Nutrient Survival Food Review

[@PaulHarrell]

I have been informed that quinoa is pronounced, "keen-wah." It is a grain/seed that is genetically modified and supposed to be high protein.

[@francismartinevans]

"keen-wah"?.... said every bloke ever. Thanks for the laughs Paul. You're a legend.

[@toddellner5283]

Not botanically a grain and not currently genetically modified. All the modification and high nutrition was accomplished the old-fashioned way, by centuries of dedicated plant-breeding on the part of farmers.

[@KaeporaRaynor]

@@toddellner5283 Selective breeding is genetic modification.

[@toddellner5283]

@@KaeporaRaynor I have had long talks with some of the top people in botany, genetics, and agronomy on this subject - the kind of people who get published in _Cell_ and in _Evolution_ . I said the same thing. They laughed and explained that within those fields that is precisely NOT what the term means. They use the term to describe direct manipulation of the genome rather than breeding. You want to quibble? Go talk to the people who spend their lives swimming in that. They know more than you or I, and I tend to trust their professional judgement.

[@toddellner5283]

@@KaeporaRaynor And if you're eating wheat instead of goat-grass, maize instead of teosinte, actually-edible fruits, bananas without seeds, and tomatoes and potatoes that aren't actively toxic because of solanine you are eating plants that have been eating plants have been developed the same way. Nobody in any relevant technical or scientific field refers to them as "genetically modified" or "genetically engineered"

[@miketacos9034]

“What I have here is a Remington Chocolate Chip cookie chambered in multi-grain milk chocolate and oat powder box fortified with Vitamin M12.”

[@zoratu]

Underrated comment

[@lukasgroot]

110 grain

[@VirginiaRican]

"green and yellow box"

[@markh.6687]

That's what I thought he was going to do with the box early in the video, when he's by the stove!

[@sonnyg960]

Yeah but...

[@sirbillyclean]

Brave thing for a company to submit something to Paul for review. Hats off to them.

[@Billy-rq9hs]

That’s true.

[@tonysheerness2427]

They are still getting an advert.

[@StutleyConstable]

I would say it's a smart thing to do if you actually want to improve the product.

[@My3nMy4]

Any publicity is good publicity.

[@sirbillyclean]

I disagree. There is such a thing as bad publicity when the market is small enough.

[@abbytran8514]

Paul Harrel aka the only channel I listen to for guns, hunting, equipment, dating and dental hygiene

[@hiddenwoodsben]

yeah, i don't care much for guns, but the dental hygiene is top notch.

[@SimplyPhoenix]

and Dating.

[@abbytran8514]

@@SimplyPhoenix Right you are

[@mattschmitt9924]

Don't forget cooking and fashion advice!

[@davidcaylor4286]

I must have missed the dating advice.

[@Jason-iz6ob]

I’m not surprised to see that even when flinging a desiccant packet backwards at a haphazardly discarded tin can Paul’s accuracy is phenomenal.

[@jamesortiz5388]

I ate a couple didn't see any side effects.

[@brandonzachman7771]

Desiccant only have the warning due to choking hazard. Chemically they're inert. If you purposely ate a whole lot of the beads you might get internal tissue damage due to dehydration.

[@brandonzachman7771]

@@mindsmirror Right, as I said Chemically inert. Tissue damage can occur due to a biomechanical reason. Ie Osmotic Stress

[@brandonzachman7771]

@@mindsmirror 🤣 Smooth taste or is seasoning required?

[@ripmyname3533]

@@jamesortiz5388 want to be a product of natural selection?

[@angelserrano4272]

I feel like Paul and his friends were trying extremely hard not to bust out laughing while filming

[@Feuerspray31]

No doubt at all!

[@lordginger636]

For real I don't think I've ever laughed this hard at one of his videos. That is including the one where he was in bed in the field.

[@Mr.Meme01]

@@lordginger636 lmao, Paul is a legend for doing the bed video

[@lordginger636]

@@Mr.Meme01 for real that video was so good it was deffinetly my favorite one until this one lol

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

Almost as hilarious as Lock Picking Lawer doing the video on his wife’s “back door”… 🤣🤣🤣

[@DeltaVTX]

For ads before this I got a patriotic storable food supply company and an Asian wife finding website. KZbin really has a handle on Paul’s demographic.

[@PaulHarrell]

HAHAHA sometimes the ads make me ask, "WTH?"

[@sabotagesavant5277]

@@PaulHarrell me too, Paul.

[@Darkside007]

You get the Asian one? I'm being stalked by the Latin one, though I didn't get an ad roll this time.

[@frostriver4547]

@@wesleygay8918 somehow I get all three 🤷🏻‍♂️ I guess they know I don’t discriminate, or they’ve tapped my browsing history 😳

[@alec4025]

@@wesleygay8918 you guys know the ads are based off your search history ...

[@HUKIT.]

I can’t be the only one who wants to go camping with Paul.

[@DDGVET4]

Yes you are if he's serving this stuff.

[@dvalinut]

We need a camping with paul field trip!

[@brushemteeth9159]

I'd rather ask myself who doesn't want to.

