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Unabashed carnivores would agree that no dish quite compares to a juicy, hearty steak. If just the thought of a flavorful steak, chicken, or pork dish is making your mouth water right now, then you’d probably feel like you’ve gone to heaven after trying ButcherBox, the online company that delivers delicious, grass-fed, humanely raised meat to you for a competitive price.
ButcherBox calls itself the «friendly neighborhood butcher.» Like your local butcher, it’s obsessed with sourcing the best quality meats and giving you a taste of all the possibilities that can come from just one animal. Since not everyone has access to a local butcher who really cares about meat, ButcherBox brings the experience online so you can let the pros fill a box with your favorite proteins (or choose them yourself) and get them delivered to your door.
Its meat isn’t the same as the cheap, plastic-wrapped cuts you might ordinarily buy at the supermarket. When I buy supermarket meat, I have no idea of its origins or how the animal was treated. ButcherBox, on the other hand, only sources meats with the following criteria.
The beef:
The chicken:
The pork:
The beef, chicken, and pork I tried from ButcherBox were considerably juicier and more tender than the average cuts I get from the market, and they were all delicious. It’s like eating fresh, melts-in-your-mouth sushi for the first time after only eating $10 pre-packed rolls your whole life. You can immediately taste the difference and you seriously doubt you can ever go back.
1. Choose your plan.
If you’re open to a well-balanced assortment of cuts, go for the curated box. You can choose to receive all beef, beef and chicken, beef and pork, or a mixed box of all three types. You can also create a custom box to fill to your liking with whatever combination of cuts you want.
2. Choose how much meat you want.
A Classic curated box contains eight to 11 pounds of meat, which yields about 24 meals and costs $129. If you’re feeding a lot of people, the Big curated box contains 16 to 22 pounds of meat, providing 48 meals and costing you $238.
A Classic custom box lets you choose six cuts of meat from 25 options, including chicken thighs, ribeye, NY strip, and pork tenderloin. It’s nine to 14 pounds of meat (30 meals) and costs $149. The Big custom box lets you choose 12 cuts of meat, is 18 to 26 pounds of meat (60 meals), and costs $270.
3. Receive your ButcherBox at your door.
The meat comes frozen and vacuum-packed in a cardboard box with an insulated liner and dry ice. My box arrived at my apartment at 3 p.m., and all the meat was still frozen once I came home and opened the package at 9 p.m. I like variety and rarely discriminate when it comes to food, so I opted for the mixed box and was excited to reveal the following spread:
4. Refrigerate the cuts you’re going to eat in the next few days and freeze the rest.
Since all the meat is vacuum-packed, they’ll stay fresh for a while. Now, just cook and enjoy. Your taste buds are going to thank you once you experience these delicious cuts.
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