Ukrainian Armed Forces 24 Hour Combat Ration

Ukrainian Armed Forces 24 Hour Combat Ration with a late 2022 expiration. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
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[@Danissimo_1992]

Hi there! I'm from Ukraine. What you tried for lunch is not borscht. It was soup. The borsch has a reddish-purple color.

[@keithmoon3190]

I wonder how you are doing and if you are safe from the Russians 3 months later?

[@salieri_sg9413]

@@keithmoon3190 Great

[@Morningstar_Actual]

Thanks Danil! Slava Ukraini!

[@my67falcon]

Yea, that had no sign of beets in it at all and it's probably the ashkenazi in me but a potato on the side.

[@zulubeatz1]

I hope you are safe and well. Is the Rice Chicken porridge something common to Ukraine?

[@dougriggs337]

I doubt that Steve would be mad about the tray , he seems like a totally cool guy

[@devinnash8342]

Who is Steve ??

[@davidleavitt835]

@@devinnash8342 Steve1989MREinfo. His channel is awesome.

[@-Mike]

@@devinnash8342 bruh

[@Army-xn9tj]

Bruh I thought it was Steve at first. Lol

[@andreamcleod9347]

Duet with Steve

[@Baladhya]

I have been in Ukraine for 9 months and have experience with these MRE's. Thankfully I have never come across that breakfast item. I can confirm that the lunch, dinner and OtHER breakfast items are delicious and proved to sustain me without any problem. GREAT video. PS. The bland hard tack is best used by putting the porridge on top of it and wolfing it down. When you are hungry, it is very satisfying! Cheers

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thanks for sharing!

[@pauljefferies9087]

Is that “hard tack”, stuff meant to be first softened by use of boiling water, or hot borscht soup? I believe I have seen things like that. They let it soak in the hot liquid, it makes a thick ‘stew’, mine was not too bad in cold weather.

[@Baladhya]

@@pauljefferies9087 Yep, you sure can soak it, but, I was happy just to chomp on it. It's not too, hard. Good chef tip to let it thicken the soup. Classic trench gourmet tip! ;)

[@minty_Joe]

@@Baladhya Слава Україні!

[@nicolab2075]

Thanks for this Eric. I bet some of those Ukrainian soldiers are even glad of the porridge at the moment. Sobering thought. All the best to them xx

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

Ukrainian you mean American taxpayer charity ration

[@djomegaminus]

Biden has sent Zelenskyy over $68 BILLION dollars !!!!! Those soldiers are eating better than most Americans , that's for damn sure!!!

[@youngstowny]

​@@thehillbillygamer2183 🤦‍♂️

[@mattfulmer4243]

I just had a Ukrainian 24 hr MRE shipped directly from "starving, war torn" Kiev with no problems whatsoever. Obviously the narrative we are being fed by the WH and the Media is bullshit. If you haven't figured out that BILLION$ of our tax payer money (which they REFUSE to do an audit on) being sent over there is nothing more than a vast money laundering operation, then..I just don't know what to tell you....

[@SerhiyPetrovich]

В раціоні насправді натуральний мед, тому він може кристалізуватися. Україна один із світових лідерів по виробництву меду, тому робити підробку немає потреби. А сніданок мабуть дійсно зіпсувався, бо навіть на вигляд не приємний.

[@FFSteveEMT]

This time I’m going to use a tray. Me: nice.

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

I’m sure the soldiers appreciate everything in the ration package. Love to them all, from America ! ❤️🇺🇸

[@menya00045]

lol

[@orenmontgomery8250]

Your girlfriend seems very charming and supportive of your channel/hobby, good for you! 👍

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thanks!

[@stevenhall1097]

I enjoy how you are expanding your reviews. Keep up the good work.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thank you very much!

[@lindamcneil711]

As honey ages, it crystallizes… it is normal. I love it when it starts to crystallizes. If you warm it with some hot water in its pack, it should liquidfy.

[@user-pf8hs7nv6z]

well it shows that it's natural and is not made from condensed syrup. and even aged it's not losing any quality imo.

[@mowtow90]

Yep, its a mark of purity. To liquify it back - just put the canister in hot watter , it takes a couple of min. However if drop watter in pure honey (even just a wet spoon)it will crystallize in few min. It goes to show you ho much people are gitting used to trash when they dont recognize the pure stuff. I actully offered an american friend a jar of crystal honey and he thout that I was ripping him off... Later after reading about it , he appologized.

[@garywheeler7039]

@@mowtow90 Or an instant in a microwave will liquify it.

[@josephturner4047]

Can't be as bad as a 7 year out of date Russian one.😄

[@amiedevoll7754]

Like the use of the tray! I'm sure Steve would approve 👍. Btw, just recently found your channel, I really like the content.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@petruSarac]

The porridges that look more like thick soups are a thing in the Slavic part of Eastern Europe. Having chicken stew for breakfast seems like an acquired taste. When a former president has a candy factory, you have to have nice chocolate.

