WARNING TO ALL SHIPPING A GIFT. Gift recipient was not at home when package delivered (my bad timing placing the order so the low rating is not a reflection of Neuske's fast delivery service). However..... even though it was too late to salvage the ham and bacon once they arrived home, my daughter-in-law, who works for a state health department and inspects restaurants for food safety (oh, the irony!), said the "Perishable" marking was not at all attention-grabbing. She obviously did not see the "marking" and unknowingly placed the unopened box under the Christmas tree since they didn't know that Neuske's was a food-based company. I receive packages shipped in dry ice that have bright red stickers all over indicating contents are perishable and must be refrigerated immediately, such as the one I received as a gift from Omaha Steaks. Very disappointed that this box was plain and the contents inedible. Please, Neuske's... do a better job with marking the boxes.

I have been a fan of your applewood smoked bacon for years. When Fresh Market attempted to replace it I mounted my own campaign to bring it back. The #554 ham that I purchased was a completely different experience. Using the instructions that came with the ham to prepare it, I found the results to be dry, grainy and mediocre in taste. I've had much better hams at a fraction of the price.

The 10 pound ham just was not a hit at Christmas dinner. I recall the Nueskes hams of 1989-1995 or so - smoky and delicious, moist and terrific. Always reaching for more from the plate of ham on the special occasion table. This one was dry, and not so great. People raved over the salad, raved over the potatoes - nobody mentioned how wonderful the dry ham was. The ham was servied heated - following directions with heating in a sealed pan. A small amount of fluid was in the pan when it started and the pan was about 1/2 full of liquid when the ham was ready to serve. I would never get a spiral sliced ham again. Nueskes, I might give you one last chance at a whole bone in ham, perhaps it is still as good as my memory, but I'll never reach for a spiral again.