Eating 35 year Old US MRE Beef Stew Vintage Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing Review

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2020
  • This preserved 1st generation MRE was a real treat! Stored in perfect conditions underground, it was sealed in time. A meal to remember, featuring the Cherry Nut Cake, a highly coveted dessert and one of my personal favorites, and that Beef Stew being quite different than the modern version (and much better back then in terms of quality), freeze dried fruit, and those much loved salted crackers. The best thing I ate all month!
    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...
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    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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Комментарии • 3,3 тыс.

  • @Yankee670
    @Yankee670 3 года назад +2302

    Steve: “I’m so grateful to eat something normal”
    Also Steve: *Eats 35 year old beef stew*

    • @maidenslayer
      @maidenslayer 3 года назад +26

      Yeah and because it is only MRE's that he eats and lives off.

    • @Perc_angle30
      @Perc_angle30 3 года назад +2

      maidenslayer nice

    • @forkliftdn
      @forkliftdn 3 года назад +42

      This proves it. Eating 35 year old carbs, sugar, and fat is more enjoyable than plain salad and baked skinless chicken breast made today.

    • @peabody3000
      @peabody3000 3 года назад +9

      begs the question, what was he eating before that was so abnormal?

    • @squidneysayzhi
      @squidneysayzhi 3 года назад +3

      I'm so happy this is the first comment I see right after Steve mentioned this

  • @jakemahathy1155
    @jakemahathy1155 3 года назад +3638

    You know what I love about Steve? He doesn't beg for subs or likes. He literally just reviews the MRE's and lets the content sell itself. I will forever be subscribing to this guy.

    • @00TheRealTC
      @00TheRealTC 3 года назад +57

      So true. He *never* says “You know what would be delectable? If you would smash that ‘Subscribe’ button. Yeah, I cherish every one of your comments. Those never grow old in my mind.”

    • @kaiserped
      @kaiserped 3 года назад +68

      Nice!

    • @StoneBasses
      @StoneBasses 3 года назад +36

      Bonus is he knows how to chew with his mouth closed and without smacking and cracking every bite. You don't truly appreciate it until you try to watch some other MRE channels.

    • @GlitchManOmega
      @GlitchManOmega 3 года назад +4

      There's a gamer named Pikasprey who does the same thing with his discussion and gameplay videos. All he does at the end is thank you for watching and bids you a good night. But the best part is, he actively rips on people who DO beg for likes and subscriptions and all the thumbnail clickbaiting tricks they do.

    • @vipergtsmre
      @vipergtsmre 3 года назад +6

      He is a hell of a good guy too (off camera)😁

  • @JimJonesKoolaid
    @JimJonesKoolaid 3 года назад +985

    If everyone treated each other like how Steve treats a 35 year old cherry poundcake wed all be in a better place

    • @jakedibiase7404
      @jakedibiase7404 3 года назад +13

      Tommy Wiseau: ip errywan treeded eetch udder laik ow Steve treets a 35 jeer ol cherry poun cake de wirrl wuh b a bedder plaise 2 lib

    • @bambi2281
      @bambi2281 3 года назад

      Cherry nutcake

    • @Bull7
      @Bull7 3 года назад +1

      Top tier comment

    • @SuperBigdaddy1954
      @SuperBigdaddy1954 3 года назад

      @@jakedibiase7404 johnny I didnt recognize you

    • @3jeno14
      @3jeno14 3 года назад

      I was the person who gave you the 300th like

  • @Kidlopo1974
    @Kidlopo1974 3 года назад +368

    "Smells like an industrial machinery plant with an old couch" ... makes me wonder what his childhood was like

  • @TheMindfulHomestead
    @TheMindfulHomestead 3 года назад +939

    I've begun calling the hot chocolate mix in our house "Cocoa Beverage Powder" and my wife is looking at me funny.

    • @johanjanssens4530
      @johanjanssens4530 3 года назад +74

      I hope you have some coffee, instant, type 1 or 2 as well.

    • @jasons2023
      @jasons2023 3 года назад +4

      Wrong wife, perhaps?

    • @latinolawdog5067
      @latinolawdog5067 3 года назад +15

      Hopefully you follow it up with an "okay. Let's get this out on a tray. Nice!" Just to really confuse her.

    • @decorumlopez9147
      @decorumlopez9147 3 года назад +9

      teach the kids the difference between type 2 and type 1.

    • @icantthinkofaname15
      @icantthinkofaname15 3 года назад +2

      Lmao

  • @leerjet31
    @leerjet31 3 года назад +1507

    Gets a cheat day eats a 35 year old mre LoL 😂 only Steve

    • @Muster_Muckee_II
      @Muster_Muckee_II 3 года назад +46

      He's livin' the dream !

    • @MrMalicious5
      @MrMalicious5 3 года назад +17

      Saint Steve.

    • @dang2651
      @dang2651 3 года назад +9

      Tbh... half way towards a cheat day and I want one!

    • @tensazero
      @tensazero 3 года назад +3

      No no no.. It's gut day. He's strengthening his stomach. And probably the all rest of the way down. Look at that gastric flex!

    • @amanwithnohat3948
      @amanwithnohat3948 3 года назад +2

      Never says what he’s cheating... death probably

  • @RedLeaderToBase
    @RedLeaderToBase 3 года назад +1511

    Steve is so unapologetically himself and his music is so awesomely bizarre that you just can't help liking his content

    • @kanatapaw
      @kanatapaw 3 года назад +54

      right, I don't even eat mre food.
      but you can see the passion steve has for it.

