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Butcher Box Review and Giveaway

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Butcher Box Review and Giveaway

I am a serious carnivore. I love eating meat and I love cooking meat. I love the smell of it and I love trying new ways of cooking and serving it. I love it in all forms…roasted, grilled, pan-fried, smoked. I even have enjoyed it raw as carpaccio. I love pork, I love beef, I love lamb, I love chicken, I love duck, I love turkey. I just really really enjoy meat. I did spend the first 7 years of my life on a beef cattle farm, after all. So when someone comes along and says hey, you want to try a box of our delicious grassfed meat, how do you think I respond?

You may have heard of Butcher Box by now, as they’ve been around for a little over a year. It’s yet another subscription style delivery box, but of course it’s full of meat. Good, grassfed beef and humanely-raised pork and chicken. This is definitely right up my alley and I know it’s probably right up many of my readers’ alleys too.


I live in Portland, so I actually am fortunate to have pretty easy access to local pasture-raised meats. I have 3 or 4 farmer’s markets in my vicinity and a few local butcher shops that focus only on grassfed and pasture-raised. I also happen to have a few good friends whose families run farms and who hooked me up with a quarter cow last spring and a half a hog this fall. In fact, one family decided to raise some hogs purely based on my interest in buying pork! But I realize that not everyone has this kind of access to the healthy and sustainably raised meats that I do.

That’s why Butcher Box is quite revolutionary, making these quality meats accessible to everyone. Now, I know you are going to ask about cost and that’s an important factor. A single box is $129 and gives you about 10 lbs of meat. While that is not inexpensive, it’s also quite reasonable for the quality of what you receive. It’s less expensive than purchasing grassfed at Whole Foods, that’s for certain, and even some of the vendors at my farmer’s markets have similar prices.

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My experience with Butcher Box was mostly a positive one. My box was actually delayed because of bad weather somewhere in the Midwest, and it arrived 4 days later than it should have, through no fault of Butcher Box themselves. I was worried that the meat would have spoiled but it was fine. It was packed with dry ice and the ice had all evaporated but the meat was still frozen solid. I chose the beef and pork box and got a lovely selection of steaks, pork chops, bacon, ground beef, stew meat and a funny package of something called Thin Slice (beef). Turns out it was really thin sliced, almost shredded, beef which was perfect for stir-frying.

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I think I would have liked to see a bigger rind of fat left on the steaks and the pork chops. That might be my only “complaint”, if you can even call it that. And it would be wonderful if they could add grassfed lamb to their line-up as well.  That would suit this fat-adapted carnivore very nicely. But beyond that, I’d say Butcher Box is a service definitely worth investigating!

And now the lovely folks at Butcher Box are allowing me to give you the chance to win a Butcher Box for yourself! You get to choose your own…the all beef box, the mixed box (beef, pork, chicken), the beef and pork box, or the beef and chicken box. A delicious box of healthy meats delivered right to your door!

And if you’re looking for low carb suggestions to make with your Butcher Box goodies, check out some of my recipes below!

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Disclosure: I received a free Butcher Box for review. This post contains affiliate links to the Butcher Box program.

Low Carb Pork Chops Smothered in Bacon and Caramelized Onions

Caramelized Onion & Bacon Smothered Pork Chops

The best grilled steak from your own grill. Get the tips and tricks for steakhouse quality at home.

Steakhouse Grilled Steaks

Low Carb Crockpot Southwestern Pork Stew Recipe

Slow Cooker Southwestern Pork Stew

Low Carb Sweet Tea Brined Chicken Recipe

Sweet Tea Brined Chicken

Low Carb Slow Cooker Barbecue Meatloaf

Slow Cooker BBQ Meatloaf

Easy Low Carb Taco Pie

Ridiculously Easy Taco Pie

Low Carb Easy Mediterranean Chicken Bake

Mediterranean Chicken Bake

Low Carb Bacon-Wrapped Meatballs

Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Meatballs

Lemongrass Chicken 2

Easy Lemongrass Chicken

Low Carb Nachos made with mini peppers. A healthy take on a family favorite!

Mini Pepper Nachos

Low Carb Grain-Free Chicken Fried Steak Recipe with Sausage Gravy

Chicken Fried Steak

Low Carb Maple Sage Breakfast Sausage

Homemade Maple Sage Breakfast Sausage

 

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Comments

  6. Sounds great, my parents used to order all their meat from Colorado Prime. They got two shipments every year and we got tons of solid boxes to make trains and things out of 😉 I’d love to check this company out.

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  8. Christmas is coming… I can imagine no better gift than to see a box of beautiful, delicious meat sitting under my tree. Opening such a present with my similarly carnivorous finance would, indeed, enhance and strengthen our relationship forever, its contents providing fodder for food-made memories that last a lifetime.

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  12. steaks on the grill and my new favorite is chuck in the slow cooker for low-carb pulled “beef” barbecue!

