Updated on Feb. 25, 2025
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Few experiences are as luxurious as slicing into a loaf of freshly baked bread right at home. However, baking fresh bread and pastries isn’t always convenient. And unless you’re shopping at a natural bakery, the ingredients in store-bought goods often leave a lot to be desired. Luckily, there’s a food subscription box that can help. Enter: Wildgrain.
The Wildgrain reviews have been excellent, with customers praising its quality. But this isn’t your average meal delivery service. It’s all about quality bread and pastries, and as a professional baker, I knew I had to put it to the test! I baked my way through three loaves of bread, English muffins, brioche buns, croissants and even brownies from a Wildgrain bakery box to see how the service and products stack up.
Then, Senior Shopping Editor and avid baker, Katie Bandurski, tested the service again one year later to ensure new products and quality continue to live up to the hype. Here’s our honest Wildgrain review.
KATIE BANDURSKI FOR TASTE OF HOME
Get your daily bread (and pasta and pastries) delivered monthly and sourced from small bakeries with a Wildgrain subscription.
Wildgrain is a food subscription box that is dedicated to delivering breads, pastries, pizzas, fresh pastas and other baked goods straight to your door. To do so, Wildgrain partners with small bakeries that produce their offerings, all of which are made with wholesome ingredients that are non-GMO and free from artificial flavors. They also have select gluten-free and plant-based options.
Wildgrain might be unique in its specificity, but it operates similarly to other subscriptions or meal delivery services. Customers sign up for a membership, then they receive a monthly delivery of an expertly curated assortment of carbs. Choose from variety boxes with four, six or 12 items. You can choose your own eats or opt for a curated assortment of bestsellers. There are also gluten-free, plant-based and Italian boxes to choose from.
This will continue every month until the customer opts to skip a shipment or cancel altogether—a process that Wildgrain makes exceptionally easy. The company even alerts you four days before your card is charged each month in case you want to make amendments.
Each item arrives frozen and should be kept that way until you’re ready to bake and serve. Yep, that’s right—no thawing! The items are individually packaged, and the bags can be reused after the bread has been baked and cooled. We should also note that the boxes are insulated with recyclable materials and sustainable packaging making it far more eco-friendly than other subscription boxes with single-use plastics.
As for the price, many users have reported that Wildgrain comes with a high cost compared to grocery stores or subscriptions. However, the quality of the ingredients and the the convenience of the kits is worth the price point for dedicated bakers.
To put Wildgrain to the test, we ordered a one-month subscription to the Wildgrain variety box. The box arrived with items still frozen. It came with three loaves of sourdough bread, packages of English muffins, brioche buns and croissants, and a small tray of brownies. I put all of the items in my freezer at home until I was ready to bake and eat them. The instructions for baking are on the back of each package.
Baking the breads was very simple, and I loved that there was no thawing required. They went straight into the oven, and once done, each loaf had a lovely crunchy crust and a tender, soft center. The flavor of each bread was incredible, but the cranberry pecan bread, in particular, was a favorite.
The brownies were quick and easy to bake when I needed my chocolate fix. They were gooey as can be and packed full of flavor. They had the ideal combo: crusty edges and a soft center.
The English muffins were dense but had such a wonderful flavor. I paired them with butter and jam for a delicious breakfast. The brioche buns were on the drier side and crackly on top, but the sweet flavor was absolutely delicious. I loved utilizing them for sandwiches.
Although all the contents of the Wildgrain box were easy to bake and absolutely delicious, it was the croissants that stole the show. I could hardly believe that croissants from the freezer could produce such a beautifully golden final product. They were buttery and flavorful, with the perfect balance of flakiness and tenderness.
Since our inaugural testing, Wildgrain has rolled out plenty of new products, including slow-fermented pizzas. For our second test, roughly a year later, we tried a variety box with Bavarian pretzels, Bavarian pretzel buns, cheese pizza, veggie pizza, margarita pizza, chocolate chip cookies and Parmesan herb biscuits.
“Right away, I was impressed with the packaging,” says Katie. “Everything was completely frozen, and the box was lined with a packing material I could toss in the recycling bin. No waste in sight!”
After popping the goodies into her freezer, she waited for a carb craving to hit. (Which, frankly, didn’t take long!) “I tried the biscuits first,” Katie explains. “They were so easy to pop out of the package, place on a baking tray and enjoy with soup for dinner. They tasted just as fresh as if I had made them myself. I’m trying to avoid processed foods, so I appreciate that all the ingredients are what I’d find in my home kitchen.”
The cookies were next. “A delightful ending to an impromptu dinner party!” Katie quips. “Seriously, I had my family over for dinner and blanked on making dessert. These Wildgrain cookies baked up perfectly and saved the day. Talk about convenience!”
Other Wildgrain products, like the Bavarian pretzel buns, also came in handy for quick meals. “I plan out dinners for the week, but my spouse and I are on our own for breakfast and lunch. I love having Wildgrain products stocked in my freezer for on-the-go sandwiches or snacks. Everything I’ve tried has been fresh, convenient and delicious.”
