Eating 33 Year Old US MRE 1984 Ham & Chicken Loaf Vintage MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Test
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- Check out this perfectly preserved 33 year old MRE! The Meal Ready to Eat was first put into major production in 1981 - this classic 1st generation Meal, Ready to Eat should have been spoiled over a decade ago. It's storage conditions had to be absolutely strict and consistent these last 3 decades. Never thought I would finish an entire MRE from 1984.
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you enjoyed this one, as I certainly did making it!
-Steve
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LET'S GET THIS OUT ONTO A TRAY, NICE™
NICE HISS™
I'LL BE COMING BACK AT YOU WITH SOMETHING NEW OR OLD, ALRIGHT COOL SEE YA™ - Zábava
This man playing around with 1984 meatloaf while I just came from the video about that college student who died from eating 4 day old pasta
HOLY SHIT SAME
Steve has a much greater immunity
I like 1979 meat loaf (Bat out of Hell)
Ahaha that's the one where an Asian dude's narrating right?
wow i watched the same thing yesterday is that how i got here? lol
*pulls out hard white brick labeled as pears*
“They smell great, perfectly fine”
LMFAOOOOO
Crunch
They looked normal, it's freeze dried which is how it's supposed to look
@@CrystalRoots102 dehydrated.
Lol ded
"Theres salt on the cracker and the nuts arent rancid, Nice!" Steve would be the easiest house guest ever.
Im pretty sure anything above pure mold would be a great meal for him
@@JoJo-tm6ty he’d still take a bite from the side without mold on it
@@kyzerbuhnzi6403 true
Hey Steve, we're going out to eat, you're not coming, we've left you some Latvian Decontamination Rations."
"Nice! I've been waiting to try them!"
my nuts are pretty rancid
It’s 2 am and I’m watching a man eat food from the 80’s.
Proud to be here.
Orphanmolester2008 nice
Well.......... What else is there to do...?
@@chickyismycat it's now 9:23am kill me
@@chickyismycat lol
Vincent Schley idk for me.
When you’re eating food from an animal that lived and died before you were even a thought.
Holy fuck 🤔
Fucking vegetarians
Yeah man. I've eaten 1961 dated cold war emergency biscuits that just tasted normal 🤣
Yeah man. I've eaten 1961 dated cold war emergency biscuits that just tasted normal 🤣
xd Valerian true tho man
That moment when you eat a chicken that died 33 years ago.
haha
LOL dude, seriously
what about it?!
Actually a lot of people eat 5 or 10 year old frozen chicken. It is just food industry grand secret.
Nairuulagch so ur saying that chicken he ate could possibly be almost 40 years old 🤮
"Yeah, theres no numbing in my throat, or in my mouth, no swelling, no rancidity. True good mood food."
This man is the doomsday prepper version of Gordon Ramsay. Awesome
"All good things must pass. Hopefully, this will."
Hey there Steve. Long time watcher here. I'm a disabled marine who joined in 84 so this episode was special for me.
I had to comment this time because up until about 6 months ago, I routinely bought usgi surplus cases, but for whatever reason all of my sources either jacked the price for an a/b 2 case pak from an average of $75-$100 way up to like $250 now, or they plain stopped carrying them.
The first thing I noticed was no Tabasco bottle. It seemed like they were in everything.
The pears were supposed to be rehydrated in the pouch with your "canteen" water. Never seen them eaten dry. Ever. Hell, we all got a kick out of watching little bits of fruit appear from seemingly dust chunks. Strawberries were the best. It was like magic.
The crackers. Absolutely inedible. They were disgusting and the peanut butter was worse. Especially chunky. Omg. I can taste it now as I type. 🤮😆
All the mains were delicious, the most unpleasant of them being the hot dogs. Just plain and boring and unheated, they really sucked. And we did not ever heat them up at rftd at camp pendleton in boot. Rip it open, wolf it down and off you go. Never even got to drink the coffee.
