2018 Singapore 24 Hour Field Ration MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing

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  • čas přidán 1. 09. 2020
  • Singapore really covers the bases for a tropical climate MRE. With a dessert that is mostly water, putrid sambal chicken, and extremely versatile biscuits, this ration pretty much has it all. Well, except for some chewing gum.
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my mailing information is: Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    www.patreon.com/user?u=282133...
    teespring.com/stores/steve1989
    And thank you everyone for watching & subscribing - hope
    you enjoyed this one, as I certainly did making it!
    -Steve
    ** All Music By: Steve1989 MREinfo **
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  • @Pr0xima_audio
    @Pr0xima_audio Před 3 lety +1429

    "It's not like I'm on the go, I'm just standing in this room"
    I imagine Steve literally just standing in the room, silent, while waiting for the required 3-4 hours to "take it over to lunch".

  • @SpunkMcKullins
    @SpunkMcKullins Před 3 lety +740

    It speaks volumes when a man who ate 150 year old hardtack refuses to finish an MRE.

    • @WozWozEre
      @WozWozEre Před 3 lety +86

      Or 120 year old beef.

    • @pagongtagi6124
      @pagongtagi6124 Před 3 lety +87

      MRE - Meals Rejected by the Enemy

    • @koniczka2000
      @koniczka2000 Před 3 lety +2

      @@pagongtagi6124 nice one

    • @seanc9520
      @seanc9520 Před 3 lety +9

      Does not matter which set he got,the main course is usually horrible in taste.
      Deserts are usually quite good though.
      The duck rice brings back nightmares.

    • @marcothommen2484
      @marcothommen2484 Před 3 lety +1

      ouch!

  • @triple6758
    @triple6758 Před 3 lety +1894

    Just realized Steve is in Florida. "Florida Man hospitalized after consuming field rations from the Battle of Thermopylae"

    • @memet5811
      @memet5811 Před 3 lety +10

      Nice hahahaha

    • @MrDmitriRavenoff
      @MrDmitriRavenoff Před 3 lety +100

      Naw, Steve's immune system should be researched to find the cure for covid. The antibodies he has developed after all these consumings would be astounding to scientists.

    • @XanthosAcanthus
      @XanthosAcanthus Před 3 lety +65

      Florida man is merely an idea. Any one of us can be Florida man. Rise.

    • @nikbalagot7644
      @nikbalagot7644 Před 3 lety +5

      Steve , drink the TEA!

    • @Samsun55
      @Samsun55 Před 3 lety +1

      Lool

  • @emt7887
    @emt7887 Před 3 lety +963

    I wish I could use Steve’s voice for my GPS.
    “In 500 feet, turn left on Maple. Nice!”

    • @tmaster6459
      @tmaster6459 Před 3 lety +16

      Nice

    • @adksherm
      @adksherm Před 3 lety +20

      Id pay for this. And a cd of his compositions from the intros!

    • @Around_blax_dont_relax
      @Around_blax_dont_relax Před 3 lety +5

      @@adksherm you know he makes all of those himself?

    • @saagiebawlz
      @saagiebawlz Před 3 lety +5

      @@Around_blax_dont_relax no way I was just asking myself where he gets those!

    • @TheOneTrueChris
      @TheOneTrueChris Před 3 lety +23

      "Let's get this car into a parking space. Nice!"

  • @revejmal
    @revejmal Před 3 lety +3077

    Alright, let's get this out on my screen.

  • @isaacj2914
    @isaacj2914 Před 3 lety +880

    "It smells like death..."
    Proceeds to eat.

  • @sarahcornetta7110
    @sarahcornetta7110 Před 3 lety +1331

    I wonder if Steve realizes how comforting and stabilizing he is?

    • @elenijmaddox
      @elenijmaddox Před 3 lety +102

      He helps me fall asleep. He soothes me.

    • @r2dxhate
      @r2dxhate Před 3 lety +30

      I think it's the music. He should release an album

    • @bandongogogo
      @bandongogogo Před 3 lety +5

      duuuuuuudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee +1

    • @bandongogogo
      @bandongogogo Před 3 lety +25

      this guy and couple other ytbers are keeping me sane through my struggles. Steve, thanks mate!

    • @PhillipeHasselhoff
      @PhillipeHasselhoff Před 3 lety +43

      Steve is like a cool older brother, those kind of people you can trust.

  • @kahhengyeong7947
    @kahhengyeong7947 Před 3 lety +620

    As a former Singaporean soldier, I must say Steve's reactions and actions especially adding water to biscuits and the dislike for the pasta is exactly what I would react and do too. But then again, we prefer to buy our own canned food and stuff and usually leave most of the rations back in bunk :)

    • @otterofconfusion3850
      @otterofconfusion3850 Před 2 lety +66

      You got to give it to Steve, he went into this blind. I remember we would pick and choose our 'favourite' rations and avoid some like the plague. The 'suay' ones will get the flavours that nobody wants.

    • @tupolevi
      @tupolevi Před 2 lety +34

      @@otterofconfusion3850
      suay = unlucky or bad luck!

  • @wuddadid
    @wuddadid Před 3 lety +2072

    Steve: * worrying about consuming food coloring *
    Also Steve: * eats 100 year old meat biscuit *

    • @bubmer
      @bubmer Před 3 lety +106

      "at least it doesn't turn your tongue red"

    • @49ersrules32
      @49ersrules32 Před 3 lety +65

      Just saw him eat a old ww2 ration how has this foo not shit himself to dea death
      I ate a bad apple and was sick for a day

    • @ReykuTheDefiler
      @ReykuTheDefiler Před 3 lety +8

      This is the way.

    • @tboda2621
      @tboda2621 Před 3 lety +24

      Let's get a nice bite of this fish rot!!!!!
      Steve, we're not going to fine you or anything! Please dont eat stuff that smells and tastes like fish rot! DANG!!!!

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 Před 3 lety +4

      @@49ersrules32 I ate an apple halfway, let it sit out for 2 days, and then finished it after it had finished browning. I must have a really good immune system.

