Eating 33 Year Old US MRE 1984 Ham & Chicken Loaf Vintage MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Test 

Ive never seen a person so full of enthusiasm and excitement for eating 33 year old military food and with such a vast knowledge of the history of military food. Even the way he describes the food and the words he uses to describe it. A true military food guru. Impressive. 🖒

After watching so many youtube videos with guys showing off their exotic cars, it's refreshing to see a man who can appreciate something so basic as an edible meal...

It’s 2 am and I’m watching a man eat food from the 80’s. Proud to be here.

Hey there Steve. Long time watcher here. I'm a disabled marine who joined in 84 so this episode was special for me. I had to comment this time because up until about 6 months ago, I routinely bought usgi surplus cases, but for whatever reason all of my sources either jacked the price for an a/b 2 case pak from an average of $75-$100 way up to like $250 now, or they plain stopped carrying them. The first thing I noticed was no Tabasco bottle. It seemed like they were in everything. The pears were supposed to be rehydrated in the pouch with your "canteen" water. Never seen them eaten dry. Ever. Hell, we all got a kick out of watching little bits of fruit appear from seemingly dust chunks. Strawberries were the best. It was like magic. The crackers. Absolutely inedible. They were disgusting and the peanut butter was worse. Especially chunky. Omg. I can taste it now as I type. 🤮😆 All the mains were delicious, the most unpleasant of them being the hot dogs. Just plain and boring and unheated, they really sucked. And we did not ever heat them up at rftd at camp pendleton in boot. Rip it open, wolf it down and off you go. Never even got to drink the coffee. The other thing we didn't do is shit!! 5 days. When we finally got to the end of the week, we were marched to porta potties and well, to put it lightly, sounded like a platoon of men having babies out of their butts. It was funny and painful at the same time. We all swore it was by design so we'd extract every bloody gram of nutrients that were in the mres. The new mres were like Hilton food compared to the mess we got back then but as you mentioned, science experiments. 😆 Being homebound disabled, it was a great activity for me to have one every day, even got myself a steel tray to make it easier to eat from my chair. I sure hope that whatever caused the explosion in price, goes away and they return to the $50 per 12 in the case price, soon. I need my mre fix dammit!!! 😂😂😂 Thank you so much for all these videos. Its really great for my day and mental health. Really. 🙏🙏🙏

He’s so happy with his 33-year-old mre.

This man playing around with 1984 meatloaf while I just came from the video about that college student who died from eating 4 day old pasta

"Theres salt on the cracker and the nuts arent rancid, Nice!" Steve would be the easiest house guest ever.

As someone who had this menu when it was "fresh" I can tell you it was my favorite. The pears were like gold to me. The ham and chicken loaf was great, kind of tasted like canned tuna.

Soldiers in 1984: "I hate MRE food..." Steve in 2017: "I can't believe how good this is! mmm I never want it to end."

I'll make lunch today, store it and will eat it in 2051. Thanks for the idea.

"Yeah, theres no numbing in my throat, or in my mouth, no swelling, no rancidity. True good mood food." This man is the doomsday prepper version of Gordon Ramsay. Awesome

Steve seems like such a gentle, kind fellow. But its pretty cool when he smacks his coffee, sugar and creamer packets into submission.

*pulls out hard white brick labeled as pears* “They smell great, perfectly fine”

*How did I get here, and why does this man know so much about food that was continued or discontinued or salted or whatnot.* I am both perplexed and intrigued

Finding an unwatched Steve1989 video is like finding a perfectly preserved 40-year old ration. The satisfaction is intense.

16:39 “I don’t want it to end, just like the 80’s” Wise words Steve 👌

Someone asks you your favorite food. 1984 MRE ham and chicken loaf.

I also enjoy when my food doesn't numb or swell my mouth or throat. That is what I look for in a food.

I remember in OCS (1989) during the final patrolling exercises in the woods, some of the Ham & Chicken Loaf had spoiled. We had already been in the woods (New Yorks Hudson River Valley) 5 days with constant rain, freezing nights, and half of the 85 who went into the field had already been medevacked to the rear with upper respiratory problems, broken bones (from slipping on rocks), etc. I was the RTO when a radio call came in instructing our squad not to eat the ham & chicken loaf MRE, it had made a dozen trainees sick and they had to be pulled from the field. That left the final miserable 25 of us out in the rain and the cold, at which point we gathered up all the ham and chicken loaf MREs we had and "ATE THEM". Hoping against hope to exit that miserable field problem via food poisoning. Unfortunately, our MRE(s) were all good and we finished the 9-day field exercise. I used to actually like both the Ham Loaf and the Ham & Chicken loaf. Some of the MRE(s) in the 80(s) had John Wayne Bars. They looked like small lengths of compressed 2 x 2 sections of extruded sawdust wood product. But they were sugary and yummy. Good times!!!!

