MRE Review - Menu 4 - Cheese & Veggie Omelet (2008)

[@gundog4314]

"Who thought of that..." should be the title of the vid lol! Good on you for trying that. Cheers

[@Andovarius]

As the old saying goes... "Just because you CAN make a shelf-stable omelette, doesn't mean you SHOULD make a shelf-stable omelette." Words to live by...

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Absolutely!

[@AshenTechDotCom]

i have seen it done... in an edible form.... but this is not food...this is...something you could use to ward off rats... note: the way i think they got the ones we had that turned out to be pretty good was by erradiating them so, nothing inside was alive to grow,rather then the chemical method i seem to remember these used.... thats... a bit...disturbing... "you could live off of it, but, would you want to" is also a good question ;)

[@AshenTechDotCom]

@@KiwiDudeMRE if you add a bit of salt to the water, even old mre heaters will often kick off amazingly... a buddies father gave us a big bag of the heaters and said "Be careful, have fun" and... salt water..well you can have some fun with a stack of those and salt water..., we used a large glass water jug, in the middle of a kiddy pool, with the heaters... managed to get that thing so warm it was like bath water, only used like 6 heaters into the salt water in the glass bottle..... major steam came out of the salt water for over and hour and hours later it was still hot enough you couldnt pickup the glass jug with your hands....my mother was upset at first then... "oh thats nice and warm" added some epsoms salt and used it lkke a hot tub for the night...wasnt bad.... was fun... his father had suggested the salt water thing... we took it to an extreme... we did sat the glad jub on a folded towel in the pool... i was more putting it in the pool in case it boiledover or something...when we realized it was going to warm the pool if it got warm enough but not boil over... we added 2 more.... i miss those days...weird shit friends/friends fathers/random people would say "here, have fun" ....

[@olivergerardo8413]

InstaBlaster

[@bellaxfatal]

Ugh, the sound the "omelette" was making was horrific. And the fact that you went in for a second bite makes you one brave man. Keep up the great reviews!

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

bellaxfatal Cheers. That omelette was like nothing else I've eaten before. Salsa Verde was the hero.

[@Bill23799]

I could swear i thought i saw the Veggie Omelette move on it's own after it was de-pouched. I think it may have achieved sentience after all these years. If you look close at the surface you can see letters forming. NO EAT ME

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Bill23799 Lol.. It might be one for Venkman, Stantz & Spengler to check out.

[@philyboyo]

"Ignore the elephant in the room" And the big dump it appears to have taken on your tray!

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

philyboyo It did seem like it could have come out the backside of a huge Play Doh elephant.

[@philyboyo]

Certainly lives up to it's infamy. Not surprised we didn't see the boss trying this one!

[@berkek23]

Great reveiw it's so nice to see the mre community feels like the only community that's dosent bicker with each other cheers

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

berkek23 You're all fine folk in my books :-)

[@rockyraab8290]

Every time I bemoan the lack of breakfast meals in the MRE menu, I remind myself of these. I've eaten two of them, only because I thought the first one couldn't have been as bad as I thought I remembered. I was wrong; it was.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Rocky Raab Hi Rocky, I felt the same way about the Pork Sausage with Gravy. Most bad rations deserve a second chance, but rarely do they redeem themselves

[@kayla123ism]

I have also had the pleasure of taking a bite out of these, twice. Only tried it the second time because I swore the first one must have been rotten somehow. I just remember thinking no way this is what it’s supposed to taste like so I got a newer one, sad to say it’s still disgusting no matter when it was mad.

[@Qotastic]

I feel like they knew. THEY KNEW... That's why they packed all those other delicious things. Seemed like a really hearty meal, considering. They felt so bad that the main entree was crap that they stuffed it to the gills with goodies.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Qotastic I agree. They probably experimented with a few different condiments before settling on Salsa Verde as the saviour too ;-)

[@308dad8]

All MREs as I recall had lots of extras. This one is wrong. It’s missing things. Missing the tobacco bottle, instant coffee, sugar and creamer and that gun isn’t chiclets it’s to turn your digestion back in after consuming all those preservatives

[@dfens1987]

I was thinking play dough just as he flashed the picture. Kiwi makes very entertaining vids.

