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12 best meat boxes for 2021, delivered direct to your door
Top quality protein from the best online butchers
We know protein is essential for aiding speedy muscle recovery post-run, which in turn ensures we remain free from injury. As well as fish, eggs and nuts, good quality meat is an excellent source, and something meat-eaters should be consciously adding into their diet, alongside plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Are meat boxes worth it?
If you regularly eat meat and want to be sure of quality, a regular or one-off meat box delivery service can be a time- and money-saving solution.
Often you’ll find better quality cuts than those in smaller supermarkets, and will also benefit from added extras such as recipe cards — leaving you more time to stick to your training schedule.
How we test
Our meat box tasting panel sampled 13 bundles, from supermarket selections through to specialist online butchers. Suitable for breakfast, BBQ and special date nights, they were looking for top quality, great value meat for the whole family.
Ideal for couples, the Abel & Cole weekly meat box will ensure you enjoy a changing line-up of top-quality organic meat, without overloading the freezer. You’ll only ever get quick-cooking cuts, such as mince and chicken breasts, all designed to be on your plate in under 30 minutes. Add on a fruit and veg box and you’ll never have to worry about dinner again...
Key specifications
Number of items: 3
Contents: Three changing cuts of meat
Delivery radius: Check postcode checker to confirm delivery to your address
Delivery date: A set day each week, depending on postcode. Routes are planned to minimise carbon emissions and food miles. No delivery time slots.
Delivery cost: £1.50
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: No
Contrary to your training schedule, food miles are not something you want to be clocking up. But by choosing good quality British meat, you’ll ensure your food isn’t travelling unnecessary distances. There’s enough in this box to feed a crowd, including generously sized pork ribs and BBQ-friendly bangers and burgers.
Key specifications
Number of items: 5
Contents: 1kg pork ribs, 10 x beef burgers, 10 x pork loin steaks, 4 x chicken breast fillets, 8 x cumberland sausages
Delivery radius: Nationwide, excluding the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland and some parts of Scotland
Delivery date: Wednesday - Friday
Delivery cost: £4.95 for orders under £75, free for orders over £75
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
If weight loss is at the forefront of your summer plans, a regular delivery of lean meat could come in pretty handy. This one contains the likes of low-fat sausages, bacon medallions and good ol’ chicken breasts to keep you on the straight and narrow. It also takes care of a lot of the prep, with piri-piri marinades and steak burgers filled with creamy mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan.
Key specifications
Number of items: 10
Contents: 4 x 170g chicken breast fillets, 2 x 170g rump steaks, 12 x pork and caramelised onion sausages, 6 x lean pork and apple sausages, 10 x low fat unsmoked bacon medallions, 4 x 113g extra lean barbecue chicken burgers, 2 x 134g melt in the middle cheeseburgers, 2 x 113g steak burgers, 2 x 200g chicken breast mini fillets, 1 x 225g piri piri diced chicken breast
Delivery radius: England and Wales
Delivery date: Monday - Saturday
Delivery cost: £5.99 for orders under £75, £1 for orders over £75
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
If you’re not quite ready to return to restaurants IRL, Mac & Wild’s BBQ box is the next best thing. It contains the same outstanding Scottish produce you’d find on the menu, including the brand's famous venison burgers. Our testers raved about it, saying it was the best meat they’d ever tried — be it from a restaurant or otherwise. High praise indeed.
Key specifications
Number of items: 5
Contents: 2 x 340g ribeye steaks, 2 x 150g beef burgers, 2 x 150g venison burgers, 2 x 115g lamb chop, 1 x 350g pork sausages (approx 8)
Delivery radius: Anywhere in the UK
Delivery date: Tuesday - Friday
Delivery cost: £8.99 flat rate, over £150 free
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
Whether you’re looking to elevate your next barbecue, or your midweek meals need some TLC, this premium selection of free-range meat should help. There’s everything from flat iron steaks to spicy lamb merguez sausages, with enough to feed a family of four, for five to six meals.
Key specifications
Number of items: 7
Contents: 4 x chicken legs, 480g x breakfast sausages, 480g x lamb merguez sausages, 2 x 250g rib eye steaks, 2 x 300g pork chops, 4 x 150g beef burgers, 4 x 125g flat iron steaks
Delivery radius: Mainland UK
Delivery date: Tuesday - Saturday
Delivery cost: £9 or free for orders over £50
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
We’re big advocates of a morning run, but for added motivation, knowing you have this breakfast box to return to should help power you through the last few miles. It contains everything you need for the ultimate English breakfast, including smokey bacon, black pudding, chipolatas and ketchup. And if you live within the M25, you’ll also get half a dozen eggs thrown in for good measure (well, not thrown obviously).
