5 minute self-heating entrees!

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

I wasn't sure if I was seeing this correctly this morning - I had to go back and look.

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If QVC gives an award for the most environmentally unfriendly product, I think this one would win.

If anyone can see a legitimate reason that anyone would want this product, I'd really love to hear it. I can't think of one.

~ house cat ~

Lisa now in AZ · ‎03-11-2010

I can - they are technically the same as those meals that HSN sells for emergencies. They mentioned them for use if there are hurricanes or other issues where the power will be out and you can't cook. I thought they looked pretty interesting.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

How about for emergency rations or people camping? Homeless people or anyone without cooking facilities.

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Goldengate8361 · ‎01-27-2014

How do they self heat? What is not environmentally friendly about it? The food itself does very unappealing to me but that's not the issue being t raised here....help me better understand your point, OP.

RoughDraft · ‎03-09-2010

I don't think there's anything environmentally unfriendly about this product.

Think of people in disaster areas (hurricaines, floods, forest fires). They need no refrigeration, have a long shelf life.

ETA: video presentation of the product explains everything.

https://www.qvc.com/Chef-5-Minute-Meal-%287%29-9-oz-Self-Heating-Entrees.product.M62654.html?sc=SRCH

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GAQShopr53 · ‎07-27-2015

These look like the upscale version of the Meal-Ready-to Eat (MRE) meals. I would think someone without the ability to heat food (homeless, campers, or college student) would love these meals.

GSPgirl · ‎01-03-2012

They remind me of the MRE’s (meal ready to eat) that the military take to the battle field. They heat in a bag. These would be good for camping.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

They would also be good for survivalists or preppers.

"Self-heating" is a pretty neat concept, though I imagine the food is nothing to write home about. These are rather like Hormel's shelf-stable entrees, Compleats.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I see it as a preppy version of an MRE. My trucker daughter could carry these to eat in the truck when she’s shut down for whatever reason. She’s looking into it now.

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
How do they self heat? What is not environmentally friendly about it? The food itself does very unappealing to me but that's not the issue being t raised here....help me better understand your point, OP.

It's a 9 oz meal - the rest is all packaging. I don't imagine the self-heating pad is recyclable - seems very wasteful.

~ house cat ~