[@badfellow8422]

I'm making the coffee...

[@dagneytaggart7707]

Heckin' yeah. I'll even bring my camping spice pack.

[@Iceaxehikes]

Best part: when they decided to leave, Paul packed everyrhing including the stove, tent, and jeep, nto his jacket pockets.

[@terryboyer1342]

And had plenty of room left for the trees too!

[@rickc4317]

LOL...very good!

[@docbailey3265]

He makes Chuck Norris carry anything that won’t fit into his jacket.

[@UncleWermus]

Underrated comment

[@luciajohnson4674]

Mr. Harrel, what is the top five MRE's in your opinion?

[@rayburn8282]

Paul's face when lance was trying the coffee had me dying lol

[@Brettkev]

He looked like my uncle the entire time my cousin was coming out of the closet 😭😭

[@TheRumblewagon]

Nutrient Survival new slogan: "Way better than nothing."

[@jibb1451]

I'd be more likely to buy a product with that slogan than something obscure and inaccurate lol. Long shelf life food is almost ALWAYS off-tasting. Although I will say tomato based MRE's like vegetable lasagna, or otherwise, usually are pretty good with enough salt.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@jibb1451 MREs are "real food" at least in the sense that it is food that requires no reconstitution with water. Comparing the food Paul reviewed with MREs isn't a fair comparison at all.

[@cristianespinal9917]

Or "Better than a lot of MRES" ...and in very fine print "worse than some"

[@kinsmart7294]

@Fred Freddy Yeah, some metamucil or something similar would be greatly received in an MRE. I don't believe it would significantly alter the weight.

[@spaceracer23]

I believe it.

[@Covert_Arrangements]

This is probably the only KZbin content creator that I actually trust to give a no frills unbiased review. 👍🏼 thank you Paul 🤠

[@thefirstsunbreaker7956]

Go watch Forresty Forrest

[@emu314159]

Plus it was somehow still entertaining. Maybe I just like dry humor.

[@5PercentTint]

im just glad he didn't try to sell me a backpack or a plate carrier

[@jimmyrecard6021]

and garand thumb

[@CurtDegree]

I can't be the only person who really appreciated the comparison to your average MRE. That was the first thing I thought of when they started the taste-testing.

[@slugcatcher5558]

MREs are the baseline to which everything else is compared.

[@masterdebater8757]

If they want to use phrases in their packaging and marketing that refer to such items then they deserve the to hear how they stack up. With the variations from one meal kill to the next delight that is a large window to fit into and in their favor IMHO.

[@mongosafariadventure]

I've been issued C-Rations and the early MRE's: they kept me alive. I have heard the current MRE's are much better.

[@CurtDegree]

@@mongosafariadventure They are. They recently remade the Western Omelet, and it's actually decent.... Shocking, I know. If you're ever in the market for any strange reason, I recommend the Southwest Beef and Black Bean... Probably the best dinner menu if given the proper time to heat up.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

MRE. Deadliest weapon in the American arsenal. Has killed more than any weapon since the K-Ration. I can only hope we abandoned a few million halal versions in Afghanistan. In defense of American rations all I can say is that my Dad grew up poor in the Depression, joined the Army at 17 and served during the end of WWII. He told me he actually gained significant height, muscle mass and weight on Army food and liked C-Rations. He'd never had enough to eat before. Grandma only knew how to cook tripe and other internal organs, known as offal and sweetbreads, as that is all that was available when she was growing up in Ireland, along with the occasional potato, cabbage, onion and carrot. He judged on a low standard. He was silent on K-Rations.

[@Blankford777]

It's weird to actually see Paul hanging out with other people.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Yeah, he's so abrasive in videos, you figure he has no friends at all 😃

[@derekmendoza1690]

Definitely weird at first, but I like it alot. It's a nice change of pace

[@ShowtimeAtWaco]

@@Hjerte_Verke lol he's not abrasive

[@chrisburnsed6349]

@@ShowtimeAtWaco your right ! He’s a smart ass prick.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@ShowtimeAtWaco He just has a low tolerance for bullshit, the way most people should be...

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Paul's field cooking is about like my home cooking. "A little." "Carefully measure." Yeah.

[@joshuatxuk]

a handful of this, a mouthful of that

[@SoloRenegade]

but in reality, certain kinds of camping don't lend themselves to careful measuring.

[@donaldmack2307]

You should learn to cook, Jeremy.

[@moenibus]

if you like that, you would love Kent Rollings recipes

[@ashtonjanke3860]

It’s funny cause he just dumps it in there

[@thetobaccoguy1751]

This is Paul's way of telling companies to not bother him.

[@greggkemp5985]

They should have thrown a couple box's of Gold Dots in there.

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Hahahahaha

[@victormcox]

Still laughing! I can see the CEO of this company now, don't ever send Paul Harrell another items to!

[@constitution_8939]

@@victormcox Yeah, or Paul Harrell either, I'm sure of that because I just watched his video here. I Can't speak to "Paul Harold, I Don't know him and have never seen ANY of his videos.

