2020 US MRE Menu 20 Sausage Peppers & Onions Review & 2019 Hashbrowns w Bacon Taste Test Comparison

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  • The newest US MRE menu for 2020 is a hit - but is it better than the previous Menu #20, Hashbrowns with Bacon? Witness the duel of Menu #20's & find out!
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  • @iainbagnall4825
    @iainbagnall4825 Před 3 lety +4182

    "Sunflower oil; that might go rancid within 3 to 5 years" Harsh criticism indeed from the man who ate hundred year old pemmican.

    • @smwillia
      @smwillia Před 3 lety +406

      Or beef from cattle slaughtered over a hundred years ago.

    • @MrKarma-dp8ud
      @MrKarma-dp8ud Před 3 lety +139

      Yeah, but at least it wasn’t 100-year-old rancid Pemmican, though

    • @bezahltersystemtroll5055
      @bezahltersystemtroll5055 Před 3 lety +400

      he could do that because there was no sunflower oil in it

    • @hoilst
      @hoilst Před 3 lety +112

      "Didn't you once eat a plum pudding from the Boer War?"
      "Your point being?"

    • @victormontes7007
      @victormontes7007 Před 3 lety +163

      or that piece of hard tack from the civil war

  • @pinupsaint
    @pinupsaint Před 3 lety +3374

    “there’s nothing abnormal tasting about this at all” is roughly my standard for enjoyment in 2020

  • @christianpowell9387
    @christianpowell9387 Před 3 lety +3799

    one day we're gonna hear him say "That kinda tastes funny" and then a massive thud as he hits the floor

    • @mrmoncherz2574
      @mrmoncherz2574 Před 3 lety +339

      I think he is immune from that happening, he has eaten so many old things now lol

    • @daoyang223
      @daoyang223 Před 2 lety +271

      he did say that a few times.
      I think he ate a bad raisin once and was like "that one tasted off"
      no thud though, fortunately.

    • @kvasir121
      @kvasir121 Před 2 lety +90

      I think he said he had E coli once. Wouldn't be surprised if he's had botulism either.

    • @mbsb1376
      @mbsb1376 Před 2 lety +186

      @@kvasir121 He got it from a modern ration ironically enough.

    • @faseeghmarcus8763
      @faseeghmarcus8763 Před 2 lety +102

      @@mrmoncherz2574 He survived a 75 year old oatmeal brick.

  • @yung_sirloin
    @yung_sirloin Před 3 lety +272

    "sweetened with xylitol, chew enough of em and they'll help get things moving"
    most polite way to say this gum makes you poop your pants

    • @vp21ct
      @vp21ct Před 2 lety +29

      According to a friend, very necessary when you eat a lot of MREs.

    • @locoritto
      @locoritto Před 2 lety +23

      nothing worse than being constipated during combat, i imagine lol

    • @alejandrojoserodriguezarre45
      @alejandrojoserodriguezarre45 Před 2 lety +39

      @@locoritto I think having diarrhea during combat would be worse.

    • @AYVYN
      @AYVYN Před 2 lety +1

      I need fresh fruit every day or I can’t go. Couldn’t imagine eating nothing but MRE

    • @blackout8591
      @blackout8591 Před 2 lety +1

      Nice hiss !

  • @walter2877
    @walter2877 Před 3 lety +676

    "Let's live dangerously here" - Steve, while adding slightly more peanuts and some cranberries to his MRE trail mix

    • @QuigleTheGnome
      @QuigleTheGnome Před 3 lety +62

      Then him casually eating food from 1899

    • @tubular7752
      @tubular7752 Před 3 lety +2

      Funny, bc the soldiers who would eat this are arguably living the MOST dangerously

    • @anhtaipham7585
      @anhtaipham7585 Před 3 lety +1

      Man u know steve he can't handle too many flavors at once

    • @Lrules364
      @Lrules364 Před 3 lety +1

      There's a reason why they call him the bob ross of mre's

    • @suzyrottencrotch5132
      @suzyrottencrotch5132 Před 3 lety +2

      Lucy Holland 😂

  • @CalicoJack1
    @CalicoJack1 Před 3 lety +2463

    I want Steve to do my autopsy when I die 😂
    "Let's get these organs out onto a tray... Nice!"

    • @rmisionero
      @rmisionero Před 3 lety +348

      Opens your stomach: "Nice hiss!"

    • @claverification
      @claverification Před 3 lety +120

      @@rmisionero steve be like: lets see whats inside, maybe we can figure out the last MRE he ate.

    • @bkwright87
      @bkwright87 Před 3 lety +3

      @@rmisionero Damnit! You took my comment by an hour! 😆

    • @G36Jeff
      @G36Jeff Před 3 lety +26

      Omg. I love you guys

    • @G36Jeff
      @G36Jeff Před 3 lety +19

      Red Pill Panda 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @frenchroast1355
    @frenchroast1355 Před 2 lety +194

    Breathed a sigh of relief when he finally combined the cranberries, nuts and trail mix.

  • @SoulForty5Music
    @SoulForty5Music Před 2 lety +322

    I was in the Army in 1998.. Chili and Macaroni will always be my favorite.. esp. with the tiny bottle of Tabasco sauce that came in the accessory pouch.. Nice!

    • @Aggrofool
      @Aggrofool Před 2 lety +4

      Mmkay

    • @mikebennett6713aceadventures
      @mikebennett6713aceadventures Před rokem +2

      What happened to the tobacco?

    • @cuban8463
      @cuban8463 Před rokem +1

      Just had the chili. Probably the best MRE I've had yet

    • @michaeldigiulio5602
      @michaeldigiulio5602 Před rokem +4

      @@mikebennett6713aceadventures they removed the tobacco from mres years ago. Some mres still have small bottles of Tabasco.

    • @combatkarl965
      @combatkarl965 Před rokem +2

      @@duffelbagdrag1772 we used to mix the main portions, of 3 or 4 of the 80s MREs and make 5 alarm chili.

