The meat and cheese box for when friends drop by at nine

Two rings on the stove do not stop anyone from hosting when dinner is a board. This gift box holds three sausages, four cheeses, two kinds of crackers, a pepper and onion relish and a honey hot mustard, with a listed net weight of 3 lb 15 oz, all in one box.

The meat is three 5 oz sausages: two hickory smoked summer sausages and one Thuringer. The cheese is four separate pieces by weight, Garlic Jack at 8 oz, Colby Jack at 8 oz, sharp white cheddar at 4 oz and Gouda at 6 oz. By weight, the two Jacks make up the largest share of the cheese and the cheddar the smallest.

Two crackers carry it all. The three seed crackers come in a 4 oz pack, and the listing flags sesame and wheat. The olive oil and sea salt water crackers are also 4 oz and contain wheat. If you are buying for someone with a sesame or wheat allergy, read the full label on the box itself, because the listing names allergens only for the crackers and does not address the rest of the contents.

To go with it, there is pepper and onion relish at 5 oz and honey hot mustard at 1.4 oz. How sweet, hot or sharp those taste is a matter of taste, and the listing does not describe it. It also does not state shelf life, storage needs or whether anything should be refrigerated. The same box is sold in Ultimate, Supreme, Classic and Deluxe versions, and the listing does not say what those contain.