2017 Finnish 24 Hour Combat Ration MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing

[@waybous]

"Eww wow, that's making my gums feel inflamed, let me try that again."

[@bradleymoore2797]

I can just imagine a kid putting a fork into an outlet and going, "AHHHHHHHHHH....maybe once more."

[@ThePatank]

made me think of Futurama, when Fry and company learn how Slurm is truly made, only for Fry to take another swig of Slurm from the can he's holding

[@StarBuck411]

Taking it for the team!!

[@adf8664]

That belongs on a t-shirt.

[@beer_advocate]

13:50

[@rodrigosigoli]

"It's making my gums feel like inflamed... Almost as if I'm allergic to something there. LET ME TRY IT AGAIN!" YOU ROCK, STEVE! 👏🏻

[@Mugen_YG]

I burst out laughing at that lmao

[@burninsherman8284]

I laughed at at.

[@chaffiecross5414]

😂

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

@@Mugen_YG Ditto. And the noises he makes are uncensored, too.

[@cheezburgrproduction]

He does it for YOU the people!

[@tudvemppi]

Here in finland we call the military food yellow and hot, because it doesn't matter what it is, it always boils down to that. It's yellow and it is hot, and pretty much always tastes the same. But its energy so theres that, I guess.

[@ville7762]

aka Möllö

[@noth606]

@@ville7762 or just paskaa, I never ate much of that, I smuggled in instant noodles and some canned tuna and HK meatballs. MUCH better than that soy based garbage.

[@ville7762]

@@noth606 HK meatballs have soy in them also

[@noth606]

@@ville7762 but not only soy like the terrible crap we got in 00/01, and they last long and taste good. I can't eat bad tasting food even if I'm hungry, so either I brought my own or I was stuck with näkkäri and pate for a week or two.

[@500dollarjapanesetoaster8]

Kind of surprised that there wasn't more traditional food. I've had MREs from Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Poland. I don't think they'd ever think to make a curry meal.

[@jacksontallent6201]

Eats whole thing of 119 year old dried and pulverized beef.... Can’t finish package of cinnamon apple porridge😂

[@bobl78]

he will be able to in 100 years

[@antiimpetus9053]

Can’t FINNISH* package of cinnamon apple porridge

[@jacksmith8689]

anti impetus You have won the internet

[@danieldorn2927]

Yeah it is too young

[@HUNTERCOPELR]

Give it 120 years itll be delicious

[@anonymous-de3mn]

Look at that dual-wield pouring action. Steve's a boss.

[@hannibalhendrix3523]

Merica!!!

[@MasouShizuka]

Must have akimbo pro.

[@mod.ts76]

I wish I could use both sides of my brain like that

[@marcothommen2484]

He is in many ways!

[@MichaelSmith-zz3xc]

!

[@TheArzonite]

As someone who's been through the Finnish conscription that chicken pasta still haunts my dreams. It's actually dreadful.

[@Raccoon_A]

lol noobs. SILLO KU MINÄ OLIN ARMEIJASSA NI EI OLLU KANAPASTAA... oli pasta carbonaraa.

[@Balnazzardi]

Ei vissiin avauduta! Pasta vaan naamariin vikisemättä! Onneksi itse ei koskaan tarvinnut näitä syödä vaan aina oli pakkisafkaa tarjolla.

[@JakeKilka]

Vetäsin sissimuonapaketin mallia -92 syksyllä virka-aputehtävässä, oli varmasti parempi kuin tämä. Edellinen hallitus tietysti tupeloi nämäkin.

[@Happivajari]

Ruokailu ei oo nautinto vaan ruumiin mekaaninen toiminto

[@MsfPW89]

@@Raccoon_A Ja bolognesea. Ne oli hyviä, en noista uusista tiedä mitä ne on. Hartsporttia vitusti :D

[@cameronwells82]

For steve to call something unpleasant, that protein bar must have been terrible.

[@AviatorDashie]

It is trust me😁

[@deios]

It is quite acquired taste. Like salty liquorice aka salmiakki.

[@mmclaurin8035]

I've seen the man eat a malted milk tablet from 1943. Then go back for seconds. So yeah, it must have been horrid.

[@genejeffries2888]

T'would kill a mere mortal.

[@PeterOekvist]

It's to young...

[@masontoth8531]

"that's making my gums feel inflamed almost as if I'm allergic to that" "let me try it again"

[@thegibsterpresents4964]

I know right! What a madman

[@Anudorini-Talah]

copy noob

[@Tonyisgaming]

Steve is a testament to the resiliency of the human body.

[@Feiora]

@@Tonyisgaming Or he's a mutant...

