Wild Salmon Delivered to Your Door – No Subscription Required

Getting wild salmon delivered to your door is a quick and easy way to ensure a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-cook meal. There are a handful of reputable companies doing great work to deliver fresh salmon to homes across the country. When you order Alaskan salmon from a website instead of buying in the store, you’re guaranteed to get a better product – and usually a better price.

The grid below is a helpful tool for comparing different Wild Salmon Delivery options, specifically King and Sockeye. If you’re not in the mood for Sockeye or King, we also have grids for Keta, Pink, and Coho.

Category	Company	Average $/Pound*	Customer Ratings
Highest Customer Ratings	Seabear Smokehouse	$30.67	5.0
Most Frequent Discounts	Global Seafoods	$24.00	4.6
Best for Sustainability	Wulf’s Fish	$44.00	4.9
Best Website Experience	Sea to Table	$31.87	4.7
Easiest Ordering Process	Sizzlefish	$43.31	4.9
Best Variety	Vital Choice	$37.33	4.8
Best Value	Fulton Fish Market	$38.10	4.4

*Estimated cost of one pound of Sockeye or King.

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Does Wild vs. Farmed Salmon Matter?

All the companies in the above grid – and most high-quality salmon providers, for that matter – sell wild-caught salmon. Most of what you’ll find at the local grocery store seafood counter is farmed salmon. There are a ton of differences between the two, but the important bits boil down to one point: wild salmon tastes better. Lots of companies will trot out the idea that wild-caught salmon is healthier (it usually is), but that doesn’t matter as much to us. All we care about is getting the best-tasting fish out there. In every case, that fish is going to be caught in the wild.

But why does wild fish taste better? Here are the basics:

Wild fish has a naturally varied diet, whereas farmed fish are fed processed fish feed. This changes the taste and nutritional makeup of the fish.
Wild fish spends more time, well, behaving like a fish. They develop more fat tissue in anticipation of their annual journey upstream. The leads to a more flavorful bite and a silkier mouthfeel.
Wild fish has fewer opportunities to encounter contaminants. Farmed salmon tends to ingest contaminants in the water in which they live their lives. This doesn’t have much of an effect on the taste, but it can create small health risks.

Getting Fresh-Caught Wild Salmon Delivered to Your Door

Any reputable salmon shipping company will have their fishing and shipping processes honed and dialed in. Most providers have settled on the same ordering and shipping protocols. No matter where you buy your fish, you’re likely to go through something similar to the steps we’ve outlined below.

Pick your fish. It’s an obvious step, but it’s important. You’ll need to choose between King, Sockeye, Keta, Pink, and Coho (or buy a combination). You’ll also need to decide whether you want a fillet, a steak, or canned salmon. If you’re having trouble figuring out what you want to buy, we have a guide to help.
Plug in your shipping and receiving dates. Frozen fish is typically shipped with 2-day delivery to preserve freshness. If you want it sooner, you’ll need to specify that request while checking out.
Receive your order. You should get fresh salmon delivered to your door around 48 hours after ordering. But, if you salmon is lost in the mail and doesn’t arrive until 3 or 4 days after it was shipped, all is not lost. Check the fish to see if it’s still frozen. If it hasn’t thawed, you should be good to go. If even a little bit of your order has softened, contact your provider ASAP.

In many ways, having fresh salmon delivered is just like ordering anything else from a website. The main difference is that the shipping window is shortened, and there’s more at stake if the delivery is late. That said, these are things that your provider is responsible for. If you’re feeling at all hesitant to order salmon, don’t. If you’ve ever ordered something on Amazon, you can do this.

Top Salmon Buying Tips from Industry Veterans

Getting wild salmon delivered to your door is pretty easy, but there are still some opportunities for bumps in the road. We’ve been ordering salmon for years now, and we’ve learned a few things along the way.

You will usually have the option to order wild salmon delivered to your door the next day, but the default option is a 2-day delivery. If you want your fish sooner, you’ll have to pay a little extra.
Customers will save money on premium cuts of fish, but they’ll spend more on shipping costs. Most providers have an extremely fast turnaround time between catching the fish and shipping it out. They work had to make sure the fish is as fresh as possible. In most cases, that means shipping it directly to you, which will cost more than if they shipped a bulk order to a grocery store. Still, we think the extra dollars are worth it.
Your salmon will always arrive frozen. The fish is often flash-frozen aboard the fishing vessel to preserve its taste and texture. If it’s not frozen when you open the box, something went wrong. Companies pack frozen fish into insulated containers, complete with ice and gel packs, before shipping out. If your salmon is even partially thawed by the time it arrives, reach out to your provider to ask for a replacement. In the meantime, take lots of pictures to document the damaged order.
There are a ton of options when it comes to getting wild Alaskan salmon delivered to your door. The process can be overwhelming to novice customers. That’s what we’re here for. We have a huge selection of salmon resources, from the difference between fillets and steaks to which type of salmon is best for which meal.

Fresh or Frozen Salmon?

In the world of salmon shipping, this question is moot. Frozen salmon is fresh salmon. Fish meat degrades quickly once caught. Salmon fishers preserve the flavor and texture of their catch by freezing the fish as soon as it comes out of the water. If they didn’t do this, they’d have to work within an impossibly fast turnaround time – and getting fish from Alaska to wherever you are in 3 hours just isn’t going to happen. Plus, the fishers would be dealing with a lot of wasted fish and rotting meat. The only way to get salmon that has never been frozen is to catch and clean it yourself.

Types of Salmon You Can Order for Delivery

Salmon has half a dozen varieties, each with their own flavors, textures, and eating experiences. We won’t go into the differences too much here, but you can find plenty of information here:

This video is also a great watch for folks new to the world of salmon. The narration is a little silly, and the content focuses mostly on identifying salmon in the wild, but we’ve found it super helpful.

Which Cut of Salmon You Should Buy

Having wild caught salmon delivered to your door can take many forms. This is our humble opinion, but we think it’s the correct one: If you’re looking for a quick weeknight dinner, go with the fillet. If you want a flavorful piece of meat to impress a friend, go with the steak. Looking for a midday snack? Pop open a canister of canned salmon.

When ordering online, customers can choose between salmon steaks, canned salmon, and salmon fillets delivered to their home. Butchers cut salmon fillets parallel to the spine and salmon steaks perpendicular to the spine. Generally speaking, fillets are thinner and easier to cook, but they are more likely to dry out during the cooking process. Steaks are thicker and take some more care to prepare, but they are often more flavorful and less likely to dry out.

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