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Today I opened a 2007 #2 Pork Rib I started with the cheese and crackers (out of another 2007 one) 10 years old cheese? Great as on it´s first day. No "weird" taste nor haptic, same with the crackers Now I prepared the entree and as I don´t like the clam chowder, I replaced it with corn bread stuffing.
As I wanted to figure out, how good 10 years old FRH still work, I used one "plain", the other one I "tuned" with the salt from the accessory pack Now "cook" them for 10 min. The pork rib reached 125F (51°C) The corn bread stuffing with the salted water "just" 118F (48°C) So no evidence that salt will boost a weak FRH

Dessert I opened a 2005 spiced apples No sign of age nor any bad taste even after 12 years of storage I had a great, 10 - 12 years old dinner what I really enjoyed also the cake

Very nice review, thanks for sharing! Been working my way thru a 2001 case, with similar results

I like the quantitative nature of the FRH experiment. Interesting, repeatable results ?

I think you'd need to do a test with 2 FRH's of the same approximate vintage, one with salt and one without. But, maybe I'm overthinking it.

Jeff

SD_Jeff wrote: I think you'd need to do a test with 2 FRH's of the same approximate vintage, one with salt and one without.

Sry for not extra to mention that - I did.

Bot FRHs were out from the same case and had the same age. I opened another MRE and took the FRH out.

Wow, for being a decade old, those crackers and the cheese spread were in remarkable condition. Clearly was a well-stored ration, there. I find it a bit surprising that the cheese spread didn't go funky, since I hear it doesn't hold up all that well.

drcynic22 wrote: Clearly was a well-stored ration, there.

I have an own rations cellar where I store all my rations in a dark, all year temp ~15-18°C (60-65F). So 10 years of storage is no problem for MREs.

Does the almight pork rib ever really die??



Thanks for the review!

I had a 2007 Sopakco pork rib last week, purchased at a gun show recently so the storage history is unknown. And it was every bit as delicious as yours was!!

YUM... that looked delicious... thanks for the fab review housil.

mahalo

Great pix and review!!! What would you rate that corn bread stuffing at?? it sounds wonderful

housil - Just received a newer Pork Rib (entree only) and plan to consume along with an adult beverage for lunch today... hope its as good as yours was.

mahalo