  • @tylerjames1716
    @tylerjames1716 Před 3 lety +723

    I'm convinced that steve only does the face cam to flex his tshirts

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah it seems like every shirt he has is a movie meme shirt and this time it's Biff from back to the future. I found the coolest one ever though, it's "You're killing me Smalls" from The Sandlot. I bet Steve would appreciate it and wishes he had one.

    • @Pyrethryn
      @Pyrethryn Před 3 lety +84

      He has some pretty sweet t-shirts, to be fair.

    • @1xayekim
      @1xayekim Před 3 lety +26

      @@Pyrethryn to beeeeeee faaaaair

    • @HazardReaper
      @HazardReaper Před 3 lety +63

      ya mean flexin them biceps xd

    • @SaberViper
      @SaberViper Před 3 lety +7

      @@1xayekim allegedlys

  • @stephenmallet6872
    @stephenmallet6872 Před 3 lety +257

    "They would be nice on the go, however, I'm not on the go...I'm just standing in this room"
    What a legend.

  • @OdachiTetsunoko
    @OdachiTetsunoko Před 2 lety +538

    Response from my friend who served in the singaporean national service:
    "You have no idea how foul that shit tastes, we used to literally survive by JUST eating the Pocari sweat powder on its own, like maybe choking down a biscuit or two, but NO ONE ate the meal rations. One time we were doing a training exercise, and someone threw their MRE at one of the wild pigs on the island. The pig just sniffed it and ran off. EVEN THE BOARS WOULDNT EAT IT BRO"
    hahaha

    • @omarmoran3097
      @omarmoran3097 Před 2 lety +17

      that's funny 😂😂

    • @YaBoiMegatron
      @YaBoiMegatron Před 2 lety +52

      You know something is horrible when even a Wild Boar won’t go near it

    • @MaZEEZaM
      @MaZEEZaM Před 2 lety +26

      They do look like bowls of sick.

    • @francisphang242
      @francisphang242 Před rokem +41

      I'll raise you one better... When I was doing NS in SG we used to bait rat traps in our camp with leftover commercial biscuits and camp-issue cakes (pandan / butter cakes etc). Come morning, those with the commercial biscuits usually had a trapped rat, but in my 2 years in and reservist, I NEVER saw the rats go for the army-issue cakes. It says something about the quality of the packed foods when even RATS won't eat them.
      The pasta ration and sausage appetizers however wasn't that bad when I got them both in-camp and outside. The curry rice on the other hand looked, smelt and tasted like vomit...

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped Před rokem +7

      The peanut and lotus looked like the grease in the bottom of the pan after you bake a turkey...
      I'm guessing the actual meal it's approximating looks more appealing. XD

  • @wiiguru13
    @wiiguru13 Před 3 lety +456

    "This not being on the tray bothers me." Never change, Steve.

  • @stompchunkman4248
    @stompchunkman4248 Před 3 lety +770

    The dramatic eerie zoom-ins at the random items kill me every time. Like we have to watch out for that glorified Fig Newton.

    • @finn7530
      @finn7530 Před 3 lety +25

      LMAO I laughed at it too.

    • @Ohbeesneeze
      @Ohbeesneeze Před 3 lety +12

      Finlay Gaskins I read this comment before watching the video, and knowing to look out for the lurking evil of the fig Newton killed me 😭

    • @finn_in_the_bin5263
      @finn_in_the_bin5263 Před 3 lety +11

      you sure fuckin do.
      CONSTANT VIGILANCE

    • @anew742
      @anew742 Před 2 lety +3

      Timestamp is 6:20 for those wondering

    • @bigsmall246
      @bigsmall246 Před 2 lety

      Never knew there was a snack like that. It's not very common outside of Europe and North America I think.

  • @Stitchmeup01
    @Stitchmeup01 Před 3 lety +326

    Therapist: “Dense fruit bar isn’t real, it can’t hurt you.”
    Dense fruit bar: 6:21

  • @anandakang
    @anandakang Před 3 lety +223

    Man, I did two years as a conscript in the Singapore armed forces almost ten years ago and I remember this fondly. Literally cheered when he poured water into the biscuit packet because exactly that's what we all did all the time to turn the biscuits into a sort of cake.

    • @burntgoat
      @burntgoat Před 2 lety +1

      huh legit you're supposed to add water to the biscuits? this is the first time I'm seeing this sia

    • @DC-ru5xz
      @DC-ru5xz Před rokem +17

      @@burntgoat the biscuits are very hard, almost like hardtack. By dunking it in water or tea/coffee, you soften it and the texture is close to that of a small snack cake

    • @ultimaxed8239
      @ultimaxed8239 Před rokem +10

      @@burntgoat yea people used to do that, I also used to add some milo powder into the cocoa biscuits then add water and mix the whole thing to give it a stronger cocoa + sweet taste

    • @Mr-Wisdomthief
      @Mr-Wisdomthief Před rokem +2

      i made a big mistake while outfield, ate the fruit bars and biscuits as they were, had constipation for 3 days

    • @aeden6331
      @aeden6331 Před 2 měsíci

      Was the chicken pasta as bad as Steve was experiencing? Or was it better then?

  • @IanThamistehawesome
    @IanThamistehawesome Před 3 lety +821

    Hello from Singapore, I remember trying to feed this to some stray dogs when I was out in the field for a training exercise. The dogs were hungry and even they didn't want to eat this.

    • @ktkace
      @ktkace Před 3 lety +12

      Legendary duck rice ration made the dogs run off after a wiff! 1st run only as it's discontinued shortly after!

    • @broyderpole7497
      @broyderpole7497 Před 3 lety +139

      Meanwhile Steve: “a rich flavor” “complex” “spicy”
      Edit: just got to the sambal nevermind

    • @IanThamistehawesome
      @IanThamistehawesome Před 3 lety +8

      @@broyderpole7497it's quite different when you're on a field exercise, I swear morale boosting were not on the minds of the developers of this MRE. However the menu that Steve got was one of the better tasting ones, there are many many other worse options.

