HelloFresh

HelloFresh is a meal kit delivery service with classic, vegetarian, and family plans.

Most prep work involves chopping ingredients or preparing a sauce.
Ingredients come organized by recipe in the weekly box.
Most recipes took about 30 minutes from box to table.
The recipes were tastier than most of the other meal kits we reviewed.

The ingredients are separated in paper boxes by recipe.

Typically, you need basic kitchen items like a pan and cutting board. You sometimes need a grater.

Shawarma-Spiced Pork with Couscous and Peas.

HelloFresh Summary

Ordering
Sign Up	Straightforward, but you have to enter billing info before picking recipes.
Recipe Selection	About 8 recipes to choose from per week. Usually include a premium option and a breakfast item.
Delivery Options	Minimum order is 3 meals per week. You can skip any week you want, but you have until 5 days before your next shipment to do it.
Pricing	Individual (2 people) 3-5 meals/week: starting at $59.94 ($9.99/serving) Family (4 people) 2-3 meals/week: starting at $69.92 ($8.74/serving) Some recipes are premium items that cost $5/serving surcharge. Free shipping and no sales tax.
Cancellation	Cancel by logging into account. You must cancel 5 days prior to your next delivery.
Delivery
Speed	First shipment arrives within a week of signup, but you can delay if needed.
Packaging	Comes within a box of insulation and ice packs. Ingredients are sorted into labeled boxes Meat is kept separately at the bottom of the box
Ingredient Quality	Standard ingredients. The quality is similar what you would get from a name-brand grocery store.
Recipe Prep
Ingredient Prep	You will frequently need to chop ingredients.
Kitchen Gear	You’ll want a pan, baking sheet, knife, cutting board, and other basic items like a grater.
Additional Ingredients	Have some cooking oil, salt, and pepper.
Cooking
Recipe Clarity	Recipe cards are helpful and easy to follow. They include photos of each step, but does not include items needed from the pantry.
Cook Time	Around 30-40 minutes, depending on the recipe.
Meal
Tastiness	😋 Tasty.
Portion Size	Adequate (but 2 people won’t have leftovers).
Nutrition Info	Calories.
Miscellaneous
Cleanup	Usually a pan, baking sheet, knife, cutting board, and bowl.
Customer Service	The raw pork was leaking, so HelloFresh refunded that recipe.