In general, though, the prices seem about the same as prices we've seen at high-end grocery stores and farmer's markets for organic & free-range chicken, grass-fed and grass finished beef, and heritage pork products. We did a lot of number crunching, but since the prices & quality of meat vary widely by location and fluctuate, it's impossible to an exact apples-to-apples comparison that would apply to all our readers across the country. How do ButcherBox prices compare to grocery prices? The ground beef in particular looks really good.' The steak was less marbleized than some supermarket steaks, Matthew notes, but that is probably because grass-fed meat tends to be leaner. The coloring of the meat all looks great - even though it's frozen.

But I will say that the sirloin cap steak seemed well cut and left a nice fat cap on, which I appreciated. 'I always feel like you lose some of the 'freshness' no matter how good the quality is when you freeze/thaw something. 'It's tough for me to gauge because it's all frozen,' he continues. 'I wouldn't say that I've noticed it being better than other higher-quality meats I've purchased,' Matthew says, 'but certainly not any less.' It's a lot for me just cooking for myself, but I got three steak cuts, four large pork chops, four chicken breasts and two one-pound packages of grass-fed ground beef.'Ĭonvenience: 'Having all this just delivered and not having to go to the grocery store or specialty meat market for it was really nice, especially during the pandemic.' Not to mention he lives in NYC and everything in the Classic box fit nicely into his (TINY) freezer! How does ButcherBox quality compare to grocery meat?

Quantity: 'I'd say that it seemed like a good amount for a small family. Quality: 'Quality seems good! I've made steak fajitas and grilled the chicken breast and I think the sizes were perfectly average (I mean that in a good way) and I have received quite a few compliments on each.'

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