Mountain House Chili Mac with Beef: Freeze-Dried Backpacking & Camping Food for Your Outdoor Adventures

Ricky janssen: Taste great

United States on Oct 14, 2023

Rita James: Taste was ok but not to my liking. Needed better seasoning.

United States on Jul 07, 2023

Silvystar: I had to quarantine with COVID in a room that had no microwave but did have an electric kettle. This chili mac with some added Tabasco saved my butt and kept me fed during my quarantine. Thanks, Mountain House!

United States on Jun 26, 2023

Rob-O-RamaRob-O-Rama: This review is based on the product being a freeze dried product with a 30 year shelf life, and not what I imagine the best restaurant could provide me. Overall it was good, I'd eat it again. A little better than the canned version I've had taste wise but probably not worth the cost difference if you don't need it to be light weight or have a 30 year shelf life.

Flavor: It needed salt in my opinion. Not horrible without it, but I needed a few good sprinkles in there to make it taste better. It was a little spicier than I thought it would be, but it still wasn't "too" spicy.

Portion size: I was pretty hungry before, and while not stuffed, I am full as a 5'10" 250lb guy. Though this includes also drinking a full glass of water with it. It was less filling than your average burger + large fries combo.

Value: I think I got this for about $6-$7 which is fair. Right now it is $9 and for that price I would probably hold off.

Misc: Like others suggested, putting in a little less water probably would have been better. Maybe 1 1/4th cup. I also felt it was edible at 9 minutes, but I let it go closer to 20 which seemed much better. It was also still extremely hot...

United States on Oct 21, 2021

Tom MonetteTom Monette: I bought this to see what it tasted like in order to decide whether to buy more or not. I was surprised it tasted so good. I was expecting, well, I am really not sure what I was expecting, but it surpassed everything I was thinking. It was not bland, it did not taste like something that could be stored for so long. It actually tasted like a meal I could make from scratch. It was so good in fact that I kind of want more just to eat on a regular basis. My original intent was to try it to see if I wanted more for SHTF situations. I understand people also buy this kind of thing for camping and hiking. It is good enough to eat any time in my opinion. It didn't even need any extra seasoning. Anyway, I ordered an entire bucket of mixed food. I will keep the bucket sealed for now in case the S does indeed HTF, and order more for other uses like camping or just whenever I feel like a quick easy meal. I was impressed with the date on the package as well. I think it said 25 year shelf life, but mine was almost 30 years (see photo).

United States on Dec 24, 2020