Key specifications
Number of items: 4-5
Contents: 12 x chipolatas, 500g x smoked back bacon, 4 x black pudding slices, Ginger Pig ketchup 280g, 6 eggs (for those within the M25)
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Tuesday - Saturday
Delivery cost: £10 standard, £5 for orders over £75, or free for orders over £100
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
There are loads of benefits to going organic, both for the planet and your own nutritional needs. As an expert in this field, Eversfield has selected a mixture of premium products, designed for speedy cooking. Highlights include juicy beef burgers, sirloin steaks and lamb kebabs — time to fire up the BBQ!
Key specifications
Number of items: 5
Contents: 460g beef burgers, 400g pork and apple sausages, 400g lamb kebab pack, 500g sirloin steak, 400g diced chicken breast
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Tuesday - Saturday
Delivery cost: £3.95 weekdays, £7.50 Saturday, or free over £80
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
The Dorset Meat Company Steak Connoisseur's Box
For the meat-lover in your life, we reckon a steak box makes the dream present (fingers crossed they’ll want to share it with you!). This mouth-watering free-range selection contains four different cuts, some for sharing, and others pre-portioned. Dry-aged for at least 28 days, you’ll also get a packet of garlic and herb butter for the finishing touch. Buy as a one-off box or sign up for a regular steak subscription.
Key specifications
Number of items: 5
Contents: 1 x 500g bavette steak, 1 x 680g sharing rump steak, 2 x 225g rib-eye steaks, 2 x 225g fillet steaks, 1 x Sublime garlic and herb butter
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Wednesday - Friday
Delivery cost: £5.95 for orders below £30, £4.95 for orders between £30-£75, free over £75
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
For those that only eat meat sparingly, and want it to be of the highest quality when they do, this premium box is the answer. You can really taste the difference, with many saying the herb-fed roast chicken was the best they’d ever tasted. It contains a good balance of meat, including free-roaming pork, rare breed, pasture fed beef and PFLA-certified lamb.
Key specifications
Number of items: 6
Contents: 1.5 kg topside of beef, 1kg beef mince, 4x 150g beef burgers, 2.2kg whole chicken, 8 x chicken drumsticks, 500g lamb mince, 4 x 150g lamb and mint burgers, 8 x rashers of smoked streaky bacon
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Tuesday - Saturday
Delivery cost: £5.99 for orders from £50 to £85, free over £85
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
While we’re all about beating our PB, at Piper’s Farm animals are left to grow at their own pace, eating a grass-fed or free range diet as they go. Ideal for feeding kids over the summer holidays, this box contains the likes of classic pork sausages and perfectly seasoned burgers, alongside impressively large chicken breasts.
Key specifications
Number of items: 6Contents: 4 x steak burgers, 500g chicken fillets, 4 x steaks, 500g beef stir fry, 4 x pork escalopes, 4 x pork sausages
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Tuesday - Saturday
Delivery cost: Minimum order £30, £4.95 standard, £7.95 express
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
Combining meat and fish in one handy box, this protein-packed selection can be purchased as a one-off box or on repeat subscription. With so much variety you’re unlikely to get bored, switching from succulent salmon fillets on Monday through to bacon sandwiches come the weekend.
Key specifications
Number of items: 8
Contents: 4 x chicken breasts, 1 x beef mince, 5 x pork, sage and black pepper sausages, 2 x salmon fillets, 12 x unsmoked back bacon, 4 x burgers, 1 x whole chicken, 6 x pork and fennel sausages
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Seven days a week
Delivery cost: from £2.95
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
With a new selection of meat to unpack each week, our Riverford deliveries feel a bit like Christmas day. The new line-up comes with recipe cards for midweek meal inspo, but as the name suggests, nothing will require Michelin-star levels of complexity, and should be on the table in under 30 minutes.
Key specifications
Number of items: 5
Contents: 380g beef sirloin steaks, 400g beef mince, 400g lamb chops, 300g pork escalopes, 300g chicken breast fillets
Delivery radius: England and Wales
Delivery date: Specific delivery dates depending on postcode.
Delivery cost: Free
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: No
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