Butcher Crowd

What's in the box: A box usually holds frozen cuts such as steaks, chicken breast, mince, roasts and bacon, plus wild-caught seafood like salmon and prawns, chosen by you or picked by the company.

ButcherCrowd is an Australian meat and seafood subscription that delivers frozen cuts to your door on a regular schedule. You can choose a curated box or build your own, then add extra items if you want them. The range covers the staples most households cook with: chicken breast, mince, rump and scotch fillet steaks, slow-cooking cuts like osso bucco and beef blade roast, nitrite-free bacon, and seafood such as wild sockeye salmon and Australian wild-caught king prawns. The company says its beef and lamb are grass-fed and finished, its chicken and pork are free-range and pasture raised, and its seafood is wild-caught. It also says no antibiotics or hormones are used for growth promotion. Everything arrives frozen in an insulated box that the company describes as biodegradable. Shipping is listed as free, prices start from $4.98 per meal, and you can skip a month or cancel at any time. There is a sign-up offer for new customers, but offers like this change often, so don't let it decide for you. Before you subscribe, check that they deliver to your postcode and look at how delivery timing works. If sourcing standards matter to you and you want fewer supermarket trips, this is a solid choice. If price is your main concern, supermarket specials may cost less.