Finally, Katie gave the brand’s new slow-fermented pizzas a try. “Now, I’ll admit I’m pretty picky about pizza,” says Katie. “But the Wildgrain options were solid—especially for frozen pizza. Again, I love the clean ingredients list. And while the crust was slightly too thin for my tastes, everything from the cheese to the sauce had great flavor.”
Across the board, Katie had a great Wildgrain experience comparable to our original review. Just like fermented sourdough, the brand has only gotten better with time!
Wildgrain is quickly gaining popularity—and for good reason. With a 4.8-star average, Wildgrain reviews note the great flavor and quality of the breads and pastries.
One five-star reviewer, Ali, says, “Everything arrived still frozen, and everything tastes amazing! I love having so many breads on hand to have with meals, and these breads and pastas don’t make me feel bloated or super full. After trying a few things, I had to increase the frequency of my deliveries! The croissants are wonderful!”
Another customer, Julie, says, “Everything has been high-quality and easy to bake. I loved having warm baked bread whenever I need it. The pecan cranberry sourdough and the brioche rolls were our favorites.”
In case you’ve baked too much and have leftovers, baker Amy Scherber offers advice on revitalizing a stale loaf or pastry.
She adds, “The refreshment with water adds back the water that evaporated from the loaf, and the heat brings it back to life.”
When searching for the best bakery subscription boxes, I found that Wildgrain has the monopoly on clubs with pre-made bread, pastries, pizzas and pastas. However, there are a few baking subscription boxes on the market if you want to try crafting your own carb-y treats at home.
First up is Bake Eat Love. This baking club includes ingredients and tools for members to make their own recipes at home—think bananas Foster sticky buns or birthday cake macarons. In testing, we found their recipes were ideal for first-time and experienced bakers alike. While you do need to supplement with perishable ingredients like milk and butter, each box can serve 12 to 20. Plus, you’ll oftentimes learn a new baking skill and add a kitchen tool to your arsenal.
Next, we tried Crumble Crate. This brand offers subscription boxes for a range of impressive desserts, like an apple rose tart. Each box comes with a detailed recipe card, dry ingredients and a high-quality kitchen tool. While the end result is impressive, these bakes are challenging and better suited for experienced bakers.
Wildgrain ships a variety of breads and pastries straight to your door—what’s not to love? Each is individually packaged, so all that’s left to do is preheat the oven and warm them up. The quality of the products is wonderful, with beautiful textures and great flavor. Whether you’re looking for a gift for a bread baker or simply searching for a way to avoid separate trips to the local bakery, it’s a fantastic way to try new breads and pastries and keep them consistently stocked.
Plus, according to Scherber, certain baked goods are difficult to replicate at home without professional training. “All layered pastries like croissants, pain au chocolate or Danish are too much work. Let the bakery do all the lamination of dough and butter.” A baked goods subscription like Wildgrain is a great way to enjoy baking pastries that we wouldn’t necessarily have the time (or skill) to make at home from scratch.
That said, it is still very pricey. “The only hang-up I have is the cost!” Katie explains. “As I said, I try to avoid processed food when possible, but even the ‘best value’ variety box for $159 equates to over $13 an item. I can get locally made bread and pastries for about half that price here in the Midwest. I would still order Wildgrain from time to time for convenience, but it’s not a fit for my monthly food budget.”
KATIE BANDURSKI FOR TASTE OF HOME
Stock your freezer with artisanal pastries, sourdough loaves and fresh pasta from Wildgrain. While pricey, they're worth the splurge.
The carb-packed subscription box can be purchased on the Wildgrain website. A monthly subscription starts at $69, including shipping. Bread heads, your lives will never be the same!
All Wildgrain breads are slowly fermented for 20 hours or more but are not made specifically with sourdough. Each bread is labeled.
The most popular six-item Wildgrain box costs $89 to $109 per month. A smaller four-item box ranges from $69 to $89 while larger 12-item boxes run $149 to $189. That includes multiple products per package, along with free shipping.
Yes, some Wildgrain products are gluten-free. While the fermenting process already reduces the gluten in Wildgrain bread, there are some gluten-free breads, pastas and pastries for those who need them.
At Taste Recipes, we’re committed to producing high-quality content by writers with expertise and experience in their field in consultation with relevant, qualified experts. For this piece, Molly Allen, a former bakery owner, used her 10 years of experience as a food writer to expertly review this subscription service. Senior Shopping Editor, Katie Bandurski—who has nearly a decade of editorial experience in the food, home and lifestyle space—completed a secondary review.
We also interviewed Amy Scherber, baker and founder of Amy’s Bread in New York City. She shared tips on how to get the most out of baked goods at home. Paul Rankin, Content Updates Editor at Taste Recipes, updated and contributed research to this article. Paul is a former commerce editor at Bobvila and has written shopping guides since 2021.
Alexandra Mantella, Content Updates Editor at Taste Recipes, updated and contributed research to this piece. She has over five years of experience in product testing, research and commerce writing. Previously, she served as a commerce content update editor at Bob Vila.
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