When your Veteran Grandpa tells you ‘we’re having leftovers tonight’.

“No numbing in my throat or in my mouth, no swelling” Yep that’s definitely a plus!

He eatin it an describing it like it’s a 5 star meal 😂😂

“Look at those ingredients: Nitrates, MSG, not bad”...Love this guy!

Steve is easily the most wholesome guy on the internet today. Passion shows in all of his videos and I thoroughly enjoy every second of learning and watching. Let’s put that out on a tray.... nice.

"There is no rancidity to those nuts" -steve 7:32

When you’re eating food from an animal that lived and died before you were even a thought.

I had that very same MRE many times..... 30 years ago.....Talk about nostalgia..... he he he.

I was army infantry in 1981, the dehydrated fruit were great, especially the strawberries!! The chocolate nut cake was the best and the cherry cake was really good too.

I like blue, that's a good reason.

"there's no rancidity to these nuts!"

Watching this again in 2021. Along with all of the other Steve videos - NICE.

My Dad served in the Guards from the 1970's to the 90's and he is thoroughly enjoying these 80's MRE videos of yours with me haha. He remembers when they switched from C Rations to the new MRE's. He said he remembers this exact meal and loved it. Kinda funny cause he was telling me about how the crackers and peanut butter had a different flavor but were great right when you were explaining why. This was a trip down memory lane for him, and I enjoy seeing (and hearing) about it. Thanks for doing this Steve.

The last thing I ate that was 33 years old made me pick her up at her house and buy her dinner first.

33 year old lunchable

Love how chill this guy is. He’s the bob ross of MREs

Since I got food poisoning twice from C-Rations I was really happy to see MREs come along. Now I keep 2 cases from the commissary at all times just in case of earthquakes.

You need some 1984 water for that coffee.

"I can think of a few reasons why the toilet paper is blue." "number one, I like blue.." *gives no other reasons* *moves on*

As a first soldier to eat these on active duty from 83 - 86 , may I suggest that you use ice water to rehydrate your fruit. Strawberrys were my personal favorite, ice was rare, but try it.

This is by far my favorite MRE review by you Steve, this whole video right here is what got me into MRE’s

When you die your body will never decay due to all the preservatives in all these MRE's you've eaten!

*_When the food is older than you_*

“There’s no rancidity in these nuts!” Me, pleasantly surprised, after my monthly shower 🚿

I served until 2004 and we had Korean war era t-rations, two MRE's a day and t-rations for our one "hot" meal they were dated from 1953-1970's

He sounds like it’s his first day out of 20 years in prison.

Anyone else feel comforted by these videos when having bouts of anxiety or depression? Theres just something soothing about the atmosphere Steve provides for some reason lol.

Brings back memories , I’ve eaten this exact mre when I was a kid so many times , the freeze dried fruit was always my favorite

I love how your videos never really change. I'm watching this 4 years after you made it and it looks just like your recent videos.

Hi Steve, I am impressed with your courage at eating old food. This episode was very nostalgic for me, my first Army enlistment was from Nov 1981 to Nov 1985. This brings back some great memories. Thanks.

I worked as a USDA inspector for 25 years MRE production plants majority of the time. Highest standards of Sanitation processing packaging of materials. Exceptionally safe and healthy products. No expenses spared in these facilities. Continuous inspection throughout the process

I’m a fan of the jingles he edits when tapping the spoon after stirring on a lot of his videos. I love these videos

Steve - I remember those few months I lived in the 80's, good times.

Never thought I’d be watching some guy with a pony tail eating some 33 year old MRE food. Wow.

(Pulls our normal plastic spoon) “Classic MRE spoon”

7:29 is what my gf says to me after i finally shower.

I have the same exact one from my grandfather and his service! I looked up this video so I could find out how to prepare it all lol

I can’t believe he ate the whole thing. Stranger yet....I can’t believe I watched the whole thing!

