cut ...

My No. 6 (roast beef and provolone) 7-inch sub cost me $12.36, or about $1.77 an inch. My Jersey Mike's sandwich reminded me of one from a mom-and-pop deli. The roast beef piled onto my Jersey ...

At Subway, I tried the chain's four new Deli Heroes sandwiches, including The Beast. The 6-inch sub is stacked with pepperoni, salami, turkey, ham, roast beef, and double provolone cheese.

Turkey, ham and salami cold cuts are all at home on a sandwich—but these deli meats can be used in many other ways. We like to add thin strips of salami to pasta carbonara and cheesy frittata ...

We love to stack deli meats ... time favorite hot sandwiches is this perfect Panini. Quick-cooked broccoli rabe, chopped Peppadews, thinly sliced provolone cheese and roast beef get layered ...