The other thing we didn't do is shit!! 5 days. When we finally got to the end of the week, we were marched to porta potties and well, to put it lightly, sounded like a platoon of men having babies out of their butts. It was funny and painful at the same time. We all swore it was by design so we'd extract every bloody gram of nutrients that were in the mres.
The new mres were like Hilton food compared to the mess we got back then but as you mentioned, science experiments. 😆
Being homebound disabled, it was a great activity for me to have one every day, even got myself a steel tray to make it easier to eat from my chair. I sure hope that whatever caused the explosion in price, goes away and they return to the $50 per 12 in the case price, soon. I need my mre fix dammit!!! 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for all these videos. Its really great for my day and mental health. Really. 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for your service and your input
Not shit for 5 days damn I go 2-3 times a day. It has to be this food lol
that *tiny Tabasco bottle,* several adorned my baby brother's shelves, he loved those
I think steve said he likes to eat the fruit dry
Was so nice if him to reply to you you guys lmao
Soldiers in 1984: "I hate MRE food..." Steve in 2017: "I can't believe how good this is! mmm I never want it to end."
Like how good must 1984 food have been??? Is our food today really that terrible?
Guitar3000LP so right
😂😂😂dead ass the best thing all day
@@GuitarMastr3000LP truffles were eaten like seeds, and cavier as well. All that shit was cheap.
@@GuitarMastr3000LP as technology rise , the natural way to cultivate food turning to insdustrial way
"I can think of a few reasons why the toilet paper is blue."
"number one, I like blue.."
*gives no other reasons*
*moves on*
?
@@sazax8231 Its called understanding the meaning
I'm blue da ba de da ba die sorry it's just a song
Sarincrow I think it’s just unbleached.
It may be blue so that you aren't tempted to use it to surrender to the enemy while taking a dump.
As someone who had this menu when it was "fresh" I can tell you it was my favorite. The pears were like gold to me. The ham and chicken loaf was great, kind of tasted like canned tuna.
I enjoyed the Chicken-ala-King. The cheddar cheese and crackers was also, special. I remember the cheese would have to be kneaded because of oil seperation and it was chock full of little grains of sharp tangy flavour.
It was much better with some Tabasco on it.
@@brentengelhart5 I loved the Chicken Ala King...people hated it....the dehydrated Burger (or Pork Chop) were hideous. Prisons would riot if you 'fed' them that. Cheese and crackers were the bomb.
@Duffelbag Drag FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NOOOO!
It looks like tuna to me when he spreads it lol
Finding an unwatched Steve1989 video is like finding a perfectly preserved 40-year old ration. The satisfaction is intense.
The last thing I ate that was 33 years old made me pick her up at her house and buy her dinner first.
@WhiteRhino - Quote from La Bamba? I actually caught that.
Best comment I've seen here in years. LOL
Oh shit i see were you went
At first, I thought that was terrible English and then realized it all made sense.
weird flex but ok
*_When the food is older than you_*
Innit
Thomas Bangalter lmao
I'm exactly the same age as the food. I feel so cool
Lol that's funny
À
Steve seems like such a gentle, kind fellow. But its pretty cool when he smacks his coffee, sugar and creamer packets into submission.
Hes the Bob Ross of MREs
I was stunned when he only used one coffee packet with so much water !! Not Steve SOP !
When your Veteran Grandpa tells you ‘we’re having leftovers tonight’.
Someone asks you your favorite food.
1984 MRE ham and chicken loaf.
Nah I feel like he had a major hard on for the pineapple nut cake
The Moon and Antarctica
@@IAN815 Yeah man I love that album.
I'm deceased
truly a decedent and rare treat. just so sweet and nutty and velvety mmmmm
33 year old lunchable
but more filling haha
But more cooked
@@d.hamilton9174 also true.
