Marley Spoon: The Martha Stewart Meal Kit
Since 2016, Marley Spoon and Martha Stewart have partnered to provide Stewart’s recipes and cooking techniques through a meal kit delivery service. As of highlight, since 2020, all their operations have been environmentally sustainable and CO₂-neutral as well.
What’s on the Menu?
Marley Spoon offers 40+ recipes every week in five categories: Health & Diet, Vegetarian & Vegan, Meat & Fish, Under 30 Minutes, and Family-Friendly. Some items are add-ons like extra proteins, desserts, and there’s even a Valentine’s Day inspired French Onion Fondue Charcuterie Board (this is Martha Stewart’s meal kit after all).
There are many additional labels for meals including low carb, no gluten added, dairy free, kid friendly, seafood, one pot meal and, spicy. You can’t filter the menu, so you have to search through all the meals to find what you want, but the variety is impressive.
Recipes have information about difficulty level, estimated cooking time, serving size, and all ingredients are properly labelled with nutritional information. A link to their ingredient hub is also provided to find out even more about what exactly is present in the recipe. Clearly displayed along with their amounts are the ingredients you receive in the box. What you need from your own kitchen is also written at the start. These include only very basic ingredients like neutral oil, salt & pepper, as well as a baking sheet and grater. As with all their recipes, there are steps with pictures to visually summarize what you need to do.
Plans, Prices & Delivery
You can order between 2 and 6 meals for either 2 people or 4 people. All 40+ meals are available to choose from regardless of your plan.
The more meals you purchase, the lower the cost per serving.
For 2 people, the lowest price per serving is $6.16 for six recipes a week
For 4 people, the lowest price per serving is $6.82 for six recipes per week
Shipping is always $8.99
They deliver to most of the contiguous United States from their three fulfillment centers in New Jersey, Texas, and California.
You can track your delivery on the website.
If you want to skip or change or cancel, you just need to do so at least 5 day before the delivery (and can up to 7 weeks in advance).
Customer Service
The Customer Service link sends you to the FAQs where you can search for answers. It also provides a number to call if you can’t find what you are looking for: 866-228-4513. There is also a link to a form you can complete to send an inquiry directly from their website.
To Sum it Up
The Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon meal kit is designed to make people feel confident, both in the service and in themselves while cooking. The company’s efforts to provide quality ingredients and take action toward greater sustainability are laudable. The meal plans themselves are geared toward couples and families, and there is no doubt you will learn new cooking techniques and terminology, as well as eat some high-quality food together if you choose to try this service.
