MRE Opinions Wanted: Sloppy Joe, Beef Stew, Beef Brisket Entree, MRE Chicken Fajita Filling

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Posted: 9/30/2014 7:04:11 PM EDT

I'm interested in your in-the-field opinion of these: Sloppy Joe, Beef Stew, Beef Brisket Entree, MRE Chicken Fajita Filling

Thanks!

Posted: 9/30/2014 7:06:27 PM EDT

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I'm interested in your in-the-field opinion of these: Sloppy Joe, Beef Stew, Beef Brisket Entree, MRE Chicken Fajita Filling

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If you are hungry EVERYTHING tastes good

Posted: 9/30/2014 7:07:03 PM EDT

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Still pissed they took away my Chicken and Rice.

Posted: 9/30/2014 7:19:13 PM EDT

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I wish I could buy a case of Oatmeal Cookie Bars!

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:39:30 PM EDT

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Bump

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:48:25 PM EDT

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They all taste good to me. Those are all my favorites!

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:49:39 PM EDT

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The only MRE I never liked was the jambalaya one.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:56:54 PM EDT

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FPNI

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:57:55 PM EDT

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Chicken with Noodles or GTFO!

Maple pork sausage is pretty good too, or at least that's what the Afghan kids tell me.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:58:31 PM EDT

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Chicken with Noodles or GTFO!

Maple pork sausage is pretty good too, or at least that's what the Afghan kids tell me.

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Chicken with noodles was good because of the goodies it came with.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:58:40 PM EDT

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The only MRE I never liked was the jambalaya one.

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The only MRE I never liked was the biscuits and gravy. Would gladly eat myself to death on the rest.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:01:18 PM EDT

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The beef stew isn't bad. It used to be awesome but I think they changed the recipe. Maybe my taste has changed drastically, I don't know. I just throw vegetable crackers and (if you can find it) the green Tabasco in it and call it good.

Sloppy joe. Whoever thought this was a good field ration should be punched in the junk. #1, it sucks. #2 it's messy as hell. I think it comes with tortillas or maybe that dried crap wafer they call bread. Either way it's ridiculous to eat that way. I dump vegetable crackers and jalapeno cheese in it and call it good.

Beef brisket is edible. If you are expecting Texas style, or any other bbq style brisket, just throw it back in the box and grab something else.

The chicken fajita is good. Good enough I saved it for when I had time to do it right. Get an extra heater, jalapeno cheese and refried beans. Heat chicken in one heater, beans and jalapeno cheese in another. Take chicken out of heater and drain it. Throw the tortillas in the heater. Knead the cheese well before opening. Add jalapeno cheese, refried beans and stir. Enjoy.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:03:17 PM EDT

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Is this in response to ebola?

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:04:41 PM EDT

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Maple pork sausage is pretty good too, or at least that's what the Afghan kids tell me.

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I actually like the pork sausage, the pancake (or whatever they called it) was pretty legit.

I really liked MRE cornbread too, even more than the pound cake.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:11:36 PM EDT

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I'd take the last three. stew beef, brisket and chicken Sloppy joes are sloppy yo.

I loved the old pork hash MREs. That stuff would stick to a mans ribs.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:11:53 PM EDT

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I actually like the pork sausage, the pancake (or whatever they called it) was pretty legit.

I really liked MRE cornbread too, even more than the pound cake.

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Chicken with Noodles or GTFO!

Maple pork sausage is pretty good too, or at least that's what the Afghan kids tell me.

I actually like the pork sausage, the pancake (or whatever they called it) was pretty legit.

I really liked MRE cornbread too, even more than the pound cake.

oh the pound cake....

That is great with the peanut butter

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:19:41 PM EDT

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I always crushed up the knock off cheese its and added them to the sloppy joe along with some cheese spread and tobasco. Ate it out of the pouch with a spoon. I thought it was pretty good.

And thanks to all of you jambalaya haters for always leaving more of them for me. Heated up jambalaya with melted cheese spread and tobasco was my absolute favorite!

ETA: Creamsicle cookie and dairy shakes....mmmmm

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:21:26 PM EDT

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I'm interested in your in-the-field opinion of these: Sloppy Joe, Beef Stew, Beef Brisket Entree, MRE Chicken Fajita Filling

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If you are hungry EVERYTHING tastes good

Pretty much.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:22:25 PM EDT

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Buffalo chicken is new and outstanding. Beef stew, chili mac also ftw.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:23:20 PM EDT

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Check out gschultz9 and Kiwi Dude on YouTube. Lots of MRE reviews on their channel.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:24:17 PM EDT

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I'll fight somebody for a 2010+ dated Country Captain Chicken. If they even exist.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:24:24 PM EDT

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This.

Even the "nasty" Captains chicken isn't even that bad.

I actually preferred MREs while I was in Iraq. I lost count of how many "old" cases I went through.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:26:10 PM EDT

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That was about the only one I absolutely wouldn't eat. I'd go hungry before eating that lol.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:28:34 PM EDT

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That was about the only one I absolutely wouldn't eat. I'd go hungry before eating that lol.

