I give up on Deli meat

[Narragansett]

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.

 

[TXBryan]

Our tap water is pretty abysmal but I finally got around to doing something about it. (Full disclosure-I still think it's nothing short of a miracle that "safe" water comes out of my house taps. Same for electricity at the flick of a switch.)

Finally installed a water softener (new appliances during a kitchen remodel so it made sense on several levels) and a reverse osmosis system. The RO unit feeds the fridge ice maker and water dispenser and splits to the laundry sink and a special faucet. The RO is pretty tasteless and won't replace "good tasting" water but it sure beats crummy tasting water.

Good luck with your adapting to very different circumstances! I feel your pain - we have pretty limited diversity of groceries as well.

Bryan

 

[ameridaddy]

"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.

 

[smoothshooter]

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.

Here in SW Missouri small hams run about $2.60 per pound.
Saw some at the local grocery store 2 days ago.

 

[pharmer]

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

 

[326MOD10]

I always like the Boarshead brand but my taste tend to run a little on the trashy side.

In regard to the water I lived in Hinesville, courtesy of Uncle Sam, back in the mid 80's.

The water always tasted and smelled funny, even when visiting Savannah. Kind of a swampy smell if you know what I mean.

Glad to hear things are still the same.

 

[Onomea]

I always like the Boarshead brand but my taste tend to run a little on the trashy side....

That reminds me:

… Yeah, an' I like my women just a little on the trashy side
When they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed
Too much lipstick an' er too much rouge
Gets me excited, leaves me feeling confused
An' I like my women just a little on the trashy side...

Trashy Women, Confederate Railroad

 

[whitestang]

I bought a filter system from Pro One,which has helped a great deal with my well water. It is like a Birkey but half the cost and comes in a few different sizes. I have the 1 1/2 gallon one,hope this helps.

 

[swsig]

Have you looked for a Kosher delicatessen? You would think that in a city as large as Savannah there would be at least one decent Kosher deli.

 

[ladder13]

It takes a while Pete. You will find enough to satisfy yourself in due time. Been there done that. Staying right where we are.

 

[delcrossv]

Lack of real Polish delicatessens elsewhere is what keeps me moored in the upper Midwest.

 

[grover99]

I always liked deli ham. Nothing better than ham and Swiss on rye. However two things happened. One the price is gotten ridiculous and two the Dr told me that ham or any deli meat had far too much salt and I had to stay away from it. So can't afford it from a money wise and a health wise.

 

[Rat458]

Lived in Washington state since the 70's and I still miss good Italian and Polish food.
Grew up in upstate NY with a lot of good Mom N Pop restaurants.

 

[CalifEd]

See if you can find a real, old fashioned, butcher shop.
Not one in the super market store that have a deli section, but ones that are on the edge of civilization and process their own products.
Also, ask them if they have a in with the local producers, can get naturally smoked/cured meats without all of todays chemicals and can the get any specialty products you may want.
If they say yes, you have found a gold mine.

 

[dsf]

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.

I grew up on something called "boiled ham" for sliced deli meat. Very pink and virtually no fat. Maybe it's a MA thing, haven't found it anywhere else.

If there's a Whole foods near you they have very good sliced meat at their deli counter. The sliced roast beef is "for real" all beef and it's very good. It's also $19.00 a lb here in CA.

They also have a sugar free turkey breast they slice up - surprising how much better it tastes with nothing added. All turkey taste.

Down side is the stuff goes bad after the 2nd day.

Don't waste your time with their prepackaged stuff. No better than Boars Head or the Safeway stuff.

 

[Eric300]

That reminds me:

… Yeah, an' I like my women just a little on the trashy side
When they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed
Too much lipstick an' er too much rouge
Gets me excited, leaves me feeling confused
An' I like my women just a little on the trashy side...

Trashy Women, Confederate Railroad

"That's a cocktail waitress in a Dolly Parton wig!"

 

[Tom S.]

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[Ivan the Butcher]

There is a BJ's Wholesale Club about 2.6 miles from me. They carry two plus brands on meats and cheeses That's where I been going for almost 2 years. I just googled it, there are 24 stores in Georgia. Happy tasting

Ivan!

 

[Bald1]

Pete I assume you’ve tried Publix ? The ones we shop at in Naples Fl area have great selection, taste and price……….. if not there’s always good Oscar Mayer. Lol

 

[tripledipper]

Brunckhorst "Boars Head" brand was a local purveyor of deli meats in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York City and was family run. These were first/second generation Germans immigrants from the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. My mother's relatives worked for them in the 30/40's. What they are today bears no resemblance to the original but their products are still very in demand.You get what you pay for.