We've decided to work our way through the meal subscription services. Trials are steeply discounted, and we figured it could be fun.
Week11: Saffron Fix
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| This was the promotional photo for their kickstarter campaign |
Biggest Perk: Pre-prepped. Doesn't have to be a subscription.
On a 5 star rating (low to high):
Flavor:*****
Price: $$$$
Portion:****
Variety: **
Prep (Difficult to Easy): ****
Website: **
Sustainability? I don't think sustainability is one of their goals, but I did notice the box used the same eco-insulation that many of the others did.
Promo used: GETYOURFIX for $20 off
Other Codes? My own friend-link for $25 off!
Shipping: This came in a cardboard box with eco lining and ice packs like the others. The proteins were under the icepacks. Pretty much everything is prepped with this one, so opening the box hit us with a cloud of smells- curry and onion, and the fridge smelled pretty strongly too.
The Recipes: These are pretty limited so we ended up with a fish curry and chicken kofta curry. Both were very easy to make and super delicious.
Prep/Time: These are all designed to be 30-40 minutes or less, and items are already chopped and prepped. The first took about 25 minutes. The second we rushed in about 30 minutes.
Price: These ship bi-weekly with an option for 2 or 3 meals. We did 2 meals for $50. With the coupon code it was $30 to try it out.
Variety: This is ALL Indian food and you can choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian. There are 6 recipes to choose from each bi-weekly menu (3 veg, 3 non-veg).
Portion: I felt like these were pretty great portions. The fish puttu was a large serving with rice, and the kofta was 4 super jumbo meatballs and 2.5 pieces of naan per person.
Flavor: We really loved the flavor on these. It felt authentic and it was fun learning to cook a cuisine we aren't super familiar with
Variety: This is ALL Indian food and you can choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian. There are 6 recipes to choose from each bi-weekly menu (3 veg, 3 non-veg).
Portion: I felt like these were pretty great portions. The fish puttu was a large serving with rice, and the kofta was 4 super jumbo meatballs and 2.5 pieces of naan per person.
Flavor: We really loved the flavor on these. It felt authentic and it was fun learning to cook a cuisine we aren't super familiar with
Cancelling: There's a button the website which was easy. There are skip options as well.
Overall: I really liked this one. It did renew sooner than I expected while I was trying to decide whether or not to cancel this one, but I wasn't particularly upset about that.
Extras: There was a handwritten thank you card, and their website has a "bazaar" shopping section where you can purchase Indian Spice Kits and Indian desserts.
Extras: There was a handwritten thank you card, and their website has a "bazaar" shopping section where you can purchase Indian Spice Kits and Indian desserts.
We've reached the end of our Meal subscription adventure. Stay tuned next week for the roundup review and ratings! Update: A few months later, we tried Gobble and Dinnerly!
Update: We tried this box again in October for Diwali. Packaging re: odors has improved a lot. I appreciate the nice large icepacks that they use (which are really convenient for putting in a cooler). Our Diwali box came with a free dessert, and the box we did 2 weeks later came with free chai. They send out discount codes pretty regularly, and have been streamlining their website. I also noticed everything seems to have officially switched to organic, which it was labeled as before. We've done this box about 4 times now and have really enjoyed each and every recipe, including vegetarian ones.
Update: We tried this box again in October for Diwali. Packaging re: odors has improved a lot. I appreciate the nice large icepacks that they use (which are really convenient for putting in a cooler). Our Diwali box came with a free dessert, and the box we did 2 weeks later came with free chai. They send out discount codes pretty regularly, and have been streamlining their website. I also noticed everything seems to have officially switched to organic, which it was labeled as before. We've done this box about 4 times now and have really enjoyed each and every recipe, including vegetarian ones.
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