Testing USA MRE 16 - Chicken burrito.

I have to admit that I enjoy the occasional MRE. It's very different to a normal meal with the functional nutrition bolstered by random treats. Like a mystery meal for one.
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[@HamiltonMechanical]

"I went to microwave one of these and it was rubbish; didn't do anything..." yup, that one line right there explains why I'm a subscriber of bigclive :)

[@D4NS80]

"Technically speaking the toilet paper is for wiping your ass, but, I suppose if you didn't have diarrhea or anything like that you could use it for a napkin as well" haha!!

[@theotherwalt]

And here I thought MRE was Meals Ready to Eat but it means Microwave Ready to Eat.

[@M0LHA]

...Exactly what I came here to say, hard to get a crackle out of me at 9am on a Sunday but BC achieved it

[@ICanDoThatToo2]

do not microwave so then i microwaved it but it was rubbish

[@hjalfi]

That is, obviously, why they tell you not to waste your time microwaving it.

[@gato38]

"do not microwave, dunno why the say that , I microwaved it immediately and it was rubbish" LOL this is why I come here

[@alpcns]

"Very synthetic, completely acceptable" ~ BigClive 2019

[@uniktbrukernavn]

BigClive is ready for Soylent Green.

[@adamradford8053]

I was living on the streets in lovely Salt Lake, Utah here in the states, and one of the local resources would give these out everyday. Absolute life saver in the deep winter having a warm meal on demand. Completely acceptable never tasted so good.

[@ruan2587]

"Alright, let's get this out on a tray.. nice.. m'kay" 😂

[@TheLoxxxton]

Yep Steve would be laughing his socks off

[@TheLoxxxton]

How are you watching this AND Steve off of MRE info the same me as me? Weird

[@scotttait2197]

Steve 1989 will be in stitches , Clive theres a right way and that way

[@ollieb9875]

Nice hiss..

[@ricklane8554]

@@scotttait2197 Steve aka Jesus, M'kays you to sleep !!

[@Joe-bm4wx]

Clive...you're supposed to put the food IN the heater bag BEFORE you add the water

[@deadgaming20]

lol this is kinda funny to watch, i used to love eating these when my dad was in the military.

[@amak1131]

@Paul Sanderson What's better is he DID read the directions :p

[@chartle1]

AND put it on a rock or something. 🙄

[@aspectcarl]

All that faffery was getting on my nerves 😂

[@ianmoore322]

@@chartle1 lol I remember pointing out the "rock or something"

[@Landrew0]

I shouted at the screen in vain: "Don't add the water to the heater pack before you put the food inside!" All to no avail.

[@Money4Nothing]

You haven't learned that yelling at Clive has no effect?

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Clives way the only way 😂

[@ticklemesenpai447]

I feel your pain. #relatable

[@billjohnson69]

I was doing the same thing, haha

[@johnmorris5965]

Me too , LOL .

[@jaysoosbeans]

I'm kind of surprised that there's no service that offers random MREs every month by mail. There are several services for assorted snacks and candy so MREs could fit the business model.

[@absalomdraconis]

Man, I would have used that in my last job.

[@ottovonbiscuit132]

The Problem with most MREs (like this one) is that they are government issue. This one is from the US DoD and is not for sale to the Private or Commercial Sector. There is Survivalist food, that can be purchased of course, but it's usually Canned and built for much higher shelf life and Stockpiling in a Basement for a long time. (>10 Years) This MRE lasts a maximum of 3 Years and is built to Be nutritious and Very Light(

[@MortusArtis]

@@ottovonbiscuit132 30-40 Euro?? Jesus!

[@blargcoster]

@@ottovonbiscuit132 I've gotten military MREs from a military surplus store for about $8. The ones on Ebay are likely way overpriced. The biggest thing is that those FRH pouches are restricted items in shipping. You are not supposed to have those on airplanes.

[@QlueDuPlessis]

@@blargcoster "You are not supposed to have those on airplanes" That seems like a sensible rule to me. There's a whole range of items that are illegal for postage in South Africa. Prettymuch anything that could produce an exothermic reaction is not permitted in the post here.

[@bob_._.]

