I’m an indecisive person, but I haven’t waffled on my answer to the age-old dinner-party question “What would be your final meal on Earth?” in years: a medium-rare New York strip steak au poivre, cheesy potato gratin, a bright green salad, and a glass of really good red wine.
Steak is the ultimate special occasion meal to me, but I rarely cook it—or any red meat, for that matter—at home. So when I do, I want it to be good. While I can get some decent-quality meats from the butcher at my local gourmet grocery store, I can’t so easily find the kinds of specialty cuts or grades you can get from online meat delivery services. When I want giant cowboy ribeye steaks, gorgeously marbled American Wagyu strips, or thick and juicy Kurobuta pork chops, there’s one place I now know to turn to: Snake River Farms.
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The self-proclaimed “Pioneers of American Wagyu Beef,” Snake River Farms is a family-owned and operated business that’s been around since the ‘80s (though its parent company, Agri Beef, was founded in 1968). The brand works with family-owned ranches to source its meat, and oversees the entire supply chain.
I first tried SRF while testing for a meat delivery subscription article over the summer, and it has fully converted me from a buy-a-steak-from-the-nearest-grocery-store-the-day-of kind of person to an online meat delivery evangelist.
What’s the Snake River Farms ordering experience?
You can either fill your basket à la carte by perusing the site’s categories and selecting the specific products you want, or you can build a subscription box. À la carte orders are one-time affairs, but if you opt for a subscription, you’ll be able to select between delivery frequencies, which range from every four weeks to every 12 weeks. Orders are shipped via FedEx, with no option to select a specific delivery date. Should you need to pause or cancel your subscription, you can do so from your account.
Once your box or à la carte order is finalized, you’ll head to check out. I ordered a subscription and tested two boxes of products over the course of a couple months. I shipped one box to California and the other to New York; both arrived at my delivery address in just a few business days.
Should you order a Snake River Farms subscription box?
The main benefit of the subscription box is that it can potentially save you money. Orders of six to name items get a 5% discount, and orders of more than 10 items save 10%. On a small order, this won’t make much of a difference. But if you’re ordering hundreds of dollars worth of meat, it adds up.
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