[@fangorn23]

@20:32 its almost as if the "scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Malcom from Jurassic Park is always relevant

[@pooshkin6181]

I like your editing style, it's so smooth.

[@samidellaidella532]

I'm thinking that most soldiers would want a substantial breakfast, especially if they are off base and working hard. I dont see the need for trying to replicate an omelette, which even when made fresh can be horrible if not made correctly. Personally, I think they'd be better off just serving a lighter spiced meal like chicken with a sauce or a pasta than badly executed "breakfast foods". Whoever greenlit this omelette idea should have been shot for treason.

[@kevinmoore2929]

+Samidela idela when in was in, if the mission didn't start before breakfast, we loaded up our tray when possible. If we were off base overnight, then it was this or pogey bait if we could get some. nowadays, if you are in a friendly area, you can go out on the economy and get fresh food and just cook for your squad, platoon, etc. thanks to the cutbacks, more troops are turning to the local option when they can.

[@quicksand4089]

Samidella idella I like your reply.

[@caldertisher6374]

OoF

[@AshenTechDotCom]

had one that was scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese, not an "mre" but something a friends father bought that was similar, survival food, those turned out to be some of the best ones actually though, they erradiated the egg packets rather then using alot of chemicals so.. it didnt taste like a lab expairment...but like fast food scrambled eggs... (no joke, toss them in boiling watter for a few, then put the packets in your pockets and move around a bit, sit on them, flex them, then just split the end and either eat out of the packet or put it on a plate/in a bowl/cup, they made really great egg sandwitches using toast made over the fire... even his dad was blown away, ended up buying several cases of that kit because, it was just a good meal and, he would use the egg packets to make himself food on the way to work.. wrap it and some other stuff in a container he would put on the engine of his truck, by the time he was at work ready to go in and have coffe and breakfast... it was hot... this mre.. by all accounts, even the most brave and insane of my friends who have had it... itsa horror show... some weird enough didnt taste as bad others...you could smell the chemicals..... they would often just dump those in the bushes.... if it killed the bushes.... (not sure if that was a joke but...3 of them have said it...lol..) the rest of these, outside the eggs... are im told, quite passable, and if you hd a guy who liked the vomlet, you could often trade for something edible, i gather one fellow in a buddies unit once ate 12 vomlets in one sitting.. then...spent the next 12hrs in the head on the ship they had boarded after breakfast....not throwing up... but... blowing out... no thanks...i would rather just eat crackers...

[@RavenReisinger]

"they don't include coffee which is weird.." a cappuccino is coffee.. -_-;

[@LeanneZackowski]

The infamous egg cheese and veggie omelette took down another victim.... Lol Great review KiwiDude and wishing you all a very Happy Easter!!

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

***** Thanks Leanne, Happy Easter to you and yours too,

[@MultiMagnum62]

Your review , well, tends to agree with most others I have seen on this mre. As always, great job dude !! Peace, Magnum, John.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

MultiMagnum62 Cheers John. Great to be able to tick this one off the list. Thanks again to SpcPotshot

[@yumerchASMR]

MRE: moderately realistic eggs

[@AgentTasmania]

Mush, Resemblance to Excrement

[@daviamorim]

I fully expected it to look pretty bad, but, HOLY JESUS! That might just be one of the worst looking foods I have ever seen this side of roadkill.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

It's pretty bad.

[@Farimere]

3 days in a row out in the field for lunch I randomly picked this item. Would rather have starved than eat the insult of an omelette.

[@PanzerLoli916]

Don't disrespect roadkill like that

[@MrPlusses]

Wow. Sat for fifteen minutes thinking and all I came up with for a comment is Wow. Speechless. You are not only brave but polite in your description. Many other words came to me while you ate. I'm sticking with Wow. Polite as I would get.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

MrPlusses It's like the vintage MRE's. Taste and smell is pretty bad, but on the other hand it's fun to try the rare and unusual (in this case - notorious!).

