2008 MRE Vomelet Review (Veggie Omelet) One of the Worst Meal Ready To Eat Menus Taste Test

What is the worst MRE ever made? Veggie Omelet, or "The Vomelet" could arguably be at the top of the list. Produced for only 4 years, this notorious menu was the one you didn't want to be unlucky enough to draw from the case.. because if you did, chances are you were going hungry. Most fun I've had with a review all year, I hope you all enjoy it even half as much as I did making this one. Back to old/rare/expensive rations on the next two videos coming right up after this one.
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[@Wombat32]

When the guy who ate 120 year old beef from the Boer War says this vomelette is bad, believe him.

[@grahamjohnson7412]

Too bad he couldn't break out the Civil War hard tack to kill the taste.

[@gwc597]

Don’t forget the 1863 cracker from the civil war 😂

[@harley4230]

The vomelette is worse than all. I ate it a total of 3 times and came close to puking every time.

[@Adamz678]

@@harley4230 This has to be the most well earned reputation of "garbage" ever perfectly labeled as the vomelette, it's almost to perfect, as if the military said to one of the ceo's of the producers of mre's, "If it's not too much to ask, could make one really disgusting meal that has the potential to make the perfect nickname to match it's taste?" CEO :" Sure no problem, it'll cost more tax payer money to make it extra shitty, but we can deffiantly do that" Top Brass: "No problem, here's 10K on top of what you were thinking, just make it happen." And that's how the vomelette was born.

[@theofficialchannelofoffici7962]

I mean, the water has been removed right? So its note xactly like the meat could go bad

[@PvtMartin78]

You know it's bad when it's being criticized by a man that routinely eats things that are dubiously edible.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

So true lol

[@kingofthings7929]

When the ration is worse than the Boer War Meat, the ration needs rethinking. Or to be burned, one of the two.

[@eggos2713]

kingofthings7929 or both. Burned then re-thought

[@ironwoodnf]

he still eats itttttttttttttt

[@blesson87]

Dubious is an understatement

[@davidcox3076]

Steve's digestive system should be awarded a Purple Heart after this one.

[@HayTatsuko]

Purple Stomach, perhaps?

[@blueberry1vom1t]

to paraphrase hogans heroes: "Colonel. Can you get the purple heart if an ally injures you?"

[@ironiso411]

@@blueberry1vom1t Which character said that? I couldn't remember

[@blueberry1vom1t]

@@ironiso411 sergeant Carter I believe

[@johnegbert8536]

He’s a fucking goat man I’m telling you

[@AO-dm5vd]

The fact that he called the flavor of the coffee “demoralizing,” earns major points with me.

[@anaximander66]

Can you imagine being s chef and someone leaves a review with the word "demoralizing" in it? That was up there with "... and my day is ruined."

[@MrJustonemorevoice]

Well, it is French.

[@Live4Gunz]

It's pretty good when you add the actual coffee packet to it.

[@4GrausDeMiopia]

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[@Triad_Orion]

@@MrJustonemorevoice The French would be insulted that anything coffee related this bad would dare to call itself "French."

[@nickc4063]

12:05 "I've got to give this a little bite" *Gets the largest amount he can fit on a spoon and eats* "its awful" *Then takes a second and third bite* Please Never change Steve

[@gladfan1989]

Yes, his pain is our entertainment.

[@Yayrel]

gladfan1989 Agreed

[@RidwanGosal]

His stomach can take it.

[@ShogunMongol]

He's part of the Clean Plate Club, even has the shirt, can't get his membership revoked over one MRE, now can he?

[@beardedwoodsman9294]

Classic move right there

[@1984Phalanx]

"Rumor has it a guy used the hot beverage bag once, it's just a rumor though." lol

[@rutherfordn7560]

Yeah at basic everyone uses them

[@mr.nobody68]

I did every time

[@Cheeki_breeki6]

You could cook ramen in them

[@Cuestar]

Hey its yourpalal!

[@kosakukawajiri8331]

Cuestar howdy there, love your vids

[@somerandomname3124]

"That's awful..." *Keeps eating it as if he had just been rescued from a death camp.*

[@serendipitydoctorxqy6122]

I can respect someone with the principle not to waste food.

[@LeeDee5]

That's how we know that this man will never starve to death under any circumstance.

[@zanarkandace6821]

That's half the reason we all love watching his videos. The noises he makes while eating something disgusting. Lol

[@cedi3550]

He’ll get lost while hiking with a friend and post a review whenever he gets rescued going: “I got my friend out on a tray. Nice, mkay. Let me start with his arm. it’s a bit chewy, but the taste is not bad. Would be nice if it was cooked through, but that’s what we’re going to get.”

[@pocketwingman]

Fucking dark, man ;_;

[@MrJustonemorevoice]

"This coffee lowers morale" By god they've managed to package Monday office coffee

[@jorgejin4840]

I once tried a 30 cents coffee from a venting machine in my university.... I have never thought about coffee being a spicy drink until then...

[@chrismayer3919]

I love coffee, so if Steve doesn’t like it, I’ll admit that I’m hesitant to drink it myself

[@dotsdot5608]

i can drink any coffee just as long as theres milk or cream to add. how bad can it be? edit: okay yeah no. i can drink any coffee but not sugar & creamer water… 😅

[@dennisyoung4631]

What would do better? No, serious question by someone who never developed a taste for coffee. Iced tea, yes. Diet soda, (helps the nausea) yes. “Military rations” are a somewhat interest of mine, as I’m needing to address this matter in (science) fiction writing.

[@osrr6422]

*Takes bite* "It's awful" *Takes another bite* "It's genuinely awful" *Eats more* Keep up the good work Steve.

[@mjcapo1]

OS RR He's doing it for us.