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I'll fight somebody for a 2010+ dated Country Captain Chicken. If they even exist.

That was about the only one I absolutely wouldn't eat. I'd go hungry before eating that lol.

The nasty one for me was the one with the allegedly pork slab or some other shit.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:34:46 PM EDT

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Pork rib I think? Like a bootleg McRib. I'd drink the fatty juice out of the pouch, it tasted good lol.

I don't think I ever ate MREs like they were supposed to be eaten. Always smashin stuff up and mixing things together. We'd get airdrops from C130s every so often so we had tons of cases piled everywhere on our little half platoon outpost.

Ratfuck city lol.

Any of you guys have the freeze dried winter MREs in the white bags? For some reason we had a ton of them during the summer. They were pretty damn good as long as you could boil water to make the entrée.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:40:17 PM EDT

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Try here http://theepicenter.com/cgi/order.cgi?page=mre_military_meal_ready_to_eat.html&cart_id=%%CArt_id%%

They sell items separately or in a case.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:40:29 PM EDT

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Pork rib I think? Like a bootleg McRib. I'd drink the fatty juice out of the pouch, it tasted good lol.

I don't think I ever ate MREs like they were supposed to be eaten. Always smashin stuff up and mixing things together. We'd get airdrops from C130s every so often so we had tons of cases piled everywhere on our little half platoon outpost.

Ratfuck city lol.

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I got two cases because Katrina fucked us up.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:41:05 PM EDT

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sloppy joe is the best mre

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:43:47 PM EDT

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Here's a vintage 1980's Beef Stew MRE I ate last year (old timers will remember this one):

Somehow, I survived. I prefer Chicken Cavatelli from the newer MRE's.

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:50:02 PM EDT

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Thanks - and thanks to everyone who responded!

Posted: 9/30/2014 10:51:07 PM EDT

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Back to the specific meals listed by the OP...

I always thought beef stew was over rated. It was OK but nowhere near a top pick of mine.

Sloppy joe was good mixed up in the pouch as I mentioned earlier...with baked cheese crackers, cheese spread, and tobasco mixed in. Never tried to make am actual sandwich out of it.

I don't think brisket was around during my time.

I also don't remember the fajita one but I tended to avoid anything with chicken in it as it was always horribly dry.

Cheese spread, preferably with jalapeño along with tobasco made everything better....

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:42:16 PM EDT

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.....with the globs of fat.........

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:44:44 PM EDT

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i thought they were potatoes

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:45:14 PM EDT

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I hate the sloppy joe. Beef stew usually comes with M&Ms. The others aren't bad. Actually, those are my favorites except sloppy joe.

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:49:32 PM EDT

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best place to buy?

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:51:29 PM EDT

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^^^This is my 'save an MRE' kit if I don't like the main entrée.

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:51:51 PM EDT

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I used to love the cherry fruit cake and the fruit cocktail. Just eat the fruit cocktail like a candy bar. Beef stew was the best to me back then.

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:52:44 PM EDT

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Try the crackers and the Tobasco sauce. I double-dog dare ya!

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:54:07 PM EDT

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I liked the really early dehydrated pork and beef patties. They were actually good to eat dry. I also loved the dehydrated fruit. Better than candy!

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:56:11 PM EDT

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Beef stew results in the least TP usage so winner

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:56:26 PM EDT

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I liked the really early dehydrated pork and beef patties. They were actually good to eat dry. I also loved the dehydrated fruit. Better than candy!

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I feel kinda wierd this thread is makin me hungry.

Posted: 9/30/2014 11:58:11 PM EDT

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Damn dude. I threw away a case like that that I found in my parent's house recently. I finally started rotating out my 2006 cases. I still have a bunch of tray rats that I got a deal on. I will pitch them in a year or two maybe.

Posted: 10/1/2014 12:04:30 AM EDT

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There is something to say for that.

Posted: 10/1/2014 12:08:08 AM EDT

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Never hear of them
Chicken al king
Beef with spiced sauce
ham slice
beef slice
hot dogs
...

Stay off my lawn.

Posted: 10/1/2014 12:08:19 AM EDT

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I received a shipment today from Emergency Essentials. GTG.

Posted: 10/1/2014 12:11:39 AM EDT

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Damn dude. I threw away a case like that that I found in my parent's house recently. I finally started rotating out my 2006 cases. I still have a bunch of tray rats that I got a deal on. I will pitch them in a year or two maybe.

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Damn dude. I threw away a case like that that I found in my parent's house recently. I finally started rotating out my 2006 cases. I still have a bunch of tray rats that I got a deal on. I will pitch them in a year or two maybe.

...and you will call me for proper disposal (will pay shipping...)

Posted: 10/1/2014 12:25:19 AM EDT

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Armygear.net is my go-to place for the best price on authentic MRE's.

Posted: 10/1/2014 12:30:16 AM EDT

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Is this in response to ebola?

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Yes. It prevents bleeding out of the ass.

You'll need some Visine for the eye bleeding, but be careful, it's drug paraphernalia according to arfcom. Do not clench if you have it in your possession.