  • @braddahjerry
    @braddahjerry Před 3 lety +1259

    “Flat swamp water flavor” Steve’s coffee critique for 2020 lol

    • @Overlord99762
      @Overlord99762 Před 3 lety +1

      He's from Florida, if anyone would know it's him

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer Před 3 lety +19

      ♫ _If you like grass, if you like dirt, eat Sugar Sod Pops, it can't hurt!_ ♪♪

    • @RuralTowner
      @RuralTowner Před 3 lety

      We know what he's been stuck with during the lean times of '20.

    • @AllTheCloudsArePink
      @AllTheCloudsArePink Před 3 lety +18

      S T R O N G T A N G

    • @train_go_boom2065
      @train_go_boom2065 Před 3 lety +12

      What are you doing in my swamp!

  • @Geno2733
    @Geno2733 Před 3 lety +5011

    This has to be the freshest MRE he's ever eaten. It's only 7 months old.

    • @solothelonelyloner
      @solothelonelyloner Před 3 lety +19

      Nope

    • @Bookerio
      @Bookerio Před 3 lety +460

      hope the freshness won't poison him

    • @MrCaptainTea
      @MrCaptainTea Před 3 lety +16

      solothelonelyloner Yup

    • @Brock_Friesenborg
      @Brock_Friesenborg Před 3 lety +50

      @Wee Pinbell it was a 24 hour pack made by black dog Bob, I want to say 2-4 months in the package before Steve tucked into it.

    • @stephenhou5335
      @stephenhou5335 Před 3 lety +52

      Wee Pinbell I remember that he had one that is send to him by his friend who makes mre and they just made that new menu

  • @justinhaase8825
    @justinhaase8825 Před 3 lety +870

    Steve really needs to interview a food scientist...or an MRE engineer...

    • @PedanticNo1
      @PedanticNo1 Před 2 lety +83

      He could provide such great insights for them. It's one thing to have focus groups and whatnot, but this man has probably tasted everything they currently produce for US MREs, his feedback would be invaluable.

    • @joeyweinstock2272
      @joeyweinstock2272 Před rokem +20

      We had a funny joke of the people that taste tests MREs and are like yea this tastes good

    • @combatkarl965
      @combatkarl965 Před rokem +5

      He should try the shit, we had to eat in the 80s.

    • @jackie_boi116
      @jackie_boi116 Před rokem +24

      @@combatkarl965 He did. He ate the four fingers of death from 82.

    • @combatkarl965
      @combatkarl965 Před rokem +12

      @@jackie_boi116 and survived? Now that's a constitution.

  • @bananajoe9951
    @bananajoe9951 Před 2 lety +789

    Dude, I would have those Hashbrowns with Bacon almost every morning while deployed to "Undisclosed location in REDACTED". I'd mix the gross coffee into the granola cereal, hardly taste it and it was a pick me up. Really brought my mood up. If I got lucky, I had the Sausage Peppers on the road, the trail mix really helped on those long days.

    • @wolskt
      @wolskt Před 2 lety +85

      Hash brown slapped, can’t believe they got rid of it

    • @NN-ix9wf
      @NN-ix9wf Před 2 lety +20

      Are you a glowie

    • @bananajoe9951
      @bananajoe9951 Před 2 lety +46

      @@NN-ix9wf If you consider military a glowie.

    • @NN-ix9wf
      @NN-ix9wf Před 2 lety +28

      @@bananajoe9951 military and glowies fight for the same thing

    • @bananajoe9951
      @bananajoe9951 Před 2 lety +58

      ​@@NN-ix9wf I guess that depends on personal beliefs. I don't agree with the glowies, but that's something a glowie would say right? Since I can't prove either way, no sense in dragging it out.

  • @bbgunassasin7258
    @bbgunassasin7258 Před 3 lety +4769

    I work overnight security at a hotel and I mostly watch you eat mre's

    • @James-wk5mj
      @James-wk5mj Před 3 lety +158

      Nice!

    • @AcceiusTriarii
      @AcceiusTriarii Před 3 lety +440

      Man, i hope you're munching something because i sure get hungry while watching these videos.

    • @AcE-tl7xw
      @AcE-tl7xw Před 3 lety +130

      I can imagine that's such a vibe tho

    • @vitoscalleta4431
      @vitoscalleta4431 Před 3 lety +103

      That honestly has to be pretty comfy

    • @DAorangePEAL
      @DAorangePEAL Před 3 lety +41

      my man

  • @icrailfanner
    @icrailfanner Před 3 lety +2198

    I would like my iPhone more if they’d switch Siri’s voice to Steve’s voice.

    • @MionMikan
      @MionMikan Před 3 lety +187

      Turn right on Hilshire Ave.
      Nice!

    • @windwind3170
      @windwind3170 Před 3 lety +34

      Let's get this App onto a tray.
      Nice!

    • @Doodledobble
      @Doodledobble Před 3 lety +123

      Let's pop onto the freeway...Nice! M'kay, stay on the interstate for 5 miles.

    • @TheHonestFoodTeller
      @TheHonestFoodTeller Před 3 lety +86

      *farts* Siri: Nice hiss!

    • @ryanthomas9633
      @ryanthomas9633 Před 3 lety +51

      When you reach your destination: alright, cool. See ya later

  • @pauldelgado3794
    @pauldelgado3794 Před 2 lety +396

    When I served, our supply room had an abundance of MREs. Our supply sergeant used to give us boxes or MREs to take home.

    • @jduff59
      @jduff59 Před 2 lety +103

      You had a good guy there - giving them to his fellow grunts. Many would have sold them on the black market.

    • @superheriber27
      @superheriber27 Před 2 lety +7

      that sounds great

    • @AnimeFan-wd5pq
      @AnimeFan-wd5pq Před 2 lety +111

      @@jduff59 black market, a.k.a Steve’s gang of MRE suppliers.

    • @jackharris697
      @jackharris697 Před 2 lety +6

      Dang I hope I get a box full one day.

    • @vinegarhusbands
      @vinegarhusbands Před rokem +11

      I hate washing dishes and cooking so tbh I'd be stoked about having extra free MREs

  • @No-Ink
    @No-Ink Před 2 lety +72

    After hurricane Katrina near the east coast in NC. We were still recovering from it and were supplied with MREs which really helped. My favorite was the cheese potato scallops one. Everything in it was fantastic.

