Home chef allows you to order as many or as few meals as you want and offers free shipping for boxes over $40.Both companies cost the same, about $9.95 per person or $19.90 per meal (each meal is for two people).I’ve now been cooking Home Chef meals for over 3 years:Ĭlick here to see my updated 3-year review. I went online and selected Home Chef first simply because based on my order date, they would be able to deliver first. My plan was to try two weeks of each company so I could get a broader impression than the reviews I’d read which had done as little as one meal or much as one week. There are at least a dozen other similar companies out there that fill all kinds of niche dietary markets vegan, paleo, southern, organic, it’s all out there. Home Chef (referral link with discount) and Blue Apron were the companies friends had tried and liked so that’s where I started. If you want to try one, see the details at the bottom of the post. Neither of them approached me for this review and I paid for it out of my own pocket. Both companies offer free or discounted trials. If that happens, it’s all good in my book.įortunately, the initial risk is fairly low in terms of cost. These kits can help alleviate the stress and they even might teach people how to cook. Some people are intimidated by the thought of planning and cooking several meals per week because they don’t know how to cook and plan. For me, it’s time, lack of desire to plan, and a lowering of food waste.īut for others, the reasons might be different. So, why would I need something like this? Well, for exactly the reasons listed above. It’s easy to get all judgy and think “why can’t you just shop?” I know, because I thought that myself. I’m a (former) chef, right? This would be great for someone else, but not me. I have several friends who have tried these services and loved them, yet I resisted. if you’re not familiar with the concept, these are companies that send you all the ingredients for several meals and the recipes, and you prep and cook the meal yourself. Because of this, I’ve decided to give a couple of the meal prep companies a try. Rarely do I plan in that type of detail typically I buy a bunch of core ingredients (various proteins and vegetables) and anything that catches my fancy and wing it.Ĭue Dr Phil, “How’s that workin’ for you?”Īnswer: Not so good. Much of this could be solved by deciding what I want to cook each week, making detailed menu plans, and shopping for the ingredients on the weekend. Some days I’m away from home 13+ hours and by the time I get home the last thing I want to do is think about what I want to cook. I work full time and have a heinous commute (1.5-2 hours each way) at least 3 days a week. I’ve been feeling uninspired lately when it comes to cooking dinner during the week.
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