My first Box
Did the free first box deal. Includes the free first box of 8 meals (shipping not included). Then I get $10 off my next two boxes if I subscribe for a few weeks.
I was surprised at how huge their menu was. A LOT of options. Not necessarily lot of stuff I liked, but a wide selection.
Creamy Chicken Poblano Calzone x2
Tuscan Chicken Flatbread x2
Spicy Poblano Shrimp Cavatappi x2
BBQ Bacon Burger w/ White Cheddar Mac and Corn Salsa x2
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Opinions:
The deal itself, paying $13 for 8 meals is an easy win, financially speaking. Items came well shipped. Would've appreciated a better window of arrival, but that's a small complaint. Meals otherwise cost about $12.5 per serving.
Flatbread: I got two servings out of this. Felt like the cooking instructions were a bit inaccurate as mine came out slightly soft despite being in a minute longer than recommended. Could be an oven quirk? Food itself tasted great.
Shrimp: The shrimp were large and yummy. It was suitably spicy, though I felt like they skimped a bit on the pasta.
Bacon Burger: Bear in mind, when they say burger, it's just the burger patty. That said, the patty was like an upscale meatloaf and quite tasty. Mac and cheese was pretty high quality, when compared to various frozen dinners. Didn't care for the corn salsa.
Calzone: Individually, these were the tastiest. Calling it a calzone is pretty generous though... I'd call it more like a glorified pizza pocket. Portion size was small, and for $12.5 each, these would be a hard pass. Should get 2 per meal.
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Of course, the big selling point here is these are meals already prepared, and you just need to remove the wrapping and heat up. Saves you from having to go to the store, find all the ingredients, master the recipe, then do all the food prep. That's a lot of time saved. If time is what you value the most, you can't do much better, without hiring an in-house chef to do all the shopping and cooking for you.
Also, all of my items were off the standard menu. For an additional surcharge, you can get other items. For instance, Roasted Red Pepper Filet Mignon for another $12.99 on top of the cost of one of your meals. That's about $25.40 per serving, and you could just go to a steakhouse and get that, probably cheaper, if you wanted.
I'm gonna stick with them for a few more weeks, but I suspect I'm going to downsize to 4-6 meals a week. I definitely am paying attention to the menu, and there are certain items, like the steak, I'm just never gonna buy, because they mathematically make no sense.