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8.6 / 10
SCORE Marley Spoon Buy at Marley Spoon Pros Thoughtful recipes you won't find everywhere
Even the quick recipes felt special
Extremely fresh ingredients
Not a lot of plastic waste Cons On the expensive side
Market add-ons are not very exciting
Shipping is $11 per box
Sure, meal kits can save you plenty of time by reducing the hours you spend in the kitchen or at the grocery store each week, but that doesn't mean the recipes are boring. Marley Spoon offers creative and tasty meals, which may come as no surprise when you learn who the woman is behind the recipes: kitchen maven Martha Stewart.
With Marley Spoon, she has focused on targeting home cooks and foodies with inventive recipes meant for basic skills and discerning palates. While some meal kits are designed to attract newbies with simple recipes that take only a short time to prepare, Marley Spoon's meals are a bit fancier and feature recipes of Martha's own creation. Many are plucked from her cookbook or recipe Rolodex, although none are so hoity-toity that you'll need high technical skill or culinary training to make them.
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