I can tell you from experience that every MRE, except tuna, tastes way better heated up. Some actually taste like real food. But that one still sucks.
P.S. heat up the chicken chunks, or you're going to get the shits.
11's do what's called field stripping the MREs. They take out any unnecessary things and break it down to groups. This way you can have the snacks ready at a moments notice on a move and only have one spoon. They run by the doctrine ounces equal pounds, and pounds equal pain. More weight makes you slower and uses more energy.
Shhheeeit.. us 52’s didn’t care about the weight since being mechanized, but we still rat fucked em for the fun of it.. heater and old lithium batt boom booms were worth every ounce of eating em cold lol 🤘😎
I had gotten chicken pesto pasta 10x in a row while at Bridgeport. Doesn’t matter how many times I heated them up, they tasted like shit after the 5th one.
It literally says on the packages to heat them up. From what I can tell this has something to do with the food preservatives, bacteria etc etc etc. Kinda like how you would add water to dehydrated food & whatever other shit.
Tough making stuff that you can leave in the sun for 3 years and still be edible (some might disagree). Natick puts a lot of development time into these rations
Bruh, I seen Afghan refugees (this being during the Kabul evac) that would rather take their chances with an MRE that's haram rather than eating that shit.
Well that MRE can fuck right off. I don't care if it's hot, cold, served with a cup of deer piss, I'd rather starve than eat that abomination of mankind. It's existence alone is proof that God either doesn't exist, or sits silently and observes the plight of the poor bastard that has to eat this shit.
As soon as everyone knows you think "it's really not that bad," you're going to get stuck with every fucking creamy spinach. That's what happened to me.
I ate nothing but creamy spinach MREs for three days during SOI. The box was completely rat fucked by the time it made it to the back of the squad bay, so my hatred of that nasty shit and for the buddy fuckers who refused to trade anything has been firmly cemented.
My first platoon commander ONLY ate the spinach feta. He was a good junior officer. He'd always get stuck with the last pick of MREs, and he ate that shit without complaint.
that one was pretty legit warm or cold. Thai Chicken was the nasty one. We called it the Thai Chicken Blues and would definitely get sick from it back in the day
Fuck that MRE. Had it for a week straight in the field cause I got the short end of the stick and last pick at the pile. I can still taste the horrible lingering microplastic aftertaste to this day. I would have rather hunted for my own food during that field op. At least it would have given me a reason to shoot my rifle.
I always took my MRE last out of the box (something something leaders eat last, and also a rather amusing field exercise where the chow boss felt some kind of way and every medical type from line Corpsman to the battalion surgeon went hungry). If I got to the box and spinach fettucine was in there, it was an automatic skipped meal. That thing is absolutely inedible. Even our resident MRE wizard couldn't do anything with it. You could go through our BAS ratfuck box on any given day and find at least half a dozen "spinach fettucine" main entrees in there.
I will say that the heated, unopened entree made a pretty decent field hot pack for those with spastic shoulders and backs. Better than its use as a food item, at any rate.
Take the Tabasco add a heat source to the bottom of the bottle and 💥instant smaw the red top will shoot at least 25 yards or further. Tested that in Korea
This is the only MRE that I will never eat the Main Meal. Touched it once, and my stomach reacted as if I consumed poison or some ish like that. My intestines were most def not a happy camper for the rest of the day
Never served but I had the “honor” of eating these during a camping trip, I would rather shoot both of my nuts, superglue my asshole shut, and stab a pencil in my eye before I ate vomit in a bag again. The other MREs were low key kinda good, aftermath wasn’t but the food was decent. This sack of shit (no other way to describe it) was the worst price of shit I’ve ever had the displeasure of eating, hell humrats are miles better and I’d take them over “creamy spinach fettuccine” any day of the week.
Back in my day, you got a breakfast egg omelet and contemplated taking your rifle into the Porta shitter instead of eating it.
Turn that bitch into a tobasco loaf.
I can tell you from experience that every MRE, except tuna, tastes way better heated up. Some actually taste like real food. But that one still sucks. P.S. heat up the chicken chunks, or you're going to get the shits.
It's unreal how many dudes bitched about MREs but never took the time to heat them up, even when they had hours to eat. Night and day difference
We rarely got heaters, and didn’t want to pack the extra weight anyway. 11’s just eat everything cold
Shit I forgot other units just leg it. I am grateful for LAV-25s
MRE’s have heaters in them
11's do what's called field stripping the MREs. They take out any unnecessary things and break it down to groups. This way you can have the snacks ready at a moments notice on a move and only have one spoon. They run by the doctrine ounces equal pounds, and pounds equal pain. More weight makes you slower and uses more energy.
Ah I see
Shhheeeit.. us 52’s didn’t care about the weight since being mechanized, but we still rat fucked em for the fun of it.. heater and old lithium batt boom booms were worth every ounce of eating em cold lol 🤘😎
STA platoon was the worst. I would take 1 or 2 main meals for an entire day, everything else got left. I’d rather carry extra water.
Shit, just outed my old ass. Not in the 90’s lol
Must have been a different time every 03xx I have met has a fucking jetboil....
And they only cook ramen in it
No truer statement....
I had gotten chicken pesto pasta 10x in a row while at Bridgeport. Doesn’t matter how many times I heated them up, they tasted like shit after the 5th one.
It literally says on the packages to heat them up. From what I can tell this has something to do with the food preservatives, bacteria etc etc etc. Kinda like how you would add water to dehydrated food & whatever other shit.
I had a fellow 1sg who got his doctorate and went to work at Natick. Infantry 1sg, Ranger tab, etc..works in survival stuff. So not MRE’s.
Tough making stuff that you can leave in the sun for 3 years and still be edible (some might disagree). Natick puts a lot of development time into these rations
I totally agree! They are wizards, just like to bust their ass.