    • @CannibalChxrry
      @CannibalChxrry 3 года назад +40

      @@kanatapaw if you have never tried MREs I recommend it at least once in your life. It's one of those things that you do, then just don't really think about again until 20 years later when you are craving the old school ham or spaghetti ones and the peaches. God mre peaches are so good. Also, the smell of FRHs is so unique. I love it. Has a strange smell but it's something you never really ever forget.

    • @00TheRealTC
      @00TheRealTC 3 года назад +59

      I dig his awesomely bizarre music.

    • @harrymonk6
      @harrymonk6 3 года назад +17

      Its his bands music. So some respect please man

    • @neikiv8843
      @neikiv8843 3 года назад +4

      @@harrymonk6 he has a band?

  • @nschultz417
    @nschultz417 3 года назад +732

    "No rancidity, no metallic smell or bleachiness, that smells perfect."
    Steve, you would be the easiest dinner guest to please. If you come to my Halloween party I'll make you sweet potato pie.

    • @FlourescentPotato
      @FlourescentPotato 3 года назад +87

      He literally compliments generic nescafe instant coffee lol

    • @deadfr0g
      @deadfr0g 3 года назад +37

      Wait ‘til he tries the stew I put at the bottom of my chest freezer in 2018! My freezer-burned
      2018 stew is to die for.

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 3 года назад +9

      @@FlourescentPotato For real I can't stand any instant coffee. I always grind and brew the beans myself.

    • @greyslump2124
      @greyslump2124 3 года назад +10

      @@notgray88 that’s how i am, but i went to romania for a week and got some instant coffee out there, and it was the best i’ve ever had, europe does better with their instant coffees and sodas

    • @Bull7
      @Bull7 2 года назад +3

      @@deadfr0g let’s get that out onto a tray

  • @psygremlin1
    @psygremlin1 3 года назад +1295

    Steve, dating: "Come for dinner. I've got this great little 35-year-old."
    Date: "Wine? Scotch?"
    Steve: "Beef stew."

    • @agentant7834
      @agentant7834 3 года назад +121

      "I got this 100 year old"
      "Wine, scotch?"
      " *hard tack* "

    • @Scotty97
      @Scotty97 3 года назад +47

      @@agentant7834 then we’ll cleanse our palate with a delicious cup of coffee instant type 2, spray dried, because that’s what makes all the difference

    • @agentant7834
      @agentant7834 3 года назад +30

      @@Scotty97 then we'll go to sleep and take it over to breakfast
      *gets breakfast on a tray*
      Nice

    • @Scotty97
      @Scotty97 3 года назад +5

      @Ocean Deyy the desert combined with the coffee is a truly decadent combination

    • @VibeXplorer
      @VibeXplorer 3 года назад +1

      Haha. Nice one!

  • @DaveKing19836
    @DaveKing19836 3 года назад +742

    Why the government hasn't contracted Steve to be an advisor for their MREs baffles me.

    • @Pygar2
      @Pygar2 3 года назад +42

      You think Natick doesn't watch these?

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 3 года назад +237

      His first act would be to reintroduce cigarettes, then coffee instant type I.

    • @hermanhenderson966
      @hermanhenderson966 3 года назад +16

      Ashley Pomeroy would be a thing of beauty

    • @cyruslever586
      @cyruslever586 3 года назад +29

      He wouldnt be at liberty to discuss if he was

    • @bobmcmahan9931
      @bobmcmahan9931 3 года назад +3

      The government doest make mres

  • @stevemorris3783
    @stevemorris3783 3 года назад +423

    I entered the US ARMY in 1984 and the beef stew was one of my favorites!!! Thanks for that time travel Steve!

    • @ddespair
      @ddespair 3 года назад +24

      Hey thanks for your service and to anyone reading this, I’m a liberal. We appreciate our troops, just question the old bodies who make the young do their dirty work.

    • @coolshiz7319
      @coolshiz7319 3 года назад +64

      @@ddespair lol ok?

    • @r0bz0rly
      @r0bz0rly 3 года назад +19

      @@ddespair no one asked though lmao

    • @nikhilpatil7218
      @nikhilpatil7218 3 года назад

      Thanks for defeating oceania

    • @Rountree1985
      @Rountree1985 2 года назад +3

      @@ddespair same

  • @IconOfSin24148
    @IconOfSin24148 3 года назад +161

    "I'm gonna cherish every morsel of this...such as in life. Enjoy every bit of it."
    Steve is too pure and good for us - our Bob Ross.

  • @EanTheNintendoKid
    @EanTheNintendoKid 3 года назад +407

    "A little friction, that always gets things going"
    -Steve1989

  • @Marc4360
    @Marc4360 3 года назад +396

    I was opening a can earlier today and I caught myself saying "nice hiss".

  • @ExplorewithSvetlin
    @ExplorewithSvetlin 3 года назад +128

    When you sniff this stuff you are literally breathing original air from 1985. Amazing.

    • @jackmehoffe9372
      @jackmehoffe9372 3 года назад

      True that

    • @chefbranislavblagojevic3044
      @chefbranislavblagojevic3044 2 года назад

      Smells like cocaine and hookers

    • @absolutjackal
      @absolutjackal 9 месяцев назад +3

      It’s vacuum sealed so not really? I mean I guess when you open the main bag cause it’s not. But the food isn’t the point they take all the air out?