    • @TheAverageSushi
      @TheAverageSushi Před 3 lety

      @@broyderpole7497 That didn't age properly, haha.

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 Před 3 lety +43

      @@broyderpole7497
      Great breakfast and lunch, only to get a horrendously awful dinner.

  • @anthonyreed6166
    @anthonyreed6166 Před 3 lety +912

    “This smells like death.”
    “This is gonna end up giving me the sweats, I know it.”
    Takes another bite.

    • @parrishkelley
      @parrishkelley Před 3 lety +9

      Lol I was waiting for this comment, like who eats food in anticipation of getting the sweats? Only Steve.....

    • @saltymcginger2027
      @saltymcginger2027 Před 3 lety +19

      "This smells like death," said the man who once smelled 60 year old spoiled bacon substance.

    • @thecopgamer2347
      @thecopgamer2347 Před 3 lety +15

      The " smells like death!" Is what had me going 😂

    • @jamoy1993
      @jamoy1993 Před 3 lety +17

      @@thecopgamer2347 What got me is straight after that he goes right in for another bite 😂

    • @thecopgamer2347
      @thecopgamer2347 Před 3 lety +3

      @@jamoy1993 omg yess! That's the best part! 😂

  • @Ealsante
    @Ealsante Před 3 lety +200

    Man, those biscuits are a lifesaver. During my week long field training I bartered off all my MREs to my platoonmates for their biscuits. Lived off biscuits, tea and desserts for five days, and didn't take a crap for an entire week.

    • @gabrielyeow1127
      @gabrielyeow1127 Před rokem +2

      Awesome. Will try that next year

    • @LooNciFeRx
      @LooNciFeRx Před rokem +4

      Same. I would only eat biscuits, fruit bars, desserts and drinks. The pasta smells terrible. Didn't shit for 5 days too

    • @alecgamer420
      @alecgamer420 Před rokem +2

      @@LooNciFeRx lol that's about the limit to where I would start to get really worried

    • @tylerchambers6246
      @tylerchambers6246 Před rokem +1

      @@alecgamer420 I've gone 13 days without taking a dump before, it's not exactly a medical emergency it's just constipation.

    • @sholva6809
      @sholva6809 Před rokem

      @@LooNciFeRx I call bullshit since dried fruit which is in the fruit bars is a natural laxative.

  • @laoshufen91
    @laoshufen91 Před 3 lety +286

    Hello Steve! Greetings from Singapore! That army biscuits that you had right there is so hard that if you throw it fast enough at an enemy soldier he might suffer from a concussion.

    • @capx9905
      @capx9905 Před 3 lety +2

      Isn't that the same for everything?

    • @ninjagamingxplayz6585
      @ninjagamingxplayz6585 Před 2 lety +27

      Yes it can penetrate a standard army ballistic helmet and a plate carrier

    • @FerretsForever94
      @FerretsForever94 Před 2 lety +27

      Weaponised snacks, very innovative but not very good for morale

    • @3xj704
      @3xj704 Před 2 lety

      The ones from the 90s (in green colour packagina) was harder bro.

    • @laoshufen91
      @laoshufen91 Před 2 lety +1

      @@3xj704 omg I had those when my uncle came back from his ICT. It was definitely harder than the ones above lol

  • @srirachalord4777
    @srirachalord4777 Před 3 lety +561

    "100 percent, fully replicated, high intensity combat situation"
    *opens boiling pot on home oven*

    • @Jaakko_Ruotsalainen
      @Jaakko_Ruotsalainen Před 3 lety +27

      Shit was getting pretty hot there though.

    • @naputasi7218
      @naputasi7218 Před 3 lety +42

      Bro I fucking died laughing at that. Steve is the best.

    • @jkagkajsdftubes
      @jkagkajsdftubes Před 3 lety +1

      I read this comment right as the video got to that part. You are reading my mind LOL

    • @PolumbiusTheThird
      @PolumbiusTheThird Před 3 lety +2

      i saw that part too!

    • @beez1717
      @beez1717 Před 3 lety +3

      What a good joke Steve did there!

  • @mesosaIpinx
    @mesosaIpinx Před 3 lety +443

    two penguins.
    gettin' friendly.

  • @conanholmes8620
    @conanholmes8620 Před 3 lety +143

    The zoom in on the fruit bar was like a important npc dialogue was about to happen LOL

  • @skwb1973
    @skwb1973 Před rokem +14

    As a conscript from Singapore 30 years ago, the standard of ration has gone up exponentially since. The dog biscuit or hard tac was even harder back then. And all we had with 5 packs of those biscuits were a can of baked beans, a can of sardine and another can mysterious dissolved chicken for 48 hours.

  • @asmrstories6960
    @asmrstories6960 Před 3 lety +457

    WE LOVE YOU STEVE!

    • @skipnick
      @skipnick Před 3 lety +27

      i love you too,
      look at this, two commenters, getting friendly.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 3 lety +469

      I love all you guys, and am glad to be back with a little something new (and old tonight)

    • @rockm.6227
      @rockm.6227 Před 3 lety +14

      Can confirm, lots of love

    • @A_Salted_Fishe
      @A_Salted_Fishe Před 3 lety +9

      @@Steve1989MRE Nice!

    • @matts9979
      @matts9979 Před 3 lety +4

      Agreed. This is my favorite channel on CZcams by far. Way too underrated.

  • @minglillo2566
    @minglillo2566 Před 3 lety +315

    The way he zoomed in in that fruit bar scared me idk why

    • @davidcool5189
      @davidcool5189 Před 3 lety +26

      Same. I thought it was some foreshadowing of nastiness.

    • @Gabor.Bujdoso
      @Gabor.Bujdoso Před 3 lety +24

      At that point I thought that the fruit bar was evil, but later came the plot twist and it turned out that the pasta is the killer.

