Comments on: Hormel Compleats Roast Beef and Gravy

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:45:14 +0000

I don’t know why everyone thinks I can’t work a microwave, but for the record I did not freeze this thing and it still turned out terrible.

On another note, I bought some real MRE’s and will see how they compare.

By: Beef

Beef — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:08:09 +0000

These actually are not meant to be frozen; the back of the package says to store them at room temperature. Perhaps that is why it didn’t cook right. When they are kept in the pantry, it really does only take 90 seconds to heat, and you won’t have any problems with crunchy potatoes or dried out meat.

By: Marvo

Marvo — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:19:25 +0000

Karen – Being a writer for TIB automatically puts him in the top 50.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:06:53 +0000

Ultradave, I agree with everything you said but I think they would spell it “Bon Appet-eat”.

Marvo, if you think Ace is the 44th best-looking guy on a planet with approximately 3.5 billion guys, it leads me to believe you’ve got a crazy man-crush on him. Ace, how does this make you feel?

By: ultradave

ultradave — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:12:40 +0000

Wow — everything about the photo just is creepy and sad. I love how it looks nothing like the cover — it needs some kind of small print that says “Hi There! This picture took our art department six hours to set up, and it still looks kind of nasty. But HOO BOY are you gonna get a suprise when you see what it really looks like! But you don’t care because it’s cheap and you hate your self. Bon appetit!”

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:39:42 +0000

Just found this site-will bookmark it! Your reviews are very informative and I enjoyed reading the latest ones. I do disagree about the Oreo things-they had a strange undertaste to me. But we can agree to disagree!

By: Marvo

Marvo — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:52:05 +0000

I just want to say for the record that if everyone agreed with my opinion I would be the sexist man ALIVE!!! …and Ace would be 44th.

By: Ace

Ace — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:57:49 +0000

liz – Fair enough, everything on this site should be taken with a grain of salt (pun super intended).

Diana – While that sounds disgusting, I respect your ability to eat efficiently. It’s kind of endearing in a weird way.

litely salted – Don’t forget Marvo’s delightful dancing.

Compleats Lover – My microwave cooks everything else fine so perhaps I made a bad assumption that it worked or that I was capable of working a microwave. Obviously I don’t really want to firebomb Hormel, I just think this particular meal was awful.

I think for myself – Just for the record, I have never claimed to have any credibility or to even be lucid when I’m writing. I have absolutely no reason to bash something that I didn’t think deserved it. If I expected everyone to agree with me, I would move to a distant planet because Earth would surely be doomed.

Karen – People seem to want my head on a stick, don’t they? TIB is fun and informative, but never an authority on product quality – just the opinion of a couple average dudes.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:39:22 +0000

Hey guys, just my opinion, but this site seems to be more of a humor site than a newspaper-style review site.

Either way, if you like something feel free to enjoy it whether it gets a bad review or not.

There just seem to be some people getting really defensive over Hormel Brand meals. Considering the amount of sodium you consume when eating one of those meals, I suggest you relax a little because your blood pressure is probably high enough.

By: I think for myself

I think for myself — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:24:03 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I don’t always take the opinion of someone as “truth,” especially when it comes to food. I will try something before I make a judgment about it; even if it looks bad.

You know, these things are not made for dining on every night (they are for a once in a while experience when you are in a hurry). They are great to have on hand for those occasions. There will never be a true replacement for the love and attention of a home cooked meal.

I’ve tried these compleats (6 or 7 varieties), and some of them are good, while others need a little help. My pallet is much different than my husband’s (he likes more of them than I do), but I’ve tried them for myself and made my own judgments.

If you have time to sit and write a dissertation on a quick-fix meal option that you don’t like, you could be better using your time to actually make a homemade meal.

About the shelf stable thing – how long has tuna fish been on the shelf? Also, there are soups that are shelf stable that have meat in them. Chili has meat in it, and it is shelf stable. Do you eat them? It’s not a new concept!