[@rationalityfirst]

A true hero

[@DeeEll86442]

I have to say my favorite videos that Steve makes are when he reviews the 24 hr rations. They are usually a much more interesting ration because there are so many different components to them. Plus it’s interesting to see what other countries consider the best kind of foods to feed a serviceman in a 24hr period. Because like they say “An army marches on its stomach”.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

The best kind of foods?! You mean the cheapest.. 😅 😂 🤣

[@sautari7474]

@@Ricardo-cl3vs you know this "Leader" crap is actually expencive as hell. After FDF discounts it's probably a 4-5€ a meal and the food of the angels they serve in mukes is waaay cheaper.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

@@sautari7474 Dude, I have served for 12 years and believe me: As a soldier, you don't always get the best, but rather the cheapest! 😂 🤣

[@sautari7474]

@@Ricardo-cl3vs yea ofc not, what im saying is that this crappy "combat ration" we had in FDF is actually really expencive but crap. There would be sooo many cheaper, options to choose from

[@agustasugiarto2943]

I only watch his 24 hour ration videos lol

[@Jomster777]

_That chocolate bar tastes like it has something I'm allergic to._ *Proceeds to bite again anyway* Ah, Steve. Good 'Ol Steve.

[@totallynotrick319]

STER Gaming lmaoo I was going today the same

[@matte6371]

Ml

[@undrgrnd734]

"making my gums inflamed and like I'm allergic to it...... lemme try it again"

[@luke122988]

But "So much taste". Says so right on the label.

[@Scott-vx2ks]

Allergic to chocolate? You have no soul

[@Unknown1355]

For those wondering the "civilian" look of the rations: Every single piece of these rations can be picked up from a well supplied Finnish supermarket. There is no separate military MREs, as demands of non-deployed force of around 30,000 are rather low. So instead civilian suppliers are used. Makes it also easy for reservists to get "war-time" supplies for their hobbies. This also has a massive national security bonus: 99% of wartime forces are made up of reservists (Finland has universal male conscription). In times of crisis, the FDF would balloon up to atleast 280,000 strong field army, largest in the EU. By using civilian products, the society can divert these products exclusively to the FDF. This means no need to boost MRE production by factor of 10, but using existing production lines and maybe boosting those slightly. Civilians will get the "wet" food and those that can't stand field conditions. (This is speculation and one of "could-be-done" situations, haven't seen official info on this!) Also, regarding usage of MREs in the field: -Not sure how this is in the instructions, but mixing the porridge is a must. Even once during the heating, after the initial stir. Not doing this seems to be a common mistake. -Energy drinks are meant to be mixed in 1L canteens. The drink is to be consumed over longer period of time. Though naturally one would drink more during dinner, but not a liter at a time. -The contents change every 5 or so years. My rations had same pate, bread and hand sanitizers. Everything else is different.

[@lzh4950]

Was just thinking how much the 'civilian' look of the rations will spoil the camouflage of the soldiers when they're eating outfield

[@kanggoo57]

@@lzh4950 Yeah enemy snipers always look for the blue fucking cocoa bag instead of the bright FDE colored one in the green forest. /s

[@lzh4950]

@@kanggoo57 Am also thinking how much does every camouflage counts

[@tenacious_takakumi2680]

Some previous experiences with the sports drink: Always remember to rinse that canteen if used. I used it and it got moldy

[@ryanbeaulieu2704]

I’m not taking anything away from the Finnish armed forces but I think most countries MREs are made by major food suppliers.

[@wtfronsson]

Nothing like crispbread and pate for guard duty in the woods.

[@atheist6598]

Giving away your position to the enemy while eating crisp bread in guard duty. Feels good man. :D

[@Finlandpro1]

@@atheist6598 *crunch* *crunch*

[@enemystandloser9084]

With crunching like that you can drown out any gunfire

[@jaskapenttila7644]

@@Finlandpro1 *You hear the forest go silent and see a shadow shift.* You: "*Crunch Crunch* Pazsword!? 1. Shadow: "COVER YOUR HEARING!!!" Or 2. Shadow: "It's me, I don't fucking remeber that shit."

[@m1ro]

@@jaskapenttila7644 "cover your hearing!" >starts shooting half a second later

[@deios]

That bread is actually excellent firestarter. Dip some gun oil or shoepolish on it and you get torch that burns even if everything else seem to fail.

[@MikeLitoris66]

We had loads of that bread and we ate as much as we could and then burned the rest. They indeed burn very nicely.

[@CubeBizz]

Se näkkäri menee suuhun eikä kaminaan vitun mortti :-DDD

[@kasperii]

Vitun Topi tuskin ole koskaan edes syönytkään näkkäriä

[@user-su3jy9el2v]

@@CubeBizz no kun ite olen puolijoukkue teltassa kamiinassa poltellut näkkärit ja sitten alkanut nakertamaan koivu klapeja, kiitos valaistuksesta.

[@Rentta]

It's also a good way to burn hole into the stove and cause lot of smoke and terrible smell.

[@Tacticool-_-]

Why is it so relaxing watching someone eat MRE's and talk about them?

[@RRRRRRP]

Steve is the key, he's awesome.

[@Pehmokettu]

I have to admit that most stuff I watch on KZbin are various unboxing mystery box videos and opening the MREs is also one type of unboxing mystery. It is just so relaxing and it also feels like Xmas or birthday every day watching people open mystery boxes. And the best part of it that it does not cost anything. :)

[@chrisgreen3962]

It just does

[@strifemaster5303]

I like how he doesn't ask us to like, share and subscribe . Great work

[@novene]

good content shares itself.