Rip x
Lunchable mark 1
I remember in OCS (1989) during the final patrolling exercises in the woods, some of the Ham & Chicken Loaf had spoiled. We had already been in the woods (New Yorks Hudson River Valley) 5 days with constant rain, freezing nights, and half of the 85 who went into the field had already been medevacked to the rear with upper respiratory problems, broken bones (from slipping on rocks), etc. I was the RTO when a radio call came in instructing our squad not to eat the ham & chicken loaf MRE, it had made a dozen trainees sick and they had to be pulled from the field. That left the final miserable 25 of us out in the rain and the cold, at which point we gathered up all the ham and chicken loaf MREs we had and "ATE THEM". Hoping against hope to exit that miserable field problem via food poisoning. Unfortunately, our MRE(s) were all good and we finished the 9-day field exercise. I used to actually like both the Ham Loaf and the Ham & Chicken loaf. Some of the MRE(s) in the 80(s) had John Wayne Bars. They looked like small lengths of compressed 2 x 2 sections of extruded sawdust wood product. But they were sugary and yummy. Good times!!!!
16:39 “I don’t want it to end, just like the 80’s” Wise words Steve 👌
He’s so happy with his 33-year-old mre.
Forreal, dude needs to relax.
@@greysonG10 STFU you miserable libtard
Lmaoo
Ikr lmao, it makes me so happy to see him so happy.
The Matt I wanna be this happy 😂
Ive never seen a person so full of enthusiasm and excitement for eating 33 year old military food and with such a vast knowledge of the history of military food. Even the way he describes the food and the words he uses to describe it. A true military food guru. Impressive. 🖒
Its crazy that its that old and still taste i guess good lol
tambor76 I want a 33 year old mre now
His enthusiasm is blessed
Lol yeah for reals
Im stoked just watching dog.
I had that very same MRE many times..... 30 years ago.....Talk about nostalgia..... he he he.
I tried to avoid the ham/chicken loaf if I could but it was still superior to the beans and wienies. Cold hotdogs covered in preservative goo were hands-down the worst MRE.
No rancidity to your nuts either? Huh?
“Look at those ingredients: Nitrates, MSG, not bad”...Love this guy!
He eatin it an describing it like it’s a 5 star meal 😂😂
How the fuck else would you describe the flavor of something that's older than yourself and should have been moldy mush by now?
I think he's being sarcastic...
🤣
What if... It is?
Made in 1984. :)
He sounds like it’s his first day out of 20 years in prison.
RyanBJJ lmfao
hahahahahah
ahahahahahahaahaha
How could you? It's been 33 years in prison lol
🤣
I was army infantry in 1981, the dehydrated fruit were great, especially the strawberries!! The chocolate nut cake was the best and the cherry cake was really good too.
Watching this again in 2021. Along with all of the other Steve videos - NICE.
After watching so many youtube videos with guys showing off their exotic cars, it's refreshing to see a man who can appreciate something so basic as an edible meal...
So true
'merica
lmfaooo@P Last Name
It’s a choice to watch sooooooooo maaaaaany CZcams videos about guys showing off their Exotic Vehicles.
Yessss!🙇🏾
I'll make lunch today, store it and will eat it in 2051. Thanks for the idea.
Lol
I support you, muh dude 😂
bolt r/whooosh
@bolt r/woooooosh
@bolt not if it's cryotized and vaccumed
As a first soldier to eat these on active duty from 83 - 86 , may I suggest that you use ice water to rehydrate your fruit.
Strawberrys were my personal favorite, ice was rare, but try it.
Love how chill this guy is.
He’s the bob ross of MREs
(Pulls our normal plastic spoon)
“Classic MRE spoon”
Retrovirus09 out*
@@re1ive456 pfft... You're my new favorite person
(Gets MRE in the mail)
"Classic MRE shipping"
J1. Then what? All the spoons I’ve seen nowadays consist of white plastic spoons, I think it’s just where you live.
J1. Then I’m kind of jealous of your spoons :0
I like blue, that's a good reason.
I got blue , bitches love blue , want sum fuk becky ?
I like blue too.
I dislike blue. how dare you.
bitches love blue, and also sticks
Me too
Since I got food poisoning twice from C-Rations I was really happy to see MREs come along. Now I keep 2 cases from the commissary at all times just in case of earthquakes.
