Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Honey Ham and Swiss Sub Sandwich

November 25, 2007 | Reviewer: Abi

Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Honey Ham and Swiss Sub Sandwich Price: $3.00 on sale
Serving: 1 package, 6.8oz.
Calories: 440 per serving
Fat: 23%, 15g
Cholesterol: 20%, 60mg
Sodium: 59%, 1410mg
Protein: 28g
Carbohydrates: 17%, 50g
Fiber: 12%, 3g
Weight Watchers Points: 9 Points

Oscar Mayer says: Experience a sandwich that has all the warmth, the flavor, and the fresh baked taste you look forward to, without having to go out. In no time at all, you can create a lunch for one, served with soft, warm bread, shaved meats and premium cheese, all individually wrapped for freshness.

Abi says: I always thought that the point of making a microwave meal was to avoid the dreaded sandwich lunch rut and eat something interesting or spicy or at least containing a protein source other than lunch meat. Also, by consuming microwave meals I avoid the inevitable decay of half a loaf of bread that occurs because I can’t be bothered to consume the darn thing/make enough French Toast to feed 8 people.

Oscar Mayer, maker of the most fabulous bacon product in the world, is out to prove me wrong. The company contends that it isn’t a sandwichless lunch that we want, but a hot lunch.

I am slightly perturbed by this assumption and by the price of the product. It was $3.00 on sale, just a couple bucks less than a fresh sandwich at any number of local cafes. Plus, sandwich assembly is complicated and messy when you’re dealing with tiny, potentially explosive packets of condiments. I guess you could eat this if you really, really wanted a warm sandwich, but why not stop by Safeway in the morning and get one of those turkey and havarti paninis? With those the bread is fresher and they are twice the size of this mostly bread assemblage. You could save half for later.

For those of you still interested in acquiring this item, you might be pleased to know that it comes with:

Enormous loaf of bread a.k.a Country White Sub Roll
Lots of watery, thick, definitely not shaved Ham (I blotted it, getting ride of some of the excessive moisture, which Oscary Mayer simply describes as ‘water added’. I’m serious about the ‘lots’ part. I ended up eating two slices straight from the package because they didn’t fit on my sandwich)
Appropriately holey Swiss cheese (or as Kraft puts it “Kraft 2% Milk Reduced Fat Natural Swiss Cheese [1/3 less fat than Swiss Cheese])
Grey Poupon Deli Mustard (yum, I love mustard)
Packet o’ Mayo (was immediately discarded - oh sorry, that’s not just mayo, it is ‘Kraft Light Mayonnaise [1/2 the fat & calories of Mayonnaise] - hmm, what’s in there?)
Warming tray

It is not a crisping tray, as one might find in a Stouffer’s Corner Bistro Flatbread, it is for warming. In reality, it is for catching the cheese that will melt and drip out of the side of your sandwich. Mmmm, melty. Oscar Mayer claims that this sandwich has “Fresh Baked Taste” and that you can “Make the most of lunch with Deli Creations”. But why would I buy this when I can go to Quizno’s (or even Subway, which is not a place I enjoy) and get something much better for just a buck more?

Is there something that I’m missing here? Some brilliantly magical sandwich element that I’ve overlooked? Point me in the direction of salvation dear readers, for I am surely lost in lunch wilderness with this one.

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8 Responses to “Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Honey Ham and Swiss Sub Sandwich”

Jessica on November 28th, 2007

I know, I’ve made this comment before about one of those Lean Cuisine sandwiches - but when you’re buying a pre-packaged maea - your just on this side of, well, buying a sandwich which can be accomplished at a million places even the supermarket. I feel this comes close to the edge of HER’s mission . . . b/c at this point you are making a sandwich.
christine on November 28th, 2007

Had no lunch one day so I ran out and got this. Had the mesquite turkey sub and it wasn’t bad. Would I buy this product again? Maybe, depends on $$ and if I get a decent coupon.
Crow on November 29th, 2007

I have to kill someone…cheap, highly processed “bacon” is neither fabulous or bacon. The bacon blasphemers shall be purged from the kingdom of pork.
William on December 31st, 2007

Abi is right on the money. This is a total failure. The bread is huge; it’s more like a loaf. The meat are watery and definitely needed blotting. What gets me the most is the stupid red strip on the vacuum cheese pack. There is no way to open the cheese pack so the entire piece of cheese come out cleanly. Because of the packaging, the cheese will come out broken in pieces. It’s a mess! 60 sec of microwave it’s warm. DO NOT nuke for more than 60 sec, because excessive heating will cause the entire thing to lose structure and you will end up with a warm wet mess. I got them on sale with a $1 coupon to boot, so at $1.50, it’s a good way to try it. I will definitely not paying 2.50 or 3.00 for this mess. Even those microwave panini is better.
Sarah Clayton on February 5th, 2008

See…. this is why I MAKE sandwiches… but then again I’m on heat-eat-review dot com. I hate plain, excuse the term, “ghetto style” sandwiches. My not-easy-to-salivate tongue gets so bored with tons of bread, salty plain fake-tasting meat and half-melted cheese, that mustard might be it’s only saving grace from me not drinking a half gallon of soda, milk, etc. the whole way through…. maybe…. lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion, baby!
brittany on March 11th, 2008

The turkey and pepper jack cheese is really good…it comes with a salsa ranch sauce that is really good. I have tried one other one, but the turkey/pepper jack is the best. It is a good change for the frozen dinner lunch rut..
Janice Moore on April 2nd, 2008

I opened the fridge at work to get my homemade lunch and saw the Oscar Mayer Honey Ham and Swiss Deli creation sub. I have coronary heart disease and had a heart attach at age 55 due to clogged arteries. I am always looking for a snack that is good to eat and also good for you. When I read the nutrition information on this sandwich, I almost had the big one! There’s 1410mg of salt in this thing…..that’s 59%. The saturated fat was 25%! I found the coworker that had bought the sandwich and told him HE WAS GOING TO DIE if he kept eating JUNK like this. We are responsible for our own health……..that’s why I’ll never eat any of these….. Thanks for killing us slowly, Kraft.
claritte smith on April 10th, 2008

love it!!!!