[@victormcox]

@@constitution_8939 sorry! I fixed it!😂🤟🤪

[@MrBrabbzy]

I've never witnessed someone eating a cookie with such an intense expression

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

That's the kind of thoughtfulness and devotion to the task that we get from Paul. He's like the Delta operator of food reviews. You've heard of tacticool? This was tactichew, oh yeah.

[@oscargustavoarcosruiz4925]

That depends on the cookie

[@waliceproductions2677]

People of culture, we gather once again for another video from the legend himself

[@eddyflo2978]

I got the snacks

[@OpusBuddly]

Revenge is a dish which people of culture prefer to serve cold.

[@Zulgurub]

Honest review. Seems like the products are "good enough". The issue is that they have to be palatable to a wide range of tasters. The fact that the eggs were decent is a good sign. And as always, it tastes better if you are hungry!

[@audiotyresup]

If it's what is available, you can be picky and go forage wild fruits, berries, roots, fungi, leaves, moss, etc. until you get enough to survive on, including making up for all the energy spent foraging. But thankfully there's now so many of these survival food brands you can go for what your pallet likes best for your survival stock. But I'd say, if you have all these cans, boxes, and bags of stuff you have to cook, not what I'd call survival food. An MRE takes up much less space, and may have more calories by volume thane these survival foods. Only thing I seen that could beat the MRE in calories to volume was this large block of a dense nutrition mix sectioned into cubes, each cube about half the size of your fist and supposed to be, if I recall correctly, 1 days ration, or maybe half day per cube. Contemplated getting one to see if that would even taste good for an extreme rations bar.

[@GarbageDeplorableBitterClinger]

Decent eggs are hard to come by in this sort of product.

[@leotarhay539]

Salt and pepper don't weigh much and makes everything tasty

[@saskafrass1985]

Most of the products out there are "good enough". Specialty markets that the average consumer will never know if the stuff is ok. I bet more than half of all survival foods get tossed without people ever trying them.

[@Mr.Meme01]

@@audiotyresup honestly if I ever need to use these things in a serious situation, I'm pretty sure the last thing I'm going to care about it how good it tastes. As long as I can eat it and it keeps me alive I couldn't care less. The blocks sound like a good solution.

[@GardenState2012]

This man is very consistent with everything in terms of review regardless of foods or firearms. He sees things in a educator's way and never suck up to anything other than honest opinion.

[@bertg.6056]

I appreciate Paul's honest opinions. That goes for survival food, too.

[@RenoMay]

I’ve had a few of their products, I did a poor job cooking them cause I didn’t keep the instructions for the promo package they sent me. It’s hard to review survival food because it will pretty much never be as good as real home made foods. I felt like many of the products were just ok. I wouldn’t eat them for anything but survival food to be honest which is fine considering the name.

[@funkymonkeylovin]

Good to see you over on Paul's channel ;)

[@JW...-oj5iw]

My survival food, depending on when needed, is in grade school.

[@wolfpreist]

hey, nice to see the Feds are interested in Pauls Channel (Jk Reno)

[@two_tone_xlophone2630]

best way to review survival food is just to fast for a day and a half then try them....things tend to taste much better when you're starving, lol. that said, like who's going to actually do that just for a youtube vid? also great to see how big you're channel has become over the last couple of years, good for you man, you deserve the success, time to ask the ATF for that raise buddy! winky face, lol

[@357-swagnumultramagax9]

Of course survival food will never taste like home cooked food …… the ticket is if they can keep you fortified with nutrients to be able to run throw the woods or be on long hikes .

[@LUR1FAX]

Paul's definition of 'just a little bit of sugar' seems to be the same as Gordon Ramsay's definition of 'just a touch of olive oil'. Love the channel!

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Yeah, I saw that too. It reminded me of my cousin, who used to practically turn his coffee into a gelatin of sugar.

[@Blookor]

Or Sandra Lee's "Two shots of vodka."

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Marco Pierre White does exactly the same thing and he trained Ramsey. Dude just turns the whole bottle of Olive oil upside down 🤣

[@masterdebater8757]

I like a little coffee with my sugar, and a touch of hazelnut.

[@brabhamfreaman166]

I believe the proper nomenclature for drowning the dish in olive oil is a ‘splash’; which reminds me of those deep ‘pot’ pools they position beneath water slides in a water park - *that* kinda ‘splash’.

[@javabean215]

"We're going to be cooking in the field today, so bear with the sound of Gordon Ramsey's head exploding in the background." :) Good episode, as always.

[@charles8060]

I could hear Gordon screaming when he salted the eggs lol

[@javabean215]

@@charles8060 Not to mention those other precise measurements!

[@markh.6687]

"What are you?!" "I'm a powered egg sandwich!"

[@slickchichen]

9:00 Notice there is no cameraman, they must have all gone to get breakfast in town. I figure my theory is correct, notice Paul puts his cap back on after they got back and asked why he wasn't wearing it. Thank you Paul for your dedication. This is, by far, my favorite gun channel!!!