  • @ziqqerlad
    @ziqqerlad Před 3 lety +1848

    The only I thing I've always wanted to point out on how is Steve able to hold the whole tray with one hand without tipping the glasses. It's one of the most anxious thing I've seen

    • @thethatone2166
      @thethatone2166 Před 3 lety +231

      He's just that powerful

    • @ziqqerlad
      @ziqqerlad Před 3 lety +223

      @@thethatone2166 He's just using 1% of his power

    • @newhampguy
      @newhampguy Před 3 lety +17

      IKR

    • @aboveaveragebayleaf9216
      @aboveaveragebayleaf9216 Před 3 lety +128

      He was probably a server at one point. People do that every day in restaurants around the world.

    • @newhampguy
      @newhampguy Před 3 lety +54

      ​@@aboveaveragebayleaf9216 Oh wow you might just be right, hadn't thought of that!

  • @usernamesrlamo
    @usernamesrlamo Před 3 lety +295

    US Military logic: ‘Sir, we can either add a boat to our fleet of 60 nuclear submarines our we could give all the boys a good MRE.’
    *fade out to sonar sounds*

    • @memestealer8857
      @memestealer8857 Před 3 lety +3

      usernamesrlamo bruh learn how to spell or

    • @boygenius538_8
      @boygenius538_8 Před 3 lety

      Memestealer stop being a grammar nazi on the Internet.

    • @arcadianwind
      @arcadianwind Před 3 lety +9

      NaziFerret WHO ARE YOU I AM FROM ANCIENT GREECE

    • @persimmonss
      @persimmonss Před 3 lety

      @@memestealer8857 you know the r and f are right next to each other

    • @summercapps5151
      @summercapps5151 Před 3 lety

      @@Panzerram coo coo

  • @AnsonArmando
    @AnsonArmando Před rokem +69

    I love it when he stirs coffee or any beverage. Theres always a lovely tune. 3:08 Love you Steve.

  • @escapist83
    @escapist83 Před 3 lety +179

    When Steve is slightly dissatisfied: Mix it all together and see what happens.

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 Před 9 měsíci +4

      To be fair, that's how most food has been invented.

  • @TheClblflame79
    @TheClblflame79 Před 3 lety +811

    Who else looks forward to his musical stirring?

  • @connorclifford5940
    @connorclifford5940 Před 3 lety +1978

    When is the US Gov going to hire Steve as a consultant for new MRE development?

  • @jamesthefisherman1060
    @jamesthefisherman1060 Před 2 lety +73

    It’s interesting how detailed the military is about food, like how they have specific names for each ration and each item inside the ration

    • @Schnoz42069
      @Schnoz42069 Před rokem +23

      It’s the military. It has to be detailed.

    • @Schnoz42069
      @Schnoz42069 Před rokem +25

      Plus it’s food. People eat these every day. They need that information.

    • @AldoSchmedack
      @AldoSchmedack Před rokem +5

      1 Napkin, 2 ea, 4 ply, dry, US made...

  • @sopotiuck
    @sopotiuck Před 3 lety +151

    *Steve stares at canadian goose
    Goose: hisses
    Steve: Nice hiss

    • @Shinzon23
      @Shinzon23 Před 2 lety +3

      *30 minutes later* you can really taste the hatred of anything non goose in this!

    • @kaneda956
      @kaneda956 Před rokem

      and then 3 hrs later pulls the goose out of the oven and proceeds to food review lol

  • @Rosalitop
    @Rosalitop Před 3 lety +547

    MRE manufacturer: how much trail mix do you want in menu 20?
    Military: yes

    • @RestrictedHades
      @RestrictedHades Před 3 lety

      Civilian mre: trail mix
      Military mre: field mix

    • @codycarrigan6287
      @codycarrigan6287 Před 3 lety +10

      That trail mix is good at first, but by the 3rd time you get it in the field you’re trying to trade it for other things lol

    • @matchesburn
      @matchesburn Před 3 lety +11

      Marines: "Still no crayon flavor option..."

    • @UpToSpeedOnJaguar
      @UpToSpeedOnJaguar Před 3 lety

      @@matchesburn and yet they added it AND a package of peanuts to the mix. Honestly don't think it'll last more than a year.

  • @Mugicha808
    @Mugicha808 Před 3 lety +232

    That Rambo "All He Wanted Was Something To Eat" shirt destroyed me. 😂

    • @mchoffner8497
      @mchoffner8497 Před 3 lety +4

      I love his shirts, and his shelves

    • @mindeloman
      @mindeloman Před 3 lety

      Should get the brian dennehy companion Tshirt that says, "there's a diner about 30 miles up the road."

    • @jre-1337
      @jre-1337 Před 3 lety +7

      "Wouldn't have been no trouble if it weren't for that king shit cop!!"

    • @g1ng3r_
      @g1ng3r_ Před 3 lety +4

      Game over, man, game over!

  • @vosskftw5220
    @vosskftw5220 Před 9 měsíci +35

    I’m Chinese and I have had the full range of Chinese milk rations. I thought they were quite good. A specific type that’s pretty similar to mres actually was my only food source for a month some time ago. Now i came to Europe and tried this menu, sausage with onions. It absolutely blew me away. Absolutely night and day compared to what I had before. First thing that I thought of after I had eaten it was “no wonder the Americans are gonna kick our ass if we ever go to war”.

  • @TheFatNumpty
    @TheFatNumpty Před 3 lety +37

    Steve - “this coffee tastes like flat swamp water”
    Me - “how the hell would he know what that tastes like??”
    Then I remember it’s highly likely that Steve has in fact drunk flat swamp water at some point.

  • @Mad_Max_RW
    @Mad_Max_RW Před 3 lety +1613

    How do snakes flirt? “Nice hiss.”

  • @rootinesttoot1433
    @rootinesttoot1433 Před 3 lety +1567

    The seratonin I get from his “Nice” is unmatched

    • @adozer6848
      @adozer6848 Před 3 lety +34

      He is such a positive guy! I love hearing him talk. I put him on as I'm doing stuff around the house.

