Honeybaked Ham Wannabe
 

We have kids coming soon, driving down from Michigan. They want ham and our "famous" family potato salad for their arrival. Can anyone recommend a smoked ham they like as well or nearly as well as Honeybaked? We don't care about the sugar coating, and their ham for 4-6 people is $64. I think this will end up as sandwiches, so I'm thinking we could go with something less than Honeybaked.

You can buy spiral sliced hams in any of the grocery stores, but, in my opinion, the Honeybaked hams are worth the extra cost. Buy a large bone-in half ham and make bean soup with the leftovers. There is no preparation and no heating, you just eat the ham as is.

Parents picked up a small spiral ham from Walmart last week, had the brown sugar packet. It was just as good as honey baked, but only $5 ish a pound. I wasn’t large, 4 pounds, but well worth it. Sorry name escapes me but if i remember will post.

Thanks. If you remember the name, I'll appreciate it. Was it the Walmart on 466 or the Neighborhood Walmart?

IMO boars heads about as good as you’re going to find around here.

Does Boars Head come as a sliced ham? I don't mean to sound ignorant, but we're not big ham eaters, so I don't keep up with what's available. I would rather not buy thin slices of deli ham, though.

From Consumer Reports... "Best Spiral Hams for the Holidays"

They rated:
1. Target's Market Pantry Hickory Smoked Spiral-Cut Bone-In Ham - Editor's Choice
2. Appleton Farms Spiral Cut Double-Glazed Ham (Bone-In) - A Delicious Second Choice
3. Kirkland (Costco) Applewood Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham (Bone-In) - A Popular Pick
4. The HoneyBaked Ham Company Half Ham (Boneless) - An Expensive Dud
5. Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club) Boneless Spiral Brown Sugar Glazed Ham - One to Skip

Presently, I found that Target's website shows the ham in their Clermont (closest) store, at only 99¢ a pound.

Target website ... click here.

Wow, thanks, Ecuadog.

There's a Honey Baked Ham store in the Rolling Acres shopping plaza Village Crossroads, 524 US Hwy 27 #441, Lady Lake, FL 32159

You're quite welcome. Now, can we have your "famous" family potato salad recipe.

At Sam’s club today had spiral hams (Sam’s brand) under $5.00 a pound. Didn’t pick one up but they sometimes carry the same item at neighborhood and regular Walmart. You can go to their online shopping and see what is available

The deli will slice as thick as you want at Publix. Sold by pound. Can order as little as 1/4 pound. They have several flavors. They also have pre-sliced packages available if you don’t want to wait in line. I haven’t been to fresh market for awhile so can’t comment on what they have to offer?

If it is the Potato Salad is famous, then any ham will do. What time is dinner?

Ha! it's only a legend in our own minds.
How to Make THE BEST Potato Salad Recipe | foodiecrush.com


We don't use the eggs or the Miracle Whip. We use red onion. We throw the vinegar into the dressing. There's a brand of mayo in France (Bouton D'Or) that has grainy mustard in it. We're going to have to try to replicate it here, along with adding the other mustard.



It's all in how my husband chops everything up. Everything holds its shape.:icon_hungry: When I do it, it's all mush.:undecided:

This seems like a plan. Despite the information sent by Ecuadog listing Target as best, it appears not to be available at our Target. So I'm on to second chances.

There will be Chilean Sea Bass, Quiche, Salmon tranches, Mushroom Pasta, and Ahi Tuna for other meals in case the ham is a bust.

Tell them to eat whatever you serve.

Did you look on Amazon for your mayo/mustard? We did go to the Honeybaked store here in TV, for a small Turkey and their ham, (about 4.5 pounds each) in March. The Turkey while pricey, was excellent. The ham was just not great, had a texture that our boys described as mealy, not as solid as usual. Taste was ok, but really threw you off on the texture. Total cost $80 with a $10 off coupon.

I called the store spoke with the manager, he did say there were a couple of reviews with the texture issue, but didn’t expand on any problems.

Maybe HoneyBaked is sliding the same way as all of Bob Evans products. Parent was management for Bob Evans 35 years, we had eaten food from there weekly.

When Bob Evens sold, the new company Immediately changed the sausage recipe, which then changed the sausage gravy. Not one of our family eats their products. Not that it’s bad, it just too different from the product we grew up with.

Try a different ham may be worth the change

In the past, Aldi has had great spiral hams.

Agree. My mother always said, "you're lucky to be fed".

There is a honeybaked ham store in La Plaza Grande on 441. At least there was one the last time I was over there.

Sam's brand.

No, but, would you please share your "famous potato salad" recipe if it isn't a family secret?

Sams has good ham. At least they do up north so I assume here too. You get the real taste of good ham meat and not all that sugar coated junk on it. Doesn’t need it cause it’s so good. They may have the sugar coated as well. I just never eat the stuff so I don’t look for it.

You could be assuming wrong…:oops:

Thank you very much.

Publix
 

Go to Publix. Get the best spiral-cut ham they have. Very close to Honeybaked at half the price. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.

Costco Hams
 

We really like the spiral cut hams from Costco. Way cheaper than HoneyBaked Ham.

Ham!
 

Just went to Sam's yesterday, they have smallish spiral sliced hams for $2.98 per pound. I have had their hams in the past, they are very good.

Never was fan of stores that I have to pay to walk in front door.:shrug:

I must agree with recommendation of ALDI although it was a mistake boneless spiral cut, bone in was preferred. This was at Thanksgiving last year as an extra side. Returned to pick another up for Christmas none restocked. Picked another choice bone in was equally good.
Seems like Smithfield is the predominate supplier of most hams.
The secret is just warming it and not to overcook them.

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Try Spam, much cheaper and easy to prepare. Cut into cubes and cook in a stove top pan. You're welcome!

Right now, Target's website shows the ham in stock in Lady Lake.

Target's website... click here.

Thanks, Ecuadog.

Not fan of Chinese owned brand? Don’t know where meat came from. But, that me.

Carrondo brand, if u can find it here. we order ours online--- UPDATE: i was going to provide the link to order, but just saw they are sold out. my bad