Mountain HouseCooked Ground Beef | Freeze Dried Survival & Emergency Food | #10 Can | Gluten-Free

Tastes great for off-grid chili. We have no fridge so this works perfectly for us. Didn't taste right in spaghetti sauce but made chili and it was amazing!

This cooks-up nice for UL backpacking. Trick is to pre-soak with a little good oil (olive). 15-min pre-soak with olive-oil and it's better than fresh hamburger. Doesn't require perfect heat nor long cooking time (it's pre-cooked and tastes pre-seasoned). Using only a half-oz of alcohol-fuel, quarter-oz of olive-oil, 2oz of this freeze-dried, heat and water to get delicious 8oz hamburger meal. It's the most efficient, light carry-weight, delicious meal on trail.One can lasts a few weeks (14 meals) if one happens to be thru-hiking.

I use Mountain House cooked ground beef to add into many foods - like soups and casseroles to make them better. It tastes great and adds flavor to whatever you put it into. It’s spendy, but it goes a long way. One can last me almost a year. I keep the open can in the freezer to keep it fresh. I bought two, so when I open the second can, it’s time to order more again. I think it’s cost effective since there's so much ground beef in a can. I recommend it…

Survival food is the correct category for this product. It does NOT suck, and there is "decent" beef flavor to it. In simple terms - it beats heck out of chewing on leaves and grubs when in a pinch.

Bottom line up front: This type of food is a great choice for an emergency food supply, especially for sheltering in place or evacuating by vehicle. The #10 cans have a 25-year shelf life, so you can buy them and not worry about rotating your stock for a couple of decades. The biggest downside is that once opened, they need to be used up right away.SHELF LIFE - The #10 cans have a 25-year shelf life (unopened). The biggest downside to #10 cans versus individual pouches is that the 25-year shelf life turns into a 1-week shelf life once they've been opened. Since each can has enough for 10 servings, you'll be eating the same thing for several meals unless you're cooking for a group.TASTE - In my experience, Mountain House food is really tasty. Let me caveat this review by saying that although I've eaten other Mountain House freeze-dried food, I haven't had occasion to open the ones in the #10 cans (see my review of the "Mountain House 72-Hour Emergency Meal Kit"). That having been said, the Mountain House food I have tried has been very, very good tasting -- not just good compared to other survival foods, but good period. I have no reason to expect that these would be any different.WEIGHT/CONVENIENCE - As steel cans, they're reasonably durable and reasonably lightweight (not backpacking light, but you don't have to be a weightlifter to move a large box of them). They do take up a bit of volume, but since the overwhelming majority of long-term emergency scenarios involve sheltering in place or evacuating by vehicle, I wouldn't let that be a deal breaker (personnally, I have a stock of individual pouches just in case I have to leave on foot, but most of my food is in these cans).CALORIES - The problem with most freeze-dried emergency food is that a so-called "serving" has too few calories to meet an adult's energy requirements (2500 a day for men; 2000 a day for women -- more with heavy exertion), so you end up consuming more than you planned. These are no different. So even though a typical can ostensibly contains 10 1-cup servings, you really need to eat two servings per meal to get enough calories to survive -- perhaps more. Plan your purchase accordingly.

I have used this brand for a long time! And now I keep it in the pantry for lazy nights and I'm out of meat in the freezer. Just rehydrate it then cook with it like normal. I will throw some herbs and spices in while I rehydrate. After I drain the water out, when I start making the dish I'll season for real and add my salt and pepper for my recipe.

First time buying .I made 1 serving by directions nothing added, It's delicious!!Will definitely buy again! Pure hamburger!If you like hamburger, you won't be disappointed !!Going to try their Roast Beef next.

I really like these beef crumbles. I can fit it almost into any recipe I use. It’s much easier starting it on a shelf, then in the fridge or freezer. Once they open a can, I break it down into manageable, vacuum, seal portions, and use it whenever I need beef and recipes but especially my Ramen soup. A real winner, and great value because there is no waste.