Reasonable Rascal
Veteran Member
This is a first-hand account of our experience with Auguson Farms’ Asian Style Teriyaki Kit w/Freeze Dried Beef.
Wal-Mart sells Auguson Farms products as their primary storage food product line. Compared to other brands the prices seem to be attractive. However, they sell very little in the way of complete dishes, but rather mainly base items that must be combined with others to make even a basic casserole or stew.
We bought a can of the Teriyaki with Beef to see how it compared to similar offerings from another major brand. To say that we are glad we were able to purchase a single can rather than a case or three would be an understatement. The soy taste was almost overwhelming in comparison to the rest of the meal, and I tend to use soy sauce a bit heavily at times. There was also a slight ‘bitterness’ to the dish.
At a labeled weight of 2 lbs 9.92 ounces you are getting at least 2 lbs of quick-cooking rice, with a packet of freeze-dried beef chunks, vegetables, spices and whatever else. For this we paid about $23 at the time.
I am no gourmand but I can eat a lot of things other people turn their collective noses up at. But in this case the leftovers were tossed rather than reheat them for another meal. We have 3/4 of the can remaining and after 8 months we cannot bring ourselves to cook up the rest.
They claim 10 grams of protein per serving (20 servings in a #10 can), to which you must also add 45 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of which are sugars. This is a carbs to protein ratio exceeding 4:1, which may be fine if you live in Greenland during winter.
Carbs are cheap to store while protein is not. When I add storable casserole dishes to my stores I expect more proteins than what this dish contains, and I expect it to have a flavor greater than soy-like mush. Yes, it is edible, but it wouldn't take me but a week to seriously contemplate going to eating locusts vs. continuing to eat this product.
RR
Edited to add: We finally tossed the remainder of the can in July 2014, almost a year after opening it. It wasn’t because we were afraid the taste might have changed, but rather afraid that it had not. The product wasn't even worth using as a basis for something larger.
Wal-Mart sells Auguson Farms products as their primary storage food product line. Compared to other brands the prices seem to be attractive. However, they sell very little in the way of complete dishes, but rather mainly base items that must be combined with others to make even a basic casserole or stew.
We bought a can of the Teriyaki with Beef to see how it compared to similar offerings from another major brand. To say that we are glad we were able to purchase a single can rather than a case or three would be an understatement. The soy taste was almost overwhelming in comparison to the rest of the meal, and I tend to use soy sauce a bit heavily at times. There was also a slight ‘bitterness’ to the dish.
At a labeled weight of 2 lbs 9.92 ounces you are getting at least 2 lbs of quick-cooking rice, with a packet of freeze-dried beef chunks, vegetables, spices and whatever else. For this we paid about $23 at the time.
I am no gourmand but I can eat a lot of things other people turn their collective noses up at. But in this case the leftovers were tossed rather than reheat them for another meal. We have 3/4 of the can remaining and after 8 months we cannot bring ourselves to cook up the rest.
They claim 10 grams of protein per serving (20 servings in a #10 can), to which you must also add 45 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of which are sugars. This is a carbs to protein ratio exceeding 4:1, which may be fine if you live in Greenland during winter.
Carbs are cheap to store while protein is not. When I add storable casserole dishes to my stores I expect more proteins than what this dish contains, and I expect it to have a flavor greater than soy-like mush. Yes, it is edible, but it wouldn't take me but a week to seriously contemplate going to eating locusts vs. continuing to eat this product.
RR
Edited to add: We finally tossed the remainder of the can in July 2014, almost a year after opening it. It wasn’t because we were afraid the taste might have changed, but rather afraid that it had not. The product wasn't even worth using as a basis for something larger.