[@dannym7783]

Great review. Keep up the nice work. Glad to have found your channel a few months ago..

[@Wiwih79]

Great video as usual. Thanks for the insight.

[@james0000]

Another great video, thanks!

[@BarnDoorProductions]

Very fun review. Not sure how that's borscht, however. Borscht is beet soup.

[@dillonsnyder1172]

I'm thinking the MRE was put through the ringer in shipping, it sounds like the porridge might have been compromised and gone bad. Then again, maybe the porridge makes you tough enough to keep the Russian Army out of your town.

[@TomzTrainzandAccessories]

With the powder in the FRH, it’s probably the magnesium and iron metal alloy powder that you encountered.

[@tonyv8925]

With the onset of Ukrainian winter, those rations will give the soldier the extra calories they need to maintain performance in the field.

[@lawrencehubbard2985]

There is ton of channels that use the metal tray one MRE company used to sell them and give them away in large mystery boxes. I like Steve’s channel more from his veteran side of the meal. I spent 24 years in the US Army eating C rations original MRE’s no heaters and mostly everything dehydrate to improved to more improved to more improved T Rations. Other countries rations and eating local food will doing combat missions.

[@JustinWillisDevil240Z]

Steve is every MRE youtubers favorite MRE youtuber.

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

He has been busy at work lately, so no new videos.

[@briantenroh373]

Eric thank you for the video. I appreciate what you are doing

[@markswishereatsstuff2500]

Nice. I follow a lot of MRE review channels. Didn't know you did them.

[@TheWtfnonamez]

You can tell these are "real-time combat MREs" because they dont pack stuff in Milar. These are made to get used in the field immediately, not stored.

[@stephenwright3501]

You're so calm while you crack me up. I wonder if you know just how drole you are. Don't change.

[@MrJayharr58]

Omg!!! I was laughing so freaking hard at your taste test and smell of the porridge!!! Man I haven’t laughed that hard in a while!!!

[@garyjohnson4608]

I"m sure that the breakfast entree probably just went bad for whatever reason. I had an MRE entree that had gone bad one time and it was almost a year away from it's expiration date.

[@NetRolller3D]

Given what the FRH looked like, this was likely badly mishandled.

[@__hjg__2123]

maybe the breakfast porridge can be used for an ambush on Russian infantry?

[@-Mike]

Lol what a mess. Literally. Great vid and an A for effort. Have you done a video on your go to mess kit/setup? Maybe I have yet to come across it yet.

[@davidhintz1806]

The struggle is real on this one. Good vid.

[@theeddorian]

Hard tack was often used as a thickener for stew or soup. It was necessarily considered something to eat like a biscuit of cracker. Crumble the biscuits into the broth before heating it.

[@EatsTreatsMREs]

This is a great looking ration, some parts I don't think I would eat but some others looked great as well, the cherry jam especially. I think the pork and potatoes was my favourite here. Great review!

[@ericluffy7970]

I continue to watch and suggest that with these I feel you should eat as we do. No tray, tables or mats. Filet that bag open and lay out flat and enjoy it that way. You will have the open view to show audience, cut down on cleanup and also....keep it real for those which these are made. Will help folks learn a thing or two as well while we all grow. For instance the semi-sterile status of the bags as they are opened presents an option for covering a would bandage or also water carrying/gathering vessel. Limitless when necessity is present.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Not a bad idea, thanks.

[@airmanma]

I like your style, and the way you put all the stuff onto the tray without going through the monotonous displaying of each item before you prepare them. Great job!!

[@jamesryder1427]

Good review and nice channel buddy 👍

[@uncuttcoffeeofficial]

The raisins were meant to go in the porridge with sugar. Damn lol

[@pauljefferies9087]

Good!!!! Troops in Ukraine have field rations!!! Glad to see this!!!

[@ragamuffin1588]

Thanks for the video. I was looking forward to a survival kit video though...

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Coming soon

[@USNVA11]

“ Let’s get this out on a civilian tray …. “

[@dalecarr5445]

Good video. I’d like to see you try various survival food that isn’t a military MRE.

[@kenc9236]

In the Canadian army back in the day I think I had one heated IMP and I put my fingers in to warm them up. The rest of the time IMPS were cold in the bush. No time to fart around in the bush.

[@caramel7149]

Perhaps the breakfast porridge package got damaged somehow. I feel like these things are made by nutritionists, so health before flavor, but even then it shouldn't be worst than bland.

[@COEmotion566]

It's natural honey, home made honey always got thick with time. It shows ti's high quality

[@yourwifesboyfriend1485]

Always smart to keep one of these around while artefact hunting, a hungry stalker is a weak stalker.

