Canned and Packaged Goods

Preserving food by way of canning it was first discovered and used by the French military in the early 1800s. Tinned foods came into popularity among the urban population in the late 1800s. Perhaps because of this history, there's something quaint about picking canned goods off the shelves. What are your favorite canned goodies? From soups to vegetables to condensed milk (a must-have for bakers), many treats come in canned packages.

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821 days ago

This item is good for the price. They are nothing to write home about but come at a cheap price.

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821 days ago

The potatoes are strongly flavored with vinegar. I could not manage to finish eating the can.

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822 days ago

The Pork & Beans tasted a little bland.

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1026 days ago

First off I'd like to say I'm not actually in the military so my review probably won't be as detailed as most might like to to be.


The beef patty is honestly not that bad. The beef patty is more like a semi-sweet meatloaf and is actually quite good when you add the cheese and BBQ sauce to it. The bread was rather dry, but obviously you can't ask for warm and soft when you're in the field.

The Mexican mac and cheese is spicy, but that's the only thing it has going for it. The cheese is sort of grainy and the mac overcooks way too quickly.

You also get some military-issued Combos (those little round cheese-filled crackers)

The orange drink is good, sort of tastes like Tang.

And for when you're all done you got two sticks of minty-fresh gum!


Overall it really wasn't that bad. I'd honestly eat this even if I wasn't in a field situation, but I'm sure there's better MRE's out there.

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1056 days ago

Saw my buddy eat it on our fishing trip but didn't try it myself. He said it was pretty good, but considering he liked the ghastly omelet and the lethal chicken fajita I don't think his opinion is worth glass of rat piss.

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1056 days ago

Edible, at minimum. It was usually a bit dry and that's its downfall, but its a safe, middle of the road MRE after you've already rat fucked the rest of the case for the good stuff.

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1056 days ago

Until I saw one of these I had no idea that Teriyaki sauce was made with brake fluid.

That's what this shit smells like, but God knows what it tastes like. I sure wasn't going to find out.

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1056 days ago

Chef Boyardee would be pissed...

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1056 days ago

I'll give them credit for getting the "Sloppy" part right.

But who was the "Joe" they used for the ingredients?

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1056 days ago

The veggie MREs are pretty thin and this one is no exception.

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