[@wildog47]

Honestly just cause they say that does not make me do it. If I like the content enough that I wanna watch more I will. No one needs to tell me.

[@blackyme2889]

i never notesed that ,, now i learned somthing new

[@katj3443]

@@blackyme2889 nice

[@jwwalker688]

This gig is just a side dish for him. I think he's got a gym. Hey man, that rhymes.

[@lizard_man6947]

Damn it Steve I’m supposed to be writing a paper that’s due tomorrow. I just couldn’t resist a Finland MRE

[@lizard_man6947]

Got 15 likes Nice!

[@Jacob_Frye1]

Came from the Finland that Patrick star was talking about

[@lizard_man6947]

Wyatt Schaper thx bud

[@trikshotz2955]

Good luck with your paper bro

[@mattbraga4033]

Same. Exam in the AM. Watching these MRE videos vs studying.. priorities.

[@jarpasmannen]

Steve must've been a real treat to teach back in school. "Alright kids, you all knew this was coming, time for you all to dissect a frog." - "Alright, let's get this onto a tray, nice!"

[@OcrimBob]

Kneggebrot is both the best and the worst bread depending what you put on it. *Edit:* What...what the heck? I swear OP's comment was originally about the bread in this video...

[@mrbumbumwilly]

mmmmmmkay

[@alabamaguns3684]

"So right off the bat here we have some frog intestines."

[@markgipson9030]

I'd bet Steve would eat the frog on those crisp breads.

[@yangsnowww4330]

*cuts frog open* "nice hiss"

[@mikanuutinen2264]

Oh boy. Eating those for 2 weeks in the north while the wind is howling and it's -40 degrees celsius outside. Ahh good times.

[@rompsamies9315]

koska nii kylmä o muka ollu :D vittu me suomalaiset aina liioitellaan

[@mikanuutinen2264]

@@rompsamies9315 Talvirova

[@BulletHunterz]

@@mikanuutinen2264 klassinen talvirova. Rovalla on puolitoista metriä lunta ja prikaatilla näkyy vielä ruoho. Suomen oma bermudan kolmio

[@hardwithstyle99]

@@rompsamies9315Tämänhetkisen varusmiespalvelukseni aikana helmikuussa 2019, koitti maanantai aamu klo 06:00 ja oli aika startata morttileiri. Mittari näytti - 41 kun herättiin mutta lauhtu - 38-39 ku lähettiin sinne. Ja tämä tapahtui sodankylässä

[@jere1023]

@@hardwithstyle99 en kattonu mittaria mutta kylmähän sielä oli

[@baka9479]

As a conscript currently serving in the Finnish army I can say these rations are horrible. We never have enough time to heat up water for the main courses nor wait for them to be fully rehydrated. Most of us just eat the crispbreads, pate and nuts and resort to bringing our own food with us, mostly tuna. A can of tuna can be eaten in a minute while fully preparing a pouch meal takes like half an hour. Previously the rations consisted of canned food and weighed more but what good does the reduced weight do if you don't have time to boil water for the freeze-dried meals?

[@okyourerightbut5893]

Last week we had a 5 day exercise and I only ate 4 meals.

[@Jumpulaaa]

I'd say that's just simply a fail on the part of your Platoon leaders and instructors. Our platoon had plenty of time to eat, and some instructors actually emphasized the importance of being well-fed. If the rest of the platoon is busy doing their chores, a couple/few men should be assigned to prepare meals for the rest of the unit.

[@Paltse]

Well you have it "better" than we old timers in other senses. FDF is not what it used to be so you have to have at least some discomfort.

[@deggis4]

Sounds more like a time issue rather than a food/package-design issue... Onhan nämä parannus siitä että kaikki pitäisi valmistaa siinä kolerapakissa.

[@Erppa77]

You can add cold water to the pouch and wait longer. If you know you are not gonna have enough time to boil and wait you could do that. Or get less sleep and eat it when you have time to sleep. That's what I did.

[@ProtoMario]

Oh you already know I am here as soon as Steve has another video!

[@tobysparrow69]

should do a mash up video

[@tobysparrow69]

dollar tree mres..

[@10191927]

ProtoMario - Woah! You watch Steve1989? That’s awesome! I’m subbed to you as well.

[@tripoloski3226]

You know it.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Yeah, SON!

[@googalooga]

The pouring of hot water into the freeze dried meal registers as “applause” in the auto generated CC.

[@richardcranium3479]

Steve-san has mastered the combat akimbo pour.

[@jasontruman1215]

Richard Cranium I was thinking the same thing!!!!

[@vincedibona4687]

“Steve-san” No. Just no. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MATLS1000]

Steve, we just got back to the hotel after getting married and are in bed watching your video to help us settle down before bed. Thanks so much and keep up the great work!

[@narlycharley]

My wife and I do the same thing at night. Ha!

[@Klaiceps98]

And here we thought we were the only ones!!

[@johnrankin7135]

Anything else you could think of doing?

[@timr617]

Won't you rather have sex or something??

