Good buy

Good buy

Great

Great tasting pepperoni

Pepperoni

I don't mind the taste, etc of this pepperoni and this price is good, but the last time I bought it the packages were NOT stored in the refrigerated section but were just stored on a shelf at room temperature (forget which section, package does say refrigerate after opening so safety is probably ok for awhile??). As a result when you store it in a refrigerator the slices stick together on clumps because of the fat in the product. I do not want to have to peel the slices apart one by one. Almost useless if you are putting on a pizza. Therefore I do not recommend this product.

These pepperoni's taste just fine. The problem with these are they will start molding under refrigerated conditions before the expiration date. I buy other pepperoni's in other stores and many times I will still have them in the refrigerator well after the expiration date and they are never molded. I think these Members Mark brand id bough by Sam's from some shady operating facility. I think the facility puts expiration dates on them that are stretched out a few months past the real expiration dates. I have even seen these in the Sam's club and have mold on them before they even get out the door. Sam's needs to find another distributor for this product.

It's hard to mess up pepperoni, but they have done it. Taste is passable, but quality is below poor. Fairly thin, but that's not too big an issue. When out of the package the grease is heavy. MUCH more so than any other brand. That sucks, but you are going to have dripping hands when handling it. On top of that, you must refrigerate it after opening, and that grease will solidify making you have a solid clump of pepperoni that is nearly unusable. Some slices will come away, but others are just going to tear due to the aforementioned thinness. Unless you plan to go through the hassle of drying your pepperoni, then you should avoid these. I understand pepperoni is a lot of grease, but this is beyond excessive. Sam's Club replaced their Hormel pepperoni with their brand, but they should have learned how to make pepperoni first. They need a better recipe with the right fat ratio, then make them slightly thicker so they don't fall apart, and with the right ingredients, they wont stick together in the fridge making them unusable. This is a growing problem with products from Sam's, and at least once (Smartfood cheddar popcorn) they had to bring back what they replaced because their products are usually inferior to an extrema point. With the pepperoni, I was finally forced to go to their competitor because so many items I buy as staples have been replaced with Members Mark brands that are not worth eating.

Like most of the other 1 star reviews, turned grey then moldy within 3 days of opening.

don't understand all the high reviews. probably the worst pepperoni I have ever had.