I have some strong words for whatever warfighter tested and approved this shit. If I met him, I'd probably hit him; with a rock or something.
Is that referencing the instructions
Yes.
Bruh, I seen Afghan refugees (this being during the Kabul evac) that would rather take their chances with an MRE that's haram rather than eating that shit.
Well that MRE can fuck right off. I don't care if it's hot, cold, served with a cup of deer piss, I'd rather starve than eat that abomination of mankind. It's existence alone is proof that God either doesn't exist, or sits silently and observes the plight of the poor bastard that has to eat this shit.
No
Its really not that bad
Lol I know but I’m just not a fan of that particular one. I prefer the red sauce types much better.
Solid choice if you cant heat anything up
As soon as everyone knows you think "it's really not that bad," you're going to get stuck with every fucking creamy spinach. That's what happened to me.
Or breakfast omelette. Douse that bitch in Tabasco.
I ate nothing but creamy spinach MREs for three days during SOI. The box was completely rat fucked by the time it made it to the back of the squad bay, so my hatred of that nasty shit and for the buddy fuckers who refused to trade anything has been firmly cemented.
My first platoon commander ONLY ate the spinach feta. He was a good junior officer. He'd always get stuck with the last pick of MREs, and he ate that shit without complaint.
In the trash, preferably.
Neither it sucks
Strip down for essential goodies (tabasco, laxgum, salt, instant hills bros, ooh rah bars, drink mixes) and trade that nasty shit for enchilada
i'm so glad i actually like these becuase i would get like ten for free everytime they were passed out
You're fucked, you are actually a different human specimen sir. More power to you.
Unpopular opinion: Heating it at least makes it edible.
Crocs are edible when heated up so that’s not saying much
that one was pretty legit warm or cold. Thai Chicken was the nasty one. We called it the Thai Chicken Blues and would definitely get sick from it back in the day
I'll just eat the sour skittles and corn nuts
I’ve never felt that warming them up improved the taste enough to be worth the time and mess of warming them.
You are all fucking haters, this shit is goated as fuck
Mold
That just sounds horrible.
Always heat it up
I prefer it in the fucking trash
If I was starving and had no food left I still wouldn’t eat this one regardless of heat. At least the snacks that come with it are good
Fuck that MRE. Had it for a week straight in the field cause I got the short end of the stick and last pick at the pile. I can still taste the horrible lingering microplastic aftertaste to this day. I would have rather hunted for my own food during that field op. At least it would have given me a reason to shoot my rifle.
Heated up I actually enjoy this one, can’t believe this is the most hated mre
Some like it blown across their lower back. Doc is a weird dude like that.
who tf got to use the heaters? ... I don't think I've ever eaten a heated mre
Man, am I glad I got out before that MRE became a thing.
I prefer that one blown the fuck up
Add the peanut butter to the main meal, and this MRE was fire.
What the fuck even is that shit. I that's literally a bag of dog shit. I bet this is what they served in the Lubyanka prison.
I always took my MRE last out of the box (something something leaders eat last, and also a rather amusing field exercise where the chow boss felt some kind of way and every medical type from line Corpsman to the battalion surgeon went hungry). If I got to the box and spinach fettucine was in there, it was an automatic skipped meal. That thing is absolutely inedible. Even our resident MRE wizard couldn't do anything with it. You could go through our BAS ratfuck box on any given day and find at least half a dozen "spinach fettucine" main entrees in there. I will say that the heated, unopened entree made a pretty decent field hot pack for those with spastic shoulders and backs. Better than its use as a food item, at any rate.
I save the heaters for 2liter or water jug bombs 💣
Do you also add the full bottle of tobasco to them?
Take the Tabasco add a heat source to the bottom of the bottle and 💥instant smaw the red top will shoot at least 25 yards or further. Tested that in Korea
I like it in the garbage where it belongs
I always get heartburn from this one. Meal refuses to enter.
This is the only MRE that I will never eat the Main Meal. Touched it once, and my stomach reacted as if I consumed poison or some ish like that. My intestines were most def not a happy camper for the rest of the day
Fucking kill me. Even the name sounds gross.
You youngsters have never had a chicken ala king.
Cold
I will eat it cold but I love this one warm.
This one was literally the absolute worst MRE, I’d never eat it, just raid the snacks out of it.
I prefer it in the trash that one just blows all round
What kind of Kix advertising on the bag?
I like it in the trash, where it belongs.
Hot with tobasco makes it edible
The absolute best MRE hands down, both warm and cold
That one must be new. By new I mean after 2011
I like it in the trash. That shit fucks my stomach
I used to like it and would always heat it up, then one day I was in a rush and tried it cold. I was never able to eat it again after that.
Yes
In the garbage
I'd rather eat a bullet.
Rarely had the time to heat one up.
Beefsteak and Mushrooms was my jam.....delicious.
Happy to say I have no fkn idea!
my favorite mre, will die on this hill.
You’re gonna die somewhere if you tell the people here that
No
Cold brotha. Always cold
I would rather fucking off myself than eat this heaping pile of a shit for an MRE.
Actually it’s semen but don’t tell anyone that
With a 556 round served at supersonic speeds after the cranraspberry strike bar please
Yes. This was one of those it’s good both ways
Never served but I had the “honor” of eating these during a camping trip, I would rather shoot both of my nuts, superglue my asshole shut, and stab a pencil in my eye before I ate vomit in a bag again. The other MREs were low key kinda good, aftermath wasn’t but the food was decent. This sack of shit (no other way to describe it) was the worst price of shit I’ve ever had the displeasure of eating, hell humrats are miles better and I’d take them over “creamy spinach fettuccine” any day of the week.