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9 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test 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 when you factor in shipping
Market add-ons are not the best
Meal kits have been around for more than a decade. HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Home Chef have been the most visible, blasting ads on social media and during your favorite podcast -- but are they the best?
After testing and retesting every meal kit service (here's how we do it), crafting dozens of these meals-by-mail in our own kitchens, we've picked a new favorite for 2026, and it's not one of the "big three."
If you're looking for excellent meal kits that are anything but boring, there's a new top dog in town. Corin Cesaric/ Zooey Liao/ CNET
Marley Spoon offers creative and tasty meals, which may come as no surprise when you learn who the woman behind the recipes is: kitchen maven herself, Martha Stewart.
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