[@NCrdwlf]

Steve is the bravest warrior I know.

[@chrismclusky1724]

Steve's our guy!

[@shannabananas780]

OS RR 😂😂 I know right. I watched amazed. Again.

[@NecromancyForKids]

You can't just waste food, even if it's gross. Besides, he's eaten lots of rotten food, why not actually edible food?

[@shabblabbat]

That Vomelet box needs "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" on the top.

[@Psycorde]

Hahahahaha, that's hilarious

[@joncannon9990]

shabblabbat wababbalat OUT STANDING, ROTFL!

[@TotalRookie_LV]

+shabblabbat wababbalat XD. LoL, brilliant! But I just read what others said about gases caused by consumption of this meal, so it should be more "back" than "front" towards enemy, followed by "mind the direction of the wind".

[@gorillaau]

Hahaha.... Don't point thing in our direction! Duck... He's gonna blow!

[@SuperLordHawHaw]

Now banned by the Geneva convention

[@addisonplaisance5394]

My 3yo has begun requesting your videos. Usually around 'night night time' she says, "I want to watch food man." I think it's because your voice is so soothing and familiar to her since I've been binge watching for the past few days. She especially likes the, "Let's get this out on a plate. Ok, nice." Overall, excellent videos dude. Keep it up. ^^

[@nobodyknows1750]

Bruh

[@ariannanicolecruz6163]

Nobody Knows HAHHAHAHAHA

[@sxrewedupdiego4862]

arianna nicole cruz wasn’t even that funny lmao

[@ArchVileDaClown]

Cute :)

[@macadamianut824]

F O O D M A N

[@casedistorted]

Steve has the most range of emotions in this episode than any other. You see heartbreak and loss, triumph and courage, then tragedy and defeat.

[@professornuke7562]

That look to camera after he eats the first bite of the foam rubber pillow!

[@jenniferlynn3537]

Re: “most range of emotion” - truth. But that wasn’t heartbreak and loss we were were watching - that was actual dread and suffering. 🙁

[@gruntpadre5337]

“Has a very artificial, nauseating, and demoralizing French vanilla flavor.” Reminds me of kisses from my ex.

[@reijivonasuna7199]

Gregory2653 ouch

[@monitoredactivity8649]

"Demoralizing" Hahaha!

[@adferxis]

Hehehe mine too pal, mine too

[@biggpapaa8]

Damn Gregory how bad she hurt you 🤣

[@howardflies]

Perfectly describes my ex

[@NX232]

I had the opportunity to enjoy a Vomelet during basic training in 2009. I remember not having enough downtime to use the heater (or at least I remember thinking there wasn't enough time), so instead I just sat down on a wooden bench in the spring sunshine and ate that veggie omelet cold, straight from the wrapper, like a damn candy bar. I don't remember the taste of any of the other MREs that I actually liked, but I can still taste that omelet.

[@walterjschuler]

Yeah it is. Usually if you got that mre... You were going hungry that day.

[@jordan_sal413]

walterjschuler oh man how right you are.

[@χααχ]

*LiKe A dAmN cAnDy BaR* 😂😂

[@LeCretin]

Sounds like the horrors of fort benning...

[@cruise_missile8387]

The granola and blueberry packets were actually pretty good though.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Never underestimate the technical achievement this breakfast ration represents. They managed to make bad coffee, bad eggs and bad bread into one efficient package.

[@haoo549]

Cutting corners And soldiers are just another test objects for make foods that look barely like foods

[@honeybadger6275]

@@haoo549 or testing experimental "medicines" on leading to things like gulf war syndrome

[@jaechoi1344]

Actually those hot beverage bags are amazing for storing your phone out in the field. Makes your phone waterproof + sandproof and you can use touchscreen through the bag. Amazingly useful used em all the time

[@ScoobyShotU]

Yeah but not for the thing they are meant for.

[@therealsaint359]

Thas what we used it for just put the powder in the cantee an shake it up,gotta make sure to wash it though

[@mrt4091]

We found the one from the rumors!!!

[@bigboi980]

Wow, dude that is awesome! I'll make sure to use that for sure!

[@macbrown99]

This is what the army means when they tell you to adapt and survive

[@bert3840]

The Vomelet looks like something a human would make after eating an MRE.

[@risavsahu4666]

Omfg 😂😂

[@arena_rock_man9030]

@@risavsahu4666 can we even consider that an omelet? It's more like formed scrambled eggs with veggies in it

[@arena_rock_man9030]

@Mitchell Nova true LOL

[@theunknown7683]

Looks like someone made scrambled eggs and frezee dried and rehydrated them.

[@etherealjaunt356]

Vomelet = vomit

[@jdizzle9011]

You ate the vomlette? Dude. You are braver then I was when they issued that on my deployment. It is I who salute YOU, Steve 🙌🏻

[@CheshireGrins79]

Amen!!🤢. Didn’t have the blech to try that one but the ham omelet 🤢

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Steve1989 the hero we need

[@rjframe4410]

good on ya Steve, but the real challenge is to eat this sucker unheated on an empty stomach. Who did that, This guy. And it wasn't inedible.

[@jeremyviromek]

rj frame you sir are a badass, pretty much chuck norris

[@MrThePwnisher]

This man has eaten foods older than my parents, consumed in rust and rot. He has always found something nice about them. Not this.

[@profanegaming2829]

Hey hey hey..l he liked the apple butter. XD

[@someimperfection]

Like.

[@Morgrimm]

Profane Gaming don't forget about the blueberry milk one

[@rodrigorodarte8422]

Nice name!

[@crash406]

I use the beverage bag to keep my wallet dry. So, it's not entirely useless.