    • @whysix3417
      @whysix3417 7 месяцев назад

      @@absolutjackal yes, that's why it hisses. The air rushing into it.

  • @CavTanker88
    @CavTanker88 Год назад +41

    I enlisted in the Army in 1988. Seeing these old MRE's is (strangely enough) like meeting an old friend. Many a dumb story, bad joke and bonding moment with friends long gone happened while eating these things. Thanks for the memories, Steve.

  • @Shalom_Mike
    @Shalom_Mike 3 года назад +273

    Tasting an MRE from 1985 while wearing a T-shirt with "VHS" on it... It matches!

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 3 года назад +15

      If only he had done the review while roller-skating along the Miami waterfront in a bikini with Glenn Frey on the soundtrack. If only.

    • @ChoChan776
      @ChoChan776 3 года назад +12

      VHS: Very Hungry Steve

    • @mattetch12
      @mattetch12 3 года назад +9

      He ain't no beta

    • @stonent
      @stonent 3 года назад

      The previous video he did on the Latvian military ration he had a VHS themed shirt as well.

  • @LemonTweast
    @LemonTweast 3 года назад +344

    Waiter: "How was your meal sir?"
    Steve: "It was almost as good as a 35 year old MRE I had the other week"

  • @MrAndyBearJr
    @MrAndyBearJr 3 года назад +142

    This menu was always the one I went for when the case was cracked open. A lot of the guys in my unit liked this one because of the cherry nut cake, which tasted even better if you dusted it with some of the cocoa mix. Highly prized.

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 3 года назад +7

      Good idea.

    • @whysix3417
      @whysix3417 7 месяцев назад

      I was thinking some of that peanut butter on it would be good

  • @marisawoods
    @marisawoods 2 года назад +27

    My daddy used to bring his MREs home to me when I was a little girl in the 80s. I remember them looking like this. I loved the accessory pack, charms, cheese spread, and chicken ala king...😂

  • @chrisalford8841
    @chrisalford8841 3 года назад +772

    When Steve has kids, I bet he sends them to school with MREs for lunch.

    • @killmore75
      @killmore75 3 года назад +13

      hehe!

    • @mrnarason
      @mrnarason 3 года назад +18

      Quarantine mre lunches

    • @brendanmackinnon3315
      @brendanmackinnon3315 3 года назад +156

      Little Steve’s teacher calls home...
      Teacher: hello is this Steve’s dad?
      SteveMre: yeah
      Teacher: are you aware he brought a 35 year old packaged meal to school for lunch?
      SteveMre: Nice!!
      Teacher: sir that’s not acceptable he needs fresh food.
      SteveMre: Did it have a nice Hiss? I couldn’t believe that’s still edible.
      Teacher: Sir should we address the 1942 package of camels I caught him smoking last week with what he called an army mochachino?
      SteveMre: they are the best, let’s get that stuff out onto a tray.
      Teacher: I’m calling child services.
      SteveMre: I’ll see ya soon with something new or old......

    • @sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160
      @sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160 3 года назад +50

      That's actually surprisingly logical, if you consider MRE's are basically lunch boxes for the armed forces.

    • @Manhattan_project.420
      @Manhattan_project.420 3 года назад +26

      @@sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160 for a grown man doing physical work, not for a kid studying for 6 hours. they will get fat.

  • @globalcannabinoidspecialis4417
    @globalcannabinoidspecialis4417 3 года назад +202

    He has emerged when we needed him most to bring us the tales of his mre endeavors!

  • @Nicaprince89
    @Nicaprince89 3 года назад +26

    Steves comment section has to be the best in any social media platform .

  • @Exocraze
    @Exocraze 3 года назад +11

    Half the time I won't even eat stuff that is approaching the sell by date, and Steve's out here eating 35 year old beef stew. What a legend.

  • @jonathan39272
    @jonathan39272 3 года назад +359

    *eating 35 year old food*
    “Glad to be eating something normal”
    🤣😂

    • @dopeytripod
      @dopeytripod 3 года назад +7

      wait till Davie504 challenges him to eat a 40 year old bass

  • @alanwrobleski
    @alanwrobleski 3 года назад +256

    I was a baby when this MRE was made. Kind of weird to think about eating meat from a cow that was alive before the person eating it

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад +47

      Had the same thought when he was digging in to the ancient emergency ration from 1904, except it was "those cows were older than my grandparents...."

    • @MrAsmoLp
      @MrAsmoLp 3 года назад +4

      i wasnt even planed :D

    • @goombapizza6335
      @goombapizza6335 3 года назад

      Me too, I was a toddler. And Steve wasn't even born until 4 years later. I think this might be the oldest full meal I've seen him eat that was also in perfectly fresh condition. (Hardtack and emergency rations of bouillon cubes and candy do not count as full meals.)

    • @karmasupreme7973
      @karmasupreme7973 3 года назад

      @@MrAsmoLp ok

    • @rolfen
      @rolfen 3 года назад

      This beef saw Chernobyl

  • @fairgorn
    @fairgorn 3 года назад +14

    When I was in Army in 80's, this was gold for trading.

  • @milkteabunny9711
    @milkteabunny9711 Год назад +14

    This channel is where I come when I need a break from all the negativity of much of the content on social media. Just pure, wholesome positivity. Thanks for always providing a great refresh, Steve! Hope you’re having a great year so far.