[@julidiamondlover]

@@DerpUSA2025 lol

[@erakettu1395]

Coming from someone actually having eaten quite few of these in the army, you really. REALLY, need to give them a mix in between. And if it says steep for 10mins, you do it so for 15mins and mix every 5 min

[@pho3nix-]

I hope you noticed that our gum is called "Jenkki" - quite literally "Yankee", since even back in the day we associated gum chewing with America.

[@Leppify]

Nice

[@Shmaples]

ha

[@jaskapenttila7644]

Funny since here in Finland we have found chewing gum made from Birch bark tar during the neolithic period.

[@OptimusWombat]

Gonna watch this from start to Finnish!

[@ryant282a]

OptimusWombat 😂👍

[@JuicyJJ3]

Underrated comment. Need more likes. Immediately. 🤘😎🤘

[@The_RoboDoc]

Nice one

[@sugawolf7899]

Glad I'm not the only one to come up with a checky pun👍👍

[@jamestheotherone742]

oh gawwwd...

[@salvatorewilk4220]

I love the music , most underrated thing about these videos . gives the perfect vibe , sounds super 80s and eerie

[@Luke-er6pg]

I agree! The music sounds perfect in a strange and haunting way!

[@danielelliott9981]

the tapping the spoon part is always my favorite thing

[@papilloneffect4015]

Steve likes almost every food he eats. He wasn't big on this one, I feel bad for the Finnish.

[@karlmoles6530]

He really hates Chinese PLA rations

[@wrok3]

Its designed for extremely cold temperatures tho

[@TealJosh]

@@_Ekaros proper vomit material. Oh dear the memories.

[@ilililil490]

It tastes like school food so it's shit

[@leeviteivonen3363]

Hei, kukaan ei pyytäny Stevee laittamaa viittä litraa vettä johonki vitun puuroon. Se ruoka tungetaan naamariin ilman mitään ulinoita. Hyvät uudet vuodet!

[@sporasparel5032]

Those outdoor gourmet things especially the "paella" taste so bad I would rather eat my enemies than that shit.

[@kissalanpojat]

Dond be nirso mään

[@Hans_Weber]

intistä jääny traumat :Ddd

[@mikanuutinen2264]

Älä nyt. Hyviä noi on. Syödään vikisemättä saatana.

[@Eetu.R]

"I would rather eat my enemies" Ei vittu huutista :D

[@Chaydex]

Se sissipaska syödään vikisemättä T alikersantti

[@rackslow]

STEVE with the double upload! NICE!

[@marksandquist4275]

nice 👌😉

[@Shotbymilkgames]

haha i know right

[@autismo2440]

4:53 even double pouring, NICE! X2

[@saturn0660]

Everyone loves "double loads".

[@tripanfal]

@@autismo2440 caught this too! Nice!

[@jorgge2244]

in alot of nordic countries we eat very dark and dense bread, the "whole grain crisp bread" is called knækbrød in danish and is very popular in denmark. Great video steve!

[@maddencovers5890]

Steve is so Extra, capital E-xtra. Double pouring. Musical (magical) spoon concerto. Mr. Rogers shirt. Dumping multiple sugars at one time. Nice.

[@Misty8097]

Let's get him out onto a tray.

[@garysakamoto4007]

But, can he hiss?

[@HughesEnterprises]

You can get those rye crisp breads from Varusteleka. Shipping is cheap so you can afford scho-ka-kola too. Bought a whole case of the crisp breads.

[@PeterOekvist]

Hughes Enterprises The crisps have a whole section of their own in every grocery store in sweden...

[@soberbob]

They look like Aussie/western Rivitas

[@iPelaaja1]

Hughes Enterprises they sell the same ones for example in Sainsbury’s too

[@762rk95tp]

@@PeterOekvist Same in Finland.

[@noedonis666]

You're a legend Steve. This cannot be said enough

[@wpherigo1]

Noe Donis This should be the top comment! 👍

[@mynameisnotjeff8185]

Congratulation for 1.000.000 subscribers!!! Greetings from Germany.

[@Rem694u2]

"You could spackle a brick house with this" LMAO!!!!!!!

[@Deathven1482]

Rem that’s super harsh even coming from Steve who is the most wholesome guy I know lol

[@braaap5096]

At the hospital about to have our second little girl.... Steve post new videos.... At the hospital about to have our second little girl and watching steve1989MRE... Let's get that baby out onto a trey, Nice! 🤣

[@orestisgrivas5434]

@Friedhelm Gottfried Steve hopefully.

[@Hannah-cf4ev]

Congratulations, I hope you all rehydrate well!

[@MattyQube]

@Friedhelm Gottfried Instantaneous coffe type II

[@braaap5096]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXymfGOwYq2Xa7s

[@RBeeMedia]

braaap 509 I hope her first words are "Nice hiss !"

[@remickstreetmusicinc.6931]

I loved his "You could spackle an entire brick house with this" statement :-)

[@DraftySatyr]

Would that be before or after you've eaten it? ("Spackle" is not a word that is routinely used in British English, so implies an entirely different meaning!)

[@feakhelek1]

@@DraftySatyr Consumption of brick houses is not recommended.