The entree packs open on the long side to make it easier to eat it directly from the pack - kind of its own self-contained bowl.

[@Nono-hk3is]

For the record, in diners across the US, French Toast is exactly what Clive described: sliced bread that's been coated in egg and pan fried. As someone else commented, that looked like a highly preserved / processed "toaster strudel" or vending machine Danish.

[@NightlifeSux]

it's shelf stable bread which always looks weird like that, but it can last for minimum 3 years at 80F

[@tomservo5007]

@12 Volts good luck ording 'pain perdu' at a diner in the U.S.

[@Nono-hk3is]

@12 Volts I didn't say what French Toast is. I did say that what Clive described was what you'll get in US diners when you order French Toast. You are welcome to rail against the tide of linguistical change, but I don't have time for that.

[@absalomdraconis]

@@Nono-hk3is : Also, having some vague understanding of what Rarebit is (it involves cheese), I don't think anyone in at least the US would consider it similar to french toast.

[@Money4Nothing]

Burrito almost gone: "I would totally eat that" ....I have some news for you Clive....

[@dangerousmythbuster]

"Let's get this out onto a tray" Oops, wrong channel.

[@Gandalf22476]

Nice.

[@braydenh190]

Nice hiss

[@Pura9910]

Looks fine, smells fine.

[@aziraphalesshop]

He could have used Steve's help obviously.

[@dakrorgames]

One wonders how many more videos it will take until he reads the FRH instructions and does it properly for once :D

[@danp2779]

Chances are never. :)

[@analpaca]

Why would bigclive feel the need to read instructions?

[@frankowalker4662]

What are these things called 'instructions' ?

[@MD4564]

BigClive = no instructions.

[@atpro4115]

If he did, it wouldn't be nearly as entertaining.

[@notavailable8130]

Today Clive proves MRE reviews are harder then they seem.

[@shrikedecil]

Nothing burst into flames or experienced rapid unexpected disassembly, so... ... he'll need to work harder next time ;)

[@notavailable8130]

@@shrikedecil I am sure I would do worse. =)

[@samiraperi467]

Kerbal MREs.

[@GigsVT]

He didn't have a rock or something. That's why.

[@KennethPaul]

French toast looks like a giant nutrigain bar

[@RFC3514]

13:00 - I think they expect you to eat it straight out of the packet, hence ripping along that edge.

[@GigsVT]

I've never seen someone use an FRH that wrong before heh.

[@lucivarsadiablo4191]

Gigs me neither. This was painful!

[@penguin44ca]

Yes indeed very painful. I was talking to the tv saying what are you doing?!

[@briananderson3620]

Ever added the Tabasco to the FRH?

[@matthewsones5287]

penguin44ca glad I wasn’t the only one talking to the video

[@zzyzxroad92309]

Should have used a "rock or something."

[@Bruwulf]

You're doing it right, Clive - Mixing stuff together is a time honored tradition. It's The Right Way (TM) to eat an MRE.

[@BodywiseMustard]

honoured

[@RFC3514]

5:36 - Got to love the diagram on the heater bag: "ROCK OR SOMETHING".

[@veraxis9961]

Oh my gosh, amazing catch. I'm cracking up that something like that would make it into the formal directions on a military ration.

[@nobuyukinyuu]

@@veraxis9961 Steve has an actual honest to goodness Rock or Something he used to use in older reviews

[@sikofu2]

@@veraxis9961 You overestimate the ingenuity of soldiers when getting drunk, finding entertainment or getting laid is not involved.

[@RFC3514]

I don't think anyone thought it was a _mistake._ It's just the vagueness of the second part (and the fact that a rock is technically already included in "something") that people find funny. "Rock or similar" would probably be just as easy to understand while being a more appropriate suggestion. After all, your squadmate's head (or your foot, or a box of explosives) is "something".

[@toddhoward5964]

Why does Steve1989 sound so Scottish now?

[@ticklemesenpai447]

It just works.

