MRE Sandwiches are now available!

These Sandwiches are used in the new First Strike Rations (FSR)!

The First Strike Ration (FSR) is a compact, eat-on-the move ration concept from the United States Army, designed to be consumed during the first 72 hours of conflict, created by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts.
 

These FSR / MRE Sandwiches are packaged like MRE Pound cake or MRE bread, require no refrigeration, and have a 3 year shelf life at 80 degrees.
They can be eaten cold, but we discovered that they fit inside an MRE Heater! So you can even have a hot sandwich if you purchase heaters separately.

The calorie count ranges from 320 to 340 per sandwich!

Epicenter taste testing results:

Italian Style (made the 352nd day of 2008)
This was our number one pick. Just great!
Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, and Mozzarella cheese with Tomato Sauce inside bread. Crazy good.
Average 8.3 rating.

Honey BBQ Chicken (made the 221st day of 2008)
Good amount of Chicken, right amount of sauce. BBQ sauce is like any good quality, national name brand.
Average 7.3 rating.

Honey BBQ Beef (made the 353rd day of 2008)
Lower rating than Chicken because we thought it could use a bit more sauce.
Average 6.6 rating.

Bacon Cheddar (made the 323rd day of 2008)
Good amount of bacon. The bread has a texture making it more like a hot pocket. Two of us liked the texture, one of us did not.
When we asked the manufacturer what was different about the bread in this sandwich, we received this response:
"You are correct.  The bread formulation in the Bacon Cheddar is different.  There are Cheddar flakes in the Bacon Cheddar and there is a butter flavor to compliment these cheddar flakes.  Also the other breads are a little different in pH level to keep them stable."
We would like to have the bacon spread out more evenly, and have the cheese inside with the bacon in addition to being mixed in the bread. But pretty darn good.
Also, slightly more expensive than the other sandwiches.
Average 6.0 rating.

MRE Sandwich, Italian Style. Price: $2.89
MRE Sandwich, BBQ Chicken. Price: $2.89
MRE Sandwich, BBQ Beef. Price: $2.89
MRE Sandwich, Bacon Cheddar. Price: $2.99