    • @whysix3417
      @whysix3417 7 месяцев назад

      I've been social media free for 3 years now, it's been great. Only watch RUclips.

  • @Anthrolithos
    @Anthrolithos 3 года назад +641

    Steve: "Oh, wow. My hands are shaking."
    Me: "Steve, that's because your body has come to associate the sound of rations opening with the nicotine rush from those hardcore smokes."

    • @amberb9701
      @amberb9701 3 года назад +51

      John Anon MRE withdrawals are rough

    • @dylbol
      @dylbol 3 года назад +2

      nice

    • @ahah1785
      @ahah1785 3 года назад +5

      Nope...effects of that german choko-cola bar still have not worn off...

  • @_to_dream_or_not_to_dream
    @_to_dream_or_not_to_dream 3 года назад +274

    Beef stew back then had a secret ingredient: love.

    • @Muster_Muckee_II
      @Muster_Muckee_II 3 года назад +12

      Naw, it's just that they used golden 'taters 'stead o' russets.

    • @WOLIPOPGAMING
      @WOLIPOPGAMING 3 года назад +12

      Msg*

    • @m.chairilreza6957
      @m.chairilreza6957 3 года назад +1

      🥰🥰🥰

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 3 года назад

      I remember eating old prepacked beef stew based on the mre recipe and they were fire as hell back in the day. They don't make them that way anymore, it's all basic cheap shit. They were the old dinty moore plastic ones in a sleeve and even the turkey dinner was good back then. I really miss those, that canned shit is nothing like the way they were 25 to 30 years ago.

    • @Chris_Meade
      @Chris_Meade 3 года назад +11

      It was MSG and trans fat. Also no joke, trans fat is actually really bad for you. MSG is debatable, but trans fat is linked to several cancers
      Tastes good tho

  • @martinvannostrand1
    @martinvannostrand1 3 года назад +33

    Only Steve could make me hungry for a 30 year old MRE...well done sir.

  • @mrmcninja12
    @mrmcninja12 3 года назад +416

    Can we all just appreciate for a second how ripped Steve is getting

  • @deangoodin6304
    @deangoodin6304 3 года назад +349

    I'll make breakfast or dinner and i'll say "lets get this out onto a tray" my 12 yr old daughter says "nice, mkay". Pretty sure im winning as a dad!

  • @BryceEdwardBrown
    @BryceEdwardBrown 3 года назад +718

    I really want to try some of this stuff

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +38

      buy one! you can get one from 7-12 bucks.

    • @golferorb
      @golferorb 3 года назад +57

      Join the military

    • @xxMyNinJaxx513
      @xxMyNinJaxx513 3 года назад +99

      try it if you dont like shitting

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 3 года назад +8

      Me too
      Makes me wonder where he gets the MRE's that he reviews on his channel

    • @oWallis
      @oWallis 3 года назад +55

      Steve's channel has corrupted me. I have a pile of Russian/British/Latvian/and US MREs sitting in my room.

  • @Chivers909
    @Chivers909 2 года назад +17

    I could swear I ate these ration packs. During the Bosnian war we would usually get old ration packs donated from different countries and watching this video is like a dejavu. I'm pretty sure I had these. I can remember the crackers and the peanut butter. Thanks for sharing your experience. Love your videos

    • @twentytwo138
      @twentytwo138 Год назад

      Are you from Bosnia? Pozdrav

    • @Chivers909
      @Chivers909 Год назад +2

      @@twentytwo138 I was born in Bosnia. I lived in a lot of places since the war. Pozdrav

  • @The.Horror.Network
    @The.Horror.Network 3 года назад +19

    You know Steve, something has always surprised me about your channel. I've been here since around the 200k mark, and I've steadily watched your channel boom, plateau, boom, plateau, and now it is at a steady incline, and I'm amazed... you're headed towards 2mil. All because your personality is... nice! You don't rely on the stupid oversaturated "WHHHHHHHATS GOIN' ON EVERYBODY" and "PLZ LIKE COMMENT SUBSCRIBE" rhetoric regurgitated by every RUclipsr out there. You're just chill, and it's a fun channel to watch. I'm not even into MREs, I've never eaten one EVER before in my life, I'm obviously not in the military nor have any desire to be, yet I've been here for years.

  • @akeokanok
    @akeokanok 3 года назад +113

    When we needed him most, he returned

  • @PayneintheMembrane
    @PayneintheMembrane 3 года назад +903

    Roses are red,
    this channel is fun,
    Find someone who loves you like Steve loves coffee instant type 1.

    • @4R8YnTH3CH33F
      @4R8YnTH3CH33F 3 года назад +100

      Roses are red,
      Violets are blue,
      Steve once caught botulism,
      He did it for you

    • @williamwallace8945
      @williamwallace8945 3 года назад +8

      @@4R8YnTH3CH33F 😂

    • @GreenTizle
      @GreenTizle 3 года назад +12

      Both of these deserve awards

    • @lodunost
      @lodunost 3 года назад

      You have to be careful biting down, could crack a tooth.

    • @kristinkemnitzer444
      @kristinkemnitzer444 3 года назад +21

      Roses are red
      Violets are blue
      Let's get these out on a tray
      Mnice

  • @davidmarshall7752
    @davidmarshall7752 Год назад +8

    I'm always amazed how long (and well) food will last by preventing air from touching it. Remarkable.