[@wavelengthdesigns]

Paul, I lived in Oregon for the first 32 years of my life and ended up relocating to the southwestern desert after some personal difficulties. The settings in your presentations, especially this one remind me of home. I may not be ready to move back but I do miss the smell of fir trees on a crisp fall morning. Thanks for putting out informative, enjoyable content and keep the haters in the rear view. An Expat Oregonian

[@denpabacon8501]

Why are you an Orgonian expat?

[@wavelengthdesigns]

Because I moved out of the state, like I said in my post, and I don't know if I will ever move back?

[@denpabacon8501]

@@wavelengthdesigns huh okay then lol. I wanna here the juicy details regarding your "personal problems", but it looks like you're gonna be a tease about it.

[@wavelengthdesigns]

Why would I want to tell a stranger on the internet, hell the entire internet personal details about my life?

[@JohnDoe-tx8eu]

@@wavelengthdesigns because idiots do it all the time now days, haven't you seen any social media before?

[@tylerd8516]

Please do more of these. Best review I've seen, it's survival food it only needs to be better than nothing. People have unnecessarily high expectations these days.

[@Stevenowski]

"We'll carefully put in a little sugar..." Half of it goes outside the cup! 😂

[@Fudmottin]

That flier was just Paul.

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

That's to call his friends the red ants.

[@RoscleHilltopple]

This is absolute top tier, slow burn, dry comedy at its finest. Well done gents.

[@NotTrollinz]

Real time Paul is actually hilarious, the genuine look of concern(or hiding laughter) is great!

[@brushemteeth9159]

Paul Harrell - the only US KZbinr who uploads at EU-friendly times of the day. Love from Europe!

[@hermask815]

European invasion!

[@CGR89]

Hey 945am on the east coast of North America is pretty friendly too... if I wasn't at work

[@luay4646]

Anytime works for me - love from down under

[@MrMasMola]

15.40ish in Spain, right between lunch and siesta.

[@maximusjoseppi5904]

Europe? Don't you guys go to jail if you even look at a picture of a gun 🤣🤣🤣

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

I usually don't carry a whisk in my pack. Paul's not a man to take unnecessary whisks.

[@antidulvian666]

Oh ho ho

[@rickc4317]

LOL very good!

[@duxdawg]

Well played sir. Well played indeed.

[@sabotagesavant5277]

george , you get a like from me.

[@scottstewart5784]

whisky business

[@BELCAN57]

All right! Usually we have to wait until a Holiday for a "Chef Paul" video.

[@johnpauljones9310]

Netflix should immediately buy and host ALL of Paul's videos. His deadpan and dry humor is British-level expert. Damn.

[@FCV0511]

I hope to see more "Cooking in the Field: with Paul Harrell" installments in the future. As someone who generally doesn't go camping or cook all that often, this was a captivating presentation. :D

[@Idahoser11]

be sure to find the Thanksgiving specials!

[@lonewolf2364]

I like Mountain House, it’s good and made in Oregon.

[@jessepitt]

How do you eat without cooking? Do you order out? I’m genuinely curious?

[@richardmendoza738]

@@lonewolf2364 mountain house is good stuff, my local walmart has em on sale quite often and it sure beats carrying a bunch of cans.

[@generaljackripper666]

He's made a few cooking specials. The 'Hunting Easter Bunnies' episode had field-made chocolate fudge.

[@thereindeertherabbitthebat592]

Paul's camping reviews are done in the same fashion as all his other gun/ ammo related videos... I love it.

[@steveturner3999]

An unaimed left handed casual flip of the hand and the desiccant packet lands right beside the empty lasagna can. Paul can’t help but be accurate in any thing that he does.

[@themontuckymurauder2485]

Except for his "careful measurements". I laugh so hard every time he does that.

[@vanemaster4345]

*shoots steel at 500 yards with pocket gun* "Accurate enough? You be the judge."

[@SA-xf1eb]

Indeed

[@jarroddraper5140]

@@vanemaster4345 to be fair he has big pockets

[@vanemaster4345]

@@jarroddraper5140 yea by pocket gun i meant Glock 34

[@LL-fi4rr]

The coffee and vitamins part cracked me up. Reminds me of the time Paul said instead of a Red Bull it'd be more efficient to just get a Coke, and a jar of vitamins 🤣 This guy is awesome.

[@holyhandgrenadeofantioch2019]

Paul fortified the cup of coffee with about 18 tablespoons of sugar. Enough to attract hummingbirds

[@Rnemhrd]

Sometimes survival isn't tasty food, but just having something to eat. Great honest review.

[@Pescaevolution]

That is not bad is the equivalent of : "You won´t die if you eat this, but it is not good 🤣 "

[@shorttimer874]

It's a Pacific NW thing, not bad in my household means pretty good.

[@davidwarford3087]

@@shorttimer874 Not bad can mean pretty good, but tone of voice tells the whole story

[@Sableagle]

"Well, you can live on it, but it tastes like shit." - Mick Dundee

[@BogeyTheBear]

"Not Bad" means "At least you'll know the difference should the stuff ever go rancid..."

[@fixman88]

"Not great, not terrible."

[@MADMAX839]

For years now I’ve heard “my speech impediment”. Where the hell is this impediment. He speaks better than half the people I run into.