    • @zacharyellison4189
      @zacharyellison4189 Před 3 lety +14

      @@adozer6848 lol. I have to be sitting so I can actually watch. I like war stories with mark Felton for working around the house

    • @adozer6848
      @adozer6848 Před 3 lety +8

      @@zacharyellison4189 I like Marc Felton also. I fall asleep listening to him sometimes....makes for odd dreams.

    • @josephglista561
      @josephglista561 Před 3 lety +21

      For me it's the "Alright, let's get this out onto a tray."

    • @zacharyellison4189
      @zacharyellison4189 Před 3 lety +1

      @@adozer6848 indeed they can. A podcast would be another option

  • @bigrezznation
    @bigrezznation Před 3 lety +32

    I can't be the only that giggled at the "smells like strong tang" statement 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 3 lety +34

      nice

    • @Scyber_Official
      @Scyber_Official Před 3 lety +2

      @@Steve1989MRE Noice 👍

    • @mikescott6647
      @mikescott6647 Před 3 lety +3

      🙋🏼‍♂️ my cousin and uncle (his step dad) were giving each other a hard time about tang at a holiday dinner once... I stifled my laughter thru about 15 "tangs"...but when my uncle aggressively said "I prolly had hot tang before you were even born!" myself and my cousin's girlfriend lost it. Then everyone else, including my 80 year old grandma were belly laughing. 😂 Been a long running joke ever since.

  • @Maxaldojo
    @Maxaldojo Před rokem +5

    I continue to live vicariously through you, Steve! I like how you start out by tasting the meal elements on their own and then mix them up. I have yet to disagree with your flavor combos. Thanks for all you do!

  • @theopdiamond8349
    @theopdiamond8349 Před 3 lety +2313

    Steve's platoon mate gets set on fire
    Steve: "that's a nice medium roast with good chunks and a real inviting smell"

  • @ifwmason4059
    @ifwmason4059 Před 3 lety +390

    It’s a good day when Steve eats something from the same year

    • @peterwaugh9416
      @peterwaugh9416 Před 3 lety +12

      MRE's according to Steve are like red wine. Put them aside for a few years to mature

    • @goldlionmax
      @goldlionmax Před 3 lety +8

      The more fresh, the more shits on it lol

    • @BushcraftingBogan
      @BushcraftingBogan Před 3 lety +8

      I’m sure his body will reject it.

  • @adamnewbould256
    @adamnewbould256 Před 2 lety +16

    This is awesome, you are the Bob Ross of MRE's.. I was thinking of buying some for an emergency, now I'm sold. Thanks dude!

    • @jacklarkin6282
      @jacklarkin6282 Před 8 měsíci

      I bought some just to not have to go to Walmart, now I'm hooked. Just order a crap ton and all my meals are prepared.

  • @armed_icebear444
    @armed_icebear444 Před 2 lety +53

    I'm currently in the US Army and while in an FTX last week I had this MRE for the first time. However it now comes with beef jerky trail mix instead. I wasn't a fan of that but the sausage was honestly one of the best MRE I ever had.

    • @kriss3d
      @kriss3d Před rokem

      I'd love to be able to get that kind of things as a civilian.

    • @mm-qq7bb
      @mm-qq7bb Před rokem +3

      @@kriss3d I think you can buy them but they are not cheap

    • @Apollo5752353
      @Apollo5752353 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@mm-qq7bbDefinitely not cheap, spent over 100 on a 12 pack

  • @captainmagazine8079
    @captainmagazine8079 Před 3 lety +711

    The auto-generated subtitles said “applause” when you emptied the craisins onto the tray.

  • @jeremyheintz1479
    @jeremyheintz1479 Před 3 lety +550

    "I'm divorcing you Steve, your MRE obsession has overtaken your life. I can't take it!"
    "Nice hiss!"

  • @johnrockett4988
    @johnrockett4988 Před rokem +16

    Anyone else get hungry watching these ha I’m sitting eating a home cooked nice meal and I just was osmotic cranberries and trail mix 😂

  • @dungeoneering1974
    @dungeoneering1974 Před 2 lety +13

    I never get tired of "Let's get this out on a tray. Nice!"

  • @ChuySanchez23
    @ChuySanchez23 Před 3 lety +528

    I hunted the hasbrowns for breakfast daily while in Syria. Sucks they got rid of it.

    • @MS.on.YouTube
      @MS.on.YouTube Před 3 lety +75

      I have a wild Syrian hasbrown's 12 point rack on my wall

    • @Chi26trojans
      @Chi26trojans Před 3 lety +21

      The hasbrowns and maple sausage ones are the only two MRE’s I halfway enjoy having for breakfast. Really sucks they replaced it

    • @crazinkcf1840
      @crazinkcf1840 Před 3 lety +6

      @Hammer Go Bonk! Phenomenal, simply incredible.

    • @KaiserMattTygore927
      @KaiserMattTygore927 Před 3 lety

      The hashbrown has now become an endangered species in the middle east due to human predation. Normally, the Hashbrown in its natural habitat flees towards MRE bags when in danger, however human hunters have taken advantage of this instinct and as of 2020, they have been hunted down to extinction.

    • @jchat122010
      @jchat122010 Před 3 lety

      Ayeee I’m in Syria rn but I feel you man. Hands down the best MRE especially when you put that cheese spread in the hash browns 🤤

  • @Dozer-fy4ek
    @Dozer-fy4ek Před 3 lety +600

    “ now let’s get this onto a tray,NICE”
    Never gets old for me

    • @user-tr9nj6ki8u
      @user-tr9nj6ki8u Před 3 lety +6

      Every time I put food on a plate now when I get done I’m like “nice”

    • @Mothman777
      @Mothman777 Před 3 lety +6

      I always finger gun my monitor when he says "Nice" I am 100 percent on que each time. I regret nothing.

    • @jamesklebenow6885
      @jamesklebenow6885 Před 2 lety +5

      “This one is a 1989 US ration” -Steve
      “I told you to stop calling me that” -his wife

    • @spg1026
      @spg1026 Před rokem +1

      T-shirt with that on it.

    • @sirron7791
      @sirron7791 Před rokem +1

      Literally the best prt of every video

  • @marcsannicolas4074
    @marcsannicolas4074 Před 2 lety +20

    Steve:*rips a vicious MRE fart* "that is an exceptional aroma, not over baring at all with a light tangy flavor."