It’s nice listening to people speak about what their passionate about

“There could be a few reasons it’s blue” *sniffs toilet paper* “I like blue” 🤣 I love Steve

This was your first video I found a few years back and it popped up again and as I watched alot of your old and new videos. It's fascinating to see the change of how food was stored for our soldiers and the information you give with each video. Keep it up :D

I was 20 when it was made. It held up better than I did. Lol.

“First off, I like blue. So that’s a good reason” 😂

I am not sure why I am still watching this man's videos. It reveals something inside of me that I have yet to understand.

Whenever I watch these videos (especially the newer MREs), I get hungry even if I had eaten recently. Something about the way he explains it I guess. I've ordered food a few times now while watching these videos 😁

No one will ever love you as much as Steve loves coffee, instant, type 1

I’m just imaging you ordering coffee at a restaurant Waiter : how would you like your coffee? Steve : Instant Waiter : Nice

These videos are awesome I don’t know why- I can’t stop watching them. Thanks Steve🤪

"There's the loaf....It's a steamer". Lol. Appetizing.

Takes food directly out of boiling water "wow it's hot"

Who else loves when he taps the spoon against the glass at different speeds for the cool tone

OMG, what a great video to stumble upon. Smiled the entire time and had some good laughs. Transported me back to the first MRE I ever had in Marine Corps boot camp, September - November 1985. What a fantastic presentation. Glad you got to experience a well-preserved one.

i ate so many of those 33 years ago. thanks Steve glad you got to enjoy the meal.

This man is taking about it like it just came from a 5 star Gordan Ramsay restaurant

I guess youtube decided that i like 33 year old food in my recommendation ...

I joined the NG in '84. I remember eating this one several times. We just ate it cold out of the pouch. I really like your videos, they really take me back.

Dude that MRE looks like it was made yesterday, amazing 😲

when your food is so old it could have watched the premiere of Terminator

Me: can we eat out Mom: we have food at home Food at home: *33 year old meatloaf*

"It's a steamer." Can't.Stop.Laughing.

cant exactly tell why but this channel is one of my favorites by far. it is just satisfying to watch

It looks you you have to be fit just to open the packaging.

That meal is older than me.

16:45 "All good things must pass...hopefully this will!" 😂😂

Have watched so many of Steve's videos and this one is best so far as I am an 80s child myself!!

THERE RU-vid, I WATCHED IT. YOU HAPPY NOW?!

"There's no rancidity to those nuts" - Steve 2017

The peaches stay in the pouch, add water and let set for a few minutes. Stir and eat right out of the pouch. Love your videos.

"There's no rancidity to those nuts!" - Steve

That moment when you eat a chicken that died 33 years ago.

i see youtube is finally putting good videos in my recommended

Honestly the highest honor any MRE ration could get is to be frozen and preserved for decades only to be opened by Steve and made into a RU-vid video

I want to buy an mre from the 1980s to eat while listening to 80s music to kind of re-feel the 80s

I'm surprised no MRE company has sponsored your channel yet. They could send you MREs to test yourself, some to give away to viewers. It would be tight

Next day News: man dies becuase of pooping organs out while eating a 1980 M.R.E His last words were: wheres that M.R.E toilet paper

Love the videos! I went into the army in 86 and remember eating this things. This was not the best mre in comparison to the others. Good times. Nice!

I had so many from this era as a kid, many cold meals in a deer stand. Those cakes and peanut butter crackers were the best.

why did i just watch a man eat old food... idk ... but it was interesting

I ate that same MRE in the field at Ft Dix, NJ in 1985. Wish I had saved some of them.

The corn beef hash was my favorite MRE. Yeah I'm that old. 😂

I remember some of the early MREs. I liked the strawberries and ice cream as far as freeze dried items went. There’s just something special about being able to eat warm ice cream. It had all the flavor of the frozen stuff. I also remember c-rations though and how I would trade the cigarettes for fruits and desserts. We were disappointed in most of the main courses though and I remember wishing we still had C-rations. After hating C-rations and looking forward to MREs, the disappointment was great. Today, I’ve purchased MREs at the commissary. They’re not half bad, plus, the nostalgia is worth it. If they’re really bad, I now have a kitchen wherein I can tweak the recipe as needed. It’s a fun challenge. Maybe someone should start a recipe contest. Take an MRE and make it better.