Chef Tastes Dehydrated Camping Food for the First Time 

Have this dude eat those same meals after a hard day of hiking, and they will suddenly taste amazing.

How about doing a video where you freeze dry this chef’s cooking and then taste test it?

Next on Cnet an F1 driver complains about the performance of minivans.

Pro tip - those eggs need double the hydration time and a bit more water than the instructions suggest - only then are they edible.

When it comes to freeze dried foods being too salty, they are designed to feed people who are up in higher elevations hiking in the mountains. Everyone knows that you need more rehydration time and more salt as you go up in elevation. This is why airline food would taste even more disgusting if you ate it while In the airport instead of up in the air. Our taste buds are not the same the higher we go up in elevation. Also the extra salt will help replenish some of the salt that was lost through physical activity during the hike.

Evidently the chef has never been in the military or camped alone for a week or two. He apparently does not get the rational of survival food. It actually is excellent, especially Mountain House food.

beats eating bugs or people

Why don't you get this chef to make something that will remain shelf stable, portable and edible for the duration of a week long or more hiking trip that will be up to his taste standards, and also fit the caloric and macronutrient requirements for someone who's been hiking more long distances while carrying loads each day?

you have got to have that water at a rolling boil and In my experience use a bit less water and leave it sit a bit longer than the directions recommend.

He was so polite even though he probably wanted to rip it apart haha

Bro why is he comparing this food to his $200 meals. This is for the zombie apocalypse

As a chef myself I would never prepare it this way at all I would give it a tiny rice cooker to rehydrate 100% ❤ and even then if you had extra stuff around you can add to the flavor, hints the whole kitchen in the background ❤

Loved this video 😁 more please! The Chef's reactions are so funny

Idk why Cnet is uploading this but whatever

I would be curious how he would feel about these after hiking to the top of a mountain or something or the sort. Literally just curious how physical experience and exhaustion impacts the willingness and the experience. Don’t know. Just curious.

always let them rehydrate for a lot longer than they say and use piping hot water. i sometimes leave it for 30+ minutes and just sit and glass or do something else. Do not let the heat escape thats how i get the beef and chicken bits to soften up.

Great review recommend getting a dehydrator and prepping your own meals for all who's interested in packing for extensive hikes. Tastes amazing without all the preservatives

"hide my feelings" is like saying...bluhhhh :D Love!

Funny he's a pro chef in a giant kitchen...he could pour out each of these into a pan & make them super tasty in a few seconds with some little tricks

To quote Miguel de Cervantes: "Hunger makes the best sauce in the world." Hike / Backpack 6 - 14+ hours a day, for days or weeks on end, carrying 30 - 60+ pounds on rocky dirt trails, over hills and mountains, AND THEN try these meals again.

“It’s dry.”

More videos like this for sure

Hahah trust it tastes much better in the bush when you have been out for 30+ day canoe trip 😅

I was wondering why they sale for 1$ in some states

Why mountain house? It looks like you guys just picked whatever was at Wal-Mart. There are tons of better products out there if you just looked a little harder.

Fantastic 😆

So, he's trying food meant for backpackers and survivalist!

Why is everyone so offended?

“It’s an interesting day today” 😂

If you were held in a foreign prison these meals would get a Michelin Star rating.

Just finished backpacking for the first time. I swear this is the only honest video . Man me and my grown son were dying. These meals tasted like trash and I brought hot sauce and salt. Next time I’m living on oatmeal packets, tuna fish and protein bars

After 10 meals in a row, all of these get old

Mountin House meals are pretty good but I've never had this meal. Wait till the lights go out and Whole Foods is empty, this fancy lad will do anything for one of these meals.

I’m sure he is a superb chef, hence his attitude.

Chef, it is survival food. If you are in emergency situation and haven’t eaten for 3 days you would love it. It will be tasty and save your life.

If you're starving, it will all taste good.

Nasty and expensive.. those meals are like $20 after tax here in California.. better off buying your own dehydrator

Tabasco. Everything always tastes better with Tabasco sauce. Lol

He he he that’s my step dad but lol

you know the funny thing with rations? they taste horrid at home but when your out in the field they taste great...kinda weird

Make him eat last after a major incident. This is not a 5 Star restaurant.

I have a food allergy, easy to pack, carry, edible, will not put me in hospital, do not have to deal with ignorant waitstaff, can take on a plane...with overnight layovers and cancellations this may be a good back up food for travelling.

lol, saw myself having food / dkept sayn ..having fun, french chef, its survival fooooodddddd!good stufff fun, its survival fooddd, lol overall, my take french chef its survival food:)

I hate 90% of dehydrated food. Impossible to eat

Will there be food snobs during a zombie apocalypse? Hmmm....

We get it. Some of you hike. No one is impressed. You all completely understand the idea behind the video and the general comedic angle that was taken in making it. Just stop.

Fancy lad

Fettuccine are not NOODLES

My conclusion is the chef is a snob. Of course he is a chef after all.

I don't get the point of this video. This is the wrong person to test dehydrated food. He woud probably say the same negatives about canned foods. An appropriate tester would be someone that needs to use dehydrated meals.

If I ever went camping I think I’d rather buy a military MRE than buying one of these lol

FOOD SHORTAGE?

Overpriced, way too much sodium and subpar taste. But you can be lazy? 🤷‍♂️

Bwahaha

Ah.....an elitist with no concept of reality.

LAME! Read the commits below this video, and I'm willing to bet my life that 95 percent of the commits are from those who couldn't find yourselves around a kitchen if your lives depended on it. This is coming from someone who actually cooks my meals and from my experience as a chef. This guy Is hitting the mark on most of these pre packed food meals. The folks making these meals are only giving you calories to burn not real "FOOD" all the while laughing all the way to the bank at you all. Take the time to invest in prepping your meals yourself its not rocket science kiddos, show yourself some love. Those who are pro pre packed meals could do land slides better and just grab a fistful of earth at the top of your mountain peak, hill, or the middle of nowhere and mix a little hot water. Bon Appetit!

Oh my god these look disgusting. Why is there a market for bullocks in US?