  • @shawnkay5462
    @shawnkay5462 3 года назад +68

    Steves Potluck with coworkers
    Coworkers: Bring normal food
    Steve: Brings 60 year old Chicken Alfredo

  • @teux01
    @teux01 3 года назад +221

    Only Steve would consider eating a 35 year old MRE 'normal'

    • @1D991
      @1D991 3 года назад +21

      Considering the fact that he ate 100+ year old beef, 35 years old IS normal for him

    • @imeprezime6632
      @imeprezime6632 3 года назад +4

      @@1D991 and the thing is, it was edible after 100 yrs 😮

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 3 года назад +6

      Well, considering that it held up as well as it did especially considering how old it was
      It's actually pretty impressive

    • @Nickyy64
      @Nickyy64 3 года назад +1

      Ime Prezime the meat was kinda just dirt at that point haha

  • @chrishiggins364
    @chrishiggins364 3 года назад +228

    I can imagine Steve asking when he passes that his body be freeze dried and put in a retort pouch and buried.
    Then a 1000 year later in the future they uncover his grave and as they open the retort pouch he is in the archiologist saying 'nice hiss'.

    • @felciajacintha6613
      @felciajacintha6613 3 года назад +7

      Bruh you're definelty that guy who's wife thinks your cheating on her .

    • @SemperDascal
      @SemperDascal 3 года назад +1

      b r u h

    • @IsAStormComing
      @IsAStormComing 3 года назад +4

      Let's get this out on a tray!

    • @Aggrofool
      @Aggrofool 2 года назад

      Nice mmkay

    • @twentytwo138
      @twentytwo138 Год назад

      *Opens the retort pouch*
      ''So right off the bat we got a freeze dried Steve, that's 150 pounds right there''

  • @stax5933
    @stax5933 2 года назад +15

    “Need a little friction. That always gets things going”
    -Steve 😂
    7:20

  • @caringancoystopitum4224
    @caringancoystopitum4224 3 года назад +22

    "a beautifully irradiated masterpiece"
    Words to live by folks, words to live by... xD

  • @Fouremyleofceres
    @Fouremyleofceres 3 года назад +119

    Oh My Goodness, this takes me back. I so remember this MRE. Story: I was in a Army Reserve unit that it seems no one had been in the old Army, the Coffee Army. It was a Texas unit that would do their two weeks in Texarkana in the summer, in the heat and humidity. At lunch, I noticed no one used the coffee from their MREs. They would give them to me when I asked. I then showed them how to make an iced coffee with the cocoa. You take two coffee packets, one cocoa milk chocolate mix, stir it in a wee bit of hot water, maybe a third of a canteen cup. Then fill the cup with ice (yes, we had ice), pour in water to cover and stir. Iced coffee! They were amazed! A refreshing coffee drink in 110 degree weather.
    And I miss those little bottles of Tabasco sauce that came in the MREs.
    Good Times

    • @Gizmomaster
      @Gizmomaster 3 года назад +10

      No offense my man but your fellow servicemen don’t sound like the brightest bunch in that story. Thanks for your service though!

    • @Fouremyleofceres
      @Fouremyleofceres 3 года назад +5

      @@Gizmomaster Don't like to talk bad about other soldiers (that much), but They were all career reservists or just doing their time to get any bonus.Most they ever did was their 2 week exercise and monthly get-together.

    • @seraphthegatekeeper
      @seraphthegatekeeper 3 года назад +3

      Texarkana summer heat is brutal. I feel for you guys.

    • @Fouremyleofceres
      @Fouremyleofceres 3 года назад +1

      @@seraphthegatekeeper It was GodAwful. I hare humidity. Two years before, I had a collapsed lung months before I was PCS. Story though. on the weekend, we got to swim in a local pond/lake. There was a chainlink fence that was maybe 10 feet, from the top of the water to the floor of the pond. The youngsters were like, What is this shit. I said, what do you see over there? Fireflys? I said, no. that is about six alligators eyes reflecting in the lite. If they really are hungry and want a bit of you, the chainlink fence won't stop them. About two minutes later, I had the whole pond to myself

  • @rb3425
    @rb3425 3 года назад +14

    1985, the year I entered the Army. That was my favorite MRE BTW.

  • @randallhancock9510
    @randallhancock9510 10 месяцев назад +3

    This exact beef stew menu was the very first MRE I had in basic training in early 1985! I have been an MRE fan ever since and keep a minimum of 10 cases of MREs on hand at home. Keep up the awesome work Steve and I always look forward to your content!

  • @LostNspace-jn1ds
    @LostNspace-jn1ds 3 года назад +27

    I could see Steve in the military or in prison eating the food like it’s a gourmet meal giving play by play action with everyone staring at him like wtf is this dude on 😂👌

  • @patriotfan_6840
    @patriotfan_6840 3 года назад +77

    Who else watches these while eating, so it’s like ur having a dinner with the legend Steve

    • @scottm9605
      @scottm9605 3 года назад +5

      If I don't it always makes me hungry.

    • @dennismiracle5982
      @dennismiracle5982 3 года назад

      no doubt i just tried a Wise company mre and i'd trade him in a heart beat

    • @stubbornpuppet1
      @stubbornpuppet1 3 года назад

      Having dinner right now! Nice to know I'm not the only one.