[@Pricless911]

I have been a soldier since 2008 and I had the discomfort of having the vomlet during a training op at NTC and I got to say, the taste and misery that followed is still one of the highlights of my military career. The weird vianna sausage taste and churning in your stomach that followed is something I will never forget. I'm glad it's gone, but I often miss the dare we would give to younger soldiers to try the damn thing.

[@EmperorHelix]

Holy fuck you're evil. I love it.

[@Vmaxfodder]

It's secretly Solient green only dark yellow?

[@StephenHutchison]

@@Vmaxfodder Protein sourced from human cadavers would probably taste better than this thing.

[@LowPing156]

So it tasted like a Vienna sausage despite being a veggie omelette, who approved of this mre?

[@RuSosan]

Hah, the vomelet is like the one thing all branches of the armed forces agree on.

[@analien4813]

E-1: "Sergeant can we have Menu 23: Pizza Slice, Pepperoni? Sergeant: "No we have Menu 23 at base." Menu 23 at base:

[@wikzy.7966]

unoriginal, but still funny

[@pessimistprime6318]

I finally ate one and it’s good.

[@pluggothesluggo5509]

@@pessimistprime6318 whihc one lol

[@corbin87445]

@@pessimistprime6318 pizza slice is good AF

[@gato3681]

Chicken Pesto Pasta

[@Spamdrew128]

Because the last thing you want is to be demoralized by your coffee

[@ycleptubi8935]

Spamdrew128 fancy seeing you here

[@TheElvenKeys]

"Rumor has it there was a guy who used the hot beverage bag once."

[@Pauliminator]

Why is no one using it? :)

[@nehrigen]

Sometimes it works as a bag for your cellphone.

[@korbinarrington3669]

I was that man

[@Milo_1368]

Exactly. Cell phone and notepad

[@dsandoval9396]

I was expecting him to go into some horror story but then he transitions into the next subject... WTH!? LOL!

[@Kevin22156]

I like how a bit of the vomlet got into the heavenly blueberry mix at 11:57, and he immediately takes it out on the next shot.

[@urelsen]

No spawn from the depths of hall shall corrupt the heavenly blueberry mix

[@adamdoezema1318]

By far my favorite Steve review. I have rarely observed the man to utter a disparaging remark, but this MRE inspired some of the best Steve utterances of all time including 'artificial, nauseating and demoralizing French Vanilla Flavor'. Only the Vomelet could make Americas most polite dinner guest turn up his nose.

[@skyehimalaya8047]

*Buff MRE Jesus Angrily Glares At The Food*

[@kinamiqi4025]

He stronk

[@jeffreyjimenez3112]

😭😭💀💀💀

[@Reddevil95128]

America FUCK YEAH!!!!

[@giovlms]

HAHAHAHA

[@johnboats9075]

Nice 😂

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

We should have a separate remembrance day just for the troops who were ever issued this ration.

[@ingamingpc1634]

True

[@KittenSoldier66]

Thank you lol

[@ohfr20]

Gg

[@flamingdog9207]

We'll call it Vomlet Day, and it's on the day that it was retired

[@oddvoid]

Sometimes they would put out big boxes of MRE's and everyone would file in to get one, and it was always a little mess trying not to be in the back of the line, because if you were, the only MRE's left would be those. It sucked.

[@waltermerchant8149]

The salsa looked worse than the vomlette. It was like a pouch of pond water. Steve, you’re a brave guy.

[@iunnox666]

That's pretty much what salsa verde looks like.

[@ditch_magnet]

@@iunnox666 no it is NOT!! the consistency was actually intimidating! it was like encountering a 2d person walking and talking in the 4d world. you can't possibly make a salsa verde that looks like that if you're using tomatillos because of all the pectin. whatever that was, the only thing it had in common with salsa verde is the name.

[@allihusk6519]

I ate one of these this morning and the salsa made it worse. Watery, too acidic, not good at all. It was well-preserved too.

[@BunnyArisu]

@@ditch_magnet Gosh, it's almost like it's intended to be shelf stable for a very long time! Absolutely BONKERS that it's not 100% exactly like the "real" thing for MREs, you should send the army a letter and request fresh salsa verde.

[@ditch_magnet]

@@BunnyArisu Gee, i sure wonder if everything made to be shelf stable is equally worth eating or if maybe certain ones are, i don't know, an abomination and an affront to God. I sure hope someone makes a channel dedicated to answering that question.

[@itsNobodysGirl]

Someone needs to treat Steve to a nice and fresh home cooked meal or to a five star restaurant with a filling meal after all that he's done to entertain us.

[@Zivlix]

Quyne I think he has a fetish for “vintage” food

[@littlegreenhelmetboi4148]

Zivly I think you mean consuming heavily processed and artificial matter

[@mikeike9899]

Nicholas Wu how do you think he’s so swol?

[@sbrazenor2]

Since he likes old food, a properly aged steak at a great steakhouse may be the best route. 🤣

[@scibrew2922]

Dude just come to my house all we eat is homemade

[@MrBEARDEDLEGEND]

"whoa. that's awful." *takes another spoonful* "that is...genuinely awful" *eats more*

[@_Junkers]

BEARDED LEGEND that t shirt must of been his inspiration

[@JerryWick]

That’s literally EVERY video. Love it

[@Psycorde]

He does this so you won't have to, a true hero indeed

[@cgnicolis]

Of all the truly sketchy things I have seen Steve dig into without a moment's hesitation, I actually think he looked worried before he tasted that vomlet.

[@brandon5341]

I honestly thought the same exact thing.

[@MetalGearBronya]

He looked at the camera like "this one's for the bois"

[@pappybugington]

He seemed to take to the WW1 Pemican better.

[@jax467]

When he opened that spoiled polish mre I thought he was truly going to die.