Steve is easily the most wholesome guy on the internet today. Passion shows in all of his videos and I thoroughly enjoy every second of learning and watching. Let’s put that out on a tray.... nice.
*How did I get here, and why does this man know so much about food that was continued or discontinued or salted or whatnot.* I am both perplexed and intrigued
correct bb
your English can you teach me
lmao😂🍻
Hahahaha same im deep in youtube but this looks kinda cool
It a far starch from some makeup toturials stuff.
“First off, I like blue. So that’s a good reason” 😂
They ran out of white!
can't argue with that
My Dad served in the Guards from the 1970's to the 90's and he is thoroughly enjoying these 80's MRE videos of yours with me haha. He remembers when they switched from C Rations to the new MRE's. He said he remembers this exact meal and loved it. Kinda funny cause he was telling me about how the crackers and peanut butter had a different flavor but were great right when you were explaining why. This was a trip down memory lane for him, and I enjoy seeing (and hearing) about it. Thanks for doing this Steve.
I served until 2004 and we had Korean war era t-rations, two MRE's a day and t-rations for our one "hot" meal they were dated from 1953-1970's
Doubtful, since the Unitized Group Ration (t rat or tray rat) wasn't adopted until 1986...
Never thought I’d be watching some guy with a pony tail eating some 33 year old MRE food. Wow.
.......what did we do wrong to get ourselves here in life LOL😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
TPMK Suavé lol
The future is now old man!!!
Welcome to youtube
😂
"There is no rancidity to those nuts" -steve 7:32
Haahahahahahah
That's what she said.
😂😂😂
Went to the comments hoping someone said something
Captiiva DAMN IT
Brings back memories , I’ve eaten this exact mre when I was a kid so many times , the freeze dried fruit was always my favorite
This is by far my favorite MRE review by you Steve, this whole video right here is what got me into MRE’s
Same
I’m just imaging you ordering coffee at a restaurant
Waiter : how would you like your coffee?
Steve : Instant
Waiter : Nice
NoahL456 AA let's put it on a tray
celebritycommenter nice mkay
"...Mmm... that's robust.... just a really good blend...."
And at least 30 years old lol
I like this more than i should.
Next day
News: man dies becuase of pooping organs out while eating a 1980 M.R.E
His last words were: wheres that M.R.E toilet paper
Underrated bro 😂😂😂
Prion disease sweeps through the world! Man thought to have the cure. Health experts sample his stomach lining and acid.
LMAO.
Lol
More like *couldn't* poop out his organs (or anything else) for 2 weeks.
I’m a fan of the jingles he edits when tapping the spoon after stirring on a lot of his videos. I love these videos
Steve - I remember those few months I lived in the 80's, good times.
Who else loves when he taps the spoon against the glass at different speeds for the cool tone
One of my favorite parts!
Get a giggle out of me every time!
Twice in one video!!! 😄
He edits the video so that the taps are quicker/slower and different pitches
Guapo that caught my attention too, niiccee
You need some 1984 water for that coffee.
Scott Lmaooooo
id bet there is a lot of water layin around that's way older than 1984.
LMFAAOOOO!!!
I can smell and taste this all over again like it was yesterday. We used to call this one "cham", thanks for the memories.
I love how your videos never really change. I'm watching this 4 years after you made it and it looks just like your recent videos.
I also enjoy when my food doesn't numb or swell my mouth or throat. That is what I look for in a food.
Daniel Hertzler 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Heaters even in 1986
too much spicy chips?
My uncles name is Sean Hodgins.
You should probably get checked for allergies...
When you die your body will never decay due to all the preservatives in all these MRE's you've eaten!
still though, the insects would devour your corpse
@@-jackthereaper-4033 Unless he's stored properly
- Jack The Reaper - as long as the vacuum seal is just fine
- Jack The Reaper - the insects won’t touch him if he’s out on a tray
Ahh... the irony
I have the same exact one from my grandfather and his service! I looked up this video so I could find out how to prepare it all lol
“There’s no rancidity in these nuts!”