[@dontdieaki]

I was bored with nothing to do and about to sleep out of boredom but then The man himself blessed our day with a new fresh (not a century old) MRE if you ask me thats pretty Nice.

[@Steve1989MRE]

Hope ya liked the two new ones man!

[@dontdieaki]

Steve1989MREInfo i sure did!

[@2010stoof]

"makes my gums inflamed like I'm allergic to it....." "Let me try that again" Hahaha Steve you're hilarious

[@Uhnonimus]

I always love the friendly helpful pointing to what he is describing , just a subtle thing but it just further completes his nice presentation

[@hevi]

Leader products are pretty bad. They mostly manufacture sports supplements and it's usually the cheapest stuff you can buy around here.

[@homopetteri7766]

Läikkyy limppari :D

[@gloriouspopemantom373]

Buying anything they make is usually a mistake.

[@johnbonanno9240]

I’m so happy to see a couple of Steve videos uploaded!

[@stewpadasso297]

Steve's shirts always crack me up. He's so serious and informative about his rations and then he has super funny shirts for his videos.

[@dd-5634]

In the field at night the trick is to carefully open the top of the bag and dump everything out.... then put what you're going to have for breakfast the next morning in a pile.... convenient that you can reach it in the morning..... what you're going to have for supper later goes in the bottom of the bag.... then you roll the bag over on itself ONCE .....so you have a new bottom to the bag..... now you fill it with everything you want to have for lunch.... which should be everything that's left .....then you roll it again on itself and you have a nice neat package that goes in your pack and everything is organized for that day The apple cinnamon porridge mixes better when you use HOT water and I can promise you when it's time to eat it... you cut off the top and drink it right from the bag without having to look at it because it looks nasty

[@debsreno911]

"That smells like cola and some kind of dish detergent." appetizing lol.

[@tsalesto]

I recall mixing the 2 sports drinks into one bottle to create something palatable. I also recall longer hydration times than what was specced in the meal instructions. In my military time (early 90's) we got 18 slices of the bread and a can of paté and also a can of cheese spread. The meals were then canned soups mostly.

[@pelataan69]

I did the same with those sport drinks. Put 2 into the 1L bottle and taste was good with only 1 it's too bland. Ate those mre meals with hot tap water when I was in sick tupa cuz we only got 2 normal meals and then those.

[@Amplified435]

Waiting for Steve to test the toilet paper one episode. He farts after wiping: “nice hiss, somewhat pleasant aroma of an old C ration, between 45’-58’, undertones of instant type 2”

[@BeanieIsAwesome]

Jesus christ

[@aaglad8604]

Trey S. Lets get that off the tray.

[@diannehale5155]

Lmao 😂🤣

[@drnuke1920]

Bro you nailed it

[@papilloneffect4015]

Fucking funny dude!

[@CleanWhiteEvoX]

Just want to say thank you for your videos. I was never into MRE stuff. But I enjoy your content. So much so that I have my first shipment is coming this week! Keep up the good work my dude!

[@proileri]

Ah yes, those silver crispbread rations are a legendary Finnish army delicacy. Stores forever, but breaks easily. It's super crunchy and surprisingly easy to bite through, though, texture is similar to corn flakes.

[@mattilaiho7979]

Gotta say though, I loved it when my MRE happened to have a pack of actual rye bread in it, along with the näkkäri. It was a great change, tasted like heaven in the final days of loppusota.

[@I3urton]

Knäckebrot! We have that stuff in Germany, too. :)

[@ryanbeaulieu2704]

Like an oatmeal cookie?

[@I3urton]

@@ryanbeaulieu2704 Far off! In Germany at least it's mostly tasteless, dry and brittle bread. Lightweight, stores forever. You pretty much have to put a spread or something on it, but it's a great carriage for pretty much everything.

[@MrKydaman]

Anyone else love the xylophone like effect when he taps the spoon on the rim of the glass after a mixing a drink? .....No, just me then? ... 🤔

[@Hale444]

Same here

[@gladfan1989]

It's so melodic when he does that.

[@PhoenixsFlames]

I was sad he didn't do it for the dinner!

[@rosen9425]

I did react. I must say the sound setup is pretty good, in whatever's used

[@iAmIronMan0605]

It's his thing

[@blackore64]

Some ration packs come with shredded tuna, I think it replaces the protein bars if I remember correctly. Mexican cassarole and pasta carbonara are also possibilities within these rations, and of course, soy-based. Sometimes the crisp bread is replaced with weird french flour-free crisp bread that is pretty tasteless but comes in a cardboard box, so it's not all smashed up at least.

[@ToMMi808]

Eating this during an ftx just hits different. It's truly unbelieveable how different it tastes. Also I think you should mix the porridge during the heating.

[@mikkojoronen9774]

Spent last year eating tens of those rations. Those green pasta meals are terrible. There are like 6 or so different rations and some of them come with the red blåband meals, which are much better. I have a lot of those green meals at home and don't know what to do with them, I'd rather die of starvation than eat 1 more.

[@mrandersson1082]

Agree. The green ones are lowcost you can get at ÖoB in Sweden..

[@Teippaaja]

Well three years ago those blåblands where considered horrible shit. I had like 20 those in my locker and just threw them somewhere when we went home.