    • @legoboyfan123456789
      @legoboyfan123456789 3 года назад +4

      Lol I’m at uni so I watch these instead of eating dinner

    • @georgepoulos2096
      @georgepoulos2096 3 года назад +1

      Every single time

  • @christop3
    @christop3 3 года назад +204

    "Im so grateful to eat something normal... after all this time"
    Huge MonkaS

  • @augsbourne
    @augsbourne 3 года назад +16

    “Give it a little friction.... that’ll get things going”
    Thats what she said

  • @HelloTardis
    @HelloTardis 3 года назад +19

    This Ration is almost Exactly my age! Born 18 days after me.

    • @MarcsCupofTea
      @MarcsCupofTea 3 года назад

      Born a few weeks before me

    • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
      @DUKE_of_RAMBLE 2 года назад

      **debates not going there...**
      **decides to anyways, against his better judgement**
      **concludes it best not be said after all...**
      Alls I'll say, it involved the terms "after" and "birth" 🥴 (I'm still going to hell for this lmao)

  • @gunnarthefeisty
    @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +162

    Had a brown bag the other day. Menu 12, escalloped potatoes with ham. Everything was still good but the brownie. Nuts went rancid. Applesauce was Fermented too. Thanks for starting me on this hobby, Steve!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  3 года назад +146

      Sounds like it was an experience to remember. New MRE hobbyists always makes me happy - keep rockin it man!

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +25

      @@Steve1989MRE will do! Better than my first a few weeks ago- 1990 ham Omelette. Both the potatoes and ham Omelette were foul, both had a metallic taste. The cheese spread was disgusting, seperated and a strong smell. The only good food in there was a fantastic Oatmeal Cookie Bar. Those are a treat for sure.

    • @oldrick1038
      @oldrick1038 3 года назад +18

      Steve's vids got me hooked too😁 my first foriegn mre's arrive soon... From Russia with love... Hopefully😂

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +3

      @@oldrick1038 I've heard good things about the Russian ones. I'm working thru all the US ones I can (FSR case, US A/B case, etc)

    • @revspobalot3128
      @revspobalot3128 3 года назад +1

      Rock and roll Steve !!!! You do great work and always excellent.

  • @MedievalFolkDance
    @MedievalFolkDance 3 года назад +127

    Kindergarten teacher - "Would you like some milk before naptime?"
    Steve Jnr - "No thanks (pulls out tin canteen, esbit stove, packets of cocoa beverage & coffee type-2) Water's fine"

    • @iwineverygame1995
      @iwineverygame1995 3 года назад +1

      No but do you have coffee instant type 3?
      Nice.

  • @trillmagician4840
    @trillmagician4840 3 года назад +3

    My favorite thing about
    Steve’s videos is when he says, “Let’s put it out on a tray.” Then that classic, “Nice!” My favorite content creator by far.

  • @LunchKamado
    @LunchKamado 3 года назад +6

    4:41 "you know, life's not complete without a little *smack*"
    Incredible

  • @simonsei1262
    @simonsei1262 3 года назад +39

    Eats a 35 year old meal : " I'm glad I'm finally able to eat something normal"
    Steve, you're a treasure.

  • @wetokebitcoins1769
    @wetokebitcoins1769 3 года назад +79

    I loved eating the dark brown mres as a kid. freeze dried fruit was insane.

    • @Pygar2
      @Pygar2 3 года назад +1

      I loved the "whisk broom" peaches!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  3 года назад +58

      The fd fruit was the best.. they need to bring it back

    • @mylucidlife495
      @mylucidlife495 3 года назад

      @@Steve1989MRE you know that you actually can reconstitute the freeze dried fruit and make it into a fruit cocktail right?

    • @jonas5699
      @jonas5699 3 года назад

      My favorite thing I’ve ever had in an MRE is freeze dried peaches. Insanely good.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад

      The dried pears and maple nut cakes were my favorite. People talk smack about the original 'dirty dozen' MREs but that's mainly because the entrees were mostly terrible. The freeze dried fruit and the nut cakes made it feel like they put together a real meal, not just grabbed junk food off the shelves at a 7-11 and threw it into a tan bag. And thankfully they updated the entrees before we had to eat them for months on end in the desert. Dehydrated pork patties would have been death.

  • @jacobiehartie4602
    @jacobiehartie4602 3 года назад +11

    I feel like a grandma that just wants to feed this man all the mre’s, lol. Always fun to watch these

  • @joshuameyers4126
    @joshuameyers4126 3 года назад +12

    “ enjoy every morsel, just like life, enjoy every second of it”
    Steve has it figured out, and im just hoping i can do the same.

  • @panda51829able
    @panda51829able 3 года назад +133

    How to break the internet:
    Steve1989MREinfo goes on hot ones🔥 nice!

  • @cameroncotter7717
    @cameroncotter7717 3 года назад +51

    “Ya know? Life’s not complete without a little **slap** army mocaccino”

  • @Estenberg
    @Estenberg 2 года назад +4

    You always include a nice little history lesson with your tastings. It is really impressive how much you know about this subject, and how much you like your job. And that enthusiasm clearly spreads to your fan base, of which I am a very happy member. Keep it up Steve. You are my MRE Hearo.