  • @Lancelot0311
    @Lancelot0311 Před rokem +13

    I’m in the Marines and my unit still has yet to see this sausage one. I still firmly believe the hash brown one is on the highest tier of MREs and going to be hard to beat. I’ll edit this post in about ten years when I finally get the chance to try it.

    • @skinWalkman
      @skinWalkman Před rokem

      Get used to it bud. I was still finding veggie omelette well into 2019.

  • @ghoulsarefree
    @ghoulsarefree Před 3 lety +399

    Nothing gets me jazzed like seeing Steve pull out a Beverage Base Orange Type III when I just had one of those with lunch.

    • @flamingrubys11
      @flamingrubys11 Před 3 lety

      My uncle when we visited him at a airforce base used to share his mres with me, always mystified me as a kid hie the food only needed water to heat up

    • @KaiNLinda
      @KaiNLinda Před 3 lety +32

      Nice!

    • @boblarry5524
      @boblarry5524 Před 3 lety +1

      He forgot to drink the other one ;-;

    • @siainvestigationsteam2713
      @siainvestigationsteam2713 Před 3 lety

      Not only are we going to New Hampshire," .. "we’re going to South Carolina! And Oklahoma! And Arizona! And North Dakota! And New Mexico! We’re going to California! And Texas! And New York! And we’re going to South Dakota! And Oregon! And Washington and Michigan!.. And then we’re going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House. Yaaaaaaaay!!!."

    • @familyfinatial1257
      @familyfinatial1257 Před 3 lety +1

      @@KaiNLinda lets get this out onto a tray

  • @nateg2821
    @nateg2821 Před 3 lety +171

    I was so relieved when he mixed the cranberries and peanuts with the trail mix.

    • @brendon8702
      @brendon8702 Před 3 lety

      that was my favourite part

    • @mlembrant
      @mlembrant Před 3 lety +2

      yeah.. it got pretty tense there ..

  • @sleevelessace
    @sleevelessace Před 3 lety +7

    These mres look so good I’d actually eat these for meals over TV dinners or even some regular dinners , idk why but they look really good Steve’s way of presentation

  • @das_gruuben
    @das_gruuben Před 2 lety +21

    No joke. Those hashbrowns look like Life of Boris' "End of Month" survival food.
    I guess that for the DOD, the end of the month is all month, lol.

    • @brandontole2281
      @brandontole2281 Před 2 lety +1

      My brother's a drill, 3 tours. He showed me an mre, it was the hash brown menu. The texture of the potatoes is revolting. The blueberry granola was pretty good though. He said it was one of his favorites.

  • @Danny.Meatball
    @Danny.Meatball Před 3 lety +625

    How is Steve getting 2020 MREs and I'm overseas eating 2015 MREs...

    • @Jaytwisty23
      @Jaytwisty23 Před 3 lety +2

      He matters, you don't 😂

    • @NPCSN
      @NPCSN Před 3 lety +5

      Why are you on CZcams looking up MRE’s when you’re eating MRE’s?... 🤔

    • @jonathancook4733
      @jonathancook4733 Před 3 lety +51

      Hes Steve .. almost like the Chuck Norris of the MRE world ... a legend!

    • @bertcochran1770
      @bertcochran1770 Před 3 lety +29

      How did they big metal tray in that little packet?

    • @xinsanedefeatx
      @xinsanedefeatx Před 3 lety

      Bert Cochran it didn’t, he downloaded it

  • @walkingmelon8019
    @walkingmelon8019 Před 3 lety +160

    Steve’s dinner party checklist:
    - Mess trays
    - Mess cups
    - Robust plastic cutlery
    - Esbit stoves
    - FRHs
    - Only the best retort pouches with gussets
    - Various beverage bases
    - Cheese spread fondu
    - Pleasant spoon music playlist

  • @BlazePiffington
    @BlazePiffington Před 3 lety +1

    Clutch, a better consistent youtube reviewer there is none.
    I was in search of this MRE since i came upon it recently...now im just gonna go and prep it, just can’t wait 4 more hours til morning

  • @chloeklingler
    @chloeklingler Před 2 lety +5

    I don't even remember how I found this channel so I'm now convinced it was fate. This content is everything I didn't realize I needed and I am *here* for it.

  • @iAMiRex27
    @iAMiRex27 Před 3 lety +325

    I can't believe I reenlisted just for them to get rid of my hasbrowns and bacon

    • @MrBdawg9999
      @MrBdawg9999 Před 3 lety +1

      >reenlisting
      Well that's your first problem lol

    • @pannacottafugo7777
      @pannacottafugo7777 Před 3 lety +31

      Thank you for your service. My wife is in the marines. And me, as her wife, am too scared to do that shit. Thank you

    • @thatsnodildo1974
      @thatsnodildo1974 Před 3 lety +7

      That Dodge Charger aint worth it any more now you cant get that good MRE huh?

    • @iAMiRex27
      @iAMiRex27 Před 3 lety +21

      @@thatsnodildo1974 you can clearly see by my profile picture my money went to a shitbox Tacoma, tyvm

    • @alinapaiz8369
      @alinapaiz8369 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pannacottafugo7777 yesss w/w

  • @clayendfield4850
    @clayendfield4850 Před 3 lety +113

    When shopping for glassware, Steve rates products primarily on their acoustic properties.
    Steve: "Nice clink."

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 Před 3 lety +4

      Child: Mom, why is there a buff food critic tapping all the glass cups with a tiny plastic spoon?
      Mom: I'll tell you when you're older, sweetheart.

  • @dougdonnelly3637
    @dougdonnelly3637 Před 3 lety

    Love the way you speed it up when you mix your drinks and then the little ding ding ding at the end feel so right

  • @terranaxiomuk
    @terranaxiomuk Před 2 lety +1

    I love the zoom in when pouring the water into the coffee. It's like a hold your breath moment. Is it going to mix perfectly moment 😆

  • @Mikey129
    @Mikey129 Před 3 lety +209

    For those who enjoyed Coffee Instant type II... Behold: “Beverage base orange, Type III” !

    • @Sammmeow
      @Sammmeow Před 3 lety

      It really does taste like tang.