[@TomuraKubomi]

Best M.R.E reviews on youtube

[@brandonfrost9549]

Kiwi Dude, I recently got some US military MREs from a buddy of mine at work. I opened one up, and I swear as I was looking at all the components, I described them in a New Zealand accent. I think I've watched too many of your reviews. ;)

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Brandon Frost Lol! That's the way :-)

[@morrisseyowesmemoney]

There's probably someone somewhere who LOVES this menu number and wishes that he was still in the military so he could still eat this one glorious meal over and over again. If you're out there, speak up!

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

morrisseyowesmemoney Lol.. I would love to hear also.

[@kayla123ism]

You mean a psychopath😂

[@theangrychefasmr4434]

Ive eaten apple butter since i was a kid. Its basically heavily seasoned and overcooked applesauce. Ive always been a fan of the texture more than the flavor.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

The Angry Chef I found it quite nice. Personally I'd consider it Apple 'Jam'. I'm not sure why it wouldn't be bundled in with the likes of Raspberry Jam, Strawberry Jam etc..

[@theangrychefasmr4434]

Here in the southern US its served with toast. IHOP for example, serves it along with normal jellies. So you're right for the most part :D

[@JamesSutcliffe]

"Why... Why why why why?" ._.I feel sorry for your taste buds.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

James Sutcliffe It took a nice cold beer afterwards to cleanse the palate ;-)

[@Cataclysm96]

When he poured the omelet onto the tray I gagged like never before, It looked disgusting.

[@themrenerd7384]

Kiwi Dude This MRE was packaged on my Birthday

[@kiwnk]

It was thoughtful that they gave you a cider rather than two coffees since you received the vanilla cappuccino. Would have originally assumed it was a one size fits all type of accessory package.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Daniel B Absolutely. I totally overlooked the cappuccino as standing in for the normal instant coffee.

[@Jayman2800]

You got balls of steel trying this my friend, I wouldn't even go within 15 feet of that and I have never even eaten an MRE.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Jayman2800 If you were hungry, and it was fresh - it wouldn't be too much of a struggle. I'd definitely unload the entire packet of Salsa Verde though.

[@willthedingo]

Powdered cheese, powdered eggs, powdered milk for creamy texture... Playdough indeed! I remember having one of these from two MRE boxes I purchased several years ago. Off the bucket list, but now I'm getting flashbacks of that flavour and texture again.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

William Wescott Lol.. Yes, it's definitely not a menu I'd rush out to try again, but great to have tried the legend.

[@derekhand6480]

Cappuccino is coffee ;) And the Cider was supposed to be hot as well, that's why they gave you the beverage bag. And Salsa Verde is green, that's the Verde part.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Derek Hand An abundance of hot drinks, combined with an entrée like this. The chips were really stacked. The Salsa Verde was one of the highlights though. Dare I say better than Tabasco?

[@derekhand6480]

Kiwi Dude Salsa Verde is way better than Tobasco! Though here Salsa Verde isn't that common, too easy to confuse with "Green Chili" which is a local hispanic specialty. It's a spicy Pork Stew that's generally used to smother other foods like Burritos. So the only places to get stuff like Salsa verde are non-local mexican restaurants.

[@MarkVanWraiths84]

Kiwi You are one of those people I'm really have huuuuuge respect and admiring their job, and You are real risk taker ;] , keep up that great work ;]

[@Kodiak40oz]

KIWIDUDE IS BACK IS BUSINESS!

