I give up on Deli meat

Onomea said:
I've been getting into capicola ham. It is originally Italian and similar to prosciutto, but it also kinda reminds me of Virginia country ham. Need to slice it very thin It is pretty salty.

Only thing I don't like about it is that it is $18 a pound at my local supermarket.
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gahbigole amongst my family members :D

I like it but very high in sodium, so I eat it sparingly.
 
Onomea said:
I've been getting into capicola ham. It is originally Italian and similar to prosciutto, but it also kinda reminds me of Virginia country ham. Need to slice it very thin It is pretty salty. Only thing I don't like about it is that it is $18 a pound at my local supermarket.
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Gabagool and Pra-zshoot (Italophonical spelling) are not only on the Doneatdat it'llkillya list they are in double size bold italics. As part of a genuine antipast, 3X a year is allowed. Wonderful stuff,might as well throw Mortadell (nobody adds the "a") and Giardinieri on the platter. If'n you are getting the real thing for $18/lb it's a deal. Joe
 
pharmer said:
At the top of the “Doneatdat, it’llkillya!” list is “processed lunch meat.” Don’t matter Boarshead, Thuman, etc it’s loaded with enough chemicals to tan holsters. Cook up a chicken or a roast beef or a ham. Eat it until trash day when “Everything must go” and it’s still wildly more cost effective. Joe
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Are you saying that the Spam I just bought is not good for me???????? But it's so "salty delicious" fried up with my eggs in the morning. And my white bread toast ........... :eek:
 
I like Boars Head meats but with the increased prices for all red meat I've since gone the route of chicken and pork.

Just finished off a pork roast. Might not be the best way but I cooked it in the oven to get a nice crust and then little over an hour in a crockpot on low. Shredded pork on a Kaiser roll topped with provolone cheese and horseradish is very satisfying.

Around the holidays when I was working a spiral ham kept me in sandwiches for a week. It was a $1.99/lb back then. Slap it on a 6" hoagie roll with mayo,lettuce,onion and tomato and I'm one happy camper.

And then we have chicken. I don't mess with a whole chicken but will get family packs of thighs,breasts or drumsticks and vacuum seal everything. I like chicken salad with mayo,diced onion and chopped jalapenos wrapped up in a 12" tortilla.

Any or all of the above with a cold beer and all that's left is picking a comfy place to nap.
 
I Buy Cheap Clerance Thin Sliced Ham

I always pick up some of the thin sliced clearance priced packages.

SWMBO has informed me that "fur-ball" loves it, and it is cheaper than dog food.

Bekeart
 
With all the cemicals and "Stuuff" in the packaged meats, today,

is one reason that I went on a Cheese kick.

A chunk of cheese and some fruit makes a great snack.

I find Boards head $$$ and bland at best.
Most quality meats are not found at Walmart, Albetsons, Safeway etc. stores, in my area.

Quality stuff is only found at the "Blue Ribbon" deli or family meat shops.
 
I got some really good off the bone ham today at Albertson's. What really messes with me is we can't get any good rye bread out here in flyover country. Hell we can hardly find even poor Rye. We went to the candy store(my wife's name for the discount grocery store) and we found some exc bacon...even there it wasn't cheap...2 dollars for 12 ounces. It is excellent and makes great BLTs that would be better with good rye. Back east we quite often bought one called Beefsteak soft Rye. a mild seedless rye.
 
Narragansett said:
Since moving to GA, I have yet to find a good deli in any market or as a sole proprietorship. Everybody sells Boars Head, and depending on where that is sourced, that may be of poor quality, as well as being overpriced.

The store brands that I have encountered are terrible. I recently got some store brand slicing pepperoni that tasted like it had been injected with dish detergent. Just got my refund from Boar's Head for terrible black forest ham.

So, I guess I am headed to peanut butter and jelly along with home made chicken salad.

I have one other thing I want to try. There are beautiful small hams in the meat dept for say 4.50 a pound. They have a good shelf life. I may thin slice my own. It is potentially much better than paying 12.00 a pound for Boar's Head

I guess the Northeast has spoiled me. Oh, and the water is terrible. :(:mad:
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I wait until Thanksgiving or Christmas to buy ham or turkey. Prices get stupid low then as they are trying to attract you to buy the more expensive stuff. I load up during the sales and eat them year round, usually smoked.
 
ameridaddy said:
"There are beautiful small hams in the meat dept for say 4.50 a pound. They have a good shelf life. I may thin slice my own."
Bingo!!
That's exactly what I'm doing, at a mere $1.89 to $3.89/lb. boneless.
Boar's Head/Publix/Kroger can keep their $14.99/lb. ham until it rots.
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In my area you can find them for less than a dollar a pound during the holidays. If you get them pre sliced, which I don't they are more expensive. The last hams I bought a few months ago were $.59 lb. Same with turkeys. Still got enough of both in the freezer until the Fall holidays.
 
I like to get a 3 - 3 1/2 pound chuck roast, season with garlic, and place in a crock pot on low with a couple sliced up onions, in about a cup of french onion soup. 8 hours later, carefully place on a plate, along with the onions, and refrigerate over Nite to firm up.

Next day, slice thin.

2 or 3 slices, with some onion, horseradish sauce, swiss cheese, and a sliced tomato on a hard / Keiser roll makes for a heck of a lunch.

Larry
 
In actuality, the south is not known for good deli's. Sure, you may find a one off in a larger city here and there, usually owned/operated by a transplanted Yankee. Awesome deli's was always something I was impressed with on my occasional visits to NYC or New England, especially so since I never came across one in my neck of the woods.

I'm okay with that, though, because what you can't find there are good catfish houses and BBQ joints. Their iced tea is nasty too.
 
Narragansett said:
I guess the Northeast has spoiled me. Oh, and the water is terrible. :(:mad:
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All the Yankees who have left the Northeast hellhole for friendlier southern climes, complain about the same things: Bad food, bad water, bad teeth, bad bugs, bad pests (all types). Based on my travels, they're not wrong.

I was just in Providence for a half marathon last weekend. Had two great dinners out, and a really good bagel sammy near Brown. However, we stayed in an airbnb in Cranston and it reminded me of why I moved out of the Bronx 40 years ago. Did some shopping in Providence and I thought the town was generally grubby, worn out, subconsciously menacing and filled with aggressive panhandlers. Glad I brought a heater with me.

You win some, you lose some.
 
Besides having deli meat actually taste good, a lot has to do with the refrigeration the deli is using. Also, the cleanliness of the cases and cooler in the back. Grocery stores’ deli departments mainly. I’ve worked in over 100 different stores in this area. All the ones from Lake Erie down to Wheeling, out to places in Ohio I never knew existed. But many deli departments were clean and cold, others got neglected. That seems to have a lot to do with how fast the food goes through you, literally. I have not seen a decent butcher shop in Pittsburgh since the owner ate a self-fired 357 in the cooler. Best butcher shop until you get up to Butler County. But safe temperatures trumps all, IMO.
 
See if you can find REAL Va. Smithfield Ham. Since Smithfield has been sold to the “ furriners” one has to find one of the small places that makes it the real old fashioned way. Usually have to soak the whole ham in water for at least a day before cooking. Very thin slices on rye with a little spread of good mustard, good to go. For breakfast 1 thin slice on fresh biscuit(s) is hard to beat?
 
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