Features:

  • Enjoy 6 pouches of your favorite entree in one easy to store bulk case
  • Quick prep! Just add water to the pouch and you're good to go in less than 10 minutes, with no cleanup
  • Two and a half 1-cup servings per pouch
  • Allergens: Milk, Soy, Wheat
  • 30 Year Taste Guarantee
A great idea that comes in handy.

We acquired this product for that time when you get snowed in, or what ever may happen where you can't get food. {Its really only prudent to be ready for just about anything.} The taste is quite good, and the best part there is no acid effects like tomato sauce that's not been cooked properly produces.. A really fine product that everyone should have a case of for that event you never saw coming.

Perfect choice for emergency food supply

Bottom line up front: This type of food is a great choice for an emergency food supply, especially for sheltering in place or evacuating by vehicle. The #10 cans have a 25-year shelf life, so you can buy them and not worry about rotating your stock for a couple of decades. The biggest downside is that once opened, they need to be used up right away. SHELF LIFE - The #10 cans have a 25-year shelf life (unopened). The biggest downside to #10 cans versus individual pouches is that the 25-year shelf life turns into a 1-week shelf life once they've been opened. Since each can has enough for 10 servings, you'll be eating the same thing for several meals unless you're cooking for a group. TASTE - In my experience, Mountain House food is really tasty. Let me caveat this review by saying that although I've eaten other Mountain House freeze-dried food, I haven't had occasion to open the ones in the #10 cans (see my review of the "Mountain House 72-Hour Emergency Meal Kit"). That having been said, the Mountain House food I have tried has been very, very good tasting -- not just good compared to other survival foods, but good period. I have no reason to expect that these would be any different. WEIGHT/CONVENIENCE - As steel cans, they're reasonably durable and reasonably lightweight (not backpacking light, but you don't have to be a weightlifter to move a large box of them). They do take up a bit of volume, but since the overwhelming majority of long-term emergency scenarios involve sheltering in place or evacuating by vehicle, I wouldn't let that be a deal breaker (personnally, I have a stock of individual pouches just in case I have to leave on foot, but most of my food is in these cans). CALORIES - The problem with most freeze-dried emergency food is that a so-called "serving" has too few calories to meet an adult's energy requirements (2500 a day for men; 2000 a day for women -- more with heavy exertion), so you end up consuming more than you planned. These are no different. So even though a typical can ostensibly contains 10 1-cup servings, you really need to eat two servings per meal to get enough calories to survive -- perhaps more. Plan your purchase accordingly.

backpacking and long term emegency plan it's worth the price.

i have ordered and tried a number of mt.house pouches. They are great! spaghetti is a kind of sweet sauce but with a black pepper kick my daughter doesn't much care for but she said it was okay. Beef strogannof is one of my faves. I was leery of the chicken items, but the chicken and rice was not bad. a little bland for my taste but a little salt and pepper and good to go. Lasagna was great. chili mac was good. Have others i've yet to try but based on what i have, i expect to. Bottom line..Mt. House is a great product. A bit spendy? Yes. But it is not for in home consumption unless u find yourself in a emergency situation. camping, sure, but if you are using a vehicle why not cook fresh as u can haul it. Backpacking definitely. long term emergency storage, you bet.

Family favorite, hold back the water a bit

Our kids love this spaghetti, we bring it along on campouts, sailing and in our RV. It is great when you arrive late and need a quick warm meal for the kids so that they don't get grumpy. I have found that we like to make it with a little less water than what the package calls for. This makes it thicker and easier for the kids to eat without having sauce everywhere.

This is SURPRISINGLY good.

I purchased an individual pack of Mountain House spaghetti to try it before deciding if I was going to invest in the 29 meal pack. It was fast to prepare and cooked easily in the package. I used a measuring cup to add exactly the amount of water recommended on the package and it came out a little soup-y, but was still quite good. A bit less water (for my tastes) and it would have been as good as some spaghetti I've made myself though for full disclosure I have only average kitchen skills. :) In conclusion, after trying this pack, I did in fact order the 29 meal pack as emergency food for my preparedness kit and I'm very satisfied with both purchases. If I were to need camp food, I'd come to Mountain House first.

Yummy! A suggestion for backpacking with large groups in the comments...

So good after hiking! There's nothing like putting a hot meal in your belly after setting up your camp at night. I fed 4 big men and 4 ladies this and had leftovers. You could add canned meat to it, but it's not necessary. The big cans are not convenient for backpacking, of course, but we were planning on staying stationary for 3 days until we got flooded out of our riverside campsite! I suggest taking one can and bagging the rest of your meals into gallon bags with the instructions written on the outside. Reuse the can for each meal.

Great Meal, Tasty, Satisfying, Fufilling

GENERAL I like mountain house, always have, I probably always will. The brand speaks for itself and is usually balanced out when it comes to taste, value, quantity. You can't go wrong. PROS This particular meal is one of my favorites, after trying it, I declared it a part of my core meals in the woods. There will always be atleast 2 of these pouches in my bag on any given trip. It rehydrates well and fills you up. The taste is on point and satisfies. I buy the #10can now a days and just vacuum seal these into small pouches. CONS none RATING 10/10 A+

Try it

I have eaten this twice now. It taste just like the spaketti I make at home. I like it!! It's great when ur hungry. Just add water method is great for me when I camp = Less mess. The speghetti and meatsause is good. So is: biscuits and gravy; beef stroganoff; chicken and dumplings. Those are all good.

Easy, tasty, perfect for camping, hiking, or emergencies!

We wanted to test a few out before we purchased a larger amount for camping and emergencies. Directions were super simple. Open, pull out little “keep fresh” packet, add boiling water, close, and wait. Once we opened it my daughter remarked “wow that looks just like real spaghetti!” It tasted just like it too! My husband was coming home from work late that night so after I portioned ours I sealed the bag and left it on the counter for my husband. Over an hour later it was still very warm! Highly recommend, we will be purchasing more!

Kids will go camping for this!

Seriously, our kids love camping, but the MH spaghetti (and Mac&Cheese) is one of the main things they are looking forward in any camping trip! It is freeze-dried food, so it will not look like, or taste exactly like an Italian restaurant or home-made version, but it is quite palatable. Kids love this, adults like this. Easy to make, less clean up, used pouch can be used as a trash collector. The hardest part is the wait - with most freeze-dried meals, I increase the "cooking" time, and definitely stir once through the process, while hungry children are circling me and the pouch like sharks closing in... They do this to the MH Mac&Cheese, too (toss some chopped and cooked hot dogs into that, before serving!). I learned to bring double what I think they will eat, or nothing will be left for me. Tip: use reusable plates, something other than paper, and spoons are easier - as the sauce may be a little runny, and the pasta is in small bits for better cooking, not a twist-onto-fork kind of length.

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