[@_lux_aeterna_]

NICE

[@tehklevster]

re: your knife. A buddy of mine pointed out that the Victorinox Swisstool I've had for 20 or so years was supposedly illegal now because the blades can lock. I also popped into Tesco one day to buy a new kitchen knife and you can no longer buy a single knife on its own...you need to buy a pack of three as this is meant to deter these knife crime clowns :/ The joys of moral panic.

[@theshankman8682]

I don't understand why the knife market is so monopolized considering most stabbings or muggings are done with a kitchen knife from a cupboard. It just hurts the honest people

[@alanlansdell7533]

Its not even that simple, your swisstool is fine as long as you are carrying it for a reason, eg: you are a field engineer, during your working day. What you can't do is carry it "just in case you break something" when you are out. Which is precisely why most of us bought one!

[@tehklevster]

@@alanlansdell7533 Ah right, cheers for the explanation.

[@lorddissy]

Having to buy 3 instead of 1 as a deterrent? The first thing to come to mind is "Well now that my days plans are all done, it would be a shame to waste these other two..."

[@spurgear4]

I'm staying here In Canada where I can carry a knife and buy a rifle at the same time.

[@evensgrey]

You've formed it into a sort of taco-form, a burrito is generally wrapped around the contents.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

Mexican food ain't a thing in UK. America can keep it tbh

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@Dave Micolichek Indian is best

[@Operational117]

Wait, I’ve been eatin’ my tacos the wrong way all this time?! MY LIFE IS A LIE!!! 😭

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@Matthayi Naalaaman that's a myth

[@evensgrey]

French toast in Ontario, Canada (and in at least a broad swath of the US) is bread soaked in a mixture of egg and milk and then fried. Damn, now I want some French Toast, but I don't have any bread or eggs, and only powdered milk.

[@stevejones8665]

Here is Scouse land home of the Beatles French Toast is Eggy Bread too.

[@MannyJazzcats]

@@stevejones8665 cut a hole in the bread before you eggify it then when it's in the pan crack an egg in the hole.eggy bread with added dippy yolk. Yes it's good.

[@HamiltonMechanical]

Powere milk is still a thing?

[@tubastuff]

@@MannyJazzcats Traditional french toast is (a) slathered with butter or (b) soaked in maple syrup or (c) smeared with fruit jam or (d) drowned in whipped cream or (e) any combination of the foregoing. Not exactly the same as eggs and toast. There are some namby-pambies who sprinkle it with cinnamon and powdered sugar, however.

[@markfergerson2145]

There's always Emergency French Toast. White bread with mayonnaise on both sides. Fry until it no longer smells like vinegar. Clive will love it, YMMV.

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

This was one of your funniest vids I've seen, brilliant. You need to do some more of these, my eyes were watering at some of the things you come out with, well done BC loved it 😂😂😂

[@masansr]

"It smells like a pop tart, Madonna comes to mind"

[@fillg]

hahahaha!

[@rayg9069]

Well that didn't go where I expected ;-)

[@Solocat1]

Fishy cabbage

[@watchingytvids1]

“I suppose that’s like a pop tart [Madonna comes to mind].” Had me rolling with laughter!

[@kimvibk9242]

I only thought of that when I read your comment - thanks for the laugh!😆

[@thetreehunter6657]

Clive you are the classiest gourmet on youtube. Highly informative and entertaining video as ever.

[@captianmorgan7627]

The health and safety mentality is similar on many sites here in the USA when it comes to knives. Not that it stops most people from using them anyway.

[@TheRivieraKid]

That French toast looked more like a giant fig roll.

[@bobblebardsley]

I was just checking if anyone else had said that or I'd have said it myself!

[@tacman1845]

I was kind of thinking it looked a bit like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on french toast. Now that I know it's not, I think they should try making it.

[@skagerstrom]

"Warfighter recommended Warfigher Tested Warfigher Approved" HAHA so campy and american XD

[@dolbyman]

Ashens vs. BigClive: Bigclive is very easy to please(foodwise) Ashens hates basically everything (foodwise)

[@just_noXi]

A collab would be nice. Both discussing why they like/hate it. 😂

[@Dorraj]

I love Ashens but his taste in food is awful. Dude yaks up poundland food like he dropped it on the ground.

