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Pham Nuwen posted:Not like it's gonna be any less effective at preventing a cold, so if you like the taste good news I guess. I gotta say, after a really hot sweaty day in the field chopping down trees and repairing hurricane damage back a few months, an 8oz airborne drink along with another litre of cool water and a dark chocolate breakfast bar got me right quick back on my feet. I'm not even all that in shape or nothing (i'm unfortunately an office bitch, not really too much opportunity to get out there and do real park ranger stuff in summer) but I was able to hustle along after the fit people after a break and that snack, and even they were pretty impressed. And yesterday after a good 8mile hike, the Airborne tasted pretty nice. Speaking of Coffee Instant Type Steve1989, what's a good instant coffee? I picked up those Starbucks Via Veranda sticks, quite nice, but those are like 90c a pop. Too rich for my blood. I like the individual packet format, good to keep in the truck and stay fresh, but I'd like something a bit cheaper.
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Suspect Bucket posted:I gotta say, after a really hot sweaty day in the field chopping down trees and repairing hurricane damage back a few months, an 8oz airborne drink along with another litre of cool water and a dark chocolate breakfast bar got me right quick back on my feet. I'm not even all that in shape or nothing (i'm unfortunately an office bitch, not really too much opportunity to get out there and do real park ranger stuff in summer) but I was able to hustle along after the fit people after a break and that snack, and even they were pretty impressed. And yesterday after a good 8mile hike, the Airborne tasted pretty nice. I’m a huge coffee nerd and I like aldi’s instant coffee when I’m in a hurry; comes in a jar that I’ve had for about a year and haven’t noticed a decline in freshness. If Trader Joe’s has an instant coffee, that’s probably a bit better. The main thing you want is for it to be arabica beans, not robusta, as the later don’t taste as good and the caffeine will overload you and make you irritable.
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Phanatic posted:This is the saltiest thing I've ever tasted, and I once ate a big heaping bowl of salt: Creamed chipped beef is actually a condiment. You use it to moisten premade pancakes made hard by sitting in an open hot well for 45 minutes or mix liberally with hot sauce ("standard issue tobasco" if you must, "supply department favor tapatio" if you can, or "smugglers grade Pico Pica" for those capable of planning or subterfuge) and drape across dry unseasoned scrambled eggs and maybe corned beef hash when you only have ten minutes to stand in line chug coffee and eat before first watch. Did I miss discussion of Hamsters? Hamsters are the best worst food in the Navy.
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If you like or don't mind cream and sugar, Trader Joe's sells a box of individual straws of duded-up instant coffee that is tasty and cheaper than dirt--maybe $2 for ten? I usually drink my coffee black, but one of these little babies makes a quick treat now and then. Probably because I have a soft spot for this kind of thing from my trips to Japan. If you're used to and enjoy Via, though, this is probably garbage in comparison.
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They also sell these for like 4 bucks.
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Do they come in individual packets?
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We got some MREs after a hurricane over a decade ago and we got some of the chocolate dairy shakes (later discontinued thanks to salmonella) and god drat they were loving delicious. Better than the stuff you get at grocery stores if I remember right.
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Hirayuki posted:If you like or don't mind cream and sugar, Trader Joe's sells a box of individual straws of duded-up instant coffee that is tasty and cheaper than dirt--maybe $2 for ten? I usually drink my coffee black, but one of these little babies makes a quick treat now and then. Probably because I have a soft spot for this kind of thing from my trips to Japan. Huh, I'll have to try that. Unfortunately, Trader Joes is all the way across the city. I'm not used to Via, I usually have 8 o'clock or Comunity coffee in a melita drip. But instant is nice to have when camping, or in my lunch bag at work.
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It looks like they're finally ready to mass produce the pizza MRE. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/02/21/its-official-the-pizza-mre-is-back/ https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/23/pizza-mres-way-troops-next-year.html
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golden bubble posted:It looks like they're finally ready to mass produce the pizza MRE. Look forward to seeing them on eBay!
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why would you ever avoid using chemical preservatives in an mre ladle the chemicals on there, wtf
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bob dobbs is dead posted:why would you ever avoid using chemical preservatives in an mre Part of the deal with MREs is the military wants to be able to be made by nearly any major food supplier out there. That's why they distribute the tech needed for them to everyone, but it also means they try to minimize specialty preservatives and the like if it's possible to use something more common and simpler. They really prefer if they can preserve the food by loving with ph levels and packing methods.
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fishmech posted:Part of the deal with MREs is the military wants to be able to be made by nearly any major food supplier out there. That's why they distribute the tech needed for them to everyone, but it also means they try to minimize specialty preservatives and the like if it's possible to use something more common and simpler. there's like 40 preservatives which have been known for more than 60 years also rosemary extract is also a specialty chemical
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The pizza has been available for purchase since last month. I eagerly await the reviews from this thread.