[@ZazzilasArden]

Donate them to a local food bank. I'm sure someone who is actually starving would be happy to have them.

[@ZazzilasArden]

Donate them to a local food bank. I'm sure someone who is actually starving would be happy to have them.

[@antijackson8457]

Game Spirit exactly, give em away

[@FinnishArmy]

Hello people, I am glad you reviewed my rations.

[@schana96]

Me, after opening the hood of my overheating car: "Nice Hiss"

[@vincedibona4687]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SheepStewD]

A good review Steve but I gotta mention that the cola flavoured sports drinks were quite popular during my time in the Finnish defence forces. We used to mix at least two bags in the amount of water you had though, so maybe making it twice as concentrated makes a difference

[@GutiTheJ]

your descriptions are always so on point

[@mistermystery1999]

Eat these every day and you automatically take part in nopoopnovember

[@RadiantFeline]

My crummy, terrible week just got so much better!! Thank you for your videos!!

[@fillebeast]

They are not using Blå Band meals anymore? When I did military service in 2015 they were still in use and they were really good. But nice to see that they have developed their own freeze dried meals, which apparently are heavily inspired by the Blå Band meals. I can also add that the freeze dried meals need to be stirred after you pour the water, otherwise they turn out lumpy like they did in the video.

[@crazydrummer181]

Windir I love that band. No one knows who they are where I live lol.

[@anttipartanen5219]

I served 2004. best pack then had Knorr carbonara pasta. Still buy that stuff now and then. Then there was one with blå band banana something. It was awfull 😬

[@_Ekaros]

@@anttipartanen5219 I'm sad that the Chevre & Rucola is gone, it was my go to meal after adding can of tuna and cooking it really well...

[@dentistlinguist6569]

Steve is one of a kind. You just have to like him.

[@donnamoncrief9563]

Speak for yourself numb nuts

[@dieselpatchesstan1674]

@@donnamoncrief9563 why dont you fuck off

[@rowdyprouty9478]

NICE! Why do I keep watching these when I'm hungry? Keep it up Steve.

[@coltiestanley6180]

Day one of no nut November and I failed as soon as he said “let’s get this out onto a tray... Nice”

[@andybiehn6649]

Coltie Stanley you to huh?

[@KyleWithAWhy]

😂😂😂

[@Giovanni_Litterini]

@@andybiehn6649 too

[@headoftaxreformandpercenta4908]

Same. Guess I'll try again next year

[@Ruthun92]

*unzips pants* "Nice hiss"

[@justiceneeded01]

Hats off to this man for not ruining his wonderful videos with ad garbage!!! Lotsa love Steve!!!

[@JuxCordaus]

Hey Steve! Another nice video! I was wondering if you had ever considered putting the music you make together into an EP or an album. It's unlike anything I've ever heard before, and I love it! Have a great one!

[@maximilianavdeev7363]

the curtains on the stage part. Steve1989MRE emerges from the biggest cloud of bleached paper smelling citrus sports drink ever imagined. He makes a NICE HISS as he saunters down the aisle towards the main stage, everyone is screaming and cheering completely insane. SteveMRE1989 picks you, yes YOU out of the audience and proceeds to get you out onto a tray. You are thrilled beyond delight to have the show begin and to be part of it. welcome to the SteveMRE1989 video-dome, where nice hiss has been since 1989.

[@orphankiller5741]

why are your videos so soothing to watch and i never get bored fr

[@DonNadie05]

Nice C#maj7 glass arpeggio at 5:10

[@DjReserve1]

Someone will make a remix to this

[@poplar6658]

@@DjReserve1 no

[@KielanGaming]

Leader needs to get some non Finnish people to try their stuff after they try to fix the flavourings, probably UK folkes since they are more critical, all Finns will just say, "yeah it's OK or yeah pretty good" (often they say pretty good and I taste it and it's garbage) literally that's about as detailed as their opinion goes and it has to be very bad before they say "yeah that's bad", also they don't complain much in Finland and it shows in some things.

[@har2944]

Hits too close to home for me.

[@leoholmberg7163]

Haista vittu saatanan soijjapoika

[@leoholmberg7163]

Se puuro syödään vikisemättä saatana

[@04532250]

Nii syödään tääl ei anneta vaihtoehtoi

[@pyry1948]

No en nyt tiiä, kyl tääl sanotaan aika nopee jos kama on paskaa

[@lovesthebass]

"Oh, you know that's making my gums feel like.. enflamed. Like almost if I'm allergic to something in that. Ugh." "Let me try that again." - Steve1989.

[@mattgas3030]

Hey Steve, I have a great video suggestion for you! You should take one of those old fishing kits from one of your survival rations and go fishing with it!

[@racheltuomi5771]

I lived in Finland for two years and went to school,so glad You did a Finnish MRE Kit❤

[@qwicy]

These videos are a great way to work up your appetite, when you're feeling down.

[@jenniferboyle2450]

Living for the spoon toons

[@rinkle396]

yeah what's up no spoon Tunes I don't think he does it anymore😥

[@proscriptus]

Steve and the Spoontones

[@ThommyofThenn]

it's spelled tune btw!

[@jenniferboyle2450]

Tommy Yaya yeah I know lol but toons is cuter

[@couriersix2445]

I almost laughed out loud and woke up my roommates

[@yumemorqualin6899]

"Oh that is making my gums feel like inflamed, like almost as if I am allergic to something in that uggh... Hold on let me try that again." Bruh... xD

[@deno202]

13:56 XD

[@Nikzzza]

In 2016 we had the "main meals" By blåband or something like that. I found them way enjoyable, I had these new sets on my last training session before being released to reserves and they were so bad compared to the predecessors

[@clementinemonroe717]

Yay citrus bleached paper drink!

[@galedekarios]

finnish health laws are strictly against food coloring in foods and bad E chemicals.

[@tripoloski3226]

What about cola dish detergent drink?

[@phils2684]

glad you're still active man. never stop!

[@Steve1989MRE]

Glad to have these two ready finally! Will always be at it making new ones

[@ukmedicfrcs]

Yummy that bread is called Ryvita in the UK and it was one of my favourites back in the day.

[@caffeinatedrobot4143]

The perfect thing to watch as the day ends

[@shogun8650]

On god

[@basillicus3959]

I spent 1 year in the FDF, NCO course and all, and like 3 refreshment courses and I never got to eat any of these "sissipakkaus" as they are called. There was always a field kitchen unit nearby, making "noppasoppa" ("soup of dice" :)) for us. Nice to see what these packs contain today, in case there is ever need to eat one. Looks good enough!

[@brandonfalcon9348]

How did you prepare these dice?

[@Jansk1h]

@@brandonfalcon9348 its a play on words, meaning its a roll of the dice what your gonna get. Sometimes its something good like meatballs but many of times its something horrible but you eat it anyways because you're just too hungry to care

[@rasmussyrjala1370]

@@Jansk1h also everything is chopped into cubes, mostly potato tho

[@Akselisinitalo]

This takes me back , we were out on a “Tutkinto” during my service in the army (the Finns will know) I hadn’t eaten in 24+ hours and we had marched all night, I needed protein and fats so I went for the Protein bar. It tasted so bad that I vomited which made my situation worse as I was now malnourished and dehydrated. In short , fuck these MREs , the Sports drink and Paella MRE were good though. #KaartinMafia KAARTJR 1/18

[@victordupuy7281]

Ake määrää

[@Rokayi]

Samassa oltii :D

[@iCoolaxe]

Eipä onneks kertaakaan tarvinnu noihin safkoihin koskea. KAARTJR 2/17

[@jdisdetermined]

Jesus.. what a horrible way to cap off a grueling day. I haven't puked from terrible food in a long time.. it sucks ass though, because you have to taste it again.. I knew just by the flavor(s) on the label it would probably be gross.. meal replacement bars have come a long way.. there is really no excuse for producing one so terribly flavored..

[@stratis722]

@@jdisdetermined vittu

[@Schmidt54]

Tue Finnish MRE: Pack of cigarettes, 0.75 l bottle of vodka, 2x6 pack of beer, 6x pack strong coffee, pack of licorice, a picture of Simo Häyhä. Who needs more.

[@MarkThe_Nerd]

Schmidt54 and a map of Suomi

[@MartinKidd]

You forgot the pickled herring

[@thefinnimo8483]

Ja mämmiä

[@ArmedSandMan]

Mitä vittua missä mun näkköri ja kenkälankki on stana mikään muu ei syty tässä säässä

[@Raikku]

EI VITTU KUKAAN Paitsi että yksi miestenlehti ei tekis pahaa

[@chaffiecross5414]

Mmmmm.... Bleached paper with a citrus undertone!

[@arvindrueben]

I like how when he opens a packet and if you have captions on, it assumes that crinkly sound is an applause!! 😅😅

[@arvindrueben]

@asian dude switch on cc auto generated in English.

[@sautari7474]

You are a brave man to have taken this task upon yourself. For a long time i actually ate those freeze dried meals but towards the end of my service, my body just rejected them. All of them. Even the ones that were deemed "ok" like pasta carbonara or pasta bolognese (extremely rare, only a few nco's and officer trainees have even seen one). But those sport drinks are the real win in the ration. I would even call it a life saver, especially in winter when 1. Your water wouldnt freeze in your canteen, just turned into a slushy thanks to them (if you were too lazy to strap it around your neck and keep it under your jacket) and 2. When on a recon mission or trapped behind enemy lines, your main supply of water would be melted snow, but without the minerals and whatnot that snow lacks, you won't be able to operate for too long. And not only did it add minerals to the water, but also kinda, almost covered some of the smoke flavor from melting the snow. Honorable mentions are the crisp bread + patee, honey roasted nuts and the chocolate, quick easy carbs to get you through the next hour or two.

[@levibergstein4541]

Only 1 packet of näkkileipä (crisp bread)? Pfft these new MREs suck.