    • @cade-o
      @cade-o Před 3 lety +1

      @CreedOfHeresy bad no

  • @Devanox4
    @Devanox4 Před 3 lety +146

    MRE Menu: Trail Mix, with extra Trail Mix and included Sausage.

    • @robertwhite1353
      @robertwhite1353 Před 3 lety

      Steve " This was well thought out"

    • @DragonAurora
      @DragonAurora Před 3 lety +2

      Purdy much...

    • @joniwaly2293
      @joniwaly2293 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, I was confused as well when I saw the cranberries aren't in the trail mix.

  • @infinimetrical
    @infinimetrical Před 2 lety +35

    Conversational, educational, ASMR Mukbang. Steve has combined all four of those elements in his channel.

    • @nathanarbuckle3180
      @nathanarbuckle3180 Před 10 měsíci

      Mukbang is a stretch possibly. He's not eating copious amounts of food.

  • @cadamsm11
    @cadamsm11 Před 2 lety

    I, too, am recovering from a surgery, at home now. I find these videos very educational, but also very relaxing. When I was in the Air Force, I had the occasional MRE, but working on the flight line, we usually were given something called a “box lunch.” Served the same purpose as an MRE, but not meant to keep for any period of time-regular sandwiches and such. Chris

  • @BigBrownMemes
    @BigBrownMemes Před 3 lety +214

    *rabid cat attacks him*
    Steve- Nice hiss.

    • @Zootofanthrax
      @Zootofanthrax Před 3 lety +17

      Then he tries to put cat on a tray

    • @jlshel42
      @jlshel42 Před 3 lety +8

      Steve meets a kitten: “Nice little hiss.”

    • @famvirious
      @famvirious Před 3 lety

      Alright, now let's get its guts out on a tray.
      Nice!

    • @Jaytwisty23
      @Jaytwisty23 Před 3 lety

      Wow such funny 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @joeconrad3828
    @joeconrad3828 Před 3 lety +395

    I can understand the desire to omit dessert items, but it is a bit cruel to deprive the guys who actually need field rations because the rest of the Army in the rear is getting fat. M&Ms or a pound cake are a morale booster.

    • @haroldellis9721
      @haroldellis9721 Před 3 lety

      I used to live for Maple Nut Cake.

    • @idahodiy
      @idahodiy Před 3 lety +121

      Guys in the rear shouldn't even be eating MREs

    • @tylergannon7398
      @tylergannon7398 Před 3 lety

      How do they manage to gain weight? Don’t they have to do some intense exercise routines or are they just eating that many M&Ms and pound cakes? I mean Steve is in pretty good shape but I’m not sure how often he’s eating MRE’s lol

    • @pxrxy
      @pxrxy Před 3 lety

      @01000110 ! Let's be real here removing m&ms is a dick move or they did it to cut costs. We can't blame their obesity on m&ms when they're eating 1'500 calories per ration at just bootcamp.

    • @NPCSN
      @NPCSN Před 3 lety +15

      01000110 !
      Screw that, no warning, three day dump for them too. 😂

  • @msain427
    @msain427 Před 3 lety +4

    My favorite MRE so far is the menu 20 hashbrown potatoes and peppers.. I had the peppers and onions and potatoes when our power went out for a week in Oregon during an ice storm and it was so delicious

  • @tonyr547
    @tonyr547 Před 2 lety

    Another great vid, glad I found this channel, great t-shirt

  • @crunchyeater
    @crunchyeater Před 3 lety +308

    Steve- single handedly rocketing the price of Menu 20's in just 25 minutes.

    • @dougtaylor7724
      @dougtaylor7724 Před 3 lety +49

      The SEC is investigating him for price manipulation as he was rumored to be holding over 50,000 of Menu 20. Lol

    • @thecanadiankiwibirb4512
      @thecanadiankiwibirb4512 Před 3 lety +2

      Lol

    • @TD04_Trav
      @TD04_Trav Před 3 lety +2

      Doug Taylor lol that’s just smart right there

  • @deaconandrewkingtheinspira762

    Back when I was in the US Marines 1989. MRE's came with a tiny bottle of Tabasco sauce. Now that was adding flavor to your Field Rations👍🏾

    • @ihcman9130
      @ihcman9130 Před 3 lety +1

      They should have kept using those little bottles of Tabasco. The hot sauce they have in there now in little packets tastes like turpentine.

    • @dougtaylor7724
      @dougtaylor7724 Před 3 lety +41

      I saw 10 of those bottles sold on eBay 5 years ago for like $18. I thought wth? You can have a big bottle for $3.

    • @Mob-es9jm
      @Mob-es9jm Před 3 lety +1

      They should bring that back in my opinion or something similar

    • @alanbayman7729
      @alanbayman7729 Před 3 lety

      I had some MRE's from the late 2000's that had Tabasco sauce, though not all of them. I think the enchiladas came with it.

    • @bindingofisaacchannel3054
      @bindingofisaacchannel3054 Před 3 lety +18

      Doug Taylor For those who love paying for glass!

  • @isaacvaught8908
    @isaacvaught8908 Před 2 lety

    Why do I enjoy the unpacking so much. I got hammered the other night and bought a 12 pack of mre’s after binging these videos

  • @Gokraut
    @Gokraut Před 2 lety +5

    I’m not ok with aspartame so I wouldn’t drink the orange drink. But everything else looks good I have a box of 2019 mre meals menu 12-24. Two thumbs up for eating all these and staying alive. Your videos are amazing and incredibly addictive and satisfying.

  • @Tailstraw_xD
    @Tailstraw_xD Před 3 lety +517

    I get a pang of nostalgia whenever those MRE crackers come out. My grandpa was in forestry and his sector was supplied by army surplus, he'd get to bring home the MREs that were getting old and would always give me the crackers and peanut butter or cheese

  • @Marauder1981
    @Marauder1981 Před 3 lety +341

    MRE 2020: Catastrophes, turmoils & disappointments

    • @mtksbctk
      @mtksbctk Před 3 lety +3

      L

    • @chefmdecamp
      @chefmdecamp Před 3 lety

      MRE 2020: Goes from cool niche channel to shit you might really, really need to know for 2021.