    • @twentytwo138
      @twentytwo138 Год назад +1

      Nice little hiss-tory lesson :)

  • @imuno1832
    @imuno1832 3 года назад +3

    its soo cool how this guy enjoys this hobby soo much, and even better, share that joy with us

  • @plutoniumcore
    @plutoniumcore 3 года назад +921

    Steve's girlfriend trying to hide a fart...
    Steve - "That's a nice little hiss"

    • @trenthenry3820
      @trenthenry3820 3 года назад +35

      😂😂😂😂😭💀 this had me laughing to hard and I woke up my cat 🐈

    • @HalvardSkurve
      @HalvardSkurve 3 года назад +86

      "That smells perfectly fine. It smells fresh." Steve 2020

    • @karmasupreme7973
      @karmasupreme7973 3 года назад +10

      Cursed comment

    • @CJayEther
      @CJayEther 3 года назад +5

      Best comment so far lol

    • @stevemorris3783
      @stevemorris3783 3 года назад +1

      Lol!!!!

  • @alanwrobleski
    @alanwrobleski 3 года назад +41

    I nominate steve for the congressional medal of honor due to his bravery in the face of extreme peril

  • @krazykyfan
    @krazykyfan 3 года назад +6

    When you ask your wife to grab something outta the pantry and she asks you what it looks like - "you know hun - it's in a retort pouch, with a gusset"

  • @bobbibuttons8730
    @bobbibuttons8730 3 года назад +3

    I seriously think Steve would make an awesome food critic. He is so suited to it the way he describes every component of the food.

  • @cheetahspeedman
    @cheetahspeedman 3 года назад +31

    This man opens MREs like a kid opens Christmas presents. I'll never get tired of watching these reviews.

  • @TheePIB
    @TheePIB 3 года назад +28

    This was the version of the MREs that I was eating in Germany, the NTC, Ft. Bliss, and Saudi/Iraq. Memories!

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад

      Thankfully they updated the entrees before Saudi/Iraq. I had the original 'dirty dozen' in basic at Ft. Dix, but by the time we got sent to Saudi Arabia they'd gotten rid of the worst offenders and you could make some decent meals out of the newer ones.

    • @desertdog3684
      @desertdog3684 3 года назад +3

      Howdy, from El Paso.

    • @TheePIB
      @TheePIB 3 года назад +2

      @@desertdog3684 Howdy back! I'm in Tucson now, but there are at least a couple of my buddies from 3d ACR who are still living in El Paso ! 😃

  • @HLGViper
    @HLGViper 3 года назад +15

    6:50 Steve's "oh wow" sounds like a child unpacking a ps5 for christmas, just pure excitement

  • @bigburgundy3048
    @bigburgundy3048 3 года назад +8

    My favorite part is when he makes the coffee. Every single video.

  • @stefanodomeni
    @stefanodomeni 3 года назад +20

    Gotta love this channel. No drama, no BS, just a weird dude and his passion for MREs.

  • @OptimusWombat
    @OptimusWombat 3 года назад +24

    I could just sit here all day listening to Steve waxing nostalgic on old MREs.

  • @foxbravo1759
    @foxbravo1759 3 года назад +5

    Steve, that brings back my best cold war childhood memories! In 1986, when I was seven years old there was an US ADA-unit here in my village in Germany during the REFORGER-Exercise. We children played and had fun with the american soldiers and were allowed to stay with them in the field kitchen. They gave us exactly this type of MRE and also boxes of grape jelly, peanut butter, cocoa and grape baverage powder and cyalume chem lights. Boy, we were so proud and happy! Seeing that video brings back the sweet smell and taste of the cocoa, of this delicious fruit mix and especially that amazing cherry nut cake! It is as it was yesterday. And from that time for us kids the United States tasted like grape jelly on peanut butter, warm cocoa, grape drinks and with these chem lights we felt like yedi knights from star wars! And still today, when I have the opportunity to buy it, then I get some Cool Aid Grape to bring back these memories!
    Thank you very much for that video!

    • @tbrown7662
      @tbrown7662 Год назад

      I was there in Germany from 86-89! Some of the best times of my life happened while I was stationed there in Friedburg! The German people were great! I'm glad that you have good memories of those times as well! I was in a tank unit and it always pained me to see some of the damage as we passed through towns on Reforger, and other field exercises!

  • @Mote.
    @Mote. 8 месяцев назад +1

    Steve you're awesome. Even if in an alternative universe your channel wasn't about MREs, most of us would still probably be watching your channel because you're cool and would make any topic fun

  • @davidmacek2354
    @davidmacek2354 3 года назад +11

    I remember this MRE, was one of my favorites during my time in the National Guard 1983 - 1994 . The cherry nut cake was great and the mix fruit was ok. After we were given our MRE in the morning we would place the main course on the engine manifold to heat up.

  • @timruskowski4923
    @timruskowski4923 3 года назад +47

    Hope you’re having a NICE Monday, Steve.

  • @EJEX11
    @EJEX11 3 года назад

    ❤️ Steve's channel. Always enjoy these. Your MRE knowledge is amazing as always!

  • @badlarry2346
    @badlarry2346 3 года назад +2

    Seeing Steve get stoked about his passion is truly inspiring. Keep it up you mad lad

  • @sin1stral5
    @sin1stral5 3 года назад +100

    No one can make "beautifully irradiated retort pouch" as sexy sounding as Steve.

    • @mrknowmyself
      @mrknowmyself 3 года назад

      Yessssss

    • @generalrubbish9513
      @generalrubbish9513 3 года назад +6

      Blasting those pouches with radiation is actually one of the reasons why they last so long. You wanna kill every single of those microscopic motherfuckers that may still be hiding in those hermetically sealed pouches, and a healthy dose of X-rays or gamma rays will do the job.

