Freezedried, dehydrated, how long does this stuff really last?

[rentprop1]

was digging around in my prep closet and found this item way in the back, somehow it slipped through the expired rotation, by quite a bit .
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I guess my questions would be , is this stuff freeze dried or dehydrated ?? how long past the expiration date is this stuff still good ?? I guess the only way would be to cook it and see, right....whats the big deal about loss of taste, it would be the marginal nutritional value anyways

will report back later !!

[rentprop1]

I fluffed the package really well to distribute the contents, when I first opened it , the color was a little darker than I expected, I figured a white power like substance, as for smell it had a almost burnt cheese smell ?? 4.5 cups of water to 1 cup of soup mix, bring to a boil and simmer ( uncovered ) for 20 min.
the powder didn't dissolve as quickly as I thought it would ?? and the ratio of water to substance was disappointing as the harder stuff all went to the bottom, requiring a lot of stirring, a film continually grew on the top and I would skim it back into the soup
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well I was hoping to come back here and report the words from an all time favorite quote from Farva in SuperTroopers

It's Delicious .................after his powdered sugar delousing incident :D
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BUT

[rentprop1]

MODS the forum software has blocked my attempts to continually add more photos ......

what gives ??

[mitunnelrat]

Are you trying to link more than 4 per post or upload directly from your computer?

[Metrocruiser]

I am impressed with your sparkling stovetop :)
The grub looks kinda appetizing :P

[rentprop1]

Are you trying to link more than 4 per post or upload directly from your computer?

links are from photobucket, must be 4 per post .....dumb rule :confused:

as for the sparkling stove top, don't all normal folks clean that burnt on stuck on stuff after each use, that stove is 7 years old, ya'll must be some nasty cooks

conclusion and more pics to come tomorrow

[Gunfixr]

Should still be good.
You got to pretty constantly stir it when it's new.

I would've cooked it, and eaten it, so long as it didn't smell like something dead I had just found on the side of the road.

[Sniper-T]

Should still be good.
You got to pretty constantly stir it when it's new.

I would've cooked it, and eaten it, so long as it didn't smell like something dead I had just found on the side of the road.

^I would've preobably still eaten it, depending on how dead it smelled.

[Gunfixr]

Well, yeah, I was leaning more toward dead, rotting.

Guess I should've been more clear.

[Daca102090]

Yeah, shelf life on the pouch meals is from 3 to 5 years. Even though the mylar is fairly thick, you still get some oxygen migration.
Of course you haven't compared the "after" taste with the before expiration taste.
It might have tasted like old gym socks when it was fresh!!

[rentprop1]

sorry for the late posting guys, my camera took a dump, the soup smelled like burnt rubber or just plain ole nasty, maybe it was mental but I couldn't hold it in my mouth without the smell really getting to me......something was wrong cause all the water didn't mix into the dry soup mix, some stayed on top, also there was a quick to form skin on the surface as it cooled, not like other soups

the color should have been the dead give away, it was a lot darker, just like the 2 year old Mac and Cheese I tried to make a month or so ago, the orange cheeses powder had turned brown.......if I get a chance after the holidays I get a new package of the same soup, take some pics and compare....

[4suchatimeasthis]

Time to recycle those expired preps, I guess. And by recycle, I mean feed to the chickens, lol. They will eat anything, and I will eat them (or eggs). Greatest recycling program EVER, except for the scraps-to-bacon program using pigs ;)

[rentprop1]

kinda like getting chicken to eat..............chicken ......lol