[@prairiefarmer5994]

I remember reading a comment under another video from someone that claimed their dad was part of the group that originally was working on making the MRE’s, and finding what could and couldn’t be used for it. Apparently he found out about the vomlette and said “wtf they tried that again? We left explicit notes stating to not use eggs in MREs.”

[@limpetarch98k]

Im pretty sure its either this video or the omelette with salsa from the canadian IMPs. Like, Im confident I seen that story in one of Steve1989’s videos.

[@pokemaster123ism]

It’s the Simple History video on bad military rations

[@gc6096]

I remember that comment

[@gc6096]

@@pokemaster123ismthanks 👍

[@ravenolivo1187]

"Wow. Look at that. It's like a big mass." *SMACK*

[@flamingdog9207]

He's telling it to go to horny jail *BONK*

[@ShitStainedBallSack]

We all want to do it

[@nimboss]

Flirting with danger.

[@billyhuffman7256]

The hot beverage bag actually did have a use. Kept my wallet dry.

[@HardcoreHalo]

Very clever Mr. Billy. Lol

[@CavemanDigsRelics]

I use those beverage bags to keep my cell phone dry

[@yorkeeshinkurea]

Pissed in one once

[@jco5254]

Millennial Smark same lol

[@AngelOfDC]

Haha,nice

[@inlpwetrust]

After going through all the WW2 chocolate bars, Nam hams and Civil War crackers, an omelette barely older than the MCU made Steve stress how bad it is right in the video's title.

[@rainyxnightshade]

Tits big floppy tits

[@RiflemanIII]

Don't forget the 100 and change year-old condensed beef.

[@ShogunMongol]

MCU? As in the gas mask? Or Marvel Cinematic Universe? Besides that, Nam ham is an amazing name, sounds like a great 60's cover band.

[@rainyxnightshade]

Shotgun Mongol the gas mask you fucking idiot.

[@r_xyz000]

Nam Ham's 😂

[@starlight4649]

I have watched this guy open and eat 60 year old food before, so to watch him struggle through a much more modern meal really shows just how awful this must have been for the people subjected to this food experiment

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

When I was in the army, they use to leave boxes of MRE's out in the field so you can just grab your lunch and go. And after a while, there would be nothing left except for Veggie omelet, because every soldier looks to see what they got and they throw back the ones they don't like back in the box. Soldiers would rather starve as the Veggie Omelet MRE's were just left sitting in the boxes

[@noth606]

heh, I was in the FDF, and out of like 10 different menus, 1 was edible, beef goulash, the rest were just horrendous, so I smuggled in a bunch of cheap instant noodles which with some ketchup were 1000 times better than what we were given. The thing is I wouldn't have eaten them even if I didn't have an alternative, that is how bad they were.

[@St4r_Z0mb13]

Sheeit, it must be that bad

[@gstutorialvideos674]

I recall having to walk/run over 18 miles in 1 day, and all they had left was the Vomelet. Even after all of that and not eating anything else all day, the smell of the omelet and the texture prevented me from swallowing any part of it. I did eat everything else though.

[@MrCcragg27]

Can’t blame them. No one desires eating a sponge. It’s rep does not help either.

[@Mortablunt]

To all you guys saying you would have never eaten it and would rather go hungry you’ve never been truly hungry.

[@AFJ_]

Definitely drank the beverage straight out of the beverage bag when we were out in the desert. We didn’t have cups, and if you use your canteen it’ll just fester in the heat. Good times. Except not really.

[@hotwheelsearl]

"Well yes! But actually no"

[@UniqueHumanThing]

“Well yes! But actually no”

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Umm yes but really no.

[@jkrice0311]

#realtalk

[@AquaBestMegami]

Earl McEarl 🤣

[@IMTHATN1NJA]

Yellow dye number 5 is one of my favorite seasonings

[@nmazer]

😂😂😂

[@BigPuddin]

"Actually, it's Coral Blue Numbe-" *SMACK*

[@mikep8182]

They almost need to break down the ingredients individually like what’s in yellow dye number five there’s probably a long list of chemicals that go just in that one ingredient kind of scary

[@BigPuddin]

@@mikep8182 Chemophobia in the making. If you broke down the ingredients of an organic blueberry, it would look like the setup for a laboratory to the ignorant. Tartrazine is completely placid and safe to consume. Nature is not some warm, life giving mother. People need to stop with this "nature = healthy" nonsense.

[@mehshutup3041]

@@BigPuddin ikr, like if i said that i ate limonene, ethyl butanoate, octanal, decanal, hexanal, (S)-linalool, and many other hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, and esters and acids people would ask me if i'm crazy. But that's actually what is contained on an orange

[@johnkim1296]

That brief frightened look at the camera before Steve eats his first bite of that veggie omelette is priceless, like the first waves of infantry about to disembark onto the beaches of Normandy on D-Day 😮

[@betweenthebars256]

“Bye Golly that’s some of the weakest and most horrendous coffee I’ve ever had” Damn Steve you didn’t have to go so hard

[@comraderevo2362]

Never heard someone actually said "Golly" until now

[@MrTylerman127]

Funny enough I actually enjoy the French Vanilla Cappuccino. It hurt a little when he said that lol.

[@riatorex8722]

@@comraderevo2362 Say, you ever watched JonTron before? He quite often uses it in his videos

[@aidenshippy3940]

You forgot to put "Bye Golly that's some of the weakest and most horrendous coffee I've ever had" (slams glass down). Lol

[@darrengarcia4937]

@@MrTylerman127 the Mocha is pretty good.

[@rkbrillant5265]

This is the first time I've seen in his eyes genuine horror and I've watched him eat things that are as old as my grampa

[@kukuri007]

Did you watch him eat part of some hardtack baked in 1863?

