2023 Cuban Beef Picadillo Prototype US MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing 

The great thing about Steve is that when he talks, it's like he's literally talking WITH you, not AT you. It's legitimately like he's having a conversation with you on the same level, just hanging out. No strange artificial distanced engagement, just a real person.

They're really getting the fiber in this and I like how they're also getting closer to sliced bread in the meals.

That smores bar looks legitimately better than any store bought protein bar that i can think of. What a time to be alive!

I discovered Steve shortly after I started living alone. In that period, I would often play a video of his as I sat down for dinner. That way, we'd be having dinner together, in a way. I guess that's why, whenever I watch him, apart from the content itself, I also enjoy the feeling of seeing an old friend. Tonight my wife and I watched Steve together over dinner. Cheers, Steve, it was a pleasure, as always!

17:20 "What an experience!" You know, I think it's Steve's sincerity that keeps me coming back.

I feel so spoiled with how active Steve’s been

16:09 “It’s still warm.” … ***Looks directly into the camera and your soul*** “No it’s not.” Hahaha! Love that you’re having an argument with yourself over the muffin top! @Steve1989MREInfo, you’re the best man! I’m thankful that you put these videos up here and support the troops in the wonderful way that you do! You’re so respectful and just an all-around good guy. Keep up the great work!

Wow! Love that you're able to secure prototypes. If I was in R&D for US rations sending stuff to you would be the obvious win-win scenario.

Steve, I wanted to let you know that this has lifted my spirits. I just went home from the hospital with a life-threatening bacterial infection and am not allowed to do much. Seeing one of your vids pop up has made my day. Thank you.

@14:20 "By golly" Honey new Steve1989 quote just dropped

Salute this man, for the content he brings. Whether pemmican from a can to pork with peach rings. From ration to ration, he vanquishes them all. With an unwavering passion, never to fall. Each meal is devoured, while he makes his way. Not one stands a chance, "Let's get this out onto a tray." Through perfectly fine chocolate with hardly any bloom, to hard tack with mold. He always comes back, "with something new or old." Through fruitless endeavors he pays the price. For us to have supreme content, and that's quite "Nice" Cheers Steve

You know. There's only one word to describe the feelings of euphoria that course throughout our bodies when we see a new MRE upload: *Nice*

This must be the newest ration ever on this channel. What next? Steve comes back from the future with a 50 year old version of the same ration. Nice! 👍

I love how everyone loves this channel. You're awesome Steve. Nice!

Steve, it fills me with a lot of joy to see you putting out content again. Thank you so much for brightening my day with your lovely voice and wonderful content.

Perfect. Right when I'm eating dinner.

i love that the internet has made it so someone with such a unique hobby can share their love for it. even if it's not something i would personally put time into, for the moment i can sit back and share in his enthusiasm, and appreciate the diversity of things that can be enjoyed to this extent. thanks for sharing what you like to do with us steve

After hearing about Paul Harrell having pancreatic cancer and stepping away from RU-vid, this is a great morale boost. Thank you so much Steve.

The feeling that surges through my body every time I see a new video on your channel is very addictive.

Love how articulate you were in describing the bread. Great to have you back!

Steve, you’re a fu-cking LEGEND!! A legend for giving the world content it never knew it needed! Been following this channel from the beginning! 🤓

Why is it that we love this guy so much. Tried other MRE channel when he's quiet but it's just not the same.

Your videos were on in the backround of my severe alcohol withdrawals getting sober a couple years ago, was a comfort in a horrible time. You provide a lot with your content man, thanks for doin what you do. 😊

Found Steve through a friend a couple of years back. Love the videos man! Keep up the great reviews! I really like seeing the new prototypes. I'm tired of the same old beef stew and chicken with noodles myself. Hope this one comes out!

Dude, I've said it before. I come for the positive attitude that lifts my vibe... I stay for the awesome MRE reviews, but I keep coming back for the absolutely best taste in T Shirts on youtube.. Keep up the good work, you absolute legend.

Steve regularly posting again is a sign the universe is trying to correct its self finally

Great to see you back and great to see a new prototype. You keep on testing them and I’ll keep watching! Nice! See ya!

Steve's praise is like a michelin star in the MRE world.