[@michaelclatecki8157]

First time watching I believe, I guess because I watched Nathan's the other day your video popped up, and I'm assuming you're talking about Steve he was probably my first one I watch years ago about MREs. I kind of like him he's pretty good he doesn't do it too often anymore baby hard to get the stuff for he looks like in a good shape so maybe not a everyday thing LOL. Nathan had issues with the language barrier and his phone and he did it like live on the phone. I suggested do it before you film so he's not messing around with the phone on camera, so your video was pretty set up well and you plan ahead and getting the correct names on the items of screen to prep for us. So that's cool. Not a huge fan of Music in the background but that's just me. It just takes away from you as you're talking and now I have to focus on background music while you're talking or sometime it might be too loud and will overpower your voice. Don't mind at the closing end I guess. But a good video for my first time watching and I think you did a good job I enjoyed it

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

The distinctive green colour of those bags and Russia ones is odd to me, you can spot them from quite a distance away. Including in front line pictures and drone footage.

[@zulubeatz1]

I wonder if experience in the War has changed the current ration at all now? I had a feeling the Rice Porridge would be nasty.

[@arazseyfinezhad5444]

i really love ration videos dont let other ppl stop you

[@ronman33]

The porridge is nasty because you didn't mix it right. You're not meant to pour a little off the top. You should have kneeded the whole bag to get it mixed properly for all of the ingredients to finally blend together. What you did there was like drinking the top grease of a can of chili that you never stirred. The actual porridge is still in the bag, you ate the watery detritus that floats to the top. Also I'm not sure that you understand how expiration dates work, especially when it comes to MREs. They don't expire like that, they don't go bad like regular food. Dates are for reference, it's not like a package of hamburger you bought at the grocery store that now is bad.

[@charlessalmond7076]

Good timing.

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

I bet given current events that those are getting done expedient use and it's always fun for me to see the different stuff they eat around the world

[@private15]

If you had been sweating hard you would crave the added salt. Natural honey is creamy Color and granular and turns clear if it is heated.

[@markprociw2486]

It's like watching a tutorial of an American trying Sushi for the first time and explaining the correct way to eat it to the rest of the world.....

[@georgeemanson]

I always found the only good use of the hard-tack biscuit was to use them as fuel on the field ration heater.

[@animula6908]

Depends on how hungry you are

[@CaptJerry]

I'm curious, where would you find a working microwave in the field?

[@J3AD]

if the food kit is not stored right, meals can go bad. especially if not kept cool.

[@jamestrebillcock4718]

Putting the retort in the pan with some tongs hahaha

[@Kain66666666]

Sorry to do a little bit of American bashing ( love your videos btw) but the granular feeling of the honey is because it started to crystalize. All-natural honey does that. I know in America honey is not that natural, I remember a youtube video saying that in America, honey is 20˜30% natural honey and that the EU has a law that all the honey sold in the EU should be at least 80% natural honey. But they made a study across the EU and other non-EU European countries and they found that all the honey tested from supermarkets was 100% natural honey. so that is why the honey is granular like that :P. If you boil it in water, in a jar or cup, it will turn clear again. of course, over time, it crystallizes again.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

I have a friend who tends bees and makes his own honey that’s 100% pure and I use his honey these days instead of buying it. I’ve seen the crystallization before, but it just it didn’t occur to me at the time I was filming the video. Hindsight is 20/20. Also not sure where you heard that 20-30% thing, I’ve always bought locally made honey that’s 100% raw honey. Maybe McDonalds uses something like that haha. Thanks for watching! Where in the EU are you?

[@Kain66666666]

@@KitbashedSurvival Romania. The 20~30% was about big box store honey so, locally bought should be 100%. I remember seeing a video about americans living in romania for a while and they talked about how they loved the bread here and then going back to the states and not being able to find any good tasting bread in the big stores. Also about american companies putting a lot of shugar in the food so i was just poking a little fun at that, i did not mean to be mean about it. Local food, home grown and home made food should be just as good everywhere. But the generaly available food in america, like in big box store...... it is just made to get people addicted to it trough lots and lots of shugar. But, unfortunately, i see a tendancie to buy more and more stuff here as well. People start to forget how to pickle, how to can food, how to smoke it, towns are starting to be less friendly twards people raising animals. I am glad i still have my parents in the country that grow and raise basic stuf and they make most of the things we use to cook our food with. Btw, after watching your videos on the battle boxes, i wanted to get them myself but....... they do not ship to europe :(. That was sad. I do not know of something similar in europe. Love your videos. Keep up the good work. Have a good day, for me it is close to bed time here.

[@eldermartins3220]

3:56 NOOOO! It's 'Alright, let's get this out on a tray. Nice, mkay'! Follow the legendary ancient ritual!