[@aries_9130]

You seemed to be more hesitant when taking that first bite than you were when eating that over 100 year old British emergency ration. That definitely speaks volumes of how bad this is, lol.

[@GeminiWoods]

.rzr Sweet, a Devin Townsend fan!

[@aries_9130]

INDEEEEED! :D

[@Gojira214]

.rzr Devin is a god

[@aries_9130]

I guess I'm repeating myself, but.. INDEEEEED!

[@Retrofire-47]

Back in 1900 they still made food, with food.

[@andyinsdca]

Steve's expression at 12:15 after sniffing the vomlet is priceless. I don't think I've ever seen him make that face smelling a modern ration.

[@frederickJC]

it triggered a flight or fight response

[@harrymcnally9616]

I was unfortunate enough to draw a cheese and veggie omelette MRE almost every day for like two weeks. This was back when they still had Tabasco instead of that salsa verde. Just pour in the entire thing of Tabasco and it tasted almost somewhat nearly tolerable. I actually did use a hot beverage bag once, but it was more trouble than it was really worth and I never bothered again. The bags are pretty good for putting your phone in, though.

[@sauteallday9151]

Fuck yeah. Tabasco made that shit tolerable.

[@gm-hk4ok]

The only person to use the hot beverage bag

[@Bro1212_]

I think someone had it out for you mate

[@TheMetalButcher]

Must have pissed someone off....

[@strawmanfallacy8341]

Bro.... I made people give me their omelet.... I LOVE them.

[@heyreallygiger]

This is the first time I've heard coffee been described as "demoralizing"

[@somewhatsarcasticsticker2077]

Cragly McCragly Sweets are a double edged sword. It'll remind your soldiers of home and what they're fighting for. Too much will make them miss home, causing mild depression and homesickness, reducing effectiveness.

[@AFXPaladin]

Anony Mous that’s why we need robots. Robots don’t get home sick. Paladin for President

[@useraccount333]

That was barely coffee. That was more "coffee-adjacent" or " coffee-shaped " than actual coffee.

[@D0MIN0W4LKER]

That’s an insult that has some genuine weight if you ask me

[@IR4TE]

Steve on his death bed: *draws his last breath* mourning friends: *everybody cries* Steve: 'nice hiss' *dies*

[@tssteelx]

IR4TE more like: : steve: Lets get this on tray. *Dies* Everyone : Nice.

[@IronAxiomat]

Trention steel FUCK I DIED AT THIS

[@Erectoralporicy]

Alright let's this into a grave... Nice.

[@fallenolympus184]

Erectoralporicy UNDERRATED 😂😂

[@Ladderthief1]

And for his funeral they first place him in a giant tin and they have to use the key to open it, there's a 'nice hiss' then the metal strip breaks so they have to open it with a giant P38. Then once open they place his body on a giant metal tray instead of a casket and everybody goes, "Nice."

[@jacobc.2456]

I’ve been in for 13 years and had no idea you could add salt to the heater to make it work better. What a hero.

[@cracklasco]

That omelet looks like a brick of oily cheese spread.

[@arturos.l.2248]

I'd rather have a brick of oily cheese spread then it

[@lauritorni4879]

Looked like a laffy taffe to me

[@kakumee]

It reminds me of government block cheese...i love that stuff!!

[@victorconway444]

You're like Gordon Ramsay, you'll keep eating the damn food while talking about how awful and inedible it is. It cracks me up.

[@infiltr80r]

Uhm, Ramsay always sends it back.

[@LilLeanCuisine]

Milton Waddams He takes another bite after saying it’s awful troll

[@shibgu9337]

Steve: “Man that is genuinely awful” Also Steve: *proceeds to take another bite of the vomlet*

[@dantechappell4858]

A man committed to his job

[@comraderevo2362]

"Just called it vomit"

[@frds_skce]

Gotta finish them food, bro. Even tho it barely pass as a food

[@ixperium.]

@@frds_skce I don’t even think the fda would count this as food it’s a torture device to make soldiers behave better

[@GeneralDisarray1892]

You know Steve is drawing out the Vomlette reveal when he’s opening the wet nap.

[@cysipy]

underrated comment

[@stuurhuis69]

"that retort pouch just gave birth" I fucking died laughing

[@nursebridgie]

Same. Best reaction ever lol.

[@mvhib]

ok broccoli obama pfp

[@stuurhuis69]

@@mvhib its Obama Barackoli, thank you very much

[@DanSpotYT]

Those farts five hours later must've peeled paint.

[@WO1Josh]

You have no idea. After a week of chili mac, beef taco, and a vomelet or two, you can gas the enemy

[@kevinsamuel8344]

Legend

[@Sarah_Grant]

🤣🤣🤣

[@willdavis3802]

Reel Fishing No one eats more than one vomlet. It's just a "Here, you throw this away" moment when you get handed a second one.

[@M89020]

Thank you, I laughed so hard at this comment and you deserve every thumbs-up you get for it.

[@CMSixSeven]

I knew a guy that loved this MRE. We'd fill left-over-boxes with them, and he'd eat every one. Also, on really cold watch nights, I'd raid the MRE pile for the heating elements to stuff under my arms. Good review. Edit: Wrote this before I finish the video. It's great you mentioned the "one guy".

[@BattlefieldPolicy]

Hate to call you a dick but raiding the heaters when it's cold is a 100% dick move. I rarely heat MREs but if it's under a certain temperature I'm heating up that meat popsicle.

[@CMSixSeven]

It probably was a dick move. But I only did it on training exercises, mainly Fort Hunter Liggett. If you been there you'd know. Plus there were plenty of MREs lying around, so it probably just annoyed a few folks.