[@seancondon5572]

I am quite surprised you had the cojones to try this one in particular. Most US MREs, you can eat the entree by itself (and some you can eat at room temp), but the omelet DEMANDS the presence of the Salsa. I found, in my time, that the Cappucino tasted even better if you mixed some of the Apple Cider mix in with it. I also find it amusing you have your "Rock or Something" so labeled. Additionally, I always found it odd myself they didn't put a coffee in this one. Most of my brothers-in-arms would have just "dipped" the coffee, kind of like tobacco. if it were included. As for the granola - I always ate it dry.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Sean Condon You're right there, Sean, the Salsa is ESSENTIAL to eat this one!

[@gmoore8275]

How you stomach some of these is beyond me! But I love watching these!

[@maxdon9341]

Another great review man. You took one for the team. That omelet looked rank! Hope your over the cricket by the way mate...:\

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

johny tard Cheers. Still crying over the Cricket. To make things worse Crystal and I were at a Rugby League game (Warriors vs Broncos) just prior to the Cricket and we lost that too.

[@robinbowie8093]

The Cricket?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

The Slick Sniper The game with bat and ball.

[@robinbowie8093]

Kiwi Dude I ment what do you mean by "Getting over it"

[@maxdon9341]

The Slick Sniper Oh ok haha. NZ played in the cricket world cup final against our neighbors Australia and I still hate saying it but we lost. Painful loss too as we didnt play our best so it took most NZers a few days to recover and "get over it". always a next time for us lol :p

[@stefanmauhart6318]

omfg i would never eat that i smelled it through my screen

[@Razzlewolfflight]

Eggs should only ever be eaten fresh, and eggs from seven years ago...never.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Razzlewolfflight Agreed.

[@wretchedslippage3255]

I want my oown "Rock or something" just to look at and smile while I watch these videos. LOL

[@katokhaelan4881]

Great video kiwi dude! You're a nice dad for not making The Boss try that omelette ;)

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Kato Khaelan Cheers. My Wife would have never forgiven me ;-)

[@cougarhunter33]

That cappuccino was packed 20 miles from my house.

[@smpafc1814]

cool story bro

[@evaplays3624]

lol

[@cougarhunter33]

Apparently pretty nearby. Of course it would make sense to make them close to a military installation with an airport and train access.

[@hctr371]

cougarhunter33 send me some mres will you

[@SubieSpecial]

LOL!!! It looks like what my son left in his diaper today.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

SubieSpecial Lol!

[@Bill23799]

haha " Baby Poop Entree "

[@Cactinaes]

That apple butter resembled a garden slug!

[@TheMrVengeance]

_"Weird that there's no coffee."_ ** Seriously though, always enjoy these videos for some reason. :)

[@richarddortch1319]

1:23 It's the famous Rock or Something!

[@MegaWhiteboy1488]

nightmares returned so did the taste

[@robinbowie8093]

I think you were suppost to use hot water with the oats? Correct me if im wrong.

[@AzraelArius]

The Slick Sniper you're right. It was oatmeal. Needed hot water.

[@norwayrox]

+The Slick Sniper I could not see anything about the water needing to be hot or cold on the granola pack, but I assume it's up to personal preferance

[@elizabethshaw734]

NO! That was not meant for hot water it is granola! Granola is eaten as a cold cereal.

[@michaelvondrake7489]

Cold. It Can be served Hot. There is anorher MRE review where everything looked expired. I kept telling "NO! DON'T EAT THAT!" and made me go through the MRE's I have in storage and throw half of them away. Watch him eat those eggs brings back horrible flashbacks.

[@sschuyler7571]

MRE omelet, AKA 'Lung in a Bag'

[@apriljones1013]

*tastes omelette* Ugh.....why?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

+April Jones At the risk if using a double negative, I couldn't not.

[@apriljones1013]

Kiwi Dude I was quoting you. I loved that reaction to the taste of the omelette.

[@MERLK2]

+Kiwi Dude Your a braver man then i am. As a german i was quite interested in US MREs, but everyone warned me that the veggie omelet is probably only a bit better then roadkill. Some even stated that the so called 4 fingers of death-frankfurter sausages were better. In the end i avoided this, and i think i am glad about this decision. Especially after your reaction :D

[@GoldenAura32]

+Kiwi Dude the couple times I pulled the short end of the stick and had one of these in the field, I usually ate it cold. for whatever reason it tasted slightly better and because it was just one solid mass it looked a little more appealing in a strange twisted sort of way.

