One of the most common questions from new customers is surprisingly simple: how often should I actually be ordering? Order too frequently and you risk paying more in smaller, less efficient orders. Order too infrequently and you might find yourself without a key cut on a night you actually need it.
Here’s a practical guide to finding the right delivery rhythm for your household.
Why Ordering Frequency Matters
Meat delivery works best when it matches your household’s actual consumption pattern. The right frequency reduces food waste, avoids last-minute gaps in your freezer, and can also unlock better value through subscription discounts on larger, less frequent orders.
Weekly Ordering: Best For
- Smaller households who prefer fresh, smaller quantities over bulk freezer storage.
- Those with limited freezer space, where large bulk orders simply aren’t practical.
- Customers who enjoy variety, ordering different cuts regularly rather than working through a large bulk pack.
Fortnightly Ordering: Best For
- Small to medium families, striking a balance between freshness and convenience.
- Households following a rough meal plan, where a fortnightly top-up comfortably covers regular meals.
- Customers wanting to hit subscription discount thresholds more easily than a smaller weekly order might allow.
Monthly or Bulk Ordering: Best For
- Larger families with adequate freezer space and consistent, high meat consumption.
- Households that prefer minimal shopping trips, doing one significant stock-up rather than frequent smaller orders.
- Customers buying bulk packs, such as a quarter or eighth of a cow, where a single order genuinely lasts several weeks.
How to Work Out Your Ideal Frequency
- Track your typical weekly meat consumption for a couple of weeks, noting roughly how much you use.
- Consider your freezer space, since this often becomes the limiting factor before consumption does.
- Factor in your budget rhythm, since some households prefer spreading cost across smaller, more frequent orders.
- Think about your planning style, some people prefer having a fully stocked freezer to plan meals around, while others prefer ordering fresh, closer to when they’ll actually cook.
Making the Most of a Subscription Schedule
If you’re ordering regularly, our subscription service lets you set a delivery frequency, weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, and automatically apply a 5% discount on any subscription order over $150. This removes the need to manually reorder each time while also rewarding larger, less frequent orders.
Signs You Might Be Ordering Too Often
- You’re regularly discarding unused meat that’s gone past its best before opening.
- Your freezer rarely has more than one or two meals’ worth of stock at any time.
- You’re paying more overall than a slightly larger, less frequent order would cost.
Signs You Might Be Ordering Too Infrequently
- You’re regularly running out of key cuts mid-week.
- Your freezer is consistently overstocked, with older packs pushed to the back and forgotten.
- You’re relying on last-minute supermarket trips to fill gaps between deliveries.
Why Delivery Reliability Matters
Whatever frequency suits your household, consistency matters. We deliver fresh, grass-fed and finished, free-range meat across Perth on a schedule that works for you, sourced from Western Australian farms free from hormones and antibiotics.
Check our Delivery Zones page to confirm coverage for your area, and browse our Boxes range if you’re looking for a pre-set option to build your ordering rhythm around.
Final Thoughts
There’s no universally “correct” ordering frequency, the right rhythm depends on your household size, freezer space, and planning style. By tracking your actual consumption and matching it to a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly schedule, you can strike the right balance between freshness, convenience, and value.
Set up your delivery schedule today and find the ordering rhythm that works for your household.