[@macmacox]

@@jeremys6387 just discovered Atomic Shrimp about 2 months ago after looking at scambaiting videos, mainly Jim Browning because I think kitboga is kinda (very?) dumb. But I subscribed for his weird food in a can and his mushroom foraging videos. I'd love to forage for mushrooms but anything other than chanterelles I'd probably poison myself with.

[@themightiestofbooshes9443]

9:40 *pulls out some frickin cheez-itz*

[@fulkthered]

The spoon is made out of a resin you can set on fire and use like hot glue in emergencies.

[@bobblebardsley]

You know he's gonna burn one the moment he sees this...

[@RFC3514]

So you can't use it like hot glue if it's _not_ an emergency? How does the spoon know?

[@fulkthered]

@@RFC3514 If it's not an emergency just use regular hot glue.The spoon wont mind.

[@CKOD]

"Alright, lets get this on a tray. Nice..."

[@Tr4wnet]

Sometimes it sounds like: "Lets gets these sat out on a tray. Nice."

[@nathanthomasstickney8123]

@@Tr4wnet👨‍🚒

[@animatingwithchicken4963]

This man knows whos the OG

[@geraldgepes]

The date code is for August 22 2017, not sure if you found this out later on as I paused the video to check.

[@dc9039]

Is that a manufactur date or use by date?

[@geraldgepes]

@@dc9039 mfg date

[@hotlavatube]

There Clive goes, eating his dessert-like substance before his entree-like substance. If he's not careful he'll spoil his appetite! ;-)

[@SergeiMosin]

The fumbling with the FRH reminds me of the time Ashens cut a hotdog roll sideways like an absolute barbarian...

[@Dave2108]

the cheese crackers are Cheez-it's .. Think your meant to tip the chicken stuff directly on to the tortilla so you make your Buritto

[@GeorgeDolbier]

As a 5th generation Oregon pioneer, that has visited over 60% of the US, I grew up with french toast, and made french toast for my family for nearly 3 decades. French (Frenched) Toast does indeed mean bread fried in an egg batter. Often in the US the egg batter is eggs, butter and or milk, and in respectable regions also adds cinnamon and nutmeg (sometimes also dried chilis for a bit of kick. In the US French toast is often just used as a conveyance for maple syrup. Also, unless you are in Canada, Maple Syrup likely to be nothing more than flavoured sugar syrup. Why? Because walmart. Again in the more pleasant parts of the US, berry preserves (Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries) are also used as a topping for french toast either in conjunction with or as a replacement for aforementioned maple flavoured sugar water. In decadent regions, the bread used is made with berries, and or fruits and or nuts. and now you know :-)

[@GeorgeDolbier]

Also, apparently, we do not properly proofread our posts

[@aspectcarl]

Eating supper while watching this, so it felt like dinner with Clive, a lovely dinner companion 😊

[@jp-ny2pd]

The filled french toast is pretty close to what I would consider a "Danish" here. Kind of a chewy sweet dough and a jelly/jam on the inside. Very common to find them in vending machines.

[@aurthorthing7403]

Yes, the gum has a high amount of sorbitol so you don't get plugged up.

[@rebeccaschade3987]

Sorbitol was/is a common sweetener in chewing gum, and in large quantities, it acts as a laxative. But you'd have to chew packs worth of gum for it to be a problem.

[@tacman1845]

Just what we dont need. Something that acts as a laxative with mexican food. That just spells disaster. 😂😂😂

[@hansruprecht7212]

FRE: Flameless Ration Exciter (because who wants a boring meal) A side note it will not be compatible with dynamos or alternators as the emissions are in the wrong end of the spectrum :-(

[@vibingwithvinyl]

You're supposed to first put in the items to be heated and then pour water in the heater.

[@grants169]

Just picked up case A and case B exp 4/2021 for $138 shipped on eGay. Under $6 per meal. Winter preparation for when we might get snowed in for a day or two.

[@chinanorthairguns]

Sorbitol is added to gum and some other sweetened items. It is also used as a laxative.

[@absalomdraconis]

Most sugar-alcohols can be laxatives. As far as I know, there's only one that doesn't cause it, and that's because it gets absorbed & reemitted, completely skipping the specific area where it would cause problems.