[@PiratesRose9098]

Apple butter is basically a cross between apple sauce and apple jam, it's a good way to preserve a bumper crop of apples... Omelets shouldn't be made shelf-stable... they're bad enough reheated

[@erikholmes2533]

Try jail omeletes

[@theodurnayne3874]

I'll never have to have the veggie omelette MRE, but the new ones are pretty damn good. The breakfast ones aren't bad, in fact hash browns are pretty damn good, same with pork sausage, they are just a little light overall in terms of variety and you feel like they don't have many sides, especially compared to other MREs

[@IddaKnoe]

Verde is green in Spanish, so at least they came through for you!

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Idda Knoe Salsa Verde was one of the highlights :-)

[@FelisDestructicus]

Warfighter tested. Warfighter condemned. lol It was great to finally see your take on the dreaded "vomelette" as Jaybird196 so accurately described it. I'm glad you spared the boss the horror. XD

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

***** Great to have tried the legend. Won't be rushing to do it again :-)

[@sashau8142]

Salsa verde (green sauce) is usually used for homemade tacos! I'm surprised to see it in this MRE haha.

[@Jaybird196]

A fine addition, I feel :) .

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Sasha U I can imagine it going well with a number of other menus, but this is the first time I've seen it. Hope to see it again!

[@djsolaris979]

Taking one for the team with this menu! lol

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

djsolaris979 I approached this one under the best possible test conditions - hungry!

[@discgolfer78]

GROSS, and interesting, but hope you were not on toilet for 2 days for this little gem of an MRE. Good review

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

discgolfer78 Cheers. No ill effects (miracle!),

[@Bill23799]

I think from eating these vile old MREs Kiwi-Dude has been self inoculating himself from all the most virulent of bacterial infections. He may be one of the few survivors of a deadly bacteria spread holocaust.

[@discgolfer78]

Bill23799 LOL funny stuff

[@cookwithsarah2136]

This one was actually the favorite of a friend of mine when he was in the Marines.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

+CookwithSarah I'm sure he had no shortage of people willing to trade with him! Lol.

[@doctorprepperisprepared]

The Cider was meant to be put into the beverage bag and added to the MRE heater bag.

[@DetroitBleachWings]

I'm curious, have you ever gotten food poisoning eating one of these older ones?

[@The_Cranky_Painter]

Salsa Verde is, at least in my experience, made with lime juice and green chiles, and I love it on my eggs for breakfast. However, something tells me those aren't really eggs. At least not eggs as we know them, Jim.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

James Douglas The Salsa Verde was definitely the highlight. The eggs were... "Highly illogical" ;-)

[@Jaybird196]

Kiwi Dude *Spock voice* Pain! Pain!

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Jaybird196 Lol ;-)

[@ShowToddSomeLove]

Nearly scared me when you pulled the 'scone' out. I thought the moisture absorber was mold.

[@shinlee3921]

I've got a question and it's been bugging me for a while. What happens if you overfill the water? Does it explode or just doesn't work or something cause I'm very curious about this haha

[@FoolishDoug]

It's more or less about efficiency and resource management. If you drown the thing in water it's still going to work, less efficiently. That is the reaction will still occur, but it won't heat correctly. If you use too little water it may not have enough to finish it's reaction correctly and may not heat the entree thoroughly. EDIT: Pretty much the do not overfill mark is the average point in which the vast majority of the heater elements will have enough water to function correctly.

[@The_Cranky_Painter]

I've used a bunch of them over the years, and what FoolishDoug said is correct. If you don't add enough water, you never really get a reaction to start. Too much water, and you don't get enough air into the heater to have a proper reaction either.

[@Jaybird196]

FoolishDoug Plus, it's a waste of vital drinking water.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

FoolishDoug Great answer, Doug.

