Tesco Value Cooked Ham Slices

I very often purchase cooked meats from Tescos. I generally buy the middle of the range Tescos own version. However, whilst on a recent money saving spree, I decided to try the Tesco Value version as it was more than half the price. For the price of just 42p, you get 10 slices of ham, which is rather cheap compared to the next one up in their range which is 99p for 10 slices. This is obviously quite a substancial price difference and left me wondering if there was going to be a major quality difference too. When I first pulled back the cellophane wrapper covering the ham, I have to say I ... more

I've been trying to cut back on my grocery shopping recently in order to save for a car, and although I do like high quality ham, I decided it was worth trying tesco's value ham, as it is so much cheaper than the usual brand I buy. This is priced at just 61 pence for a generously sized 125 gram pack. I suppose the warning signs should of been kicking in when I saw how cheap it was however after inspecting it through the transparent pack it looked okay so I popped it into my basket. The ham comes in a transparent plastic tray which you open by simply peeling off the thin plastic lid. The ... more

Now value ham may not seem like a very interesting thing to be writing about, but bearing in mind how much a lot of us are having to economise at the moment, I think it's fair to say that many people find it useful to know what's what when it comes to these value products, so here we have 'square ham'. Packaging is plain - but being a value product we kind of accept and allow for that don't we. The familiar red, white and blue of the value packaging is nice and patriotic, but doesn't stand out much really. A clear preformed plastic base part for the ham to sit in, with a cellophane cover that ... more