Me, pleasantly surprised, after my monthly shower 🚿
mkvickisgod777 nice
Not bad
Absolutely decadent
"there's no rancidity to these nuts!"
...that's what she said.
@@johnq.public5078 lmfao good one
@@johnq.public5078 lmfao good one
@@johnq.public5078 LOL!
deez nutz
“No numbing in my throat or in my mouth, no swelling”
Yep that’s definitely a plus!
AcTuAlLy ItS a NeGaTiVe
OMG, what a great video to stumble upon. Smiled the entire time and had some good laughs. Transported me back to the first MRE I ever had in Marine Corps boot camp, September - November 1985. What a fantastic presentation. Glad you got to experience a well-preserved one.
This was your first video I found a few years back and it popped up again and as I watched alot of your old and new videos. It's fascinating to see the change of how food was stored for our soldiers and the information you give with each video. Keep it up :D
Takes food directly out of boiling water "wow it's hot"
LMFAO
Oh, that's hot that's hot
Its a steamer
Smells Ham loaf, "smells like bacon" 😐
@@Raja-ev1ly please no
I guess youtube decided that i like 33 year old food in my recommendation ...
me too
the same way I got here....maybe this guy has just fucked with our algorithms lol
And me too just now! (L.O.L.!)
Same
Lol
Whenever I watch these videos (especially the newer MREs), I get hungry even if I had eaten recently. Something about the way he explains it I guess. I've ordered food a few times now while watching these videos 😁
Have watched so many of Steve's videos and this one is best so far as I am an 80s child myself!!
THERE CZcams, I WATCHED IT. YOU HAPPY NOW?!
CZcams: now we will recommend thousands of these video types to you since you tripped into our trap by giving in to the recommendation.
julia19031997 shut up
ok..lol..tard
So funny!! Lol
I legit see the same comment multiple times..
"There's no rancidity to those nuts"
- Steve 2017
Nice.
😂😂😂
which nuts? these nuts?
That has to be put on a T-Shirt.
That’s what she said
These videos are awesome I don’t know why- I can’t stop watching them. Thanks Steve🤪
i ate so many of those 33 years ago. thanks Steve glad you got to enjoy the meal.
"Hey honey, want some pears? I bought them in 1984."
Wife: HELL NAH NIGGA WHAT THE FUCK!!!
That made me LOL on my lunch break.. 😆
xen 🤣🤣🤣
😂
Me: can we eat out
Mom: we have food at home
Food at home:
*33 year old meatloaf*
ON GOD
My Grandparents house
hahahahaha facts
Lol
I guess someone got a shitty report card to get a meal like that
I am not sure why I am still watching this man's videos. It reveals something inside of me that I have yet to understand.
Nice! Ohumkay, I’m glad I found this channel. Such a fantastic mix of nostalgia with modern review videos.
I can’t believe he ate the whole thing. Stranger yet....I can’t believe I watched the whole thing!
tdotson66 b
Loo
unfortunately he died the following month. Now it's ur turn.
Hahaha I just did too!
Same!😅😅
This man is taking about it like it just came from a 5 star Gordan Ramsay restaurant
SpicyTaco Fire those are actually really good I had a few in 2005 back during hurricane catrina
@Armando Sturzenegger lmao
SpicyTaco Fire lmao
He is from the states,their level of cuisine is McDonald’s and kfc,for him that thing that he’s eating is like 5 star cuisine.
SpicyTaco Fire meep
I joined the NG in '84. I remember eating this one several times. We just ate it cold out of the pouch. I really like your videos, they really take me back.
So interesting, and yet comforting watching you talk and eat this food! 🤗
why did i just watch a man eat old food... idk ... but it was interesting
Right? How did I even end up here?
Right? How did i even end up here replying?
😂😂😂
This is my Friday night...