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery Před 3 lety +4

      It was almost as if some disgusting parasite was going to burst it's way out. Very disconcerting - not just the zoom in, but the slight rotation given to it. A camera move often seen in horror movies, like in one of the 'Saw' movies, just before the reverse bear trap goes off, or that crooked lawyer is blinded and impaled. It made me pull back from the screen.

    • @ljb8157
      @ljb8157 Před 3 lety +1

      I though, for sure, it was foreshadowing

    • @kurtownsj00
      @kurtownsj00 Před 3 lety +1

      After having thought the same as everyone else, I thought maybe it was so let thet CLUNK (disply of density) sink in.

  • @diebesgrab
    @diebesgrab Před 3 lety +138

    I visit Singapore pretty frequently, and they have such an amazing food culture there that it really surprises me how unappetizing their rations are compared to many other countries’.

    • @user-dd8vo7or2d
      @user-dd8vo7or2d Před 3 lety +47

      Trust me the SAF rations are pure filth. There are only a few edible options. The rest are pukes in a green bag.

    • @user-dd8vo7or2d
      @user-dd8vo7or2d Před 3 lety +45

      @@rayh.9130 I ORDed two years ago and when I left it was still pretty shit. Only the pastas are edible and even then not all pastas are good. The only redeeming quality is that when you are hungry, everything taste good.
      Had an exchange program with the US Marines and their MRE taste so much better than ours.

    • @Ealsante
      @Ealsante Před 3 lety +28

      @@rayh.9130 Propaganda, darling. It's called propaganda.

    • @joshualee1685
      @joshualee1685 Před 3 lety +12

      I agree the pasta was the only thing remotably edible (also the lentils IMO). But we never had the time to heat up our food, I'd reckon they'd taste much better heated.

    • @Luciia-T
      @Luciia-T Před rokem

      Tbh when your in army you don't really have the time to go and cook ur food for 2 hours so that's why they provide you with concrete biscuits and basically saying deal with it

  • @rettbull9100
    @rettbull9100 Před 3 lety +128

    Steve: It smells like death, fish rots. *Eats some*
    Me: *Any food that smells slightly funky* into the trash you go.

    • @_hekken
      @_hekken Před 3 lety

      You hate the durian fruit and you're missing out.

    • @a_llama
      @a_llama Před 3 lety +6

      rip most cheeses and dry aged meats

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery Před 3 lety

      Slightly shrimpy smell = unsafe breadbin.

  • @OhLooksTasty
    @OhLooksTasty Před 3 lety +302

    I forgot how freaking jacked Steve was, look at those guns.

    • @maximilianavdeev7363
      @maximilianavdeev7363 Před 3 lety +28

      Can confirm, Steve is jacked.

    • @platobach8309
      @platobach8309 Před 3 lety +19

      Maximilian Avdeev : No one can accuse our boy of being 10-ply.

    • @Doc_Hawk
      @Doc_Hawk Před 3 lety +12

      Probably works off all the calories at the gym

    • @lolololollo5377
      @lolololollo5377 Před 3 lety

      @Horst Wessel i see what ya did there. Damn right. Your not hunting him...HE'S HUNTING YOU!

    • @AA-xk7gy
      @AA-xk7gy Před 3 lety

      He works out before every review I’m pretty sure

  • @blechd
    @blechd Před 3 lety +281

    *takes bite*
    "ugh"
    *takes another bite*
    never change, steve

    • @theunknown7683
      @theunknown7683 Před 3 lety +10

      This man redefines disgusting considering how dubious of food he's eaten.

    • @elephantman2854
      @elephantman2854 Před 3 lety +8

      What do you mean, he goes on and takes like 4 or 5 more bites

    • @realironballs
      @realironballs Před 3 lety +5

      Four bites in: "That's one of the most horrendous things!!!"

    • @realironballs
      @realironballs Před 3 lety +2

      @@theunknown7683 The things he sometimes eats are disgusting but he's an absolute badass! You could like, pay him to try shit like Kenny!

  • @maha_sc25
    @maha_sc25 Před 3 lety +45

    The pasta is definitely very notorious for being one of those rations that most servicemen hated in training. Great video as always, Steve!

  • @emt7887
    @emt7887 Před 3 lety +17

    “That not being on the tray bothers me.”
    I love you Steve.

  • @martinandersen1361
    @martinandersen1361 Před 3 lety +680

    You know that when Steve stops eating a ration its horrible

    • @djrdx2124
      @djrdx2124 Před 3 lety +7

      And the halal ones were better than the usual ones too.... I hated the singaporean rations when i was in the army, they tasted like shit compared to the other ones i had over the years.

    • @feardrinker
      @feardrinker Před 3 lety +18

      Truth.

    • @norjainvictus735
      @norjainvictus735 Před 3 lety +6

      You know that when Steve stops eating a ration and removes it from his immediate vicinity that it would likely kill a normal person.

    • @mrcheesemunch
      @mrcheesemunch Před 3 lety +3

      Not even spoiled or ancient, he'll eat that shit all day. Just plain bad.
      That's a big oof for the people who make that menu.

    • @DanielsY2J
      @DanielsY2J Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, when he said that it smelled like death i was like "whaaaat? It must be the worst thing ever created then!"

  • @slurpx524
    @slurpx524 Před 3 lety +110

    that zoom in on the fruit bar was both intriguing and disconcerting at the same time

    • @mariamartins367
      @mariamartins367 Před 3 lety +4

      Hés been playing with the buttons i think.

    • @kawaiilotus
      @kawaiilotus Před 3 lety

      Yeah it was my favourite bit of the review, had a little giggle with that zoom

    • @botobop
      @botobop Před 3 lety

      The first comment I’ve seen mentioning it.

    • @Giblet12
      @Giblet12 Před 3 lety

      Funny how some CZcamsr try their hardest to be funny but Steve zooming into a fruit bar for seemingly no reason made me bust a gut laugh

  • @abdulazizi832
    @abdulazizi832 Před 3 lety +71

    During my active medic days, i ate only the biscuits when we go for outfield training. We brought our own rations of instant noodles, canned tuna and some snacks. The smell of the meals is a turnoff.

