Scored again!

[RockyRaab]

Made my usual twice-monthly visit to Hill Air Force Base Commissary today. They have a rack of individual TOTMs and MREs I paw through. (Also full cases, but I haven't bought any of those yet). Today, I scored another premium MRE in the form of Meal #7 Beef Brisket AND a new-for-2014 Vegetarian Crumble Taco Pasta TOTM. Can't wait to try them. Be assured that there will be reviews posted here!

My only problem is that I tend to hoard the really, really good stuff for a "special event" that happens only rarely. Now that I have an inventory of ALL good stuff, I may have to relent and actually eat something, LOL!

[noderaser]

Out of curiosity, what's the price for individual units and cases at commissaries? I don't often get to a commissary, and the couple of times I have been recently I've not seen any MREs. The last time I remember seeing them was at tech school, though I don't recall what the price was.

[Norton]

Let us know what you think of the brisket.
Had it on a camping trip before and wonder what other people think of it

[RockyRaab]

Individual MREs cost about $7.65 and TOTMs are $4.65. Oddly, some vary by a few cents either way. Cases are priced at multiples of singles: a case of 12 is 12x the price of one.

I tend to use a TOTM as lunch and an MRE as a dinner meal. I try to eat them in the order that I bought them, with exceptions such as my Sausage and Gravy MRE that I'm saving for a campout breakfast.

[rattattoo]

I'm a bit surprised that the Stateside commissary price is as high as it is. I usually pay $7.99 for loose meals down at our local Army Barracks store, and thought it seemed a bit high.
This makes me feel a little bit better.

Now, if I could just find a source for a couple of First Strike Rations that were less than $25 a piece... s/h eXtra

[RockyRaab]

It's still cheaper than a restaurant meal. TOTMs are cheaper than a fast food combo meal. One can make up meals for less, but not much less, considering the amount of food they get into an MRE.

[noderaser]

Hmm, think I'll stick with eBay for the time being...

[Ruleryak]

It's still cheaper than a restaurant meal.

Exactly the same justification I use

[rabidwolf]

Rocky, the Beef Brisket is good. Have you managed to try the Asian Beef Strips?

[RockyRaab]

Not yet. I try to work on a FIFO system for the most part. So there are a few meals ahead of the brisket and asian beef. I also eat them only while on fishing trips, and there isn't much fishing going on during the dog days of summer.