  • @matthewhegstrom8478
    @matthewhegstrom8478 3 года назад +95

    I feel like I’m cheating on Steve when I watch other MRE reviews....

    • @RuffsTV
      @RuffsTV 3 года назад +11

      There's other MRE reviews?

    • @alpaphoenix3252
      @alpaphoenix3252 3 года назад

      @@RuffsTV Yes

    • @Vanasse1
      @Vanasse1 3 года назад +5

      Lol! Why would you watch any others??

    • @MrBass411
      @MrBass411 3 года назад +3

      I’ll only watch Emmy and Steve

    • @Windinhisface
      @Windinhisface 3 года назад +2

      Never cheat on Steve or he will slap you like his coffee instants 🤣 jk

  • @sole4realexak661
    @sole4realexak661 3 года назад +9

    Stev is gods son. He’s the frickn man! I need to see Steve with black shades and a mullet. I need a goddamn autograph. Protect this man. Brining me back to my childhood damnit. Born in 87 we shared the same memories. Party on Steve.

  • @Kringleb3rry
    @Kringleb3rry 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos! I just got my very first us military mre today and it was WAY funner than i thought to open it up and eat it..i had a blast thanks to you i didnt even know what an mre was

  • @gunnarthefeisty
    @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +43

    oh gosh I do love that dried fruit. It's such a fun snack with how crunchy but flavorful it is

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  3 года назад +29

      They need to bring it back

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +2

      @@Steve1989MRE oh that would be the best. They always phase out good stuff, like cocoa beverage powder, or cherry beverage base.

    • @Jaytwisty23
      @Jaytwisty23 3 года назад +1

      Not sure why but I'm dying to try one of those. Can imagine they taste amazing and have a really interesting texture. I'm seriously considering hunting down an mre with it just to satisfy my curiosity!

    • @infinity4066
      @infinity4066 3 года назад +1

      @@Steve1989MRE hey Steve, how's about a vid on your training programme, you got some guns my freind.

    • @monogamousbonobo3923
      @monogamousbonobo3923 3 года назад +1

      Whenever i got the freeze dried peaches, I'd used the creamer from accessory packet, add it to & a bit of water to the peaches for peaches and cream treat!

  • @jtchristiank1
    @jtchristiank1 3 года назад +11

    I watched this 50 minutes after uploaded. It already had 1.4k likes; that's one like every 2.14 seconds. I love this guy.

  • @williamarnold1304
    @williamarnold1304 2 года назад +4

    When I was in the US Army back in 1966, this was my favorite MRE. The peanut butter was better then also.

  • @DillonG71
    @DillonG71 3 года назад +5

    i love that kyle reese picture in the background.

  • @mr.cabbage-
    @mr.cabbage- 3 года назад +92

    The legend is back with another one!
    Nice.

  • @reverendgrizzly
    @reverendgrizzly 3 года назад +3

    hahaha I did no carb keto to lose over 100lbs and yeah man, after the first 2 weeks it literally felt like i was starving. Then this miraculous thing happened, my body went into ketosis and started burning fat instead of carbs for fuel and it changed my life. I increased my healthy fat intake after removing carbs and never felt hungry or deprived as my extra lbs melted off. Its hard to sustain and not for everyone, especially if you dont have a lot of weight to lose, but you can live without carbs and not feel like youre being punished lol

  • @michaelvoigt4497
    @michaelvoigt4497 3 года назад

    Steve, man I love your channel. Best and worst part is seeing all the things from the "old days" that haven''t changed at all. Keep up the good work brother.

  • @Mile.HighMoto
    @Mile.HighMoto 3 года назад +1

    Another quality video 👍🏻 not a second wasted. Always informative I feel like I learn something new from your vids

  • @unpopularopinion5554
    @unpopularopinion5554 3 года назад +6

    "This is one of the greatest meals I've ever had. I'm never gunna forget this."
    it makes me happy knowing that we get to share this special moment with you, steve. Love the videos!

  • @crowley92399
    @crowley92399 3 года назад +268

    I'm a machinist. So in another word it smells like my couch.

  • @mattxon7423
    @mattxon7423 3 года назад +1

    Thanks again for the content Steve. Really appreciate these MRE videos

  • @QualityPoptarts
    @QualityPoptarts 3 года назад +1

    Coming up on four years subbed to Steve. The content, while some could probably say is mostly similar, still hits every spot for me.

  • @brendawhitehead7575
    @brendawhitehead7575 3 года назад +26

    I look forward to every episode, it's like a history lesson and a food show all in one!

    • @kanatapaw
      @kanatapaw 3 года назад +1

      learn more here than our history lession.

  • @dominicmako9390
    @dominicmako9390 3 года назад +23

    Steve: Eating a 35 year old MRE
    "It feels good to finally eat something Normal after all this time"

  • @dominicthoeun3446
    @dominicthoeun3446 3 года назад +15

    "Tempted to take a little bite"
    *Immediately takes a bite*
    [ Temptation ] - (Success!)

    • @broadsword6650
      @broadsword6650 3 года назад +1

      Steve can resist anything, except temptation.

  • @youtubewatcher9469
    @youtubewatcher9469 3 года назад +4

    This MRE (and the chicken and rice) was my favorite from my time in the Army. The cherry nut cake and dehydrated mixed fruit were awesome.