[@Wog85]

it wont heat

[@endoftheroadj]

Props to you for eating that. It looks more like that company packaged something that came out of a diaper, and called it a veggie ommlet

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

endoftheroadj It's one of those 'go to your happy place' menus ;-)

[@richarddortch1319]

Watching this just in time for Halloween.

[@ktrizzle6098]

I would save my cheese spreads from other MREs for when I got these, if you mixed a whole cheese spread packet + the salsa and the salt these were actually pretty reasonable. Everything else in the MRE is way above average so making the cheese omelette part edible made this whole thing above average.

[@LyfeWithLayna]

Where do u get them from i want one thank you for your videos they are wonderfull

[@frankies.2324]

Yikes! That looks terrifying. I'm glad you had the bravery to do it, hahah.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

It's one of those 'must try' menus, especially for those of us doing reviews. Thanks to Sgt. Potshot for making it happen. I won't be rushing out to try it again ;-)

[@frankies.2324]

Hahah, I bet! I'm glad to see you alive after eating that one. :P

[@DarkTemplar114]

if you were in the field and you got one of these, you had a very good chance of going hungry, the omelet is simply inedible, everything else in the meal is decent, it was not uncommon to bro out your battle buddies who got these with extra crackers, salsa, cheese, etc, whatever you needed to choke the mess down

[@kasilz]

MRE videos are my favourite! As a long time viewer of Gshultz I found my way here. Nice to hear a fellow Kiwi accent! Are you still in NZ? Or living abroad?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

kasilz Hi there, I'm a big Gschultz fan myself :-) Still in N.Z (Auckland).

[@kasilz]

Nice! I'm down in the deep south in Dunedin. As a fellow kiwi, do you also find it a bit weird how MRE main meals are described as Entrees? To me an entree is more like a starter than a main! Perhaps it is just me.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

kasilz I did find it odd at the beginning, but now it feels normal. In all other situations though, I too consider an entrée a dish to come before a 'main'.

[@Reike4chan]

I could have sworn you posted another video that had the cheese and veggie omelet, but I may be going insane. O_o

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Reike4chan Gschultz9 did the same menu recently :-)

[@GGRenee14]

Are some of them really good? Cause I've always wanted to try one, but I don't think I'm brave enough. If I were to get one, which would you recommend?

[@stropmac]

Mate. Thank you so much for your awesome videos. I was just wondering if there was a reason why some countries to 24 hour rat packs & others do a separate pack for each meal type. Keep up the awesome work with the videos.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Glad you're enjoying them. You'll find that many countries have both individual and 24hr ration packs. It would really come down to mission specifics and logistics as to which one was distributed. Cheers.

[@MissyMona]

It looks more like mashed potatoes which is one of the more gross things about it. You know when food is supposed to look a certain way? Seeing it like this makes it even more gross.

[@elijahgarcia4701]

doesnt he know cappuchino is coffe

[@elijahgarcia4701]

coffee*

[@buttfacemcgeegaming7964]

Was about to say lol

[@rengarcia5189]

Apple butter gets progressively darker as it gets older. Dark brown color is normal. What's not normal is to put your Salsa Verde of your crackers. It's a southwestern hot sauce. It's meant to go on the vomlet. With the salsa, the vomlet is passable, I've had to eat it in the field.

[@georgiec3056]

in what universe is that a scone

[@ProvelCheese1]

That omelet looks like cheesy mashed potatoes. Also, who the fuck puts peas in an omelet?

[@dantyler1558]

I can't say how many times I've heard the gum in MRE's referred to as, "Chicklett's gum". Chickletts were/are very tiny (maybe ~1/8" square, different colors - and flavors) pieces of gum. The chunks of gum that come in MRE's are vastly larger. I've never had bad MRE gum... it is just not anything like Chicklett's.

