If your family eats sandwiches...

[sunshineandpinot]

What's your deli order? 

Brought to you by the fact that the only ham we eat has been recalled due to listeria at the processing plant. Boar's Head Virginia Ham. I asked my deli what a good substitution was and they didn't have one. I brought home a few different hams and... meh. We just really love BH Virginia ham. This was at HEB; our grocery stores are limited but I'm going to see what Whole Foods might have as a good sub. 

We're a ham family and my kids and H take sandwiches maybe 2x week. 
My deli order is 1# Virginia Ham sliced on a .5
1/2# hard salami on a .5
1/2# havarti cheese on a 1.

They like their sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls with mustard. 

I'd love to be inspired to try something new as we kick off the school year and i really need to find a good substitution for our recalled ham. 

[starburst604]

No suggestions but I love that you’ve declared your family a ham family!!

[sunshineandpinot]

Aug 11, 2024 10:59:10 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

No suggestions but I love that you’ve declared your family a ham family!!

lol, I've tried to turn us into a turkey family but I couldn't make it happen. 

[joy]

Man. You guys have opinions about ham. 🤣

You could order an actual ham and slice it. We do this and then use the bone to make pea soup.

My husband does the deli order as I don’t each it much anymore. He gets sliced turkey, american cheese, and liverwurst.

[sunshineandpinot]

Aug 11, 2024 11:03:16 GMT -5 joy said:

Man. You guys have opinions about ham. 🤣

We really do. You should see what happens when someone (H!!) brings home the wrong bacon. 

[tacokick]

Do you have a German deli or market near you? They would have a lot of good ham. We used to get Westphalian ham until ours closed.


Russian or Polish delis would have good options too.

[mofongo]

Ha! We don't buy deli meat often but when I do I'm 100% BH Virginia smoked ham:) I was so sad when we went to the beach a few weeks ago and they didn't have it!

ETA: I also like honey baked ham

[expectantsteelerfan]

I most often grocery shop at Target and Aldi, neither of which have a deli. So my family eats sandwiches, but we buy the pre-packaged, highly preserved deli meat. Dh, ds, and dd all eat hard salami, and they actually prefer the Target container of salami to actually deli salami that I get if we are out of it and I'm at a different grocery store. I don't eat sandwiches often, but I sometimes buy Hormel oven roasted turkey breast for myself (not smoked). Dh likes smoked turkey and any ham for himself. I do tend to buy whatever the smallest package of whatever was freshly packaged and delivered to those stores for him...if not then I get the container of hillshire farm or whatever. It usually gets thrown out before it's used up. And also prepackaged provolone cheese.

[Jalapeñomel]

Ham is the only deli meat I would eat!

DH buys salami, roast beef (if it’s rare), Muenster cheese, provolone, and pepper jack.

[gummybear]

I am SUPER picky about lunch meat. Most brands gross me out so much mainly bc of texture or bc they’re so damn…wet 🤮

I really only like BH and only sliced super thin or shaved. Right now we have Pitcraft turkey and it’s delicious. Super super smoky so a lot like ham. It’s very salty though (which I enjoy). The maple turkey is also delicious.

The rest of my deli order is Genoa salami sliced thin and Cooper sharp cheese. Sometimes I get BH sandwich pepperoni which is my fave for snacking or pizza.

[macmars45]

We've mostly gotten away from meat sandwiches (apart from occasional canned tuna or canned chicken). When/if we do get deli meat it's ham or turkey. H usually buys it so I have no idea which brand it is.

#nothelpful

ETA: what about egg salad sandwiches? Or PB&J?

[UMaineTeach]

Ours is usually the Hannaford Taste of Inspiration Virginia baked, but mostly I just walk up to the counter and ask for baked ham (as to not get the pressed processed ham loaf).

I usually get quarter pound of ham, 5 slices of sandwich pepperoni, 5 slices of hard salami. It’s just the kid who takes it in her lunch.

Sometimes well done roast beef and provolone. Sometimes some pepper jack cheese, if H thinks he’ll be home for lunch.

[beerlover]

Is anyone going to tag Leeham Rimes here for her opinion? lol

[cville]

This subject keeps cracking me up. I know what you meant, but it reads a little like "does your family consume this exotic food known as the 'sandwich'"

I want someone to come in blazing all Sandwiches are terrible! I feel sorry for your husband!"

