The Grill Master Collection from Aldi
EDITOR’S NOTES:
- This review is from 2021. Aldi has sold a version of this box for a limited time pretty much every year since then. It most recently returned to stores the week of June 4th of 2025 and cost $64.99 for 7.37 pounds. (It cost $59.99 in 2021, $64.99 in 2022, and $59.99 in 2024.)
- In 2024 and 2025, the box contained 2 USDA Choice Boneless Beef Ribeye Steaks, 2 USDA Choice Boneless Beef New York Strip Steaks, 2 USDA Choice Bacon Wrapped Beef Top Sirloin Steaks, 8 Beef Burgers, 2 Boneless Pork Chops, and 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts with Rib Meat.
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Years ago, Aldi meat had a reputation for being cheap cuts, but that has changed. We’re consistently surprised by how well the steaks and burgers and other meats hold up. They’re our go-to for family gatherings and social occasions. Aldi meats are, in our experience, quality meats.
Just in time for Father’s Day, Aldi is selling one of the biggest meat boxes we’ve ever seen the grocer sell. It’s 7.37 pounds of beef, pork, and chicken. We had to see what it was all about.
The Grill Master Collection from Aldi is an Aldi Find, which means it’s only in stores for a short time. Each store gets one shipment, and after that sells out, it’s gone until next year. Aldi does not offer online ordering for this box if it’s out of stock at your local store.
We paid $59.99 for 7.37 pounds of meat in 2021. That came out to about $8.14 a pound.
The box in 2021 came with the following:
- Two (2) Kansas City Strip Steaks
- Two (2) Boneless Beef Ribeye Steaks
- Two (2) Bacon-Wrapped Beef Top Sirloin Steaks
- Four (4) Cheddar Bacon Beef Patties
- Four (4) Classic Beef Steakburgers
- Tw0 (2) Boneless Pork Chops
- Two (2) Boneless Chicken Breasts
Is that a good deal? The mixed nature of the box makes it hard to say for certain short of shopping for specific weights of specific meats and pricing them. Some of the meats in the box are available in Aldi every day but not all of them all, so it’s not easy to compare them to individual Aldi prices, either. I’ll leave it up to you to decide if this box is worth the price.
Certainly it wins points for presentation. It comes in a nice shrink-wrapped box with all of the meats individually shrink-wrapped. The case comes frozen, letting you pick and choose which meats you want to thaw and cook. I recommend keeping the box in the freezer unless you intend to cook the entire box at once. That might make this as much of a possible gift idea as a practical meat box.
We’ve tried out a few of the meats in the box, and they’ve been good.
We cooked up the bacon cheddar beef patties, and they were outstanding. In their frozen state I found them impossible to separate, so I advise either letting them thaw in the fridge for a while or defrosting them in the microwave just long enough to separate them. Beyond that, they cooked up easily and tasted fantastic … better, in fact, than the far more expensive cheddar bacon patty I bought from a local attraction the following day.
The steakburger patties were also very good. Like the cheddar beef patties, I had to defrost them prior to separating them, but they cooked up easy and they were thick, juicy, and flavorful.
The Kansas City strips were solid steaks. They cooked up quickly and evenly, and had the taste and texture I would expect.
The chicken breasts came together in a single pack. They were juicy and flavorful (we seasoned them with olive oil and Aldi Everything Bagel Seasoning), and maybe the favorite out of what we’ve cooked out of the box. Everything was pretty good, though.
The Verdict:
The Grill Master Collection from Aldi is a fun meat box for the carnivores in the families. The meats are packaged well and taste great. It’s up for debate whether it qualifies as a deal or not.
I’m not a red meat eater,but my hubby is. He loves to grill, saw this and decided I’d give it a try. He loved the meat so much,he asked me to go get a couple more. Said they were better then The ones in the mail😆
The ribeyes were amazing. I normally don’t eat fat on a steak but it melt in your mouth. I would really like to get another box!
Do you have to marinate once opened?
You can prepare the meat however you want, using a marinade or special seasoning mixes. For most of the contents of this box, we simply used olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Delicious! Are they going to come back this summer in the stores?
Only Aldi could answer that question. https://www.aldireviewer.com/contact-aldi/
They’re returning to Aldi the week of June 8th, 2022.
Too expensive. I could make the same box at Hannaford this week for $54.60 — 16% less and nearly a pound of bacon more — and pick my own meats. With a time machine (aka freezer) I could do a lot better…
7.37 lb. Frozen $64.99/7.37# = $8.82/#
2 USDA Choice Boneless Beef Ribeye Steaks 10 oz. each
2 USDA Choice Boneless Beef New York Strip Steaks 10 oz. each
2 USDA Choice Bacon-Wrapped Beef Top Sirloin Steaks 6 oz. each
2 Boneless Pork Chops 8 oz. each
2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts 7 oz. each
8 Beef Burgers 4.5 oz. each
– McKinnon’s had Select Porterhouse Steaks for $5.99/# (unfrozen) last week
– Boneless Pork Chops have been $1.99/# the last two weeks (Hannaford then MarketBasket)
This week, Hannaford has Grade A Boneless Chicken Breast for $2.99/#, 85% Lean Ground Beef Family Pack for $3.49/#, Choice Beef Boneless Ribeye Steak for $12.99/#, Choice Beef Boneless Strip Steak End Cut for $12.49/# this week, Choice Boneless Beef New York Sirloin Steak for $7.99/#, Boneless Pork Chops for
$3.29/#, and Sugardale Bacon for $3.00/#.
I agree with you. We buy a whole cow from an Amish farmer near Lansing, Michigan. It’s grass fed, but grainfinished, as we have cold winters and not a lot available then. We average a bit over $4/lb.’ve not heard of the stores you mentioned. Where are they located?
I purchased the 7.37 lb frozen $64.99 but my package only had 4 beef burgers when the box said 8!! how do i get the rest.
Purchased from Aldi
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Mine had 2 Pattie’s together, for a total of eight
Each small package has 2 burgers in it
I went to one of my Aldi stores tonight and it had the Grill Master Collection marked down. I was surprised to find two boxes in the freezer case, Why surprised? I went in 10 minutes before closing time, and they were marked down to $14.99!
This box is returning to Aldi the week of June 5th, 2024, while supplies last.
I hope it’s worth it. From the research I’ve done, it isn’t clear if it’s a good deal or not.
I just picked up 3 boxes. They were $59.99 each. I’ve had these before and they’re delicious!
Would love for Aldie to sell this collection more often. We’ve got one and I can honestly say it’s a great deal. Meats were very satisfying.