Best Spiral Ham From Popular Brands, Tested by Our Experts
Our tasters cooked and evaluated spiral hams from HoneyBaked, Sam's Club's Member's Mark, and Target's Market Pantry
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Hams have been a holiday meal centerpiece for generations, whether for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or another special occasion. For many families, a spiral-sliced ham became the only choice after Harry Hoenselaar, the founder of HoneyBaked Ham, invented the slicing technique in 1930s Detroit. Lovers of sweet, salty, sliced pork have been indulging ever since.
But all that succulent pork can be expensive. HoneyBaked Ham’s 7-pound bone-in ham is priced at over $100, while its boneless 3-pounder is $90. So we wanted to find out whether spending that much was really worth it. As it turns out, our tasters found the least expensive option to be better than a ham that costs eight times the price.
Our test roster included a HoneyBaked ham, as well as hams from Sam’s Club and Target store brands. In our test kitchen, we removed all brand and flavor identifications, cooked the hams, and asked five tasters to rank them from favorite to least favorite. Read on for our thoughts on the hams, ordered from best to worst in taste and appearance.
