Sainsbury's Basics Cooked Ham Reviews

Yet another one of my budget buys from my experimental Sainsburys shop! I love sandwiches, they're such a quick and handy snack, and my favourites are ham and cheese. So, when I went to Sainsburys, I decided I had to grab some ham for a sandwich, and me being the utterly impoverished cheapskate that I am, I opted for a pack of the ...  Read the complete review

Ham, ham and more ham. Every time I go to a supermarket just to get some bloody ham, I am met with a plethora of choices. You almost need a website to compare the ham pros and cons and help you with your decisions. Depending on your budget, and what you want the ham for, this could be a good one to go for. What you get is a stack of ham ...  Read the complete review

This ham retails at about £1.50 and when you consider theres 30 slices per pack, it ends up at about 5p per slice. Or 20p per sandwich. That's a massive saving on Gregg's or Subway. But what's it like? Well for me, ham is ham. Obviously its thin and watery so don't go expecting any luscious cuts of meat or a ham with some peppered edges ...  Read the complete review

I have been slowly trying to shift down a brand with my food shopping over the last few months and to be fair I have found that some supermarket's economy brand products are actually a good value for money trade - but this is not one of them. I bought the Sainsbury's Basics British Cooked Ham for £1.64 for 400g which apparently equates ...  Read the complete review

There are definitely some things that it's worth paying more for, and ham has now proven itself to be one of them. I usually pay a couple of pounds for a pot of ham, but was tempted to try this stuff. Of course, the basic packaging doesn't exactly grab your attention, but that shouldn't matter should it. The first thing that does matter ...  Read the complete review

I love ham and pickle sandwiches (without butter please!). My hubby also takes four to work each day so we tend to get through quite a lot of it. I usually buy the wafer thin ham from Sainsburys which costs £2.15 for a good amount but a while I decided to try this 'Basic' one. The first problem I found with it is the plastic casing it ...  Read the complete review

I am currently on a mission to see if Sainsburys basics are really value for money or just cheap rubbish. As a result you may find many reviews from me in this area. Sainsburys cooked ham is one that I wasn't looking forward to, the reason being that it's reformed ham and is pumped full of water. Nevertheless I thought it was only fair to try ...  Read the complete review

The supermarkets own labels have always been popular and with the added financial pressure we are all under at the moment to find cheaper alternatives I am sure that they have become even more popular. On the whole I am happy to buy almost anything `basic` to try out. If I find that I don't like it then I don't buy it again, its as ...  Read the complete review

PRICE (@ 30.9.08): 200g = 70p : 400g = £1.39 NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per slice): Calories: 12 Kj: 53 Protein: 2.1g Carbohydrate: 0.2g Sugars: Trace Starch: 0.2g Fat: 0.4g - of which saturates: 0.1g - of which mono unsaturates: 0.2g - of which polyunsaturates: ...  Read the complete review