I've always wanted to buy one of these. I ordered mine in May. It stayed in my living room in its package for 3 months, without refrigeration without any issues. We've finished about a 1/3 of it so far.
What's in a package: wooden ham stand, knife. I personally went and ordered another ham right away, and don't see the need to pay for the (very fancy) wooden stand, and a knife again.
The knife is good, but goes dull pretty fast. If you find you can't slice as easily as you should, go and sharpen it. I learned an old trick of using a coffee mug (the underside) as a sharpening stone.
I keep my ham in the refrigerator, I cover the portion that we carve out with plastic wrap, and cover that with a towel. I know you should not have to refrigerate your ham, but we find it's easier, and we don't have to worry about the flies, ants, etc.
So overall! This is great and actually pretty healthy! No filler, no preservatives, just quality meat and salt. For a big family, this will be eaten in a couple of weeks. And I am still not tired of this ham, I look forward to making myself a sandwich with it everyday.
Taste: very flavorful, not too much fat. A whole lot of bang for your buck.
Texture: a lot of meat! But as you slice closer to the bone, there will be other bones you need to get around. One thing is you need to slice the meat very thin, otherwise it's difficult to chew. But this is to be expected.
Pork ham, Mediterranean Sea salt.
