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Rancid Patato Sticks?

Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:24 am
by housil
I had yesterday night at work some

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After opening, I noticed a "rancid" smell. Not for the first time with potato sticks. I guess as they are fried in fat, they turn rancid after a "certain" time :cry:

Re: Rancid Patato Sticks?

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:53 pm
by parafireboy
I've noticed the same thing a couple of times with this particular snack item. At first I thought it was just a "canned" smell, but didn't think about the fried/rancid possibility until some time after. Makes sense though!

Re: Rancid Patato Sticks?

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:37 am
by RockyRaab
I wasn't aware they have this snack, but if I ever see one, I'll be cautious with it. Do you know which meal(s) it comes in?

Re: Rancid Patato Sticks?

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:28 pm
by housil
These came with the 2003 #3 Beef Ravioli but got replaced in 2008.

Re: Rancid Patato Sticks?

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 3:01 pm
by steve1989
I remember these things - I think these are produced on the normal civvie market too - not too special but still a nice variation from say pretzels or some similar dry salty carb snack.

I can't imagine many of these being still "fresh" by this point in any of the MRE's they were packed in. So tread carefully - rancid food is never fun. :wink: