We are on out third box of meals with Blue Apron and are very happy with the service. While the cost may seem a little high, many of the dishes have unusual ingredients that you would not normally cook with, and would be hard to find locally. These are restaurant quality meals, and do require time and effort to cook. However, we enjoy cooking and it is a lot of fun for us.
Pros: No grocery shopping for ingredients. Zero wasted food. Portions sizes are modest, so no overeating. No leftovers. High quality ingredients and detailed instructions, particularly for some of the unusual ingredients.
Cons: This is not convenience food and often takes more time to prepare than they suggest. You could buy ingredients for less and make yourself (the recipes are on their website), but you would end up with enough for several meals of the same dish, and probably have food go bad before you could use it.
The have a referral program that allows me to send a free box ($60) to try. You have to sign up to claim the free box, but you can easily skip the first paid meal and cancel if you decide you don't like it. Meals are priced at $10 per serving. If you want a free box, I have 5 to give. Just pm me your name and email and I'll request one for you. We don't appear to get any benefit from these referrals (we have had 2 friends claim them so far).
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