Valley Food Storage Freeze Dried Meats (10 Servings of Beef Dices), (Pack of 2) - Long Term Emergency Food Supply

These are some of the best freeze dried beef cubes. They taste very good and we use them to make soups with freeze dried potatoes, beans, and/or vegetables along with beef bullion, black pepper and crushed red peppers. We feel there is enough sodium in the beef cubes unless one is hiking in an environment where it is quite warm causing a unusual amount of sweat.

I'm foodie. Been to culinary school, was a personal chef, have cooked for 400 years... I know my way around a kitchen. I have my menus planned over a month in advance. I "theme" my weekly menus... This week is "Mediterranean Food" and I have my dinner meals planned from the countries boarding the Mediterranean Sea. The week after that is "Asian Food" and I'll be making Pad Thai, Broccoli Beef, Shu Mai, Lettuce Wraps, Pho, Banh Mi, etc.... you get the idea. But... sometimes TSHTF and plans change. After Superstorm Sandy, I started stocking my pantry a bit more. Now after the Daisy Chain of Hurricanes, Harvey, Irma, and Maria swept through and made a mess, I'm turning into a full-fledged prepper. The 8.0 Mexico earthquake did a bit to unsettle me as well. AND the civil unrest that is seeming to be more prevalent is giving me cause to pause. So, I'm now making meals in a jar. I used the chicken from Valley Food Storage in a meal of chicken and rice. I was AMAZED. I had big 1/2" chunks of chicken! I used everything freeze dried or dehydrated and it came out really good. I even gave some to my neighbors who had no clue it was all from dried food. They were shocked that it tasted so good. And the texture was good as well. But the BEST PART was that I had my SO make it for me! "Just bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Open the jar and pour this all in the pot. Stir. Put the lid on it. Drape it with the kitchen towels. Wait 15 minutes. Stir. Eat." SHAZAM! Dinner is ready! Ok, ok, so we had a salad, too....I also got some freeze dried beef and sausage, but I haven't tried them yet. But the chicken is really, really good. I am going to have a lot of fun making meals in a jar and feeding them to my unsuspecting friends...

Not the best food I have ever eaten, but it will do in a pinch. As emergency food I suppose it is good to have on hand.