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo Před 3 lety +17

      Just like the rest of 2020

  • @kylemartinez7058
    @kylemartinez7058 Před 3 lety +3

    Why do I keep coming back to watch Steve eat processed food? His videos are better than my Type II spray-dried morning coffee.

  • @hankglidden1463
    @hankglidden1463 Před rokem +4

    Suffering my way through covid at the moment and these videos have been so nice. I love see how passionate you are about your work, thanks for all that you do

  • @richyket661
    @richyket661 Před 3 lety +203

    I just imagine him sneaking into an army base and stuffing MRE's into a bag before running off.

    • @fearlessace6029
      @fearlessace6029 Před 3 lety

      He doesn't have to sneak they just let him on at this point

    • @jkalash762
      @jkalash762 Před 3 lety

      Wait, you mean you didn't know he secretly was solely responsible for getting the raid area 51 fiasco going as a ruse to get in to see what futuristic mre tech they're working on? 😂😂😂

    • @Jermster_91
      @Jermster_91 Před 3 lety +8

      I wouldn't be surprised if he had his connections to get them.

    • @adolfhitlerwithinternetacc6259
      @adolfhitlerwithinternetacc6259 Před 3 lety

      “just gotta kill this guard”

    • @mangoboy3367
      @mangoboy3367 Před 3 lety

      Lol I don't think that the military would mind if that's all he took😁

  • @steveturner3999
    @steveturner3999 Před 3 lety +392

    He just wanted something to eat. It could have been "new or old". He wouldn’t care.

    • @Heskey-pn1yc
      @Heskey-pn1yc Před 3 lety +7

      Me too but the International Shipping fee for MREs on Ebay are literally expensive due to the current situation. 😐

    • @Wandering_Goliath
      @Wandering_Goliath Před 3 lety

      All i can think of during the review was "Man i want to watch First Blood again"

    • @LaPabst
      @LaPabst Před 3 lety

      Look, just get this S*** onto a try.... NICE!

    • @LanceWhipple
      @LanceWhipple Před 3 lety +1

      Or even make a billy goat puke

    • @DragonAurora
      @DragonAurora Před 3 lety

      That's how it was out in the field and in Iraq. We didn't care about calories, fat, vitamins, "nice hiss" etc. it was just something to eat.

  • @ashokrayvenn
    @ashokrayvenn Před rokem +2

    Love your vids-today i realized just how ASMR your vids are. Amazing along with your informative style. Just curious how you handle the aspartame. Personally, i cant stand it. My taste buds go into red alert anytime its in a product.

  • @joeyweinstock2272
    @joeyweinstock2272 Před rokem

    I love watching these so I know what’s it’s like to eat an MRE properly

  • @Trebuchet48
    @Trebuchet48 Před 3 lety +138

    "Tastes like something you'd get in a gas station." Without a trace of irony, as a positive attribute. Just frickin' awesome.

    • @ronamartel1286
      @ronamartel1286 Před 3 lety

      🤣 That cracked me up

    • @KrikZ32
      @KrikZ32 Před 3 lety +16

      If you aren't enjoying a little gas station food from time to time, you ain't living brother.

    • @Murmarine
      @Murmarine Před 3 lety +14

      @@KrikZ32 Shitty gas station hot dogs are a fucking godsent from time to time.

    • @2ecember
      @2ecember Před 3 lety +4

      KrikKiller Cheers to that

    • @MichaelMartinez-bz7fy
      @MichaelMartinez-bz7fy Před 3 lety +4

      Idk why but I FUCKING LOVE gas station food

  • @ryan_aex
    @ryan_aex Před 3 lety +54

    Been having a rough time recently and then a Steve MRE video comes out...maybe this is the universe saying “I got you” Big love to Steve and the community!

  • @adamgilligan3688
    @adamgilligan3688 Před 3 lety +3

    I have to say that it is very interesting to see Steve eat these Military food with out any real reason and He is always so nice and friendly.

    • @nogglebeak
      @nogglebeak Před 2 lety

      modern MREs are pretty damn good.

    • @Kriss_L
      @Kriss_L Před 2 lety

      @@nogglebeak I would not agree. I prefer the late 80s MREs to the crap we had in 2011.

  • @Rockinruffhouser
    @Rockinruffhouser Před 2 lety +2

    Tried this one out in the field a few weeks ago during a training exercise. Pretty darn good

  • @granitemonkey
    @granitemonkey Před 3 lety +435

    Steve's a national treasure. We must do whatever we can to protect him.

  • @chrismaverick9828
    @chrismaverick9828 Před 3 lety +550

    "Sunflower oil.... That might go rancid in three to five years, of not well stored."
    :Steve saves two:
    Five years later: "Hm... Wasn't stored the best. Lets try those craisins.... PLAH, Yeah! Ugh! They're bad." :eats the rest:
    Twenty years later:"Lets try these again....Last time wasn't the greatest. Aw.. Oh yeah....Not right! It's Foul!!! I am NOT eating those.... Well, okay, just one...."

  • @varnellhopkinsiii6863
    @varnellhopkinsiii6863 Před 2 lety

    This actually picked my appetiite watching you open this one.

  • @kwastimus
    @kwastimus Před 3 lety +78

    Steve's underrated talent is his music, his shit sounds like the hot new dungeon synth release every music blog is raving about. Drop an album on bandcamp, king

    • @puppsmcgee74
      @puppsmcgee74 Před 3 lety +7

      “Hot new dungeon synth” lololol

    • @ronaldsoares2587
      @ronaldsoares2587 Před 3 lety +5

      Steve’s spoon music!!!!!

    • @shadowspectrum
      @shadowspectrum Před 3 lety

      He's been doing it for years too. If you are into this sort of stuff, look up the first few Mortiis albums, ie everything before The Smell of Rain. Which is a fine album itself, but Mortiis went in a more goth/industrial direction after that. Everything before that is pure ambient dungeon synth music.

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant Před 3 lety

      YES!!

    • @o-k9267
      @o-k9267 Před 3 lety

      I was actually thinking Steve is the only one who's doing this quite simple (sound wise) midi synth formula, but then like a year ago I discovered that Dungeon synth exists, and hundreds of people are doing a very similar thing. Still want HIS album tho, love his compositions.