[@kezzler9556]

You can use pages from newspapers under your uniform to stay warm, really works :)

[@redleg318fa]

What a waste.....screw warming up....slip them puppies under Lt's HMMWV tire and run.....wait for the "BOOM....YOU MOTHERFU****S!!!!!!!"

[@vollsticks]

More of a dick move than killing brown children in cold blood? I'm sure that "just annoyed" a few folks!

[@raimbaalgaming1226]

I’m sure they put yellow 5 in there after all of the complaints of it being grey. The service time of the omelette was not short enough.

[@joshuasiebenhofer2452]

I read "it being gay" and that would also sorta make Sense.

[@gc6096]

@@joshuasiebenhofer2452yup

[@guyver441]

It stopped being produced in 2008...that did NOT stop it being used in the field for years to come. 🤢

[@sgtpepper3161]

"For most ppl you'd actually have to be starving to want this" I believe it. After all the videos I've watched of your's, I totally will take your word on that. Props to you for choking it down like a real man

[@MarkIV_Garage]

@Matthew Caughey people in Africa eat rotting dead bats off the ground tho

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

Even Africans wouldn't eat them. Their that damn nasty.

[@englishatheart]

Yours*

[@BrozvilleRealm]

The look of pure fear on Steve's face right before he ate the vomelet really got to me

[@jadenchoudhury991]

“There was a rumor that someone once used the beverage bag... It’s just a rumor though.” I thought u were gonna say he died or something

[@Fuzy2K]

Me too. I thought he was going to say something like "The bag melted in his hands and burned him" :P

[@braddahjerry]

I literally laughed out loud when he said that. I’ve heard that kinda joke before lol

[@matthewbrasel2737]

I saw people using them to store their phones or mp3 players

[@TheAverageServant]

I died waiting for the punchline

[@dlb83082]

absolutely!!!!! keep your phone dry - and the touch screen still works through the bag

[@TheShadowKing1988]

This brings back memories. I once had this particular MRE meal when I was in Army BCT. That "omelet" was the worst part of the whole meal. The texture was just totally wrong, and it tasted kinda bland before I added salt, which made it overpoweringly salty in taste. The rest of the items weren't nearly as bad, but still not exactly great either. Fortunately, every other MRE I had during my eight years of service were much better and actually quite enjoyable (assuming I got the time to actually eat everything, which was often but not always).

[@MrJules2U]

"Demoralizing" french vanilla coffee. Yikes!

[@nathanmoore6948]

Julian L I’ve had it and it is not that bad, he is right about it being very sweet though.

[@kebsis]

Yeah I've had that stuff, even fresh it tastes like it's expired, is how I described it. That granola and blueberries is good though, Steve used hot water on it when you're supposed to use cold

[@MrJules2U]

The Aussie rations aren't too bad to be honest. It does make me wonder though...if protein was what they were clearly going after for that ration, could they have used something else? They would have surely had an extensive taste testing period through evaluation. Would love to try it though.

[@fuzzytransmissionman]

I'd never heard such harshness out of Steve's mouth until then...

[@joesnow4486]

Julian Lol in this context that's quite a burn

[@trollololol3034]

When i was in the military, my pack got raided and everyone stole my MRE's and switched them with these fuckers. I survived 12 days on these alone......... since then i still dream of death....

[@Shaun_Jones]

Those assholes should be court marshaled for friendly fire.

[@Retrofire-47]

guess you got trolled

[@darling..............]

Holy fuck you got absolutely trolled out there by michivaous raiders,thats a literal warcrime

[@rosaria8384]

I would literally kill myself. No use complaining to the top brass anyway.

[@ronarnold1507]

That's the worst hazing I've ever heard of.

[@ProtoMario]

Oh yea it was awful... I had it basic training, in AIT, and the field... You could never trade it, but if you were fat in basic, it wasnt a big deal...just you'd be real run down from training and no good meal. Man it feels like yesterday for me... Worst MRE hands down!

[@mr.mr.8261]

ProtoMario Never knew you did military service! Nice.

[@pepeiann]

Probably not the worst for all time but definitely for the decade

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Right???

[@pukalo]

But PROOOOTOOOOO you need to eat healthy to grow up to be a big and strong soldier!

[@pepeiann]

pukalo [CDN] actually a lot of protein and vitamin's would be fine

[@xglitch97]

The first few things he said after opening the vomelet absolutely killed me... I come here to relax usually, but every now and again Steve makes me laugh like a crazy person haha. Totally catches you off guard😁

[@screamingforever]

biologically engineered food meal

[@tomascinnsealeach9979]

I swear 2008 feels like its only 2 years ago, I actually said wow out loud when you said "10 year old mre"

[@lastofmygeneration]

Tomás cinnsealeach Same. I got this very MRE in boot camp.

[@jamesmorrison7595]

ya

[@DeathBringer769]

Yea, I graduated high school in 2006. The 2008 era still feels like just the other week to me sometimes, lol... getting older is weird sometimes.

[@papa_xan]

**slaps head**

[@IsaacPurpleguy]

yeah, aging really is jarring when you give it some thought

[@Verlisify]

"I heard a rumor of someone putting there beverage bag in here" What did it melt? did the plastic offgas and poison him? "Just a rumor though" Ah

[@mesory]

thanks

[@Stalker_UwU_]

You're welcome

[@andrewkim7725]

@@mesory Ok

[@andrewkim7725]

@@Stalker_UwU_ Ok

[@eduardomeza7279]

3:07

[@rayfrmklz]

My prayers have been answered steve has returned! Been watching year old videos all week.

[@attamans]

Watching this 6 years after its release is comedy gold and very funny, really cheer me up on a quiet Sunday evening. Thank you very much!