[@markp6062]

Funny, I think that every time he says it.

[@ricksorber9562]

I only heard one uh in the entire video.

[@billythekid2281]

I think you are just used to his speech pattern now and don’t notice it.

[@coppertopv365]

🤷🏼‍♂️ talks Better then I do. Hell as long as He dont talk like Biden we good ..

[@Seriona1]

He does have random pauses every now and then but it's not as bad as he makes it out.

[@SauerkrautIsGood]

Quinoa (Keen-wah): The seeds of a type of plant. They are high in protein and have kind of been a health food fad for the last few years. Before that it was typically used as bird feed.

[@antidulvian666]

It tastes like bird food too

[@jimshorts6751]

@@antidulvian666 and looks like bird droppings.

[@maxpinson5002]

These folks ^ already said it Keen- wah is just more trendy yuppie sh*t Plain ol cheap oatmeal with some real cane sugar will keep you alive and functioning as will cheap peanut butter out of the jar

[@maxpinson5002]

No, it'll eventually kill you. Poop and pee is poison waste your body got rid of

[@tombickers]

David Lynch did a short film about how he makes quinoa. It was quite illuminating.

[@MatsJPB]

Seeing Paul add a little bit of suger to the coffey was exactly what I needed to brighten up this rather dreary day =D Thank you!

[@BlindxSide]

"Is it better than no coffee?" - asking the real questions.

[@thomasrouse3826]

This is the correct question to ask for most backpacking or survival food.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

The USA is one of the very few countries that prefers its coffee fresh brewed from coffee grounds. In the rest of the world {Western/Europe and Asia} instant coffee is a big hit with lots of flavors and varieties/types. Think Taster's Choice but better.

[@saskafrass1985]

@@Hjerte_Verke very true. My Dad brought a weird contraption from Europe that fits over a cup or thermos mouth that you pour your hot water through to make coffee. He didn't know what a coffee machine was. Took years to break him of the habit of using "dry cow" to lighten his coffee.

[@h.l.8122]

@@Hjerte_Verke Have you ever been to Western Europe? In Austria nearly no one likes instant coffee, you buy coffee beans from a roastery, ground them and then make fresh coffee

[@stickeyyyy]

He didn't realize it was sickeningly sweet. When you're out in the field, and you haven't had a cup of coffee, trust me, you'll be so happy to even have a cup of cheap made in china instant coffee.

[@ppmnox]

Paul is fabulous for his outright quirky nature when on camera while eating.

[@focaldreamer]

Paul not knowing what quinoa is actually restores my faith in man

[@gorbalsboy]

What a man, comedy genius, master of the deadpan.May the saints preserve Paul Harrell

[@redgunner4523]

We love these non gun videos cause we see Paul in other aspects of life. Saying that; I’d like to see a M1A caliber in .308 /. AR-15 calibered in 5.56 comparison

[@PaulHarrell]

We could do that. We can compare the M1A and the A1 AR platform. It would give me an excuse to dress in my tiger stripe camo.

[@inspired4more]

@@PaulHarrell Maybe ar10 as well in that.

[@chdnorm]

@@PaulHarrell Wait … we need an excuse to break out the tiger stripes?

[@charlescox290]

What is your take on the AR-5/AR-7?

[@fredsalvador1111]

@@PaulHarrell that sounds like a great video already!

[@georgepoulos3527]

This is cool. I love watching Paul cook. It keeps me entertained. His holiday specials are awesome.

[@chadblechinger5746]

After reading the comments over the years I have come to the conclusion that Paul's fan base would watch and enjoy ANYTHING he makes and I agree 💯. Thanks for all the honesty and content Paul.

[@markmawson3904]

I love how he added all the sugar lmao

[@allen_p]

His careful technique is appreciated 😆

[@oddshot60]

If you learn to drink it black, you'll always get it the way you want.

[@Nomed38]

@@oddshot60 I learned to drink coffee black and cold which sadly isn't an option at restaurants, gas stations, office break rooms, hospitals, or anywhere else other than at home.

[@oddshot60]

@@Nomed38 I like my wimmin like I like my coffee ... Prone.

[@elky5987]

@@oddshot60 I find the opposite. I only drink coffee plain ( or black as some say ). But now the coffee has to rest on it's own laurels without the aid of expensive additives. I have quickly learned that most "designer" coffees are absolute crap without the added creamers, sugar, etc.

[@fredsalvador1111]

"The proof of the pudding..." part of the video deserves more attention.

[@fredloewen227]

You dont need to apologize for how you speak. The way you pause etc is totally fine and your info is pretty legit. We love your stuff.

[@danieltaylor3042]

When you're in survival mode.. As long as it makes a turd you're good

[@AC9T]

I really like this format and I think it should be a thing going forward. "Cook n camp with Paul"!!

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

kinda is, most of his holiday specials have some cooking in them to my memory.

[@mariodesmo]

Talking about food, I hope you're doing your Thanksgiving special cook-out this year again. Watching your turkey day special is my new annual tradition for turkey day.

[@markp6062]

Has certainly replaced Alice's Restaurant for me!

