I hear you! Hams are always very cheap around Christmas and Easter (always well under $1 per pound). Turkeys are cheap around Thanksgiving and Christmas (usually 25 cents or less per pound). I stock up on both when they are cheap, since I have an large extra freezer. I try to pick up 5 large turkeys and 4-5 huge hams when they are cheap and throw them in my freezer, and then cook one a month of each until they are gone.
I rarely run out of ham, but I do usually run out of my cheap turkeys around March of each year, just as the weather is starting to warm up, but I probably wouldn’t want to heat up the house by having the oven on all day to cook it anyway (My hubby tried cooking turkey on the BBQ once, but I haven’t let him do it since because the turkey wasn’t ready until 11 pm! LOL)
I always joke that I should buy and extra freezer just for my hams and turkeys!
Don’t forget when Aldi’s has it’s Corned Beef on sale after St. Patrick’s Day. I picked up 8 for 69 cents a pound. It’s in the planning.
I’m going to try stocking up on the hams and turkeys too. My kids love the mac and cheese w/ham in it and my husband loves turkey and dumplings (or chicken w/dumplings) during the cold months. We have a large chest freezer. It’s a good investment w/four kids ;)
I like to can up the extra ham and turkey in half-pint and 4oz jars. That way it’s ready to use in a soup or whatever. One of my favorite “instant” meals to make from the canned turkey is just a baked potato with the turkey and juices poured over it.