The Grill Master Collection from Aldi

Last Updated on July 9, 2023

The Grill Master Collection

EDITOR’S NOTE: This Aldi Find is back in stores for 2022. It is similar to the 2021 version, including the same total amount of meat. There are some differences in the choice of cuts (i.e. Kansas City strip vs. New York strip) and the total cost in 2022 is $64.99, which is $5 more than in 2021.

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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. At the time of this post, the box cost $59.99 for 7.37 pounds of meat. That comes out to about $8.14 a pound.

The box comes 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.

The Grill Master Collection

The box contents. (Click to enlarge.)

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 (so far).

The Grill Master Collection

Nutrition information. (Click to enlarge.)

The Grill Master Collection

Ingredients. (Click to enlarge.)

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, from what we’ve cooked so far, taste great. It’s up for debate whether it qualifies as a deal or not. We’ll update this post as we work our way through more of the box.

About Joshua

Joshua is the Co-founder of Aldi Reviewer. He is also a writer and novelist. You can learn more about him at joshuaajohnston.com.

13 Comments

  1. 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😆

  2. 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!

  3. 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.

  4. Delicious! Are they going to come back this summer in the stores?

  5. 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/#.

  6. 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

  7. 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!

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