Every Plate: America’s Best Value Meal Kit
Every Plate founded in 2018 with the motto “everybody can win at dinner,” aims to make the meal-kit experience affordable. They offer home-style meals with fresh ingredients that you can prepare in 6 simple steps.
What’s on the Menu?
Every Plate offers 17 recipes every week. The meal categories are: ClassicPlate, VeggiePlate, FamilyPlate and EasyPlate.
Classic offers everything, Veggie is “veg-forward”, Family is kid-approved, and Easy is “no-fuss” under 30 minutes with easy cleanup.
Additional labels like Customer fave, 30 min or less, Easy Cleanup, Feel-good food and Premium help you decide what to choose. And Protein packs are available if you want to add meat to your order.
Sample Recipe:
Tuscan Herbed Chicken over Creamy Tomato Linguine
The online version of the recipe is sufficient, but if you download the recipe card you get a more detailed version with added elements like the 4 serving measurements in a different color and cooking tips sprinkled throughout.
This meal is ready in 40 minutes, with a prep time of just 5 minutes (according to the recipe card).
Box ingredients are listed clearly with images and amounts.
What you need to provide from your kitchen is also written, in this case, pantry staples like oil, butter, salt, and pepper.
As with all Every Plate recipes, there are six steps with photos and instructions.
The “Chef’s Tip” symbol is followed by some insider cooking knowledge. In this case, it’s about saving some of the water before draining the pasta and using it to improve the consistency of your sauce.
There are detailed descriptions and helpful tips throughout. For example: “Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 6-8 minutes per side. (If the chicken begins to brown too quickly, lower that heat!)”
Every Plate encourages you to tag your plate on social media @EVERYPLATE or with #EVERYPLATE
Plans, Prices & Delivery
When choosing your meal plan you can select a preference of ClassicPlate, VeggiePlate, FamilyPlate or EasyPlate.
Plans are available for 2 or 4 people and for 3 – 5 meals per week. Prices start at $1.99 per serving
Dinner for 4 always costs $1.99 per meal
To stretch the meals even further, Every Plate notes that dinner for two can be dinner and lunch for one, and dinner for four adults can be made into dinner for 5 for a family with children.
Delivery is available 7 days a week to the majority of continental United States. Ingredients stay fresh for up to 48 hours during shipping due to boxes designed for cooling and insulation.
No commitment is needed, so you can cancel or skip any week at least 5 days before your next delivery is scheduled.
Customer Service
The Help Center and FAQ page covers Covid-19, general inquiries about the service, recipes & ingredients, shipping & delivery, billing, and account management. If you click on “Contact Us” you’re given a live chat option available 24/7 and a phone number to call (973- 210-4915) available Monday through Friday between 6AM and 11PM EST.
Final Thoughts on Every Plate
Because it prioritizes affordability, Every Plate doesn’t offer the variety of options that other meal kits do. Their focus is more on being family-friendly than on particular diets and their approach is simple but effective. Their recipe app is convenient and has almost 10 thousand reviews with an average of 4.7 stars out of 5. They use less packaging and simple ingredients and offer the experience of learning to cook with convenience and on a budget. There may be a slightly greater reliance on your home supplies, like butter and flour in addition to the usual oil and salt, but you still get all the benefits of a meal kit delivery service at a significantly lower price than most.
