{"id":1881,"date":"2021-03-01T19:24:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/militaryexcess.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2021-03-03T17:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:14:31","slug":"are-mre-meals-dehydrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/militaryexcess.com\/are-mre-meals-dehydrated\/","title":{"rendered":"Are MRE Meals Dehydrated?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
MREs are commonly used by the United States military to feed their soldiers who are on active duty. But what are MREs, and how are they stored?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MREs, otherwise known as Meals Ready-to-Eat, are not dehydrated. Instead, they are vacuum-sealed. Vacuum-sealed meals last longer than just being dehydrated. All of the food elements of a dish are contained in a pouch, and a separate pouch used for heating up the MRE is included.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n But what actually is an MRE? Are they normal meals or alien food? Do they taste as bad as many soldiers say they do? What is there to know about MREs? <\/p>\n\n\n\n MREs have a very long shelf life and are good for three to five years. They can last up to ten years if they are kept in colder temperatures. <\/strong>However, you should not freeze an MRE. If you freeze it, then the lamination on the pouch is very likely to break, which makes the food inside the pouch become exposed to the elements. If the MRE is frozen and the lamination is broken, then the food inside is likely to become freezer burnt, which will make the MRE taste worse than it already does, depending on what MRE you are choosing to eat at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MREs come with a pouch that is separate from the pouch that contains the food. To<\/strong> heat the MRE, you need to either boil it in hot water, or fill up the separate pouch with water to the fill line, seal it, and then wait the recommended amount of time before opening the pouch again.<\/strong> It should only take around 10 minutes for the MRE to become warm enough to eat, but it does depend on the food and the type of MRE you are heating up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MREs can be eaten cold, even though they are meant to be eaten warm. <\/strong>Before the MRE is packaged, it is fully cooked. The cooking process destroys and bacteria that can harm the soldier that eats the MRE. The vacuum sealing process also makes it harder for harmful bacteria to get into the food, so the MRE does not need to be cooked again to kill bacteria. The MREs are meant to be eaten very quickly, and in situations where you may not be able to boil or heat it before you need to move on to the next area.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShelf Life Of MREs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How To Heat Up MREs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Are There Dessert MREs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n