Meal kits promise to solve the 6pm problem: something real on the table without a shop, a plan, or a delivery fee that doubles the bill. Eight weeks and 142 cooked meals later, we can tell you which boxes deliver — and which ones you will quietly cancel by week three.
Prices below are per serving on the standard two-person plan, including shipping, after the intro discount expires. Intro offers are listed separately because that is what they are: intro offers.
How we test We subscribed to all 10 services with our own money, cooked 142 meals over 8 weeks, and blind-tasted them with a rotating panel of 12. Scores weigh taste (40%), value (25%), flexibility (20%) and packaging (15%). Rankings update monthly; commissions never affect scores.