[@gammondog]

If you haven’t seen it yet, it is out and posted on the channel.

[@Csmallo]

An Army cook once told me the trick to powdered eggs was to put a busted up egg shell in the pot. That way when the troops bitched about eating powdered eggs again you can point out the egg shell and claim they are real eggs.

[@mathy4605]

I’m pretty sure they did that at the restaurants in the university I attended. The pieces of shell in the eggs were better than the little stones in the beans.

[@peternorton5648]

That sounds about right. I swear I knew that army cook too. lol

[@Iliek]

This is the first time I've seen Paul around other human beings. It's surreal. It's like he's in another world from those guys.

[@onpsxmember]

Then you missed out on a few videos. Videos with the boys in the house, some reviews with a second opinion, his son on a motorcycle who is often behind the camera (featuring The Revenge of the Judge).

[@joedoakes8778]

This is actually an episode of the X-Files that never aired...It was entitled "Give It To Mikey, He'll Eat Anything".

[@LightofRyga]

I'm glad to see his two friends alive at the end of the video.

[@LightofRyga]

@Kjs Its a joke

[@jackofmanytrades4396]

Paul could never be accused of overselling anything. :) That said, nearly every packaged/processed food product I've ever used, be it Hamburger Helper, MREs, instant oatmeal, or whatever, have always needed some some amount of "doctoring" to be tasty at all.

[@jeromethiel4323]

Except for instant ramen. That seasoning packet is crazy! But this is a good point. Any prep should include a lot of salt and pepper, and a good amount of spices. They tend to keep a long time, and with a little seasoning and spice you can make crap food taste appetizing. Having salt on hand should be a no brainer for anybody who does any prepping at all. It's necessary for life, and it makes food taste good! Plus you can use it for preserving foraged and/or game foods.

[@tokyosan7906]

I agree with Paul, lets just have coffee and a separate jug of vitamins.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Yup, real coffee and a Flintstone chewable will keep you in good stead 👍

[@onpsxmember]

I remember when vitamins and minerals added meant you should try to check with a magnet just to be sure.

[@peternorton5648]

I like 14 ingredients in my coffee too. Water, ground coffee beans and 12 portions of caffeine.

[@JR-lg7fd]

coffee is the only vitamin you really need anyway

[@peternorton5648]

@@JR-lg7fd agreed 100% Sir

[@patrickmclaughlin6013]

For a Paul Harrell review, these guys came away in good shape.

[@AkilanNarayanaswamy]

Paul could take about watching paint dry, and I would be entertained. Love the variety content!

[@luciussvartwulf6630]

a cross over episode with Paul and James May (of top gear and grand tour), would be the most simultaneously boring, relaxing, and entertaining show in the world and we would all demand at least five seasons of it.

[@Glocktard]

Yes! Paul needs to do a April’s fools video about watching paint dry, Please bear with the sound of a paint sprayer in the back ground. Now I will explain the process of how the water evaporates from the paint leaving a solid protective finish, that is water resistant! 😉 Please Paul.

[@bobjordan8283]

I swear Paul could make watching paint drying fun and educational! Well done sir always love your dry humor and facial expressions!

[@comiketiger]

Thank you Paul for doing this. Very interesting. Everyone needs to just remember this is emergency foods not a gourmet product. God bless all here.

[@grbdevnull5611]

I literally laughed out loud at 14:15. Thanks to my time in the Army, Country Captain Chicken is an ominous by-word in our house. I will have to share this with my wife.

[@mitchelloates9406]

Yeah, you could almost feel the disturbance in the force, as anyone with military experience collectively laughed with derision at that statement. Being retired Navy, my immediate thoughts were, "You mean it's been sealed up in a Number 10 metal can and sitting somewhere in a warehouse since the Korean War?".

[@daveholden2711]

Although never in military, I laughed loudest at this line because of his brutal honesty.

[@Wolf462]

Dude I genuinely laughed out loud when you put the sugar in the coffee 😂 Thanks for that man!

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Don't forget you can split a twig eight ways down the middle and make your own twig whisk and that works fine.

[@bafumat]

I love the three tastes, and pauses. Reminds me of his velocity testing. Great shit. Best gun channel on KZbin.

[@bunberrier]

I like that many of those didnt have a pack form where you have to consume the whole thing once opened. The freeze dried stuff could be eaten in small quantities to ward off starvation for an extended time.

[@macdadstromboli2762]

Paul, I love how you carefully "measure". Reminds me of Justin Wilson, Cajun Cooking how he measured his ingredients. 🤣

[@menlikegods363]

Justin Wilson and his wine! LOL! Thanks for bringing back fond memories....

[@felsinferguson1125]

@@menlikegods363 For me, his trademark was de awn-yawn an de peppa!

[@thomasrouse3826]

Just a little bit, not too much. Loved watching that old Cajun cook. He reminded me of my grandfather.

[@guysevedz3581]

Thank you Nutrient Survival for asking Paul to do this review.

