Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
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Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#2Steve1989MREInfo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I6Et1JkidnnbWgJFiMeHA
Nice!
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#3Can't read due to pay wall but I'm kind of offended by the headline. MREs have gotten better over the years, give or take a few missteps, and haven't been anywhere near bad (yes, even veggie omelet can be salvaged) for decades. The current lineup[0] is downright decadent, at least in the US, and has been for longer than any writer at NYT has been alive.
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#4That pound cake that comes with many MREs is one of the best things I've ever tasted.
It actually has a kind of fakey/chemically flavor to it (if I remember it's usually apple flavor?), but for some reason it's still good, and the moistness and texture of the cake is exceptional. I wish they just sold those pound cakes by themselves.
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#5At some point in the very beginning of 199x the humanitarian aid of NATO MRE got distributed in our dormitories - it were kind of hungry years in USSR, empty store shelves, rationing of staples, and as a student i had at that time barely enough money only for cheap illegal vodka (highest bang for the buck) and hardly could even indulge in beer, let alone buy any food - and those MREs went down very nicely, 30 years later i still remember them as very tasty :)
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#6That pound cake that comes with many MREs is one of the best things I've ever tasted. It actually has a kind of fakey/chemically flavor to it (if I remember it's usually apple flavor?), but for some reason it's still good, and the moistness and texture of the cake is exceptional. I wish they just sold those pound cakes by themselves.
My favorite is the "Bill's Brew" instant coffee. I spent a lot of time on Google trying to trackdown the supplier in a small town rural Texas, but no luck. It is the best instant coffee.
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#7Wornick, which makes most of the real MREs, used to sell a civilian version. Their brand was "MIL-SPEC", and then "Eversafe". Now they don't seem to want to sell those at retail, probably because they normally ship by the shipping container load and the eBay resellers can't handle that much product.
Everybody seems to be out of stock on civilian MREs right now, except for resellers who are doubling the price. (Each meal is worth about $6.) The people selling "surplus" MREs are usually selling expired ones.
The chicken-based ones are usually pretty good. The pasta-based ones, not so much.
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#8Steve1989MREInfo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I6Et1JkidnnbWgJFiMeHA Nice!
I love this guy's channel. He's the only guy I've seen who has the guts to eat MRE's dated since WWII and perhaps older. The most recent I've seen was him comparing MRE's from the PRC (yes, China), Taiwan, USA, Russia, etc.
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#9Can't read due to pay wall but I'm kind of offended by the headline. MREs have gotten better over the years, give or take a few missteps, and haven't been anywhere near bad (yes, even veggie omelet can be salvaged) for decades. The current lineup[0] is downright decadent, at least in the US, and has been for longer than any writer at NYT has been alive. [0]: https://www.mreinfo.com/mre-menus-2021/
Looks tastier and more varied than most school lunches I recall. Not a ton of vegetables unfortunately.
Re: Unloved by generations of soldiers, the MRE finds a fan base
#10Steve1989MREInfo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I6Et1JkidnnbWgJFiMeHA Nice!
I watch his videos they're great fun to watch especially the expired kits.
Your link to his channel makes more sense than the NYT article which picked one seemingly at random it is one of his videos from 2017.