I love how Steve lovingly says, “Awwww glowing yellow.” Your voice is so soothing Steve. Love watching these before I go to bed. God bless you. Thank you for all that you do for us.

I just found you. This is AWESOME. im going on a binge now

Always a good night when Steve uploads

I've never liked my picadillo with raisins or even olives (prefer it with potatoes instead, and rice + fried plantains on the side), but for an MRE, this looks pretty alright and the extra stuff probably helps round it out nutritionally. Cuba libre!

Steve always seems to drop a video when i need it most, nice!

I had a menu 17 for breakfast this morning. It had a pouch of table syrup in it! Paired with the maple muffin top, it was incredible. I have to thank Steve, because its your videos that got me into these!

Been watching you for years man, you've truly put a smile on my face every time I see one of your vids pop up.. thanks brother.

The morale boost that a good MRE can give to folks is so underrated, and I’m really proud that our military takes that seriously

Today was a really rough day, and I was really down. Steve knew, and brought us 18 mins of joy.

I’ve been hoping for something Cuban related for so long! I remember I had asked ya on Patreon. I’m glad we’re getting closer haha this is nice!

Been watching these vids for years! Have them on in the background every day while working! Got me through many stressful scenarios, thanks Steve 🤝💪😊

I’m actually kind of hyped for this one. Hopefully it makes it to final production. My go-to’s right now are the chicken burrito bowl and spaghetti with meat sauce. Of course my favorite is the tuna but those usually get snagged as soon as the box gets opened. Honorable mentions are the Mexican style chicken stew and southwest style beef and black beans. I’ve gotten stuck with the beef ravioli, chicken chunks and creamy spinach fettuccini (this one got taken out as far as I’m aware, but a lot of our stock is older menus). Definitely don’t recommend any of those. Nothing worse than trying to choke down basically frozen spinach fettuccini in 10 degree Fahrenheit weather at 6 am before running STX lanes.

I ate a couple PB&J sandwiches on white toast tonight, and the MRE looked virtually identical. Overall a superior ration. Good looking smores bar as well. Great review as always Steve!

Steve, been missing your posts, thanks for brightening our night!

My grandfather was a B17 tail gunner in ww2 and he passed away this week. RIP Corporal E.T. Flood and bless you for your service.

Steve, I love your videos so much! So informative and your voice and description of every packet is helpful and calming. Thank you so much!

Glad I found your channel Steve. Always enjoy your videos.

This man is a national treasure. Protect him at all costs!

BROOOOOO!! HOW DID YOU KNOW ITS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!? This is so awesome I'm winding down from a very long day and what do I see!?!? The best present I have received all day a video from Steve!! Thank you so much.

Love a new MRE, nice! Thanks for the upload Steve.

My unit just got this new packaging and I love it. A lot more compact and easier to pack

I’m glad you’re still making videos! I started watching you in 2016 on my old channel. I’m happy you’re still doing good man !

The best channel on youtube. Excellent video as always Steves passion for the ration is unmatched

it is always a good day when Steve uploads

Perfect ending to a great weekend. Thanks Steve!

Always always always watch a new Steve video… honestly it brightens my day every single time without fail 😊

Steve’s vids are a comfort blanket in troubled times.

It's always really cool to see a well done MRE that can do double duty. This looks like something you can take your time and enjoy, but also easily cram into your food hole if you had to eat it really quickly.

Cuban Beef Picadillo? Dude. That's better than what I'm about to eat. Keep it up Steve!

Thanks, Steve. We’ve had a tough week here. Both of us got laid off from our jobs but when we saw you’d uploaded a new video it helped to make our day…. Nice.

i just love your description and enthusiasm. Number ONE in MRE reviews!

Gosh, I sure do enjoy these! Thanks for making them!

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!

Steve may I say you have the most wholesome and nice community on this platform and I'm happy to be a part of it, much love to you man I hope 2024 is treating you well so far. You are what youtube should be someone showing if a niche hobby in a lightly edited enjoyable form I love every video I been following since your mid 2010's Russian Cold climate ration

"It's still hot." -pause "No It's not." Shit had me in tears!

