This is a brand new concept of delivery of meals to cook oneself which is blooming at the moment in the big cities and in particular in Paris. These meal kits include home-cooked multi-meal ingredients that address a real need in the lifestyle of city dwellers who lack time, inspiration, and variety in meals. With Les Commis, Cook Angels, Foodette and Cookin the World , here is our test bench for these kits to cook turnkey meals.

- The Clerk , the most upscale

The concept: In 2012, the Clerk team is the first to get into the home -made eat-bag segment. We compose our menu among 4 recipes, 4 recipes and 4 dessert recipes that change every week. With this concept of meal kit, we play it rather chic and upscale: recipes are designed by chefs from the starry restaurant. On the website or directly on the phone, we inform the day and the schedule to which we wish to be delivered. Attention, we place an order no later than the day before for the next day. We receive at home by courier, all ingredients dosed, peeled and cut. We only have to cook by following the different steps of the recipe sheets.

Most :
- The products are of very high quality.
- Malin: there are symbols associated with each dish! Preparation time, consistency, number of guests and level of difficulty, they guide us in the blink of an eye in the development of our menu.
- Against all expectations, at the time of delivery, we do not receive a big bag but a very small refrigerated cardboard. Easy to transport if you decide to be delivered to the office.
- The Clerks recover our used packaging at the next order. Well seen !
- The prices are relatively attractive: 12,50 € the dish, 16 € starter-dish or flat-dessert and 20 € for the total. And for orders over € 120, delivery (€ 10) is offered.

The lessers :
- You can tell the Commis team about their particular needs (vegetarian or gluten-free dishes for example) over the phone. Too bad we can not do the same on the website, directly at the time of order.
- We would have liked the recipe cards are slightly larger and a little better explained ...

- Cook Angels , the trendiest

The concept: Cooking a meal from scratch without shopping is what Charlotte and Joy, the two creators of Cook Angels, offer us. Beforehand, we develop our menu on the website. Choice of 9 recipes, 9 recipes and 6 dessert recipes. While new recipes are regularly added to the menu, some classics are still available, such as the warm goat cheese stewed with onions and crunchy apples, or the sea bream tartare with its avocado mashed with lime and sanded parmesan. Then we choose the day and the delivery schedule. Attention, all recipes can not be ordered for the same day. Finally, we receive at home, by courier, all ingredients dosed, peeled and cut. We only have to cook by following the different steps of the recipe sheets.

Most :
- The website rather well done that makes you want.
- There is also a children's menu.
- Everything is done to avoid the headache of shopping: you can also order wine, champagne, bread and cheese. And for each recipe, we receive the separate ingredients. More convenient to navigate.
- The products are of high quality and the recipes are well detailed.

The lessers :
- Starter, main course, dessert at 50 € (or more depending on what you choose) for 2 people and a baguette at 1.80 €: a slightly salty addition. Especially since we must add to this the delivery rate ranging from € 6 to € 10.
- We would have liked that the box of our delivery is much smaller and that it contains less paper and plastic packaging.

- Foodette , the most fun

The concept: With Foodette, the drudgery of weekly shopping is reduced considerably. In a basket, we receive all the ingredients necessary for the preparation of 4 dishes for 2 or 4 people. The baskets can be removed free of charge every Tuesday in relay point or delivered home or work for 10 € extra. No commitment, delivery may be interrupted and any time. Foodette offers fresh products from Parisian butchers, cheese makers and fishmongers. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are selected in Rungis. The price: 55 € the basket of 4 meals for 2 people and 85 euros the basket of 4 meals for 4 people.

Most :
- The recipe cards of dishes are very playful, they are designed for novices in cooking.
- The price, very correct, if we bring it back to a price per meal / pers (7,30 € the basket 2 people and 5,30 € for the basket 4 people).
- Recipes and ingredients quite original that promise beautiful discoveries.
- Foods that do not go to the fridge are put together in kraft bags with the name of the recipes. No need to look everywhere in his kitchen for all the ingredients. Convenient.
- A sheet indicates the shelf life of the food and the priority of the meal consumption. Malin.

The lessers :
- The Foodette service is available only in Paris for the moment.
- With recipes that require 40min of preparation and / or cooking, it's difficult to motivate yourself to stay in the kitchen. When are "express" recipes?

Cookin 'The World : the healthiest

The concept: With its basket for the week, we compose 4 different dishes to vary the meals. Cookin 'the world provides a minimum of 12 products per week basket and 80% of the ingredients come from France. We also find the card with recipes and a focus on a seasonal vegetable in the form of a "Did you know? ". The delivery is done every Tuesday for Paris and every Wednesday for the rest of France. The tariff? 59 € the basket of 4 meals for 2 people and 89 € the basket of 4 meals for 4 people.

Most :
- Cookin'the world delivers all over France. The delivery slots are wide, we can for example be delivered until 21h.
- The price is right when you bring it back to a price of meal / pers (7,50 € the basket 2 people and 5,50 € for the basket 4 people).
- Meat and fish are offered under vacuum, which allows them to be kept longer.
- Dairy products and groceries are guaranteed organic and the local sector is always preferred.
- Recipes are simple and do not require too much preparation (cutting vegetables for example).

The lessers:
- The presentation of the recipes could be improved: in particular at the level of readability (they are written in very small).
- The seasoning is not provided in the basket, so you must have at home soy sauce or spices necessary for recipes.

Cook'n Box: the most balanced

The concept: no need to think about what we are going to eat tonight, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. With Cook'n Box , we receive at home, all the necessary to prepare 4 balanced dishes from A to Z. One day fish, one day meat, one day vegetarian dish and the last one, alternative proteins (eggs, cereals, pulses ...): it's up to us to choose the order according to our desires and the time we have. And no room for waste, all food arrives pre-dosed at home. All you have to do is cook.

Most :
- The products are good and French, directly imported from small producers.
- We can be delivered to the house or office, smart!
- We do not have to choose a box of 4 meals, we can also order a la carte: well done, especially since the card is well supplied!
- You can choose (or not!) The subscription formula to save even more time.
- Fillet of bluefin tuna, quail ... we are tempted by ingredients that we are not used to cooking.

The lessers :
- The recipes are not always clear and we get tangled a little brushes, too bad.
- Count 65 € the box of 4 meals for 2 people, about 8 € the dish per person. Not given ...