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  17. I love to make Brasilian steak!! my favorite meat to prepare. I have been known to grill a steak in the middle of a snowstorm.

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  23. My quick and easy go to way to cook beef right now is just to place two tablespoons of grass-fed butter in a pan on the stove and make a nice juicy grass-fed beef burger! Than I slap a nice thick piece of cheese on it and I am good to go. I have been doing this quick and easy at lease twice a week for the last month and I am quite addicted!

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  24. Plain and simple: Open faced stuffed bleu cheese burger on a bed of lettuce, topped with more cheese, bacon, avocado, a fried egg and lots of healthy home-made mayo. Yum!

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  25. My favorite way is on the grill. Where I live right now I can’t have a grill so I need to use either the broiler or my Geo Forman “grill”

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  31. I love a good piece of smoked beef brisket! Melt in your mouth, smoked for 12 hours with a good rub is the best!

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  38. I love throwing a thick steak on the grill, cooking until medium rare and then topping with a big slab of compound butter.

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  39. My favorite is for someone else to cook it 😛
    I’ll be less intimidated with the help of your recipe suggestions though!

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  47. I’ve been meaning to try Butcher Box for a while now – I love nothing more than a juice grilled steak cooked medium.

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  50. Depending on the cut of beef, either pan seared first, then oven roasted or in the crock pot. This is such a fantastic giveaway. I’ve never tried grass-fed beef so I’m looking forward to sampling it. Thank you for the opportunity.

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  53. I like to cook beef very simply, grilling is great with a bit of a spice rub and a pat of butter on top when its done. For eye rounds a simple rub of herbs and garlic and the 500 degree method is great.

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  54. My favorite way to cook beef is to cook a big t-bone on the grill rubbed with garlic and salt then once it’s resting, squeeze some lemon and sprinkle cracked pepper on it! We had it this way on our honeymoon in Tuscany and it’s the only way to do it from now on! Plus, you get to gnaw on that juicy bone afterward – so romantic!

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  59. I love to grill steaks and burgers, but if I have a roast, slow cooker is my preferred method. I would love to win this box. It would be a great way to sample the product.

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  64. my favorite way to cook beef is grilled steaks or tri-tip, browned a little on the outside but still pretty rare in the middle

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  78. Love grilled thick grassfed ribeye steaks and rare beef rump roast cooked according to Cooks Ilustrated instructions with fresh grated horseradish sauce!!!

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  91. I shy away from a lot of meats because I don’t trust my know-how when it comes to buying the best cuts. This is awesome to get great cuts and healthy meats!

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  95. I defer to my son on steak… He does an amazing pan seared ribeye, finished in the oven.
    I supply the fresh herbs and butter or basil and olive oil chimichurri to go along with it.

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  102. I’m big on eating meat, not cooking it. I’m not great at it, but if I get a big old box of meat, I’ll be cooking. I’d get my grill cleaned up and a new gas tank!

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  104. I am definitely a carnivore and this sounds like a wonderful service. Definitely going to check them out! Thank you for all of this wonderful info! Greatly appreciated!!

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  108. I never seem to be able to afford meat, but on the rare occasion I get to go out, I adore prime rib with horseradish:)

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  109. Grilled and finished with butter ! Or pan seared and cooked to perfection in a wine reduction and finished under the broiler.

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  119. Just give me a big ole piece of juicy meat and I am a very happy woman!! Carnivore Rules!! Black and Blue please!!

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  122. Favorite way is to get someone else to cook it for me, unless I can throw it in the crockpot or slice it super thin for stirfry. I’ve got a complex about cooking steaks. They always come out tough.

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  124. I love to cook beef anyway. It’s all delicious. I moved back to the Ptld area from Ohio, and while there I had a farmer who I would get a quarter of cow, and I have yet to find one here so I have resolved myself to buying beef in the store. Completely not the same. But because I’m good at cooking and Italian I’m able to make it simply delicious.

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  133. I love cooking beef in so many ways – from steak, to roast, to meat loaf, to tacos, to meatballs… I could go on and on…

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  137. My favorite way to cook beef is on the grill. Nothing fancy, just salt and pepper, maybe a little bit of melted butter brushed on afterward.

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  141. It all depends on the cut of beef and how lazy I’m feeling. My go to is the crock pot or smoker for lazy days. Other wise I prefer to grill!

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  145. I love steaks on the grill just like everyone else. But this time of year makes me want a really good roast in the oven cooked until it just falls apart with lots of roasted fall veggies on the side.

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  158. I’m not crazy about steak from the grill……I know, crazy, right?? Probably because we didn’t have much steak as a child, but we did have lots of pot roasts so that’s what I like. 🙂 When I want something easy, there’s nothing more fitting than a london broil in the slow cooker with onions and whatever kind of sauce I feel like having at the moment. Perfection!

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  160. Yum! My grill and tummy would love that. Medium rare with salt and pepper, and maybe some butter and sautéed mushrooms. Good eatin’ right there.