[@traviskillian276]

The rumor about the hot beverage bag through me off, and chuckled a bit. Thanks brotendo!

[@MonotoneSepia]

Travis K. I ended up having a full on laugh lol. I waiting on him to elaborate.

[@artofwarandpeace9126]

12:11 the look of concern from the eyes that had eaten 1945 food bars.

[@grimmerjxcts2206]

Dude ate a 1863 civil war ration...

[@gcart5619]

@@grimmerjxcts2206 to be fair 99.9 percent of people probly wouldnt eat any of these any amount of years old mres that he eats

[@oliviamontemayer7089]

@@gcart5619 not to mention that he’ll finish it too as long as it isn’t straight up dangerous

[@gcart5619]

@@oliviamontemayer7089 ah...

[@ourchh]

Let’s get this onto a tray. Nice

[@mook_butt8037]

Mmkay.

[@n16161]

Nice!

[@dentistguba]

post mortem with Steve.

[@MaxwellBenson80]

Nice

[@alejandropadilla9]

pRoJect 45 you forgot the: , ok

[@uncertified_s]

Not gonna lie Steve being the most calmest person I ever known insulting something will literally impale my heart I love your reviews

[@robotslug]

My dude, having an awful day and then I get this notification. Excellent. Thanks for your reviews man.

[@dewilew2137]

RobotSlug I hope tomorrow is better 🤗

[@Steve1989MRE]

Hey RobotSlug, I'm sorry about your bad day man. Hoping this video takes the edge off a little for ya at least. Tomorrow will be better! And thank you too - I will be working hard at making some more quality reviews for you & the folks here.

[@robotslug]

Steve1989MREInfo Thank you for the kind words, I admit watching you power through that vomelette definitely helped. Lol. I look forward to the next vid! Take care! Nice.

[@michaelvondrake7489]

NICE...

[@robotslug]

Krystle Lewis Thank you. I'm sure it will be. Gotta rain to appreciate the sun. I hope you have a good one too.

[@Ramash440]

The Vomelet : bringing a new meaning to MRE, Meal Rejected by the Enemy. Or Meal Rarely Edible, pick your poison.

[@thanhlamnguyen6869]

The second one.

[@jimvac77]

I always was partial to "meals refusing to exit".

[@matthewcaughey8898]

The vomlet is considered chemical warfare in some locations. If used properly the farts from one will be sufficient to kill just about anything humanoid.

[@jorgedavila4920]

@@matthewcaughey8898 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@peterclarke7240]

I heard they had to change the acronym itself from MRE to MRY. Meals Ready to Yeet.

[@TheGorillafoot]

That omelet looks like it's made of old car seat foam, nasty!

[@21specter]

Doughnut Spaghetti oh my god, that’s scary accurate

[@zeberto1986]

I think the foam would taste better though.....

[@Volound]

scarily*. scary is an adjective and not an adverb

[@suspicioustumbleweed4760]

Doughnut Spaghetti almost like something that would insulate a seat

[@gorillaau]

Probably better use when bouncing down the road on the back of a troop truck... sit on your omeletes.

[@Kil4fun0351]

I ate this meal alot in Iraq. Personally I didn't mind it too much. But Steve is right, you need to add the salt and the salsa.. Usually I would save my coffee off a diffrent accessory packet and add it to the vanilla cappuccino. It really helps cut the ungodly vanilla flavor.

[@erickmellen937]

(Cuts to face cam) ‘Looks at the audience in a begging way’ ‘Brings the yellow “food” closer to mouth’ ‘Sniff’ ‘Sniff’ ‘One last pleading look and eats “it” WOAH “It’s awful”- SteveMRE 2018

[@accountnamewithheld]

"I gotta take a little bite" *proceeds to pile as much egg on the spoon as humanly possible*

[@LycanthropiesSpell]

That look....said it all. Most stuff he eats would kill off armies...and He eats it anyways (' just have to check this... ' ). ' But THIS...really...do I really have to ? '

[@alucard971]

Spoilers, man! I'm slow dancing my way to the gastric exorcism!

[@scootch4224]

"Just like a big mass." *Slaps violently*

[@Mr-Divine]

"Thats awful, thats genuinely awful " ....goes in for another bite

[@iAmIronMan0605]

For your entertainment

[@BigDismal]

There are videos on KZbin that I keep coming back to whenever I need a good laugh. This is one of them. And the comments are absolute gold :D Thanks Steve

[@dr.albantross1686]

Same here. Just watched another round. One of my favorite videos off all time.

[@HOBOTw1tcH]

This MRE was one of the most horrific experiences of my time in the US Army

[@TerpeneProfile1]

Same here.

[@spectoestis3106]

i hope to god i don't have to go into the military, because i would not last a minute

[@02stampede]

Every deployment, I brought my favorite seasoning salt and vinegar based hot sauce. It's amazing what you could do with those 2 things and a little creativity.

[@danal1804]

“Gum, if you chew like 6 of those it has a laxative effect”

[@VyktriBell]

Ah yes because after eating MREs for a while you're definitely gonna need that laxative effect 😂😂

[@OdieRaptor]

nub slayer123 *furious shitting intensifies*

[@easucks1776]

It's true

[@CliffCardi]

No wonder the Marines ate crayons.

[@MichaelMacGyver]

That Vomelet looked like a chunk of melted plastic and the salsa verde looked like green baby poop diarrhea. You sir, are a braver man than I!

[@vertical7747]

The salsa verde looked like iguana shit

[@noodletribunal9793]

17:47 the cheerful "ok" as a coping mechanism

[@MAstaCheez]

the hot beverage bags are great for waterproofing your phone in wet conditions

[@Steve1989MRE]

That is brilliant!