    • @thiskeithlee
      @thiskeithlee Před 3 lety +5

      True but from what I heard from my Teachers he said that it’s much more edible now and does not smell that bad he is still in reservist period

    • @fashionemporium7670
      @fashionemporium7670 Před 3 lety

      When were your active years?

    • @achillesrodriguezxx3958
      @achillesrodriguezxx3958 Před 3 lety +7

      Well there's good news before I left in April 2020. There was Ayam brand tuna and salmon spread in the accessory pack. The ration is still shit, they have a new menu now. The only edible stuff is the Hotdog and egg stew in tomato sauce.

  • @deveus1
    @deveus1 Před 3 lety +18

    "Not like I'm actually on-the-go. I'm just standing in this room. "
    Another new motto for 2020.

  • @EljinRIP
    @EljinRIP Před 3 lety +264

    "That not being on the tray bothers me."
    Same.

    • @matthewlister3755
      @matthewlister3755 Před 3 lety

      I feel better about my OCD now. Some objects just belong where they belong, and there's nothing wrong with that. Let's get this out onto a tray. Nice.

    • @gravecactus
      @gravecactus Před 3 lety +4

      he knew exactly what we would think and he rectified it

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 Před 3 lety

      One thing you'll never hear Steve say: Let's get this out onto a table... Nice!

    • @Great.Dane.
      @Great.Dane. Před 3 lety

      Timestamp: 07:54

    • @jumbigrub
      @jumbigrub Před 3 lety +2

      lets get that back onto the tray. Nice

  • @kippie2293
    @kippie2293 Před 3 lety +55

    That fruit bar zoom in got me feelin a certain type of way

  • @paulolukeny5736
    @paulolukeny5736 Před 3 lety +40

    Anyone else also likes to eat alongside Steve? It feels like a calming/zen breakfast/brunch/lunch session lol

    • @seanc9520
      @seanc9520 Před 3 lety

      Don't think we mortals could survive what he ate.

    • @thechef2682
      @thechef2682 Před 3 lety +1

      I watch his videos while I have my lunch at work just about everyday

    • @1mol831
      @1mol831 Před rokem

      I just did

    • @ilovedogs8700
      @ilovedogs8700 Před 8 měsíci

      Doin' that right now.

  • @nicklewis1850
    @nicklewis1850 Před 3 lety +27

    There's something almost uncanny with Steve's videos for me. His videos are so relaxing and soothing and at the same time engaging. Thanks for the videos, Steve!

  • @Atkion
    @Atkion Před 3 lety +70

    I busted out laughing at 6:20 when it just slowly zooms in on the fruit bar for some reason

  • @Kirinboy39
    @Kirinboy39 Před 3 lety +426

    Saying hello from Singapore, Steve!
    Nearly every male in Singapore has to go through compulsory military service for 2 years, so I am really excited to see you trying it out and hearing your opinions!
    Gotta say, everything else on your channel looks so much more gourmet to what we have, presentation and options wise.

    • @ddoleiden
      @ddoleiden Před 3 lety +9

      I miss visiting Singapore dearly...my favorite place on Earth. How are things there these days?

    • @shanek6582
      @shanek6582 Před 3 lety +8

      Louis Png why did they write everything on their MRE in English?

    • @maxtunenick510
      @maxtunenick510 Před 3 lety +71

      Shane K English is the most common language spoken here in Singapore. Everyone here speaks and reads english! 😇

    • @Kirinboy39
      @Kirinboy39 Před 3 lety +41

      @@shanek6582 because we have three major races in Singapore; Chinese, Malays and Indians, English is used for easy communication, as most are bilingual

    • @Xylzse
      @Xylzse Před 3 lety +21

      @@shanek6582 English is our language of instruction, pretty much everyone speaks English here along with their mother tongue

  • @bruhJorden
    @bruhJorden Před 3 lety +22

    For some reason I laughed really hard when he zoomed in on the bar 😂

  • @userflynnn2
    @userflynnn2 Před 3 lety +7

    First off, I'm not sure why it's entertaining watching someone eat rations. I have tried to watch a couple of the other ration reviewers and they rush through the boxes and don't seem like they enjoy what they are doing. Watching Steve go through a ration reminds me of watching a Bob Ross video and he goes through each item.

  • @superdupercake
    @superdupercake Před 3 lety +224

    "oh" in a disgusted tone *goes for another bite*

    • @BlokeOzzie
      @BlokeOzzie Před 3 lety

      That actually made me laugh during the video. You can hear the surprised disgust, and any normal person would just stop right there. But not Steve. No... four more bites later, THEN he quits. And actually puts the tray away to eat the rest. We mere mortals would have probably projectile vomited all over the place.

    • @Giblet12
      @Giblet12 Před 3 lety

      Steve ate 100 year old boar war meat and took *several* bites. So when he thinks something is gross it would probably kill a regular human

  • @retropunk24
    @retropunk24 Před 3 lety +94

    "Oh, I just hit a crunchy part."
    Things you don't want to say when eating pasta.

    • @jaquaviontaviousbonquequex9066
      @jaquaviontaviousbonquequex9066 Před 3 lety +1

      If you hit a crunchy part onto anything that's mostly soft then you either cooked it wrong or the food is wrong

    • @koroplays3200
      @koroplays3200 Před 3 lety +9

      Unless it's fresh lasagna. Mmmm, crunchy cheese bits.

  • @trevordrillz3346
    @trevordrillz3346 Před 3 lety +9

    I like Steve. I can't get enough of his voice.

  • @roccoracer
    @roccoracer Před 3 lety +7

    I can't stop watching your videos Steve. I was at a garage sale today and scored two unopened MRE's from about 1988. Menus 6 and 9.

  • @kingofzombies23
    @kingofzombies23 Před 3 lety +142

    I was feeling very depressed today but when I saw new uploads from Steve, all my troubles faded away. These videos are the best therapy

    • @synrgiii
      @synrgiii Před 3 lety

      Learn thyself.