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  162. Going low carb/keto to try to heal my husband’s early onset Alzheimer’s disease. A box of grass fed beef would be a blessing!

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  163. We live to grill our steaks. Living in a small town in the middle of the Mohave desert we are very limited with where we can get good beef. It would be amazing to receive a box of this meat to try. We’re always scepticle to try something so pricey.

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  166. Currently my favorite way is using a recipe from Carrie Vitt for a roast and making it in the pressure cooker. Yum!

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  168. I usually cook ground beef because a) I’m a fan of one-pot full meals and it’s a good way to get some meat in every bite; b) I’m not great at cooking steaks; and c) I can’t really afford high quality cuts of meat. It would be a treat to win so much high quality beef! ^_^

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  177. I don’t think there is one way to enjoy food. HONESTLY any way you cook it as long as it’s not burnt is good. But my favorite is a medium rare steak cooked on the grill.

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  178. I love to cook my steak in my cast iron skillet. I season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and little bit of chili powder and cook until medium rare.

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  185. I LOVE braised beef in a flavorful sauce- absolutely one of my favorite ways to eat beef! We’d go crazy over this butcher box!

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  187. Grilled over a high heat.
    Or low and slow, like a pot roast.
    (okay, truthfully, I can’t think of any way I don’t like to eat meat, except maybe overdone)

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  190. I love making beef jerky. I just love everything about it, from marinating the meet to the spicy aromas that take over my neighborhood and house.

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  196. I like my beef rare (or mooing, as my husband says), so for me, I put a steak in a hot frying pain and just get the outside cooked quickly without cooking the inside too much. And I’m not a big fan of seasonings on my beef because I just love the taste of the meat. I do occasionally add salt. I never heard of carpaccio before so I had to go look that up. Definitely something I will have to try sometime. I was raised in Baltimore, MD, and my uncle was a butcher so we always had the best quality ground beef in our house. I grew up eating raw burger on a roll with onion. It is a Baltimore thing! If you are ever in the Corvallis, OR, area, please checkout Burnheimer Meat Company. The owner was my son’s childhood friend growing up.

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  197. I love to grill any kind of meat, but I don’t have access to the outdoors from my apartment, so now I pan sear and finish in the oven like the chef’s do. Yummy and I love meat too!

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  207. for a roast beef, in my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker…it’s as melt in your mouth as a slow cooker but faster & includes my veggies too….

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  209. For Steak I marinate them a grill them, even in the winter, top them with a seasoned butter or

    marinated slow cooker mushrooms which my husband loves (of course me too!)

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  210. Grass fed Steak on th grill with garlic butter. Inside its slow cooked grass fed tri-tip or grass fed rib roast cooked fast and hot then bring down the temp.

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  213. I like to cool beef in the crock-pot when I am organized enough to get everything done in the morning. A cast iron skillet is another way I like to cook meat.

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  219. On a wonderfully seasoned cast iron pan, of course! Besides heating up the grill, it’s the only way to do it in the South!

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  224. My favorite way to cook beef is definitely in a cast iron skillet with some salt and pepper. I just love steak!!!

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  225. Since I got a new oven and don’t want to have to clean the broiler :>( I like to cook my favorite steaks (boneless ribeye) on a disposable mini grill on my back stoop. Rain or shine, I can still cook out and make my neighbors jealous of the luscious grilling beef smells!

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  226. Great contest and thank you! We love grilling steak or pan searing and then in the oven. A dollop of garlic chive butter finishes it nicely before serving. Yum!

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  228. I love Steaks on the grill and I am lucky to have a husband who can grill it without charring it. Grassfed meats would be awesome.

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  238. My new favorite beef is the thin-sliced steak from ButcherBox. Sliced so thin, the steak actually cooks in the same time it takes to fry an egg! Yup, avocado, steak and eggs is my new favorite way to cook beef, and not just for breakfast.

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  246. I read about Butcher Box a couple of weeks and was intrigued and now here is a great review about them! We love to grill and this would be a great way to try more grass fed meats. 🙂

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  250. I’m with you – I love meat, too! Finding a good quality, grass fed meat delivered to your door is a bonus!

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  260. Seems that I like it the same way as many of the respondents– grilled steak. But hey, I will eat good beef anyway you want to cook it.

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  262. Seems that I like it the same way as many of the respondents– grilled steak. But hey, I will eat good beef any way you want to cook it.

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  273. I depends on the cut of meat, but I am always game for steaks with salt, pepper and oil. Leftovers can be turned into a variety of things.

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  276. It depends on the meat but there is NOTHING better than a good ribeye, seasoned with back pepper and garlic salt, warmed to room temp and thrown on a nice charcoal grill!

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  295. I love sirlion steak on the grill cooked to medium well temperature. Then grill some juicy mushrooms and onions in butter with a tad of Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper.

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  306. Package came two days late. Dry ice was gone, meat is room temp and bleeding through the bag into the box. Their customer service has not responded to a single call or email of mine.

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