They typically come together entirely on the stovetop. Recipes call for a couple of pans or dishes and no special equipment, so you won’t have a huge clean-up job. They only expect you to have oil and salt and pepper on hand, so you’re all set once the box arrives. The vegetarian options are good, but can be a bit heavy on the pasta.Ĭonvenience: My boxes always arrived on time, and were relatively easy to unpack. Blue Apron wins for items arriving in the best condition. The food is packed well, and I’ve only had a minor problem with the quality of one piece of produce.

Otherwise, the instructions seem to be well-tested. One recipe was pretty far off on the cooking time for something, making the dish take a lot longer to make than I’d planned. They are well-structured and easy to follow. Quality: The recipes are high quality, and I’ve only had one I wasn’t crazy about (out of 9). Example dishes include: Pork Dan Dan noodles, Chicken Mulligatawny Soup, Pistachio-Crusted Catfish. They like to use seasonal, fresh produce, and pull recipe inspiration from around the world. Accounts can be set up as vegetarian or with meat preferences, and you can choose what meals you prefer from a list of six every week. Tuesday-Friday, plus Saturdays in some places. They deliver to pretty much everywhere in the U.S. Here’s what we found.īlue Apron is one of the most successful companies in the recipe and ingredient delivery service category. For the sake of this article, I narrowed it down to three-Blue Apron, Plated, and Hello Fresh-all of which deliver to 48 states, to most or all addresses. Now, we’re comparing the services themselves.

These delivery services to have their pros and cons, which we detailed here last week. Online delivery services present a solution for time-pressed home cooks who still want home-cooked meals. By having a recipe and all of the items needed to make it delivered to your door, you eliminate the need to seek out a recipe, draw up a shopping list, and trek to the store. The rapidly growing popularity of ingredient delivery services points to our need for hassle-free meal planning and our desire to waste fewer groceries.

Blue apron recipes last week