Depends on storage conditions. I opened up a 1987 mre and the coffee and sugar were just fine, the creamer was a little off but I drank it just fine. Now I'm in a 1982 and the coffee sugar and creamer are perfect. There's caramels that were in the 1982 accessory pack too that appeared to hold up jus...

Caramels are soft and packets are not caked up.

I've been through 18 of the current menus and out of those, for me, it's menu 10 chili and macaroni. Got a few more from the A case I haven't tried yet.

Ground beef in spiced sauce from this 1987 mre, unbelievably perfect. Passed visual, smell and taste tests. Nothing off about it. Even the grape powdered drink mix in the paper envelope was still in its original form with no clumping and mixed just fine. I opened this mre from this lot I purchased t...

That's 1 free breath of air included in that bag should you need it.

Perhaps. It's perfectly edible. I'm going to finish it. I also ate the old school salted crackers and peanut butter from this mre, as well as the grape drink mix, dried peaches, and the coffee, instant, type 1. That was all perfectly good. Haven't gotten to the entree yet, will boil it and proceed c...

1987 cookie bar, chocolate covered. Looks perfectly new. Could not eat it right out of the package. Had a chemical essence about it after opening, left me wheezy. Not being one to waste food, I left it to aerate in the refrigerator for a couple days. It's far more palatable now and the cookie and ch...