Alternative to Boar's Head for deli meat for sandwiches?

[Anonymous]

We usually buy Boar's Head deli meat for sandwiches. After the Listeria outbreak and reading about the conditions of their plant, we are looking for alternative brands. I have tried to buy other brands but no one in the family has liked them as much as Boar's Head deli meat.

So any alternative brands that are good?

[Anonymous]

I bought Whole Food’s turkey and ham this week (no nitrates). It was actually cheaper than Boar’s Head. Haven’t tried it yet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bought Whole Food’s turkey and ham this week (no nitrates). It was actually cheaper than Boar’s Head. Haven’t tried it yet

I've tried WF, it's good but I do prefer BH.

[Anonymous]

Applegate at WF.

[Anonymous]

Balduccis is good.

[Anonymous]

Deitz and Watson.
I always thought they were the same junk as other lunch meats, but apparently I was wrong.

[Anonymous]

I don't know what "good" means to you but we use the Giant brand Thin n Trim chicken breast and like it a lot.

[Anonymous]

Applegate from Whole Foods- same price as boars head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bought Whole Food’s turkey and ham this week (no nitrates). It was actually cheaper than Boar’s Head. Haven’t tried it yet

Love the oven roasted turkey from WF!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought Whole Food’s turkey and ham this week (no nitrates). It was actually cheaper than Boar’s Head. Haven’t tried it yet

Love the oven roasted turkey from WF!

PP here. I tried the turkey today and it’s delicious. This might be a permanent switch.

[Anonymous]

I prefer Wegman's deli-sliced cold cuts and sandwich cheeses.

[Anonymous]

I buy store baked turkey from Giant. It does go bad faster though...

[Anonymous]

Honestly, all the deli meat manufacturers probably have disgusting factories. I do like a good ham sandwich and I generally buy Boar's Head, but don't skip that one brand just because you think another brand is cleaner. One common suggestion is to heat up the deli meat until it's steaming hot and then re-refrigerate if you want it cold. Hot sandwiches are nice, too.

FWIW, if I can't get Boar's Head, I usually just buy Giant's store brand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy store baked turkey from Giant. It does go bad faster though...

Turkey always goes bad faster than ham or other cuts that are made with nitrates. The same goes for the "uncured" meats which also skip the nitrates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy store baked turkey from Giant. It does go bad faster though...

Turkey always goes bad faster than ham or other cuts that are made with nitrates. The same goes for the "uncured" meats which also skip the nitrates.

Newsflash. They all have nitrates and are equally bad for you. The “nitrite free” kind just don’t have nitrates added, but they have equal amounts of nitrates from celery salt or whatever agent is used in processing.