[@raymondmucklow3793]

15:40 🤣 I'm dying over here. Dam that's funny.

[@yardlizard1]

“I suppose that’s a pop tart. Madonna comes to mind.” LOL

[@jcota2003]

I can't help but laugh, I have had so many of these things in my life.

[@IW4.]

I clicked on this and was legitimately shocked to hear Clive's voice and not Steve's.

[@weerobot]

Steve MRE...has left the Chat...

[@bigloudnoise]

Nothing like spending a Saturday evening listening to a guy loudly masticate. In all seriousness, MREs do tend to be the butt of many jokes, but some of them are genuinely good. About once a year I'll buy a few MREs from a military surplus store just for kicks. They're handy to have for camping or road trips.

[@nimarus3118]

7:09 Steve1989MREInfo is likely getting a good chuckle out of this.

[@MrLurker906]

Those numbers are actually date codes. The first digit is the year, which means it was 2017. Last three digits is the day, which means August 22. MRE's are also reinspected for freshness at a later date, but those don't get printed to the bags, but instead to the cases they are packaged in.

[@slighdiggity]

The U.S. Marine Corps solved the heater issue by requiring all MRE be eaten cold.

[@danp2779]

well, to be fair, warm crayons are pretty runny...

[@phayzic4039]

note to self, if trapped in a bunker with clive. Cook your own food. and Read the Instructions fully. Leave clive to sort through the alcohol.

[@RobertRoberts329]

This is not a snack. Lol. It’s enough for a man operating in adverse conditions with a 60 pound pack on his back all day, walking up to 15 miles. Cheers Clive. I was rolling on the floor while you were trying to get the chicken and tortillas into the heater. 🤣😂😄

[@masterzedd4]

I've eaten plenty of MREs in the military. You're description is pretty spot on. Pretty good, some better than others, but, all in all pretty good.

[@PsychoticBovine]

Funny piece of trivia: I activated one of these inside and it set off my carbon monoxide detector in my house.

[@armyboy0579]

Nice to know your carbon monoxide alarm works.

[@drivejapan6293]

They vent hydrogen gas which can trip a carbon monoxide detector as well. MRE heaters don't produce carbon monoxide.

[@relativityboy]

French Toast means the same thing in the USA. (A slice of bread cooked in a pan with egg and other stuff 'infused' throughout the pockets of air in it) usually served with syrup of the maple tree. What you ate looked like something "inspired by" proper french toast.

[@MGSBESTProductions]

Americans love hot sauce. The most popular being either Tabasco or Sriracha

[@ferrumignis]

Plenty of people in the UK like very hot (spicy) food as well, though I think Indian inspired curries like Vindaloo or Phall (beloved of drunk people trying and failing to make an impression of their toughness) is more popular than Mexican dishes.

[@cheyannei5983]

@@veeeks2938 Frank's red hot is just a ready made, cheap mixture of spices any idiot can slather on meat and cook. It's not meant to be anything other than cheap or easy, and it's real big selling point is that you can buy it in multi-gallon jugs. Real restaurants make their own sauce.

[@t5jerry]

Luv your channel Clive, 1 minute your setting fire to your desk, then you give an extremely helpful video on mental health and then your having a feast of chicken burrito ! Talk about a varied menu, excellent as always, I won't use that brill***t word as it's vastly OVERUSED, but I'm certain you get "my drift"......

[@jensgoerke3819]

Usually the stuff to be heated goes into the FRH pouch before adding the water - makes things a bit easier to handle.

[@computergeorge4079]

Burritos are a cylindrical object, about the diameter of the average person's grip, convenient for holding, and folded on both ends before rolling to prevent leakage. Usually use massive tortillas. especially popular in the Southwestern United States, starting to catch on elsewhere. What you made is generally referred to as a "Quesadilla".

[@matteopascoli]

The guys at Epicurious should introduce “BigClive” as a new level of cooking after Amateur, Home Cook and Expert 😄

[@CraftQueenJr]

Matteo Pascoli You mean lower then amateur?