[@caturdaynite7217]

I never use them for their intended purpose. I store condiments and drinks in them.

[@jugosomaricon2654]

That FRH is a gift from god, I’ve seen much newer heaters work at a fraction of the pace or power of that one, one of the most impressive things I’ve seen from an MRE.

[@BlutigeTranen]

My dad and I used to bring MREs with us hunting. No joke, one morning we brought these ones specifically with us. We would always post up before sun rise, eat and then watch deer traffic. I always had 180 degrees NES, he took NWS, back to back. We walked several miles to our post that morning and as soon as we cracked into the Vomelette we decided to hike home and have breakfast at a local breakfast joint instead. Went back out and around 10am I shot my first ever buck. Ahhh, memories.

[@IronMoose95]

Blutige Tränen but did you use the hot beverage pack?

[@survivinggamer2598]

Blutige Tränen I was wondering if you felt sad when you shot your first buck?

[@Aggrofool]

Killing wild animals for fun yikes

[@rockyraab8290]

I remember my first one - hungry for breakfast, heady with the thought of an actual omelet out in the boonies - and then that "thing" slid out of the pouch.

[@stgstg8104]

Rocky Raab fucking hilarious, I'm sorry

[@IsaacPurpleguy]

Damn, must have made you in such a bad mood. A good omelet is like the best thing to eat for breakfast lol

[@zanarkandace6821]

Any time I ever ate an MRE, I never took them out of the pouch. (I'm a civilian who used to camp with one of my mom's buddies from the Army, so I had plenty of access to them.) Oddly enough, my favorite was Chicken Ala King, though admittedly I did say I probably wouldn't like it if I saw what was in it. But that was also back when they put in the bottles of Tabasco

[@firemanak4781]

“There was a guy who used the hot beverage bag....just a rumor tho” 😂😂😂

[@drops2cents260]

Well, with an MRE like this, I guess it was not for heating up anything but getting rid of the omelet - _after_ eating it.

[@Megadriver]

*tries a bite* "Whoa, that's awful." *tries another bite* "It's genuinely awful." *takes another bite* "Just like they say. There's absolutely nothing redeeming about the texture, flavor, or smell of this" *takes another bite with salt and salsa so you can only taste salt and salsa* "Oh yeah, that's much better." *proceeds to eat the whole thing* Steve's a champ and a gentleman. Even if it tastes like crap, he's still gonna be nice about it and be fair. You are one of the best youtubers out there.

[@Darkmage1293]

"Well that sucked, what's for lunch?" "Menu no. 6 Frankfurters." "....I'm going to die tonight aren't I."

[@manictiger]

If they were just a little bit smarter, they would have specifically targeted the convoys with good meals in them. We would have left years earlier if they did that to us.

[@michaelf7093]

Four fingers of death.

[@evilkate666]

"Demoralizing French flavor". Lmao

[@evelynmerchant3420]

They must have “gave up” on a better recipe.

[@House_of_Caine]

It was made in the US, so who's laughing now? Morons...

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

CatnamedMittens ___ Americans are in absolutely no position to criticise the French when it comes to coffee. American coffee is universally acknowledged as being *_the worst_*coffee on the planet - bar NONE!

[@manictiger]

Gross oversimplification. We have a lot of choices. Most people choose low-grade robusta, then dump sugar and cream into it to mask the taste of car tires. But there's way more than that. My favorite is this Ethiopian stuff that costs 15 bucks a lb that has a fine powder on the surface of the beans-- less intense washing of the beans or something? Anyway, it has a flavor rivaled by no other coffee I've had. Then there's lots of low to mid-grade Arabica that can be had for much cheaper. Trader Joes is one of the places that has good prices on passable coffee.

[@ryanmac8829]

2:44 he spanked that thing likes he's paying by the hour 😂

[@KaeboraGunbunny]

THICC mass.

[@rvk6321]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

That's how I spank my girl 😎😎😎😎

[@arbel7655]

Warmed my little heart

[@ryanmac8829]

@@Deadassbruhfrfr you and me both, my guy. Keep up the good work 👌

[@marniebaker-winnick2296]

I'm a native Californian who just happened to live in Southern Mississippi from 2000-2011. So I went through Katrina. This MRE in the video is the closest MRE I had during that horrible time. Do you have any of those MREs? They were actually ok, except for those veggie omelets! I took one bite and that was it. I was pretty much sick the rest of the day!!! The one thing I do remember about the MREs, they always had a bag of M&M's in them. All different types!!! The really cool thing too was there was always a mini bottle of Tabasco sauce in each MRE! The pasta dishes were always really good and the coffee was amazing! After the hurricane was over and life went back to semi-normal, my husband and I sat down and sorted through all the MREs we had. (probably about 40) We separated everything into groups of entrees, breads, crackers, desserts and beverages. We then threw all the accessories into a drawer. Those accessories lasted us for at least 5 years!!! Just really curious if you have ever had a MRE from Katrina.

[@amsbeats841]

Nauseating and demoralizing French vanilla flavor. Subscribed.

[@randomnepali7772]

US Marine: "I fear no man." "But, that 'thing'....." *"It scares my belly."*

[@militaristicsoldier856]

Random Nepali “wtf we ran out of crayons so now have to eat vomlets”

[@James-nl5pr]

Obama Sphere *Slowly looks at private*

[@ingamingpc1634]

Lol best one joke

[@hacked2813]

i see your a man of culture

[@aerospyrosftw]

Why did I imagine Fat Bastard saying that last line?

[@diginbunny]

"That retort pouch just gave birth" lol

[@t.s.8658]

Natalie Made me laugh so hard

[@geoffreykeane4072]

That look of true fear at 12:12 shows Steve as the courageous man he is.