    • @thegaper1090
      @thegaper1090 Před 3 lety

      I agree 100%

    • @warrenbrown4431
      @warrenbrown4431 Před 3 lety +5

      Right there with you man, this just made my whole day.

    • @justnumber427
      @justnumber427 Před 3 lety +3

      Feel better! But you're spot on, steve has a way of turning the day around with a "lets get that on the tray", "nice" and "nice hiss". Makes life better.

  • @panzerschreck5159
    @panzerschreck5159 Před 3 lety +425

    “That’s a dunkable biscuit right there!”
    Me when my wife wears something hot

  • @nicksummers8320
    @nicksummers8320 Před 3 lety +21

    Looking at that bowl of peanut with lotus root reminded me of the last time I had food poisoning. And from the sounds of things, smelling the sambal chicken would have reminded me of it too.

    • @danielc2701
      @danielc2701 Před 3 lety +6

      We would have thrown the chicken at the enemy but that is banned by the Geneva Convention. Biological warfare they call it. The peanut is ok, just for the love of your intestines avoid the chicken. lol

  • @soeraa93
    @soeraa93 Před 3 lety +11

    I never would have thought that one of the things that would bring me the most joy in my life would be watching a guy eat military rations. Thanks for all the great content, Steve.

    • @iagoporto5522
      @iagoporto5522 Před rokem

      Having enjoyment from another person's enjoyment has to be one of the highest forms of human emotion.

  • @somekindofeasyname
    @somekindofeasyname Před 3 lety +76

    "Nice, this has a 3 year shelf life, but they last longer than that, more like 40-50"

  • @gunman47
    @gunman47 Před 3 lety +63

    I'm a long time subscriber from Singapore having consumed some of these field rations during my military service, and all I can say is: Nice!

  • @maximefillon1029
    @maximefillon1029 Před 3 lety +41

    “There is a lot of overpowering flavor of black-eyed peas in there.”
    I guess you could say it’s got that boom boom pow.

  • @TheBoscopete
    @TheBoscopete Před 3 lety +5

    It is ridiculous how much I love these videos. Why is this so enjoyable to watch someone eating history while hitting us with some history we would otherwise never learn? Just awesome!

  • @goneutt
    @goneutt Před 3 lety +352

    If things ever get back to normal, Steve needs to cameo with Townsends

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 Před 3 lety

      Not sure he eats old enough food for that dude lol. Although the cigarettes and pemican probably qualify

    • @plaidmoon5642
      @plaidmoon5642 Před 3 lety +37

      Lets get the burgoo and johnny cakes out onto a tray.

    • @williamwinder3466
      @williamwinder3466 Před 3 lety +43

      Rations from the 18th century vs. Rations from the 21st.

    • @kpkndusa
      @kpkndusa Před 3 lety +13

      That would be great.

    • @travisadams4470
      @travisadams4470 Před 3 lety +15

      @@kpkndusa You mean, that would be "NICE!"

  • @echodelta2172
    @echodelta2172 Před 3 lety +63

    Just ordered a 24hr French ration to take on a picnic with my girlfriend. Thanks for getting me on this crazy tangent I didn't know I needed in my life.

    • @William-Morey-Baker
      @William-Morey-Baker Před 3 lety

      @Wackinator 66 makes sense... But I think steve had a different opinion on that, although I can't remember what it was honestly

    • @rumpleforescrump3183
      @rumpleforescrump3183 Před 3 lety +1

      French rations are very good, great choice!

    • @xTravisMarx
      @xTravisMarx Před 3 lety

      You guys should wear camo while you eat em' lol

  • @alabamaguns3684
    @alabamaguns3684 Před 3 lety +10

    Steve: "smells like death."
    As a long time fan I know he's going to eat most of it if not all anyways. And it never ceases to be funny.

  • @Spectralhyena
    @Spectralhyena Před 3 lety +1

    I never thought my 2nd favorite CZcams channel would be about MREs. You kick serious ass Steve and thank you for your content and the passing of your knowledge.

  • @areukidding13
    @areukidding13 Před 3 lety +169

    Served army in singapore, I ate it and got a diarrhoea. Biscuits is still the best along with choco powder and pocari sweat

    • @Kevin-fj5oe
      @Kevin-fj5oe Před 3 lety +5

      You should try indonesia MRE, pretty good and more humane than . . . diarrhea

    • @MrCarGuy
      @MrCarGuy Před 3 lety +17

      Pocari Sweat is the most inoffensive electrolyte drink. Good stuff.

    • @sigma6656
      @sigma6656 Před 3 lety +6

      that lotus and peanut stuff looks like diarrhea

    • @DerangedSloth555
      @DerangedSloth555 Před 3 lety +6

      @@sigma6656 Tastes alright, but the fruit bar really makes you shit loads...or for me at least.

    • @rizzaramon7213
      @rizzaramon7213 Před 3 lety

      The main ration all taste the same to me after awhile. Hahaha.

  • @Dorraj
    @Dorraj Před 3 lety +48

    "We're gonna be re-heatin' that up in a 100% fully replicated high-intensity combat situation."
    >cuts to pack boiling in a pot on a stove
    I love Steve's very subtle humor

  • @CraigUchiha
    @CraigUchiha Před 3 lety +2

    I can be in the worst mood or just really depressed. I come here and relief stress by watching your videos Steve
    I seriously appreciate it and it definitely helps alot

  • @StrongRuler
    @StrongRuler Před 3 lety +10

    Can we just appreciate Steve’s shirt game?

  • @Dovahween
    @Dovahween Před 3 lety +30

    Steve has to be one of the most naturally wholesome dudes on CZcams.

  • @brendanmackinnon3315
    @brendanmackinnon3315 Před 3 lety +99

    Legend says if you eat off of Steve’s “old faithful” MRE spoon you become immune to Covid

    • @DJR0101
      @DJR0101 Před 3 lety +3

      +3 saving throw against disease. +2 to bard skills.