[@kentucky_airsoft2662]

Hey kiwi dude you should do a video on your camera setup. I want to get into mre vids but I don't know the camera setup

[@kentucky_airsoft2662]

Hey you should do a video on your camera setup when you do the mre videos

[@drd6893]

lol nooo coffee, that vanilla cappuccino is actually a coffee. 😂 the spiced cider is usually warmed up to drink cool video. thanks!

[@doctorprepperisprepared]

One has to guess how many were tossed in the field before their management up stairs figured out that these were not being eaten. Maybe the USA should add menu reviews like those nice Canadians do in theirs. Cheers.

[@beccadallas]

The cappuccino has coffee in it. So, there wasn't your usual packet of coffee crystals, but it still did have coffee. :)

[@SuperKawaiiCrafter1]

Can anyone link me to the video with the 1983 MRE? I can't find it :(

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

RedPandaLove There you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h36QXmyoetuHgLc

[@308dad8]

That there Vomelette is pristine. Like you got it Day one after packing

[@elizabethshaw734]

I was going to have eggs for supper too! ick! Eggs in the Navy were never right even fresh because they weren't fresh.

[@bob11950]

Kiwi, cappuccino is the coffee in the MRE.

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Max Starmer Lol.. of course. I totally missed that one!

[@johndoes5732]

did that meal look the same after you puked it up? i imagine it looked very similar.

[@aserta]

You're a braver man than i. edit: ok, one thing i never understood mainly because it could be done so easily. Why the hell do FRHs don't have separate pouches? Let's say you'd want to heat up one meal, yeah? You'd pour water in the chemical area, then pour water in the food area. Heat would travel through the water and heat up the meal. Instead you have to deal with this, frankly, clumsy design that doesn't always activate the whole set of pads (and this is in leisure conditions, not in combat or in the field, mind you) you have to wipe it etc etc. I dunno, just doesn't seem right to me. And other types of FRHs seem to confirm that it could be done in other ways. Just my two cents worth of rant.

[@Jaybird196]

'Mind expanding on what you mean by "separate pouches" ?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

aserta I agree. The U.S. FRH is lagging behind these days. I have to say the Korean version takes the cake for ease of use. Self-contained water, rip cord activation, and nothing wet comes into contact with the food.

[@aserta]

Jaybird196 As you hear it. Separate pouches for the two different actions of the FRH. 1. for the chemical reaction 2. for the food to heated It's incredibly simple to do it. I mean, i've modified my old vacuum sealer to allow me to glue two bags together when i want two meals to "stick around". If i can do that, they could certainly design and make a FRH that would separate the processes.

[@aserta]

Kiwi Dude The Korean one is brilliant, yeah.

[@Jaybird196]

aserta I'm still having trouble visualizing what you mean. 'Sorry :( . Do you have a video, I might have a look at?

[@ARTSIEBECCA]

Apple butter is a big thing here in the states. Either a southern U.S. or New England.

[@ARTSIEBECCA]

OBTW... Apple butter looks like that when you buy it

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

ARTSIEBECCA Cheers.

[@Bill23799]

Yes , My sister in Charlotte, NC has a friend who puts up her own Apple Butter. Unfortunately her kids would not eat anything from a jar without a label on it. Well fortunate for me when i stayed with her family....i got to eat it. haha

[@brandonlimbono1177]

Oh my... i dreamt about getting an MRE and when u woke up and checked youtube you uploaded.... eh its kinda the ssme thing

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Brandon Limbono It was definitely an experience. Really glad to have cross this one off the list. Thanks again to Sgt Potshot for sending it in.

[@diablog1621]

That seems like a fall themed mre with the cider and cinnamon roll

[@bodiddly1088]

Portal2master cinnamon roll mre...you may be on to something

[@tyraewalker4512]

Thank you

[@andrewcullen8635]

Hello, I think the first give away about the omelet should have been the "Cottage Cheese" in the ingredients? I like cottage cheese but in a sandwich or with crackers I have never cooked it. And I eat most things and am Ex Army so have had a ration pack or dozens

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

+ANDREW CULLEN It's a miracle this one made it out of the test kitchen.