  • @ThePizzaGoblin
    @ThePizzaGoblin Před 3 lety +89

    As an italian who's grandma made peppers and onions regularly, I am deeply offended by putting cheese spread in it.
    On the other hand, as a vet, I totally get it and would probably do it too after a couple weeks in the field.

    • @matthew0dublin
      @matthew0dublin Před 3 lety

      I'd venture a guess that your grandmas peppers and onions were in a different universe of quality and taste though! My grandma could barely cook unfortunately.

    • @grumpletybooeg3338
      @grumpletybooeg3338 Před 3 lety +9

      thank you for your service, sir

    • @adanzavala4801
      @adanzavala4801 Před 3 lety

      Did you italian soldiers eat MRE on a regular basis? Or field kitchens are more common?

    • @ThePizzaGoblin
      @ThePizzaGoblin Před 3 lety

      @@adanzavala4801 I'm italian American, so I was in the US army

  • @ilkku239
    @ilkku239 Před 2 lety +8

    I can imagine how delicious and inviting this MRE must be.

  • @erkisawesome
    @erkisawesome Před 3 měsíci

    i just ate the hashbrown one along with your vid. was really fun, huge fan of your content

  • @michaelmiller609
    @michaelmiller609 Před 3 lety +81

    We got lucky! I heard "nice hiss" four times! and one "it's a real steamer."

  • @dave8386
    @dave8386 Před 3 lety +86

    The musical stirring and the fact that he doesn’t acknowledge it is one of my favorite things in all of CZcams. It just makes me smile every single time 😁

    • @aaronrio4271
      @aaronrio4271 Před 3 lety +1

      He does acknowledge it

    • @cannedbread2807
      @cannedbread2807 Před 3 lety

      He probably does because he cuts it.
      (edit) i take it back he doesn't cut it.

  • @ecastin
    @ecastin Před 2 lety +1

    I'm FedEx driver and work long hours and when I come home after a long day, I make something to eat and end my day with one of your videos

  • @justinetherton4107
    @justinetherton4107 Před rokem

    Excellent comparison! Well Done Steve!!

  • @deftrascal1626
    @deftrascal1626 Před 3 lety +83

    How many channels out there do you get to watch a man be so genuinely moved by hashbrowns and bacon in a pouch?

    • @aaronm8636
      @aaronm8636 Před 3 lety

      Lol, soooo true! This comment cracked me up. Honestly, a great summary of his channel. Thanks for the laugh!

  • @2wfit
    @2wfit Před 3 lety +125

    I'm used to watching these videos 5 years after they've been made . . feels wrong being this early!

    • @Nightdiver20
      @Nightdiver20 Před 3 lety

      That's ok. He probably feels wrong eating food this fresh.

    • @paulwonderley538
      @paulwonderley538 Před 3 lety

      That's funny cos ste used to eat mre five years out of date now he gets them in date weird ok..nice

    • @metamorphicorder
      @metamorphicorder Před 3 lety +11

      Steves videos keep about as well as the food he reviews tho so theres really no too late to watch one.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 Před 3 lety +18

      5 years old is still fresher than most of the rations he's eating.

    • @armandoalcala9093
      @armandoalcala9093 Před 3 lety +3

      Raskolnikov70 😂😂😂

  • @charlesbaggett6507
    @charlesbaggett6507 Před 2 lety +2

    The tinkling spoon gets it for me. I like the consistency of your presentations, there is comfort in repetition.

  • @1forcefed
    @1forcefed Před 2 lety +3

    I like this guy's videos. No matter what he's eating he always says it's "exceptional" and "delicious". I think his taste buds are playing a trick on him.

  • @rmisionero
    @rmisionero Před 3 lety +65

    I like how the US army makes these aesthetically appealing names on meal packets. "Pork product, shaped and formed".

    • @abelcheng2073
      @abelcheng2073 Před 3 lety +1

      They do it for every item.

    • @sweetmercifulj
      @sweetmercifulj Před 3 lety +1

      Well, I’m turned on...😂

    • @Gofraudme
      @Gofraudme Před 3 lety

      Most if not all food service is like that, we're just used to it being rebranded on the consumer side ("McRib" for example). The government is like f it, they get what they get.

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 Před 3 lety

      I'd rather that than say, McRib lol

    • @kuthevyr
      @kuthevyr Před 3 lety +1

      Meanwhile most of the ration stuff in Eastern Europe is named with civilian names

  • @Andrew-mp9hu
    @Andrew-mp9hu Před 3 lety +199

    Steve on a date:
    Girl: "What's your favorite kind of food?"
    Steve: "Ancient Babylonian rations"

    • @tatsuneesan808
      @tatsuneesan808 Před 3 lety +7

      gourme😂

    • @mpmd6.9
      @mpmd6.9 Před 3 lety +11

      Gourmet*
      If you are going to use fancy language, you'd better spell it right lol

    • @boyt8741
      @boyt8741 Před 3 lety +3

      Criminally under rated

    • @boyt8741
      @boyt8741 Před 3 lety +1

      Gourmet*

    • @boyt8741
      @boyt8741 Před 3 lety

      @Jeffrey Zhao he spelt it wrong we corrected him chiillll

  • @wraith657
    @wraith657 Před rokem

    Man... Steve! Every time I watch your channel... It forces me to order another case of MREs! A lot of people can call me nuts... But I think I enjoy these things as much as you do, if not more. I got out of the US Army April 4th 2003. I don't know if it is nostalgia or I actually loved the food? But man your channel increases my MRE addiction.

  • @BubblewrapHighway
    @BubblewrapHighway Před 2 lety +1

    Spent 18 months in Army Intel learning Arabic, ate many an MRE. Thanks for some nostalgia. ☕

  • @mitchellbrandhagen
    @mitchellbrandhagen Před 3 lety +123

    Some of the best ever spoon clinks with both of those Beverage Base Orange Type III s. Music to my ears.

    • @chocobofangirl
      @chocobofangirl Před 3 lety +3

      Also some pretty cute taps on the top of the coffee

    • @MinMaxxx
      @MinMaxxx Před 3 lety +1

      These last 2 vids definitely had nice spoon music