[sandandsea]

I really like Black Forest ham.

But we are usually a turkey & avocado or California club family. Except my little guy who gets cheese on bread.

[sunshineandpinot]

Aug 11, 2024 12:34:51 GMT -5 cville said:

This subject keeps cracking me up. I know what you meant, but it reads a little like "does your family consume this exotic food known as the 'sandwich'"

I want someone to come in blazing all Sandwiches are terrible! I feel sorry for your husband!"

Even going through this thread, I feel like sandwiches aren't as common and I feel a little shamed. (kidding, mostly!!) 

mofongo I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that loves BH virginia ham!! I was so crushed. I eat a few thin slices with cheese and crackers as a little snack and I'm going to miss it. Hopefully it comes back soon!! 

[beerlover]

I don't love ham but I do like black forest ham sometimes. Our local grocery store pre slices their own brand and has it in the deli case so I'll just grab that.

[statgirl]

I like Black Forest. My former dog was a ham enthusiast and he really enjoyed the Sam’s club ham (all varieties). He was not a fan of the cheaper hams at Walmart or Publix. (He was a great dog and his love of Sam’s ham over deli ham covered my Sam’s membership fee).

[cruiser]

Our favorite is the BH Honey Maple Ham. I also like the Honey Maple Turkey.

[ellipses84]

I don’t eat ham but DH and DS1 like the roll of little circular thin sliced ham from Costco. I personally don’t think it’s seems as good as boars head though.

I’m a turkey sandwich person myself.

[simpsongal]

I think dietz and Watson is superior to BH. Safeway carries it in the dc area - perhaps that’s an option near you? bjs wholesale has it too. We eat boars head pitcraft smoked turkey if you want to try something non ham. (We eat BH bc we do regular shopping at giant and that’s what they carry.)

[imimahoney]

Jennie-O honey turkey, slices thin. Kinda has a ham flavor.

[stemmie]

If I'm buying meat for my sandwiches, my favorite is to get the in-store (small chain with a local commissary) roasted turkey or roast beef; I'm avoiding them until the BH dust settles as they sell BH and use the same slicers. I personally am more of a BLT, egg or tuna salad person. When the BH thing hit, DS took PB&J to work

DS isn't fussy about brand, he likes BH or Dietz and Watson Deluxe Ham. I think they're comparable quality. D&W is the hometown favorite. He likes Wegman's ham as well and it has the benefit of being half the price. He likes Genoa Salami and seasoned/smoked turkey breast. If you're trying to get someone to eat more turkey vs ham, BH Pit Craft Turkey tastes pretty close to ham.

[sadie]

Oven roasted turkey
Ham off the bone
Pepperjack cheese
Roast beef + Swiss cheese

Hot pepperoni and cheese sandwiches or Stromboli or on bagels

[RockNVoll]

Honey ham all the way. We really only get it at BJ's, which sells Dietz & Watson.

[huskymom]

We are a 50/50 family for ham & turkey - and always BH so honestly I think I’m just taking a break from deli meat for now.

I love a BLT and a caprese sandwich, so maybe I need more of those in my life.

[expectantsteelerfan]

S/O...do you all eat or at least know of brick cheese? This was a discussion the other day when I was out. I grew up eating brick cheese, and a few other people commented that they liked it, but other people had never heard of it, and didn't think it was an actual variety of cheese you could get at a deli. They thought we were referring to a brick of cheese, and when we clarified that no, it was the name of the type of cheese we would order at the deli, they were like huh, I wouldn't believe that was a thing.

As I said before, I don't usually shop at stores that have a deli, but I kinda want to go to the store with a deli now just to see if they carry brick cheese and get some if they do.

[charlatti]

expectantsteelerfan, yes! I haven’t had brick cheese since I was a kid and pretty much forgot it existed. I’ll have to see if any stores around here carry it.

[sunshineandpinot]

expectantsteelerfan I have only heard of brick cheese; it is in a recipe given to me by my Ohio-residing aunt. We don't have it here. She said to sub munster. idk ? Is it similar?

[livinitup]

I’m your girl for this !

One of my greatest disappointments is that I moved to an area without Boars Head at the deli. I’ve learned to like other ham. It’s possible. See if you can ask for “off the bone”’or “boiled ham”. Always, always ask for sliced thin (not shaved) - it’s a personal preference.