Random Musings

So I tried Plated https://goo.gl/photos/DfVPeSVPR5J8dPV19 I liked the way it was packaged. I was a little disappointed at how squished and icky the arugula was and how brown the cauliflower was. I very much liked the selection of menu options (far superior and more interesting than Home Chef, on par with Blue Apron). I enjoyed the format of the recipe cards, on par with Home Chef. I found the website easy to use. You can get 2 dinners a week up to 7 dinners per week for 2 to 4 people. The filtering is OK but not as nice as Home Chef for allergies and preferences. It is awesome they have dessert add-ons! The meals were easy to make, less than an hour each, and tasted great. This is a contender to replace Blue Apron - I will need to consider cost between the two.

So, The food It was good/tasty, but not terribly unique or novel The portions were diet sized - I would have ended up eating a dessert has we not made both meals (4 meals total) to feed 3 people. I was disappointed in the need for specific odd sizes of cookery - not an issue I can recall running into with Blue Apron. So I fudged it. I forgot pictures of the french toast! Anyway. I think this box is better for beginners to the kitchen. https://goo.gl/photos/vrBrpMc1XRQNQtLp8 As I stated before though I much prefer their directions and website, so too bad Blue Apron couldn't use their software and backend!

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Blue Apron versus Home Chef I have been a user of Blue Apron since 2013 I am happy with it. It has improved over the years as well. But I am never one to leave well enough alone. Today I got my first Home Chef delivery. Here is my initial thoughts. More to follow after cooking the meal. Website: Blue Apron is easier to navigate Delivery Schedule: Both allow you slight flexibility in delivery day of week Food Choices: 11 choices at Home Chef, 6 at Blue Apron Blue Apron appears to have more vegetarian choices, Home Chef allows you to filter the options presented (vegetarian, low-carb, gluten-free) which seems best for people with specific diets, Home Chef also offers smoothies and fruit baskets as two add ons. Blue Apron offers a monthly wine pairing add on. Home Chef allows you to get 2+ meals per week., chosen each week. Blue Apron only allows a fixed 3 meals for 2 people each or 2/4 meals for 4 people each per week. I do prefer the food selections on