[@kevinthelen2530]

Bit late to the party, but the reason for the "long rip" opening, is because you aren't expected to have a bowl as Clive does here. Normally you'd be treating the plastic packet itself as a kind of "bowl" for scooping the bits out for making your burritos (though this looks easier to make tacos).

[@armyboy0579]

The date is "days In a Year" EX: 18519 = July 4 2019 or 04/07/19

[@Tom_Losh]

Right. Julian Date.

[@MaganmashFlutefighter]

The US MREs I had used a four digit code for date. First digit being year next three being day of year 8125 = 125th day of 2018 (or 2008 or 1998, refer to package style, they change by the decade) = May 5, 2018.

[@MaganmashFlutefighter]

Also worth noting this is pack date, not expiry date. MREs don't get expiry dates, they get inspected every three years.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Yeah, I always put the heater and everything together before adding water and stuffed that into the bag with spare cardboard around it and the vent only lazily folded into the cardboard. I liked my meals as hot as that thing would get em. Also, the entree bag had a side tear because in the field that is your bowl.

[@OlliWilkman]

I like the "cheese spread.... oooh kay..."

[@ElijahPerrin80]

Salt is often used in higher temperatures to help absorb water more effectively and keep it in, common technique and often we would have salt tabs for walks with a canteeni either added to the canteen or swallowed as a pill

[@Atomic_Haggis]

Loved the review but you're supposed to put the main course food pouch into the FRH bag, then add water. You'll find it easier to heat them that way without burning your hands :-)

[@paultoler5517]

Those random numbers on the package actually tell you the manufacture date (MREs don't have an expiration as far as I know)! The first number is the last digit of the year, the last 3 numbers are the day of the year it was made. For example, yours was 7234. 7 would mean 2017, and 234 means the 234th day - 22 August!

[@buillioncubes]

"military spork not included"

[@plebpunk]

‘Pop Tart, Madonna springs to mind’ excellent!

[@gregorythomas333]

"You're not allowed anything sharp these days" Especially the politicians that make these moronic laws!

[@tomstdenis]

The UK government has spent the last 2 years arguing what is the best way to shoot yourself in the foot. With any luck Dec 12th will send a wakeup to parliament to smarten the hell up.

[@gregorythomas333]

I truly hope so. I have several friends in the UK and have been watching the political issues.

[@nightshadelenar]

@Greaory Thomas probably why we don't have smart politicians now-a-days.

[@sziltner]

As my Father always told me, he would eat anything that didn't try to eat him. And he taught me the same. You are my kind of gourmet Clive. 👌

[@browniebrown1899]

And like a shorted battery it emits flammable gas. I used to use the matches for some pyrotechnic entertainment.

[@BedsitBob]

The chewing gum isn't actually intended as a laxative, but it does contain Sorbitol, which is slightly laxative in effect. The laxative effect would only be really noticeable, if you chewed loads of pieces.

[@cmyanmar13]

"I'm doing this all wrong aren't I?" Yeah, because you didn't read the instructions.

[@frankfreeman1444]

Sir: for decades the portable ration was the "Combat Ration, Individual" or C-ration as we referred to it. It was mostly in cans and loaded with preservatives, but while it wasn't all that tasty, it would make a turd. In 1981 the first "Meal, Ready to Eat" was made and entered testing. In 1983 it replaced the C ration. Lighter weight because it is not in cans, and a huge improvement in taste and edibility, if there is such a word.

[@Mihail_K.]

16:14 "I've stuck everything else in it" oh boy...

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Me: "Yep, cheese in a sweet thing is definitely a thing over here. Try chucking the french toast in the tortilla."

[@Atomic_Haggis]

I believe the appropriate word here is "Fnarrrr".

[@Big_Loo]

"It's very hard to make something I don't like." Someone send this man a vomlet!

[@James-oo1yq]

I genuinely get hungry watching you eat this crap! 😂

[@braydenh190]

Search Steve1989 on KZbin. You will not be disappointed

[@ManWithBeard1990]

I wonder what would happen if you were to set fire to a flameless ration heater. Considering what it seems to be made of it might react like some kind of thermite. The oxygen absorbing sachets IIRC do contain not only iron powder, but also a pinch of salt to make it corrode faster. I personally like my food to be mildly spicy btw. It seems to make the flavours pop more and add more depth to it.