[@Zzzlaldkfjrowpq]

Paul, thank you for the straight forward thoughts and opinions on products without corporate shilling for a few dollars

[@5PercentTint]

this cannot be said enough

[@fjamato]

Great reviews . Refreshing to see honest reviews and using multiple sources of testers. Nice job!

[@craigbassett1492]

I really appreciate the fact that you tested these items in real time. Thank you.

[@DanSMITH-sy9bz]

I love these types of reviews. I"ve been looking at purchasing a large batch of survival food so this review is very helpful. Please do more survival food.

[@edimuslazer5006]

Mountain House makes good emergency food And kommando store also sells good frozen food

[@Dansmith-yk4mn]

@@edimuslazer5006 mountain house is the best according to everyone but it’s also 3 times as much money when buying in bulk

[@Token_Civilian]

My experience with egg powder: Whip, whip, and whip some more when mixing. A fork helps - the more air that can be incorporated into the mix, the lighter and fluffier the resulting scrambled eggs will be. Its also suggested to add a touch of powdered milk to it when mixing up the powder. It cooks up reasonably well, as normal scrambled eggs. I add rehydrated freeze dried sausage & onion to it, a packet of hot sauce, and wrap in a tortilla for a breakfast burrito. For anything oatmeal like: Just get your favorite brand of instant oatmeal packets and slip them, unopened, into a freezer grade zip top bag. It'll cost less and be comparable packaging. As for nutrition / fortified: Another solution to this is a simple, cheap, house brand multi-vitamin. Having seasonings like salt, pepper, pepper flakes, hot sauce, etc goes a long way toward making otherwise "meh" food more palatable. The Venn diagram between long distance hiker food (PCT, AT, etc) and survival food has a lot of overlap.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Yup, chilli sauce hides a multitude of sins. 👍

[@DeltaVTX]

When he said “salt, pepper, and… Tobasco sauce”, I really felt that. I used to take several bottles with me on deployments.

[@thomast8539]

Gordon Ramsay...yeah, the know-it-all chef...he makes his scrambled eggs with water. That is lame. Cream or milk is the only way to go and you are right about using a fork.

[@kevincrosby1760]

I used to split pre-packaged items into separate meals and then vacuum seal them with an oxygen getter. For instance, your example would find individual portioned packages of dried eggs and milk, FD sausage and onion, a few hot sauce packs and a handful of the little paper salt and pepper packets all packed with an oxygen getter into one bag and vacuum sealed. Something like a boxed noodle side would get the box contents dumped into a bag along with a sealed package of dried milk and the cut-out section of the box containing the prep instructions, then vacuum sealed. I know it sounds like a lot of extra work, but I subscribe to the "slightly paranoid but shit DOES happen" method of camping. If I am planning on being in the woods for 3 days in the middle of the summer, I will try to pack food and water for 5 days...and at least a blanket and a set of long johns in addition to summer clothing. Shit happens. In theory, I could drive off right now without packing anything and be gone for a few days...If I really wanted to spend a few days under a tarp wrapped in a mylar blanket drinking water out of pouches and eating lifeboat rations. ALL of my vehicles have basic 72-hr kits, extra water, a blanket or two, etc. rattling around under seats, in the trunk, etc. Again, shit happens...so does drifting snow.

[@GusFogle]

Enjoyed this one Paul. More "cooking with Paul in the woods" videos, please.

[@markp6062]

Check his thanksgiving vids!

[@cessationofconsumerism]

Paul I don’t hear your speech impediment at all in fact I don’t believe you have one. Your voice is relaxing and your videos have taught me a lot. Thank you

[@Stab_Knifewind]

Good info, thanks for sacrificing your camp enjoyment for our benefit. Miss you Paul.

[@bobw222]

I remember eating government surplus powdered eggs as a kid. I was the only one in the family of 8 that liked the powdered eggs. The only way I can stand eggs today is scrambled as a result.

[@randominc.2251]

I think I have the same problem.. I loved powdered eggs..but if you make powdered milk anywhere near me you are risking you life!..

[@alwolschleger7242]

Between you and Chef Jean-Pierre, this has been a wonderful Monday morning!

[@boots7859]

I wish this company would send their product to the Chef. Would be interesting if he could make it more edible in a simple manner.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

@@boots7859, easy. Add a pinch of salt while reconstituting it. It won’t make it taste like normal food but it’ll make it less bland.

[@petervitkov361]

Only Paul Harrell sometimes uses margarine instead of raging on about how he hates it and it's an inferior product to butter. That's my only gripe with Chef Jean-Pierre and a huge pet peeve I have with people in general, especially cooks. If you don't like margarine, that's your preference - you're not any more professional or a better person for hating on it. Personally, if it's for cooking, sure, I use butter, but if it's for buttering toast and putting something ON it - a slice of pastrami, black caviar, etc., I prefer margarine. It's all about the taste. Margarine tastes like vegetable oil in buttery form, whereas butter...tastes like milk, and that slightly sweet, milky flavor really doesn't work with meat and salty stuff in general, in my opinion. When you, say, fry something with butter, that taste is nullified, especially when you use seasoning.