[@aelandin]

Levi Bergstein newer ones come with glutein free crisp bread that tastes so much worse than normal crisp bread (which is ok)

[@ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123]

Levi Bergstein oy vey

[@Kepe]

I did my service if the FDF in 2006, the MREs were very different back then. We didn't have any of those "just add water in the bag" foods. Instead we got some basic porridge flakes and noodles you had to cook in your mess tin. In the forest we never had time to cook anything so I was always hungry, those crispbreads and the paté (which came in a tin instead of a handy tube) and the chocolate were pretty much the only things I ate out of those MRE bags. Sometimes I ate the noodles dry without cooking them because I was so hungry. Those MREs sucked big time. These newer ones seem better, I guess you could hydrate them with cold water as well. There's a saying in the FDF, "in a hurry to wait". It was always the same when we were out in the woods. Someone came to wake you up and told you have 5 minutes to put on your gear and pack your stuff and to take a leak, and then we'd wait 30 minutes, not allowed to do anything because something was just about to happen or start. And when you did happen to have some time, you didn't have a portable cooker or other source of heat because those cookers weren't issued to everyone.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

I don't see the problem. Eat your meal before you sleep. I didn't have issues with this in the military.

[@Kepe]

@@incumbentvinyl9291 There was no free time to do what you like in the evenings either. We'd get back to our tents late in the evening after a full day of practicing something and then ordered to go sleep. The only thing you were allowed to do is to go take a leak or poop. Luckily I became a military police and as such had very few "forest camps" (training multiple days somewhere in a forest) as we call them.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@Kepe What about when you were kipinämikko during the night?

[@justasnowball]

​@@Kepe Mä oon tällä hetkellä aukissa ja onneks ajat on muuttunu, meillä on nykyään ihan tarpeeks aikaa keittää vedet ja tehä ruuat, kuhan on vitun tehokas. Trangia on kans kaikilla jotenka kaikki saa. Ja yks hyvä tekniikka minkä meijän skappari sano on keittää seuraavan ruuan vedet jo valmiiks ja tunkasta termariin, tällee voi syyä samal ku keittää vettä. Sit jää aikaa kans käyä kusella ja ehkä jopa makoilla hetken. Yöllä kans vika kipinäukko keittää muutamalla trangialla kaikille aamupalavedet jolloin saadaan syötyy vaikka teltta pitäskii siirtää

[@thunderheads4103]

I think one of the most undervalued parts of Steve's videos is when he opens a nice pouch. The way it tears open. The man is a professional.

[@JennyEverywhere]

What is the rationale behind giving soldiers in the field an artificially-sweetened sports drink? I'd think you'd WANT the calories. Seriously, a sports drink is supposed to have sugar in it. Sucralose in a sports drink is silly. Same with the sucralose in the protein bar. I mean, WTF?

[@Steve1989MRE]

I always feel the exact same way about sweeteners in military rations. Add more maltodextrin and sugar and bolster the calorie content.

[@Jaakko_Ruotsalainen]

It's probably because it takes quite a bit more sugar compared to sweetener. Just look how much sugar a can of soda has. It'd make the kit weight a lot more and it's not like it's lacking calories.

[@gulfrelay2249]

Jaakko Ruotsalainen diss it all you want, but sugar is food.sweeteners are chemicals. in combat or even hard training,you need food,not chemicals.

[@carce412]

@@gulfrelay2249 uhh...sugar itself is a chemical

[@mikecowen6507]

Carson Siu But a naturally occurring chemical. Better than something a mad scientist came up with...

[@SaccharineChaperone]

Great video as always. It’s a very unique, “VR” experience when you blend things that I would.

[@Teppi9076]

My favorite sounds are Steve making the drinks, and placing the cups on the tray.

[@nutz4gunz457]

That porridge looks like some orphanage gruel. Please sir, can I have some more?

[@OcrimBob]

Please sir, can i have some less?

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Looks like puke

[@ironwolfF1]

TBH, it looks too much like pureed cow flop... pass.

[@flashdancer42]

Se puuro syödään vikisemättä.

[@SuperCompany007]

The Leijona tumma suklaa cheered me up so much when i was in the military

[@idk1848]

Another good video, nice MRE for soilders that would usually be in a mountains and snowy environment.

[@kght222]

10:24 was there any salt? when you can smell a flavor but can't taste it, salt is usually the problem.

[@whitmanpomeroy4003]

Steve saying “let’s get this out onto a tray, nice” releases so much serotonin in my brain

[@daconias]

Great video, enjoyed it a lot! :) This pack has changed a bit since I was in the service (2nd group of 2001). As this is for one day only, we usually got bunch of these (5 or so) at once when training camp/exercise was starting and then more during it depending on the duration. We also had some small canned meat stuff on these packs. After using these packs few times I always took extra chocolate bars and more canned meat and fruit with me to the exercises. Usually we heated the ready meals with small camping stove (commonly called trangia - name of the manufacturer) and I always added canned stuff to them which made them a lot better. The hard rye bread (näkkileipä) is quite traditional thing in Finland. We also used it as kindling for the tent stove (kamiina): spread some sticky army shoe polish grease (kenkälankki) between two pieces, light the corner and throw it in after the wood. Lit it up nicely, especially when the wood was bit wet.