I love Aldi’s after the holiday clearances. I bought a shopping cart full of spiral cut hams at 49 cents per lb. I ran them through the freeze dryer and packed them in mylar bags with O2 absorbers. Did about twenty of them, all around twenty lbs each.
I rehydrate them when I need ham and they taste like fresh baked.
I did the same with several turkeys, but I prefer ham.
I make little pkgs for sandwiches or to use with eggs....and a HUGE pot of pea soup.
Are you feeding an army?? Or just teenagers.