[@AirgunEvolution]

Slava Ukraini

[@KaylynnStrain]

honey can crystalize, that does not affect the taste or quality. gently warming it will return it to a somewhat liquid consistency

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Yeah, they've found honey in the pyramids of Egypt that was still good to eat...just really crystalized. I don't think it ever goes bad.

[@andrewpaul3130]

Pork bacon, tomatoes and sunny side up with English porridge. My word. Splendid I say.

[@Prewarpostwaramdmore]

When are you going to review those Girl Scout cookies on the counter?

[@user-zt1hn5zq2c]

Where do order them and cost???? Enjoy ur program!

[@Taz90]

Ummm....don't know if anyone has told you this,but... The proper way to drink E glish Breakfast Tea, is with adding sugar & milk, to taste. And 100% pure honey does not crystallize. It only crystallizes as it gets old, if corn syrup has been added to it.

[@topendgold9284]

Hi, like your reviews. Just curious as to why you refer to the main items as entrees? An entree is something you eat before the main meal, entrees = enter, which is the start of your meal.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

I really don't know. It's not scripted, so I just say what I say.

[@ItphingsMonk]

I'm from U.S.A and at least in restaurants from where I'm at most of the time call the main dishes entrees. What you get before the main plate of food comes is usually called an appetizer. Main dish/entree may contain side dishes like a salad or cup of soup, or stuff like vegetables or a form of potato.

[@topendgold9284]

@@ItphingsMonk that explains it, entrees in australia is an appetiser, it means enter in French, like the start of a meal.

[@bobbyrayoutdoors5954]

Next time drop a piece of that dark chocolate in the coffee and let it melt will change your life 😂😂😂

[@ellanvanninbushcraft8388]

The Breakfast biscuits look like the AB biscuits in our UK rations. (AB stands for Arse binding).

[@markescartin1915]

Tabasco use to make a combat condiment ration; you might consider that with porridge!

[@bonniematthews2500]

love the cat!!! CUTE

[@JH-6]

You did Steve proud

[@josephturner4047]

It is strange how many countries make the midday meal so heavy. British rat packs make the midday meal pretty much pocket grub. So you can get on with the fight in daylight. All your cooking is done at your bivvy.

[@AYellowPepper]

Nice

[@gmail9384]

The food probably tastes better if you use the salt and pepper to enhance everything.

[@AYellowPepper]

SHame that that chicken porridge didnt hold up, The UA MRE Steve reviewed had good one and it looked tasty!

[@iamthephoenixnyc]

LOL I think Steve would have eaten half of it LOL

[@Mr0704chen]

烏克蘭加油！

[@jaredreeves6161]

dude strayed from the metal for steve i subscribed

[@michaelathens953]

In my experience, the jam had always been really good in the Ukrainian/Russian MREs I've had. Especially the cherry and apple.

[@Oi....]

Does it come with a Stephan Bandera patch?

[@tchevrier]

what? no pierogies? just out of curiosity why use bottled water?

[@TheWtfnonamez]

"Rice porridge with chicken" sounds like my idea of "arse served up with arse"

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

nice

[@suecollins3246]

Where did you get _that_ ?

[@vicgarbutt3310]

I think the raisins were for adding to the porridge.

[@damnhandy]

An authentic mre demonstration would have you doing the entire video while squatting in a foxhole.

[@soetdjuret]

Where can I buy one?

[@ErickB58]

Where can I get one?

[@Yaroslav_Tselovanskyi]

I suppose the same thing that punctured the FRH also punctured the dinner so it went bad

[@Circa1664]

ASMR tray stacking

[@6919494]

The breakfast was made to wake you up, lol

[@richardarcher7177]

Just found your channel. Really great although your cat seems to think you're preparing cat food and wants their share.

[@seankane8628]

Cat food is what the Orcs are eating

[@richardarcher7177]

@@seankane8628 true, but from long personal expeirence whenever I take a can out of a shopping bag or the cupboard any cat I've ever owned assumes this to be food for them - even if it's simply tomato puree for a pasta sauce I'm doing. When I actually start opening the can they get very insistent with many meows and much clawing of leg.

[@michaellandi5371]

Nice! A ration fix

[@gordonwelcher9598]

KZbin should require every video to include at least one cat.

[@chrisjones1798]

One thing all these rat packs have in common ........after 5 days of eating then you end up passing a brick ........and it hurts , great review though 👌

[@highlordstevious]

By now I can picture no more of these available, and the ones that are are being split four or five ways.

[@demonsdown]

Damn just realized Uncle Ben's has been selling my lazy ass MREs for years.🤣

[@jamesnelson5110]

Raisins to go in the porridge?

[@gofoats]

There was a time when "Combat Rations" were or only source. We did not complain.

[@dononebullen]

Go out in the woods get cold and dirty work up an appetite then eat it I think it would taste better that way from experence