Holy Hormel meatloaf batman

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OK, what is this stuff? I can keep it at room temperature for a little over a year according to the expiration date and heat it in a microwave or in boiling water. It tastes like meat but how can meat stay at room temperature for weeks and not kill you when you eat it?

It says that its "vacum sealed" but I didn't think that would be enough to keep it from growing bacteria. There are anerobic bacteria though maybe they can't hurt you if you eat them. I was wondering if it could also be irradiated. Let me say I don't really care how they can do this, I'm just wondering how they do this. Like I said, it tastes fine and I've had no ill effects and I have eaten several. I have looked on their web page with no real answers how this is done.

I placed this in the wilderness skills forum because while this food is a little heavy, it's got a decent amount of calories, protein, fat and tastes pretty good. While it wouldn't probably be suitable for exclusive use during a 10 day backpack trip it certainly would be pretty good for a weekend or as a treat with a couple mixed in on a 10 day trip. Besides, everyone knows that this is the smartest group on the BF forum. :rolleyes: :D

Comments, ideas?
Talk to me people, help me solve this mystery.

KR
 
This is the same principle of the military MRE, I believe their Irradiated and all germs are killed so they have a shelf life of like....forever...Iv'e eaten some on rescue missions in the mountains where the stuff had a "use by date " of 2010....scary huh?...I think Twinkies fall into this catagory also....lol
 
Are you talking about the 90 second microwaveable meals? If so I love that stuff.

If not post a link. I'm curious what it is your talking about.
 
Don't know about the specific product you're talking about, but canning is a pretty common way of keeping food edible.

You seal the food in a container where no air or bacteria can get in, then heat it to kill any bacteria left inside the sealed container. After that, no bacteria, no spoilage, even at room temperature. Yes, there are harmful anaerobic bacteria, but if they're all dead...

The container doesn't have to be a metal can, just anything airtight and bacteria-proof. Sounds like this might be in a plastic one?
 
Hey Guys...

Next time you hit a Army Navy surplus,, search out some MRE heaters...

Pour some water in,, slide your MRE into them and wait...
Piping hot MREs,, no fuss...

These thins are no different than meat in a can...Except it's in a plastic foil bag...

Good stuff!

ttyle

Eric
O/ST
 
cssims said:
Are you talking about the 90 second microwaveable meals? If so I love that stuff.

If not post a link. I'm curious what it is your talking about.
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Meatnews.com I can't even believe there is something on the web called meatnews.com :rolleyes:

Yep, thats the stuff I'm talking about. I figured it was probably irradiated. If you look on their website you can't find information about them. Only the fact that it is vacum sealed. Nothing about it being irradiated, if it is. I suspect that is probably not something they are ready to advertise heavily.

KR
 
I think you are talking about retort pouches but I would need a pic or a link to be sure. MREs are retort pouches.
 
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