    • @HaxxorElite
      @HaxxorElite Před 3 lety +3

      Yes lets all lick the same spoon

    • @svtirefire
      @svtirefire Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah but you'll get botulism.

    • @paperback1122
      @paperback1122 Před 3 lety +2

      "Old faithful"
      Weapon type: spoon
      Rarity: *legendary*
      DPS:500
      Special effects
      - immunity to covid-19 debuff
      - when equipped get the ability to eat 60 year old WW2 rations
      - 50% weakness to botulism

  • @michaelporcelli8482
    @michaelporcelli8482 Před 3 lety

    Steve. I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for making them, and keep them coming brother.

  • @mori2626
    @mori2626 Před 3 lety +4

    This comment section is really lovely and that says a lot about Steve’s videos. You are great, love your style / t-shirts definitely included/, your knowledge-one can see that you are really versed and invested a lot of time into this, your Humor and music skills love the short jams throughout the video. We are really happy every time you post a video.

  • @amstaadftw8566
    @amstaadftw8566 Před 3 lety +113

    That, "oh", when he took the first bite of the dinner main spoke volumes. It must be aweful if he won't finish it.

    • @jenniferbeck5658
      @jenniferbeck5658 Před 3 lety +32

      This is the first time I've seen him reject a non-spoiled foodstuff - is this what shock feels like?

    • @tfwwhennofitlitgf3300
      @tfwwhennofitlitgf3300 Před 3 lety +32

      shrimp paste is very off putting for westerners, but a SEA would've grown up with that stuff

    • @taylorsmith2258
      @taylorsmith2258 Před 3 lety +3

      "Fish rot"

    • @glenn.c
      @glenn.c Před 3 lety

      I think it's an acquired taste. I tried that exact ration and it was fine, haha. Not an easy thing for foreigners to eat.

    • @Spllyn
      @Spllyn Před 3 lety +4

      @@jenniferbeck5658 2020 is full of surprises eh?

  • @angelawellborn839
    @angelawellborn839 Před 3 lety +76

    Me: That looks disgusting
    Steve: It smells like death
    Me: NICE

  • @jmupp2876
    @jmupp2876 Před 3 lety +7

    I love your channel, in a polarized and divided world I can shut my brain off and enjoy myself while watching these videos.

  • @jakehart9891
    @jakehart9891 Před 3 lety +5

    Steve is literally the dude she tells you not to worry about.

  • @CraftsAndGame
    @CraftsAndGame Před 3 lety +40

    Steve sees crackers outside of the tray
    STEVE: PANIK

  • @MariahBunni
    @MariahBunni Před 3 lety +40

    Steve: “Aw, it smells like death!”
    Also Steve: (takes a big spoonful)
    Steve is not afraid!

  • @jelomena1
    @jelomena1 Před 3 lety +4

    I watch Steve videos for almost 4 years now and for the first time he reacts with an "oh...." 😂

  • @MeGoBOOM
    @MeGoBOOM Před 3 lety

    I watched you Steve for about 2 years and I think you do ur best and making people entertained with your reviews I think you do a good job at what your doing keep it up friendo

  • @qxTorii
    @qxTorii Před 3 lety +172

    The "green packs" (the mains) are pretty infamous in that most in the service find them absolutely revolting. Many would just dig a hole and bury them or their contents if your company was one to check for rubbish. I was indifferent and just considered them a source of calories that didn't tasted salty, and not very good. There was one time I actually ate two green packs in the same meal because I was exhausted though.
    The biscuits are probably the best part of the meal. Some friends of mine used to pour water into the packet and they turn into something akin to spongecake. I tried it once and it wasn't my thing, forces you to eat the whole pack at one go, and way easier to just eat it straight.
    There's never any time to prepare a drink properly in the field, so everyone eats the powder directly and drink water straight after. The Gold Roast cereal mix is good shit, better than milo and pocari sweat you'd normally find.
    The fruit bar is actually pretty good, especially the ones that weren't date (I can't remember what they were, Apple? Blueberry?). They were heavily rumoured to contain laxatives that force soldiers to take a dump in the field, don't know if it's true though.
    Some rations come with a can of Ayam brand Tuna and a packet drink which is a luxury I've never had to the fortune of trying.

    • @YouDonkeyfu
      @YouDonkeyfu Před 3 lety +3

      i just trade those green mains with fruit bars and those are my meal, otherwise, there's always the maggie mee + whatever can food we bring in.

    • @MechaGriffin
      @MechaGriffin Před 3 lety

      Huh? Lol, I thought most in my company are actually pretty alright with the green packs. Never heard of anyone dumping away their green packs. Well, save a few people.

    • @ryedralisk8620
      @ryedralisk8620 Před 3 lety +1

      agreed, if anything the accessory packs are the best part of the rations - I don't ever recall mixing the powder with water, solely eating it directly from the packet :L

    • @MrJacobkoh
      @MrJacobkoh Před 3 lety

      giving up my pink ic around end of oct!

    • @litmusing
      @litmusing Před 3 lety

      See, I hated the fruit bar. The mains also heavily depend on what you might get. I definitely would be burying anything with beans, but I well enjoyed most of the pastas, and the rice stuff is OK but not terrible. The desserts don't really go wrong either.
      I'll agree the biscuits are the bomb though

  • @Darlek2
    @Darlek2 Před 3 lety +34

    6:21 cinematic masterpiece

    • @ah-xt2uc
      @ah-xt2uc Před 3 lety +1

      Eat your heart out Roger Deakins.

  • @Mote.
    @Mote. Před rokem

    The past week I've binge watched like over 30 of your video's while I'm recovering from an injury. You are awesome.

    • @Mote.
      @Mote. Před rokem

      But i haven't commented at all except now because i can't wear glasses with this nose piece on my broken nose. But tomorrow i am getting it off

  • @chadbrobertson
    @chadbrobertson Před měsícem

    Just realized that I've watched so much steve, when he does the, "lets get this out onto a tray, nice" bit I always hit a small dab gesture, then smile to myself.