[@ericschneid3274]

I don't expect much from reconstituted food, bland is actually pretty good in my book. Thanks for the review 👍

[@joeyparrow7092]

Well done guy

[@M.M.83-U]

Yes, I concurr, bland you can fix more or less.

[@gregsmith7821]

Fantastic. The combination of sarcasm, disdain and honesty is a complete winner. The completely neutral lack of over the top energy is so refreshing compared to every advert/review out there. If any other companies have the balls to send thier products to Paul for testing, I suspect his reviewing career has genuine potential. 20 minutes of pure joy. For the record, in the field, I use 'Huel' for nutrition and 'Expedition Foods' for carbs. Both only need water, are very light weight, need little prep and taste,,,,,,, OK.

[@EnsignRho]

Your long videos where you cook and talk, or do survival bag packing and talk ... they're some of my favorite KZbin videos, not just on your channel, but of all my subscriptions. Keep up the fun and informative videos.

[@PatricTheSpartian]

It looks like this line up was designed for a very specific type of "survival" in mind. Big cans of freeze dried food are good for stashing and long term living off the grid. As Paul mentioned, you need a lot of equipment to prepare this food, so it seems the best use will be as an emergency food bank somewhere in a cabin away from civilization. You can probably "survive" a couple of month if you prepared enough food like that.

[@ThatGuyRBY]

It’s “survival” because it’s not really living if this is all your eating!

[@jaredwright1655]

I honestly dont know what they expected when asking him to do a review. Paul isnt one to hype up anything he isnt 100% on board with.

[@markp6062]

They HAD to know what they would get. Paul doesn't disappoint!

[@SoloRenegade]

If I wanted an honest review of one of my products, to truly see how good it was or wasn't, I'd be looking for honest people like Paul to review it. Good or bad, I want to know the truth. Can't fix it if people lie to you.

[@chasedavidson2855]

@@SoloRenegade plus if they upgrade and paul gives the new version a good review that would be really good for them

[@SoloRenegade]

@@chasedavidson2855 exactly

[@byronbesherse3703]

I love his commitment to careful measuring.

[@timthomas4840]

In my humble opinion Paul. You are one of the most,if not the most. Eloquent, charismatic and professional individual I’ve come across. God bless you and God speed sir.

[@thewoolycontacts]

Paul doesnt strike me as the type to put put videos just for the sake of it and over saturate the channel. Which I appreciate. Every single video has a lesson and a purpose. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish there more videos I could just binge watch of him camping, hunting, fishing , field craft related videos. That would be so neat. Not only are his presentations clear and concise, but it all just comes off as genuine with no ego. And I really appreciate that. Thanks paul.

[@Ghiaccio-x1j]

We're not at the range today, but please bear with random doggos borking in the background :)

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

I LITERALLY just discovered TerminalMontage yesterday. Good shit.

[@SgtRudySmith31bRet]

@Squid Gаmе 🅥 nice spam troll

[@Ghiaccio-x1j]

@@OutsideTheTargetDemographic HIYYAAAA!

[@squigglepuffjr.8512]

Very informative. I've been looking at getting some Nutrient Survival stuff to suppliment dry storage when shelves go bare. I'm surprised that they were able to get eggs correct. I always found egg powders to have the wrong texture. It's good to hear that their eggs aren't that way and actually taste/feel like eggs. Also good to know that, besides some blandness, most of their stuff is pretty alright. Maybe not the best if you have better ingredients around, but you sure won't starve nor will you be miserable.

[@inspired4more]

Some of these companies seem to hope you sit them on a shelf for the full 30 year shelf life before opening.. i.e. taste is not the primary goal, sales are. Thanks for the honest review.

[@HumbleDirtMerchant]

The lasagna review has some King of The Hill energy.

[@KD-uq1hn]

Paul, you are the best. Seriously your deadpan attitude and dry humor is amazing. Love watching your videos. Best to you and yours.

[@jeffreyleonard7210]

How many cookies does it take to stop a subsonic 22 from 10 yards, if shot from a little pocket popper?

[@johngriffiths118]

Is that “ the new and improved hi tech cookie backstop “

[@kenworland1865]

Let’s find out.

[@droganovic6879]

Cooking episode! Hell yeah! Always interesting to see what you come up with. The "Ham and Yam" recipe was pretty decent so let's see what we can make from this one!

[@MarkJacksonGaming]

-- Always do multi-vitamins, Bisquick power for pancakes, powdered milk in those rugged plastic screw on containers. A few MREs for when it rains and pours. Power bars. Those little fast food packets of honey last a million years. Good in the instant coffee too. Up in bear country with dad, we really had to keep a low profile with scents and odors. So you're a bit limited on what you're going to eat. Good, honest product review, Paul. Company is lucky to have you. It seems to me the products they sent you were also meant for different weather conditions/needs. Camping, take your time. Trying to get off a mountain, eat some cookies on the way.

[@luciajohnson4674]

Thanks

[@ThatOneSevie]

3 campers are pleasently suprised by some mediocre food: the movie

[@Velocimackerel]

When Paul said he'd start doing reviews to keep the channel afloat amidst demonitization, I knew I would enjoy the heck out of these videos and I was not wrong.