[@kevinmoore2929]

+Kiwi Dude after 30-odd years of eating MREs off and on, I've decided that they add the bad ones on purpose for troops to carry around to give to the enemy after being captured, the Red Cross just hasn't caught on just yet. :-/

[@dj_b5337]

+Kevin Moore I'm pretty sure I've eaten dog at some point. But it tasted better than an MRE.

[@andrewcullen8635]

If I make a cheese Omelet I use a strong Cheddar or Stilton with a little finely diced Onion. If I have left over cooked Vegetables I will make a Spanish Omelet but never will I use Cottage Cheese in an Omelet. And there is no way to remove it? I was in the British Army many years ago when the Main came in a can and you used an enclosed field Can Opener to open the Can and Re-heated/Cooked it on the Hexamine Burner

[@kevinmoore2929]

+ANDREW CULLEN there was something closer to that in the MCI that morphed into the inedible omelette ham and egg that came in the first MREs. well.... it was only edible with Tabasco and some cheese spread.

[@masteriveyletsplay2339]

@kiwi dude are you still doing these reviews?!? If so I have one for you to do!!!!!!!!!

[@kaylamcneish4474]

MRE foods are the best. My dad was in the army for two years and when he came back he give me my sister and my brothers MRE food. but it was back in 2005 and 2006. I was wondering when you can get them at?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Kayla McNeish eBay is a really good source for U.S. MRE's. If you live in the U.S. there's other options like Army surplus stores, specialise websites etc..

[@kaylamcneish4474]

okay thank you. i watch your videos all the time. do you know how much the German's MREs food cost?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

An EPA costs about $20 NZD, but the shipping from somewhere like Germany to New Zealand would cost about $50 NZD. It really depends on where you are in the world as to how cheap they can be sourced. Shipping is always the biggest expense.

[@kaylamcneish4474]

alright thank you

[@1weirdgirl]

Great review! That omelet looked awful! I wonder how they managed to make eggs look nothing like eggs?

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

1weirdgirl Cheers Kerri. More realistic eggs have come out of Crystal's Play Doh factory ;-)

[@Cands528]

Where was the Boos! I missed seeing her.

[@edmxero2029]

i wouldn't let her come near the vomit omelet

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Stanley Sprow This one was outside of the 'Boss Safe' criteria. She'll be on the next one :-)

[@PartOfTheGame]

As far as urban legend goes, I believe that the main course of this MRE, the omelette itself, matches perfectly to what people would think of when they think of MRE's. Not all that good, and looking like regurgitated something. Most MRE's are, or at least look, quite good. People need to remember that soldiers cannot be AFK because of stomachs problems from food as they are needed in the battlefield, so the food may not taste the best but it should never give you stomach problems. That said, I think that MRE's have developed quite a nasty reputation over the years that because they are "food on the go" and aren't in conventional storage, they give you stomach problems. Perhaps past MRE type food stuffs did, but modern MRE's are much more soldier-minded rather than government-minded, where they look at food and make it so soldiers want to eat them and enjoy them to some extent, while still being able to produce and pack them efficiently.

[@mitchjackson3830]

Does any of the food ever go to waste and great video as normal

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

LORD eclipse LAWCAST 95% of the time - no. The only time I won't finish ration components are when they've clearly gone bad. In this instance I didn't finish all of the omelette or scone.

[@mitchjackson3830]

Awesome thanks for the reply take care

[@dchiznit209]

Fun story, we had MRE's the night before a PT test (technically our lunch because it was a night shift class), I was unlucky enough to get Veggie omelette, being a gung ho 18 year old, I figured why not, I'm stud right? Throughout the night and during class I shat my brains out, and when it finally came to the 2 Mile run, I added two and a half minutes.

[@esfandiaribhaktiari3854]

lol this is new review :D awesome !

[@KiwiDudeMRE]

Esfandiari Bhaktiari Cheers.

[@Christerray]

I swear there must be something wrong with me, but toss some Tabasco on the omelette and I loved it