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CrateChef
Cost: $45/bi-monthly.
Ships To: United States.
Coupon Code: N/A
CrateChef is a bi-monthly subscription box curated by a different top-name chef each box! Each month’s box will be filled with that chef’s curated favorites which may include a selection of local artisan food products, useful kitchen items, selected recipes and a letter from the chef. Recipients will be delighted to discover new chef-selected food and other products, delivered right to their door.
CrateChef ships bi-monthly via USPS.
The July 2016 CrateChef was curated by Chef Kent Rathbun (the information card was hand-signed by him) and included the following items:
~Chroma Type 301 Paring Knife ($54.95): This knife is designed to work well and look stylish at the same time. I have to admit it is the coolest knife I have ever seen. It features an ergonomic handle and sleek design. It stays sharpened for a long time and should only be hand-washed.
~Kent Rathbun Steak & Chop Garlic Salt ($5): I actually left this up-north for my cousin to enjoy. It can be used on meats or veggies and works when grilling, searing or smoking.
~Kent Rathbun Barbecue Rub ($5): This BBQ rub has a nice kick of flavor. It’s not hot, but it’s there. It can also be used on all sorts of meats and veggies.
~Larry’s Bag-Of-Smoke Barbecue Wood Chips ($5.95): This Bag-of-Smoke can be reused up to 5 times! It works for meat, poultry or vegetables and will “flavor your barbecue for up to four hours of smoking time”.
~Falksalt Crystal Flakes Natural Sea Salt ($4.89): This sea salt is made “the old fashioned traditional way” from Mediterranean seawater. It’s incredibly tasty and can make any food a a star.
~KuKuRuZa Gourmet Popcorn (Hawaiian Salted Caramel) ($4): Ahh, my favorite item in the box! Salted caramel popcorn. I like caramel popcorn by itself, but when you add sea salt to it? OMG. Delicious.
~Recipes: The box also included an assortment of recipes from Chef Rathbun, which featured items from the box. Included were recipes for “Wood Grilled Pork Tenderloin Filets with Jalapeno Charred Corn & Molasses Barbeque”, “White Cheddar-Thyme Muffins” and “Texas Buffalo Filet with Shiner Bock Beer Braised Roots”.
All totaled the July 2016 CrateChef had a value of $79.79. That’s not quite double the cost of the box, but it was still very impressive. The star of this box was the knife, and we can always use a high-quality knife here.
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