I agree super weird but interesting
I worked as a USDA inspector for 25 years MRE production plants majority of the time. Highest standards of Sanitation processing packaging of materials. Exceptionally safe and healthy products. No expenses spared in these facilities. Continuous inspection throughout the process
Michael Oneil said no one ever
msg safe...lol, thats an oxymoron
@@AiRTaCoS show me your science David. FDA for starters find no basis for your position. Not to be argumentative, always open to learning. Thank you
Still thats a 33 year old fossil
I worked at a civilian meat plant on the kill floor. My 1st day I was stamping "USDA" on the sides of beef. They told me to get someone else to look at anything that didn't look good. I eat a lot of chicken now... like THAT'S going to be any better for me.
Dude that MRE looks like it was made yesterday, amazing 😲
Idk how a review of military rations as old as I am came up on my suggestions but I love your vibe! I'm cracking up!
My husband would have loved your channel!
I was 20 when it was made. It held up better than I did. Lol.
I was not yet 2, and I can say the same haha
damn you're young. I was 12 years old.
I was - 21 years old
-17 years old here
I was 8. I went in the Army 94-97 and was in Europe. I always thought the Army was probably so cool back in the 80s practicing killing commies and hoping not to get nuked. But maybe that’s from watching Red Dawn and War Games and the like.
That meal is older than me.
Nam Nguyen same
ain't you a special snowflake
@@LMTR14 what do you mean ?
@@LMTR14 He could very well still be a millennial
Same
cant exactly tell why but this channel is one of my favorites by far. it is just satisfying to watch
Thanks for preserving the history of these, I love your videos 🤘
It looks you you have to be fit just to open the packaging.
True😂😂😂
It is the army's ration to open after all
Dude straight struggling lol
That's back when they made shit that wasn't made with 99% recycled shit
if you were weak and starving you'd die trying to open the ham
"I can't even believe it, 33 year old-
I'm gonna eat this entire MRE"
Your dialogue is so wholesome
Steve, your knowledge is overwhelming. Awesome!
when your food is so old it could have watched the premiere of Terminator
It would have been a newborn though
OH YEAH YEAH
OH YEAH YEAH
OH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
OH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
200th like, your welcome!
That stuff looks more dangerous than combat.
😂😂😂
Lol!
Breh yo pic funny as fk too.
*Trees speaking Vietnamese* : exists
i really wanna try some of these vintage MREs, they look so freakin good and the way you describe them is so appealing!
The peaches stay in the pouch, add water and let set for a few minutes. Stir and eat right out of the pouch. Love your videos.
*pulls out 33 year old brick of chicken* “Perfectly fine, yes fine.” 2:32
Gorgon The Argonian Dragonborn r/whoosh
@@Reinlofi Hello mr.discord
Anyone else feel comforted by these videos when having bouts of anxiety or depression? Theres just something soothing about the atmosphere Steve provides for some reason lol.
Kolby McMullen he's definitely got a gift. It's a nice mix of asmr and relaxing educational content.
Steve is the Bob Ross of MRE's, calming and informative with his own weird sayings.
Coming from someone with bad depression and sever anixity, i can totally confirm he does.
Can actually agree with that haha. Always makes me hungry while watching though..
Yes yes yes you can get lost in it
Love the videos! I went into the army in 86 and remember eating this things. This was not the best mre in comparison to the others. Good times. Nice!
“Nice hiss...” lol love your videos man, honestly something I might take up doing as a hobby, thank you so much for the inspiration, don’t stop doing what your doing Steve!
Harvard wants to know your location so they can study your digestive system
😂
LOL took me 10 years to get rid of the peanut butter stuck to my intestines!
Lol
Harvard is now a dump, SJWs and NPCs have turned it to shit.
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Watch this about the strangest appetite there was.
i see youtube is finally putting good videos in my recommended
lol
Boip
Same lol
Yippie
I love this show..you really are so knowledgeable of what's what ,it actually is really awesome to watch .I'm hooked man
I had so many from this era as a kid, many cold meals in a deer stand. Those cakes and peanut butter crackers were the best.