{
  "slug": "home-chef",
  "name": "Home Chef",
  "domain": "homechef.com",
  "category": "food-meal-kits",
  "categoryName": "Food & meal kits",
  "description": "Weekly meal-kit subscription with configurable meals, servings and a separate Family Plan.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Home Chef from Account Settings by choosing Pause My Account and finishing the confirmation prompts. It takes about 2 minutes and stops future deliveries and charges indefinitely, but cancel before Friday at 12 p.m. Central to avoid the next box. Orders finalized after the cutoff are not refunded; qualifying product issues can be reported within seven days.",
  "price": "From $50.95 / week",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": null,
  "planName": "Home Chef Plan",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "home-chef-plan",
      "name": "Home Chef Plan",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Standard meals start at $9.99 per serving and the minimum weekly order is $50.95. The final weekly charge varies by order size, meal type, customization and shipping.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.homechef.com/hc/en-us/articles/210097763-How-much-does-Home-Chef-cost"
    },
    {
      "id": "family-plan",
      "name": "Family Plan",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "The minimum weekly order is $90.81. Its different per-serving rate and final recurring charge are shown when the plan and order configuration are selected.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.homechef.com/hc/en-us/articles/210097763-How-much-does-Home-Chef-cost"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.7,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://www.homechef.com/account/settings",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Account Settings",
        "body": "Sign in, choose Account in the upper-right corner, and open Account Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Pause My Account",
        "body": "Select Pause My Account at the bottom of the left navigation. Home Chef states that this pause is the effective cancellation route."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm the cancellation",
        "body": "Provide a reason and continue until the confirmation screen appears and a confirmation email arrives."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "A Home Chef order finalized after the Friday 12 p.m. Central cutoff cannot be cancelled or refunded. A defective product may qualify for an account credit or refund when reported within seven days. A delivery refused after a documented timely skip, pause, or cancellation qualifies for a credit or full refund, including shipping, within 30 days.",
  "pauseInfo": "Pause My Account stops deliveries and recurring charges indefinitely until the account is reactivated. Individual deliveries can also be skipped before the weekly cutoff.",
  "downgradeInfo": "The number of meals, servings and products can be changed in the account. Customers can also switch between the Home Chef Plan and Family Plan, which have different per-serving pricing.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Permanent account and personal-information deletion is separate from pausing the subscription. The official deletion form removes saved information, order history and preferences, and a returning customer must create a new account.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "No fee documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "7 days for qualifying product issues"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "Before the next order's Friday 12 p.m. Central cutoff"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Does Pause My Account cancel Home Chef?",
      "answer": "Yes. Home Chef describes pausing as the effective cancellation route and says it stops deliveries and recurring charges indefinitely."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the Home Chef cancellation deadline?",
      "answer": "Friday at 12 p.m. Central in the week before the next Home Chef delivery."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling stop my first Home Chef order?",
      "answer": "No. The first order is scheduled automatically and cancellation does not cancel it or another order already processed."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund for an order after the cutoff?",
      "answer": "No. Orders already finalized, processed or shipped cannot be cancelled or refunded."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does pausing delete my Home Chef account?",
      "answer": "No. Permanent deletion uses a separate request and removes saved information, order history and preferences."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "How much does Home Chef cost?",
      "url": "https://support.homechef.com/hc/en-us/articles/210097763-How-much-does-Home-Chef-cost",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I cancel my Home Chef subscription?",
      "url": "https://support.homechef.com/hc/en-us/articles/210097853-How-do-I-cancel-my-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Home Chef Terms and Conditions",
      "url": "https://www.homechef.com/terms",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I change my Home Chef meal plan?",
      "url": "https://support.homechef.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043984531-How-do-I-change-my-meal-plan",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I delete my Home Chef information?",
      "url": "https://support.homechef.com/hc/en-us/articles/40546935485965-How-do-I-delete-my-information",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/home-chef",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/home-chef.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/home-chef.md"
  }
}