  • @jacobtanjinghong
    @jacobtanjinghong Před 3 lety +67

    Used to serve in the army and I wholeheartedly agree with you regarding the pasta. For some odd reason all of the pasta in the menus I've eaten in the army smelled really bad, and my personal worse offender was this one called Crab meat pasta. It smelled absolutely horrid but if you get pass the smell it was all pretty okay. The best items on the menus for me were definitely the stews. They mostly lack the artificial smell that the other rice and noodle rations had and having some liquid in your food during meal times made the hotter climate a little more bearable. Also regarding the chewing gum idea, Singapore pretty much banned that stuff a ways back so I doubt it'll appear in any Singaporean menus you'll find that are in an edible state. Great video tho, love seeing what others thought about the menus

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou Před 3 lety +2

      Crab sounds like a terrible thing to have in an MRE for freshness

    • @TaintedMojo
      @TaintedMojo Před 3 lety

      The thing with pasta is you’ve got to keep it separate from the sauce until it’s ready to serve.

    • @ens0246
      @ens0246 Před 3 lety +3

      @NG KAI RUI ZAYDEN crab sticks are almost never actually crab but surimi. I like to call it "general fish scrapings" but it's just good old fashioned seafood leftover mulch.

    • @jonastrex05
      @jonastrex05 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Crab meat pasta?? haha no fking way!

  • @dmk94va
    @dmk94va Před 3 lety +119

    Anyone else find themselves doing the patent pending "Steve1989 Slap" whenever they open a packet of instant coffee or drink powder?

    • @TheWeeabooCrewGamers
      @TheWeeabooCrewGamers Před 3 lety +4

      Did this at work today making coffee. Sometimes you just gotta slappy

    • @kylederry5031
      @kylederry5031 Před 3 lety +2

      🤘🤘

    • @felipevega830
      @felipevega830 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes indeed I do

    • @svtirefire
      @svtirefire Před 3 lety +3

      I do it with condoms

    • @userflynnn2
      @userflynnn2 Před 3 lety +4

      I said "ooo, nice hiss." To my wife once and she looked at me like I was crazy and said I needed to stop watching those videos

  • @frawleyhannah13
    @frawleyhannah13 Před 3 lety +2

    Hope your quarantine is going well Steve! Love your videos ❤️

  • @kyles5513
    @kyles5513 Před 3 lety +8

    The dramatization on that date bar had me literally laughing out loud haha.

  • @cartoon.raccoon
    @cartoon.raccoon Před 3 lety +11

    2:09
    am in the singapore army, can confirm the butter biscuits are amazing.

  • @johnpreisler6713
    @johnpreisler6713 Před 3 lety +17

    I want to see Steve make a video when he's already hopped up on coffee instant type 2, 100-year old cigarettes, and WWII-vintage bennies

  • @richardhenry5858
    @richardhenry5858 Před 3 lety

    Dude cracks me up. Yout verbiage and vernacular and way about you speaks to me. The spoon on the rim chimes/pitch shifting during the mix gets me every time. Keep it up. New Subscriber...nice!

  • @eavil147
    @eavil147 Před 2 lety +1

    Steve is awesome! Comes across as a cool guy and does a great job reviewing all the different MRE's. Great Job Steve!

  • @izzuddinfaruqi1493
    @izzuddinfaruqi1493 Před 3 lety +43

    Steve seems like a lowkey funny guy. I mean, look at his t-shirt game from episode to episode!! 🤣

    • @manuel0578
      @manuel0578 Před 3 lety

      Who is that on the tshirt?

    • @dudebrodude4388
      @dudebrodude4388 Před 3 lety +4

      @@manuel0578 Biff from the Back to the Future movies

  • @donaldparlettjr3295
    @donaldparlettjr3295 Před 3 lety +48

    " this is gonna give me the sweats later, I just know it". That's our Steve doing it for us the people. Sorry for the Wolfe Pit reference.

  • @penbucket
    @penbucket Před 3 měsíci

    One of the funnier of his videos. I can't believe he had to abandon The Tray! Also... I love the intro and outro music. Just perfect for these videos.

  • @annetteowens8890
    @annetteowens8890 Před 3 lety +2

    I’ve been watching you for a couple of years and just realized you lived in the same town. I love your videos!

  • @CrusherMEC
    @CrusherMEC Před 3 lety +33

    "Oh, I just hit a crunchy part. That does it!"

  • @chef7423
    @chef7423 Před 3 lety +37

    i would kill for a steve Q/A, need to pull back the curtain on the legend

    • @tampahomeinvestorsllc7559
      @tampahomeinvestorsllc7559 Před 3 lety

      100% Yes. This needs to happen.

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 Před 3 lety

      Funny I was just thinking the same. I don't think I know a single thing about him as a person, other than his reason for being into MREs started in childhood

    • @dominicdecaro3757
      @dominicdecaro3757 Před 3 lety

      Naw man, you gotta keep that mystery

  • @Mote.
    @Mote. Před rokem

    I've been subbed to you for years. Love your vids

  • @yaka5992
    @yaka5992 Před 3 lety +17

    the way to actually eat those biscuits its to fill the package with water so that it turns into a cake. we also just eat the pocari sweat powder straight into our mouth.

    • @jc-nv2rr
      @jc-nv2rr Před 3 lety +5

      he did that at 7:26

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 Před 3 lety +20

    13:35 Well, Steve, it's important to remember that old men declare wars, and boys fight wars.

  • @sunshower6560
    @sunshower6560 Před 3 lety +31

    Steve: It smells like death!
    The Shrimp and Chicken: *actually dead*

  • @Stinger9516
    @Stinger9516 Před 3 lety +2

    I like to see the replies from people who served and actually ate these in the field to compare what they did vs how Steve eats his from all the different rations from all the different countries

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking Před 2 lety +5

    Wow cool! I am from Singapore and this brings back many memories of my days eating combat rations in the SAF.