As the saying goes....don't judge a book by its cover. The jars may be plain, but the contents are anything but. This collection was dried, cured, and stored about 5 years ago. So far, only a few of the jars have been smoked. The rest are still in storage. All of them are vaccum sealed by way of a Pump-N-Seal. When you open one, the aroma is enough to knock you over.