Blue Apron

I really like what Blue Apron has to offer. Fresh ingredients and easy to follow and understand recipes with photos on nice cards that can be reused. We have a full binder of them now.

It's fun to review and select from the 6 options every week for delivery. Our delivery has never been late or damage and the ingredients have always been cold and fresh. My husband and I are in our late 60's and retired so are always home for the delivery. I have seen some complaints online on delivery for other meal kit services but we have not had any issues with Blue Apron, but us being always home might be part of the reason for this.

I have always enjoyed cooking from scratch and my husband of almost 50 years look forward to these meals as a treat as they are recipes and food combinations we would not normally try. We have been using it for over 9 months now and plan to continue.

I have been a member of Blue Apron for over a year. To truly test out these meal delivery services you need to use it for at least 3 weeks. Don't fall for the 1 free meal delivery as you will have to signup for the service anyways and it means if you did want to cancel you would have to do it before really trying out the service.

The quality of the food is excellent. I am almost 6' and my husband is over 6' and we are both a bit over weight. With Blue Apron we always have leftovers. My daughter is now back from college but I still get the same order as before but I add a little to the recipe like some extra meat or potato, this depends on the recipe obviously. The 3 of us eat well this way and 2 people will have no problems with the 2 person meals. The only thing you need your self is  salt, pepper and oil.

To organize things I have bought 3 plastic bins to separate the ingredients for each meal while I unpack the main box. I get our Blue Apron delivery on Saturday which I like and one of the main reasons we choose them initially since the other meal services did not offer this. I usually cook the Blue Apron meals on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday so I can use up all the fresh ingredients.

People have complained about the packaging, and there is a lot. You can signup for free recycling but I have yet to do this.

Last week was my first week that I used Blue Apron. I got the 2 person plan which gives me 3 recipes a week and all I can say is that I am now hooked!!!

I have always loved cooking and with Blue Apron they have removed the most stressful part for me... deciding what to cook and getting the ingredients.  I don't have to shop for groceries, I don't forget ingredients, and the directions on the recipe cards  make sense and are easy to follow.

There is a bit of work preparing the meals but I find that part of cooking fun after a stressful day at work. I can't wait to see what we get this week, my delivery is tomorrow.

I am a young professional who lives by themselves in a large city and am really busy with work. I am usually at work almost 12 hour every day during the week and have no real time for myself besides working out . Blue Apron is ideal for me as I don't have to think about grocery shopping nor plan what to have for dinner.

I like how it gets delivered weekly to my building and I don't have to be home. My door man holds onto the box for me until I return.

I am currently getting the two person plan as each meal feeds me 2-3 times. I take the leftovers for lunch. It feeds me for 6 to 7 days.  All I need to buy now is breakfast and snacks. Plus I have lost 8 lbs only after a few months.

The meals is also exceptional. The recipes are really tasty and the quality of the food in the packages is high.

Blue Apron is definitely worth a try if you are thinking about it. 

We have been using Blue Apron for over 7 months now. The meals usually taste good and are non-traditional. Our family has tried spices and recipes we have never heard of and otherwise never would have tried and it has made us look forward to upcoming meals.

The pros for Blue Apron is the novelty and convenience it offers. The cons are the amount of waste from the packaging. This includes ice packs, a large box, and the foil insulation box liner. We also end up adding meat for our son since the smaller portion size doesn't work for him. He is well over 6 feet and 215 pounds. On the other hand our daughter likes the sizes of the portion.