2009 Brisket strips in gravy

[Scootersmith95]

This is my first review, so bear with me as I'm still learning.

I found this guy at a surplus store, and decided I'd try it out as I haven't had an mre in at least a year and a half. All in all, it was ok. I used the FRH, and while I waited, tasted the biscuit, and ate my crackers with peanut butter and apple jelly. The biscuit smelled and resembled the wheat snack bread. However it was much softer, and the taste difference makes me prefer it over wheat snack bread. I enjoyed the crackers and spreads, not much further explanation there. I saved my cocoa powder and had the iced tea instead, and noticed I had no matches, and the butter buds, I figured I didn't really want to sprinkle that powder on my biscuit, so I saved for another meal, perhaps one with potatoes or another starch. About this time, the brisket was ready, and the first thing I noticed was it smelled an awful lot like the meatloaf with onion gravy. I tasted it and was surprised at how salty it was, but it was tasty. I dumped it on a plate, and had it with the rest of my biscuit. Afterwards I had my desert, consisting of two tootsie rolls, and the almost expected to be, cookie crumbles.

[rabidwolf]

That is one of my favorite menus. Good review!

[rattattoo]

Thanks for the nice review.
I have several of the Brisket MREs, but I haven't ripped them open because they're newer, and I have a lot of older stuff I need to get to first.
Good to have something to look forward to.

[Ruleryak]

Welcome to the site Scootersmith95! Great first review

[RockyRaab]

Yup. Pro review all the way. Some of those now-discontinued meals were pretty good. Hard to say why they were phased out.

[Scootersmith95]

Thanks for the welcome everybody!

[Norton]

Good review, nice to have you.
For that meal, I would have to heat the biscuit up.
I think the biscuit is a big improvement in the menu for something like brisket or beef stews

[housil]

Welcome to forums and Thank You for the review.