I watch pretty much everything on youtube, from low to super well known youtubers and in any category, and im gonna tell this - Steve is the best and always will be

I am so thrilled to find new videos I've missed them so much

Always NICE to see you upload!

Excellent way to start the week!

Yes a new video! Your content is always the highest quality, keep on keeping on! All the best man

In post-Hurricane Katrina weeks here in New Orleans, when I ate many MREs, they were like opening little Christmas presents! On the first Mardi Gras day after Katrina, there were no tourists, just a handful of locals who survived the storm and aftermath and the National Guard who were in town, on duty and awesome! An old buddy and I brought MREs out that day and prepared them in a little park-like area on Decatur Street for our Mardi Gras lunch. It really made the Great Post-Katrina Local’s Mardi Gras Day munch! Through the whole months-long post-Katrina experience, I feel as if I’ve made friends with the mighty MRE, and it would be a pleasure to eat one again, albeit without all of the devastation around me.

Was watching this in my AP class the other day. We are huge fans of the channel. Would love to know how you got into collecting MREs. Also what do you do with the old containers once you have opened and used on the channel?

I never know when I’m gonna get a notification that a new Steve video is out but man that’s part of why it always puts a smile on my face!

This has to be the freshest MRE I have ever seen you eat!

I like your MRE videos Steve. Very wholesome

The best MRE yet! The Master has spoken! I have to say that I would have to agree. It all looked good. I will definitely have to get my hands are some. Great review & accessment my friend. I was impressed by the bread & that s'moores bar. Very nice.

Great to see you again. Awesome video as always

WOW Picadillo, very traditional Cuban dish that's been developed in places like Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic (where I'm from). It should be served over rice but an MRE is what it is. I would have loved to taste this to see how it came out. MRE meals will always be different than freshly made, but did they get the flavors? Maybe one day I'll find out. Thank you for the content!

Its nice to see that they keep working on new ideas to make better rations for those who serve and make sacrifices to protect us.

Steve back at it again with the bangers

Nice! A new upload from Steve and a prototype MRE, looks great and glad to see they've thickened up the jelly

I can’t believe how excited I got when I noticed the video in the “recommends” of the video I was watching! I hadn’t seen the alert on my phone yet. Nice.

It's really nice to see the increased fiber content of this ration.

Nice to see you eating something new. This looks like an amazing protype meal and IMHO would be a good replacement for Chicken with Noodles. Thank you for the upload!

Thank you Steve.

These reviews are beautiful, entertaining, wholesome and comforting !

Glad to see you're still eating Steve been watching since steadily since 2019 before my Mom passed.. shoot I know before even 2019 cause I knew to o look you up.. stay bless man keep your head up and keep making videos!!

Thanks Steve! Rough day at work today, your vids make a bad day a freakin awesome day!

Im glad you got a hold of one of these bad boys. Right on, Steve. Hope all is well!

Love to see you back Steve !!!

Amazing!. This is another kind of an ASMR. I LOVE IT

Cool to see my people getting some pf our food tested for MREs. Cuban food is so good.

Just in time when I'm making food! Thanks Steve!

Man, I was having a rough day, and then I saw that you uploaded. Your videos have been a great de-stressor for me between your passion for MREs and your chill demeanour. Great video as always 👍

They seem to be forgetting the moral part of rat packs . No chocolate , no sweets/ candies . Being on guard at 4 am in the cold and rain isn’t much fun when there’s nothing much to snack on .

Awesome video as always Steve! If I may ask you or your fans a question : I've seen a few other MRE items with the word "recovery" on the package. what does that mean?

love your content Steve, very informative and educational!

Your videos remind me of when my mom used to bring home donuts. It didn’t happen often but when it did man it was like Christmas and birthdays all rolled into one😂

Another Steve MRE video? Lets get this out onto a tray. Nice. Steve is how I get in touch with how my grandpas in the army air corps and navy ate, remember how I ate in the army, and check out how young soldiers in the army today eat. These videos give me the strangest nostalgia.

As a Cuban myself I can approve and we eat this with rice typically 🙏🏽

Thanks for the post Steve!!! Your posts make me so happy. Like sunshine and warm weather to my gloomy day

Hey Steve, long time watcher - first time commenter. Just want to let you know that your videos are helping me get through quitting smoking