My husband eats a sandwich for lunch almost every week-day, especially during the summertime. He enjoys Smoked Turkey Breast, Roast Beef, or Ham sandwiches the most. One of the ways we save money on deli meat is by avoiding the deli! Today I purchased a 10.3 pound Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast and 4.5 pounds of cooked Roast Beef at Sams Club. I had the meat department slice them for me into deli-thin slices. They are always more than happy to do this for me.
I also puchased real Colby-Jack cheese slices from Sams Club (2 lb package which was 43 slices).
When I returned home, I put the Turkey Breast, Roast Beef, and Cheese slices into labeled ziploc freezer bags. I don't weigh the bags. I just "eyeball" the amount that I think he'll eat in a week's time. I keep a large basket in our deep freeze for this purpose. Each weekend, I grab another package of meat cheese for the following weeks lunches.
I let it thaw in the refrigerator and then make sandwiches the night before so they are ready to go in the morning.
Here's a picture of our full basket of deli meat and cheese. This amount usually lasts about 2.5 months.
My friend Heather began doing this a while ago and also swears that it saves her family tons of money as well.Just to give you an idea of what I paid today...the Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast was $3.60/lb and the Roast Beef was $4.64/lb. This is MUCH less than the deli at the grocery store.
Try it out! You might like it! :)
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