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Steve 1989's new WW2 Australian Ration is a fuckin TRIP Part of me says burn it, the other part says lick it. edit: Haha, "A lot of you are probably wondering, "Oh, why open it, what was the point"..... I'm kinda actually asking myself that same question." He's just sooooo disappointed. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Mar 18, 2018 |
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E4C85D38 posted:The pizza has been available for purchase since last month. I eagerly await the reviews from this thread. 280 Calories from a shameful piece of pizza. Where do the other 1000 calories in the MRE come from?
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A Loud Fart posted:280 Calories from a shameful piece of pizza. Where do the other 1000 calories in the MRE come from? The candy and drink mixes that come with them?
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Hey, these are my new go-to. I've been having one after lunch at work as a pick-me-up, and it is delightful! I'll need to pick up a few more boxes soon c.c So much for being for emergencies.
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Suspect Bucket posted:Hey, these are my new go-to. I've been having one after lunch at work as a pick-me-up, and it is delightful! I'll need to pick up a few more boxes soon c.c So much for being for emergencies. If anyone's looking for something that fills a similar role but isn't instant coffee, Walmart's got 10-packs of caffeinated sugar-free drink-mix powder that's portioned for a 500mL bottle and has about 120mg of caffeine. Where I live, they're about $2 a box, and their taste is on par with knock-off Crystal Lite.
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Suspect Bucket posted:Hey, these are my new go-to. I've been having one after lunch at work as a pick-me-up, and it is delightful! I'll need to pick up a few more boxes soon c.c So much for being for emergencies.  than  .
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Hirayuki posted:Great to hear it! I'd just bought two new boxes myself when I stumbled across another opened and mostly full box buried in my cupboard. I was more Hey man, I'll take them. It's like 30 minutes out of my way to get to Trader Joe's x.x Meanwhile, my boyfriend currently lives in walking distance of a trader Joe's and never goes x.x my white girl soul sobs. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Mar 28, 2018 |
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Suspect Bucket posted:Hey man, I'll take them. It's like 30 minutes out of my way to get to Trader Joe's x.x I feel no sorry for you. I don't even have a Trader Joe anywhere within at least a 3 hour drive that I know of. EDIT: Whoops! I did the research. The closest one is 110 miles away. One way. Did I mention I don't have a car? Samizdata fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Mar 28, 2018 |
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Samizdata posted:I feel no sorry for you. I don't even have a Trader Joe anywhere within at least a 3 hour drive that I know of. Want me to pick you up some next time I go then?
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Suspect Bucket posted:Want me to pick you up some next time I go then? That would be awesome. Although, given the cost of shipping, use me as an excuse to pick up a double helping.
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Suspect Bucket posted:Hey man, I'll take them. It's like 30 minutes out of my way to get to Trader Joe's x.x
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For about 8 years before we moved, my husband worked at Trader Joes. Anything I wanted, with employee discount, delivered nightly. Now we're about 3 hours from the nearest one. I feel y'alls pain, and then some. 
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no Trader Joe's, no Costco, truly I am in hell.
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uber_stoat posted:no Trader Joe's, no Costco, truly I am in hell. do you at least have an Asian market?
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Herr Tog posted:do you at least have an Asian market? Nope, nor a CostCo. Not even a Hispanic market/proper bodega. I miss horchata...
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there's a church pretty close by to menlo park but you have to go all the way to sunnyvale for a proper asian mart sucks e: thought i was in the geebis costco thread lol
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Samizdata posted:Nope, nor a CostCo. Not even a Hispanic market/proper bodega. I miss horchata... 
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Herr Tog posted:do you at least have an Asian market? yeah, and Mexican grocery store also, just a bit of a drive. come on Costco, we need you.
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Samizdata posted:Nope, nor a CostCo. Not even a Hispanic market/proper bodega. I miss horchata... Wtf where is this
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we don't have trader joes over here and now you are all giving me some serious FOMO
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Wtf where is this I live in the Midwest. And NOT a big city, either.
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Samizdata posted:I live in the Midwest. And NOT a big city, either. Move to an actual city man. Doesn't even have to be one of the huge ones for all that.
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Mar 29, 2018 14:16
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Hell, move to the suburbs. There's a Trader Joes in the same strip mall as the Wegmans I shop at.
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deadly_pudding posted:Hell, move to the suburbs. There's a Trader Joes in the same strip mall as the Wegmans I shop at. Who needs Trader Joes when you have Wegmans?
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My Asian market (phillipino, so a great spread of stuff) is on the way to Trader Joes. Best place to get bulk dried mushrooms.
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Herr Tog posted:do you at least have an Asian market? East Bay...we have it all; CostCo, Trader Joe's, five different kinds of 'Asian' market (Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese). All of that within an eight-mile radius.
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