[@maddscientist1644]

Love the MRE videos! Wish you could have the camera facing you though so we can see your reaction to the nasty bits :D

[@TnT_F0X]

Southwest Beef and Black beans is my favorite MRE. they do southwest Tex-Mex kinda stuff really well. The mexican flavors, southwest beef and beans, and the Chili meals are all good. The army has perfected MRE mex spices I guess.

[@MikinessAnalog]

You ALWAYS add the water last. I have used chemical "ovens" like this many times while "roughing" it camping.

[@AngeredKabar]

Clive's problem with the FRH was that he didn't use the ubiquitous rock or something. And yes, here in the states french toast is bread soaked in beaten eggs and fried.

[@appalachianamerican2075]

Clive: "Can anything else go wrong?" Murphy: "Challenge accepted"

[@anthonywitham2305]

Clive an observation. There is a pad to heat the meal, but not one to heat water for the coffee. So are you supposed to drink the coffee cold? 🤔

[@GunFox]

No. So you are actually supposed to insert the meal into the bag WITH the heater, not on the outside. On the other side of the ration heater element you can put the beverage bag (Still IN the bag with the heater). So everything gets crammed in there. It is a tight fit, but that is the point.

[@A_Casual_NPC]

The longways tear is to eat directly out of the bag. No bowl needed. Like real men

[@darreldugan1917]

“I don’t have much luck with these heaters.” BigClive That’s because you’re doing it wrong, lmao!

[@dom1310df]

I'm glad I'm not a soldier: With my allergies the rations would have killed me before the enemy even got close. Still, at least the towelette is latex free, so that won't kill me.

[@keithking1985]

It must be shitty having allergies and watching what you have to eat all the time.. sorry to hear that mate 😟

[@RFC3514]

Is your avatar ironic, then?

[@RFC3514]

2:14 - I don't think there have been any relevant changes to the UK's knife legislation in the last 60 years (though they did add things like acid to the "offensive weapons" category recently), and restrictions aren't related to the blades themselves, it's all about the opening mechanism. Basically, it's illegal to _import, sell or transfer ownership_ (but not to own) knives with spring-loaded and gravity-operated blade extension mechanisms, unless they only operate after the user has partially extended the blade by hand (i.e., blade extension can be "assisted" but not fully automatic).

[@absalomdraconis]

I believe that it's the City of London rather than the UK in general.

[@RFC3514]

Semantic bullshit? Seems like the law is simply written in such a way that it prevents (or discourages) new "fully automatic" blades from entering the market *_without_* turning everyone who already owned one into a criminal.

[@1kreature]

Watching the text "peelable seal" while seeing bigclive take out the knife...

[@Murgoh]

Well, I have only eaten one US MRE in my life (so far, I have 5 more waiting) and I was not able to peel it open, had to use a knife. And I don't have particularly weak hands or anything, quite the opposite.

[@jameslawrence8734]

@@Murgoh A lot of times they'll rip right at the tip of the arrow and not peel.

[@hyrenaj2888]

FYI a burrito is wrapped into a little pocket, like a spring roll. What you made is basically a soft taco. A burrito bowl is just the filling of the burrito in a bowl (or bowl like container)... sometimees it'll be in a tortilla, basically as if whoever made it couldn't be bothered to roll it... other times it'll be just the filling (for a "low carb" option); it may also be served over some other type of carb (rice, etc), or have tortilla strips or tortilla chips mixed in. Really there's no hard definition as the lines are very much blurred (especially in America), but burrito bowl will almost invariably be burrito filling loose and open in a bowl, everything else depends on the business selling it.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

The cheddar crackers looks like cheeze it's

[@WillyJunior]

Antonio Claudio Michael Cheeze, it is.

[@mikethedick]

This is one of my favorite! Chicken chunks, chili mac and bbq brisket mre are great too.

[@johnham9256]

If all else fails read the instructions......R.T.F.M. !

[@snuffles_au]

Hooray! You're one of the very few to use the charged FRH properly :D Well done that man!