Best canned beef to have on-hand during a quarantine or when store shelves are bare.

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  • Опубліковано 28 лют 2020
  • Taste testing canned beef to see if it's worth the money or just a waste. Which ones should you stock pile for an emergency?

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  • @meldlew
    @meldlew 3 роки тому +17

    With the keystone the water is from the cooking process they don’t add any liquid at all. It’s broth:)

  • @k.r.3598
    @k.r.3598 3 роки тому +28

    Keystone products are the Real Thing. All of their products are high quality, and are excellent sources of nutrition. My family has been buying their products for decades. It may looks bit off, but the quality is unmistakable...!

  • @patriciaribaric3409
    @patriciaribaric3409 3 роки тому +36

    To enjoy the full flavor of the Keystone beef the meat needs to be heated with all the fat and juices until it is absorbed back into the meat (use a saucepan). It then tastes like home roasted pot roast. I recently purchased Grabill's beef. It was delicious too. I don't see myself ever purchasing Armour.

    • @89Doogie
      @89Doogie 3 роки тому +4

      I’ve tried the GreatValue brand Roast Beef in Broth, and was pleasantly surprised with the flavor and texture. Mixed it in with some beef ramen noodles and a shot of sour cream, and I had an acceptable meal.

    • @patriciaribaric3409
      @patriciaribaric3409 3 роки тому +1

      @@89Doogie Sounds like fun!!!

    • @bomara66
      @bomara66 3 роки тому +5

      The whole time I'm watching this I'm thinking; Geez, I hope he didn't throw that juice away!

    • @ddt3831
      @ddt3831 3 роки тому +2

      All Armour products tend to be cheap, and taste accordingly!

    • @SenseOfWonder2
      @SenseOfWonder2 2 роки тому +2

      I was like, "he dumped all of the broth away".
      (we use the Keystone)
      That's to make soup and gravy from.
      If your in a survival situation, your not going to throw the fat away either.
      Like it or lump it, there is nutrition and calories in that fat.

  • @realazduffman
    @realazduffman 3 роки тому +10

    I saw the Keystone on "How It's Made" and bought some based on the care they take in making it.

  • @gonebananas1076
    @gonebananas1076 3 роки тому +5

    I choose Keystone without the preservatives, carmel coloring, etc. The beef makes a yummy Shepard's pie 🥧

  • @teresachilders4506
    @teresachilders4506 2 роки тому +5

    I understand why you chose the appearance the way you did, but the gravy was 3rd for me. In a grid down situation those with broth would be best, the broth could be used to rehydrate some freeze dried vegetables. Also, that fat you didn't like is going to be something very much needed. Thank you for testing.

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper 7 місяців тому

      Same here. That last one looked too much like wet dog food to me lol

  • @timhodgson4708
    @timhodgson4708 3 роки тому +19

    I think you done a great job of comparing these brands. I would have like to have seen the entire content of the cans heated up in a sauce pan instead of nuking them. That isnt water in the cans.

  • @dr.donscience4518
    @dr.donscience4518 3 роки тому +14

    I know this thread is old but I just ran across it, ironically I just got done eating a plate of the Armour Roast Beef and Gravy over homemade mashed potatoes and I eat this on a regular basis. I also, ironically tested the same three a few years ago and prefer the Armour. I will give you a tip in statistics since I did that in my job for 30 years. When you have too many rating subjects they just wind up averaging out to numbers all too close to be meaningful- just like your test did 17 17 20. The best and most meaningful test strategy is the choose the top 2-5 rating subjects that really matter - such as cost/ounce and taste. In fact, if you would have done that and used your helpers rating for taste, the Armour would have won. However, I will also say that rating for taste is extremely subjective as seen in your video so taste is best left to the viewer. The reason many people would choose the Armour is because of the high salt content. As a rule of thumb, unless you hate salt which some people do, the more salt the better it tastes. For this test, the fly in the ointment is also that the Armour provides the gravy which is of value because you can eat everything in the can just like I did tonight dumping it all over a pile of mashed potatoes. The others have waste fluid unless you use it for something. For overall value, convenience of having the gravy (if you value it) and taste the Armour won my test.

    • @ZaCloud-Animations___she-her
      @ZaCloud-Animations___she-her 3 роки тому +4

      Oh I use the Keystone broth; after all, it's technically part of the meat since it's its own juices separated due to the pressure-cooking process, so it's definitely got nutritional value. Chop that meat up to pulled-pork consistency with a fork, and heat it right IN its own juice so it soaks it back up a bit, and eat it with a spoon like a soup, very nice in a pinch. (And of course, if you've got canned potatoes or veggies, you can cook those with it too for a more complete soup experience.) Re-combining the meat and juice makes the savory flavor really pop! :D
      What I love is to have it with mashed potatoes and spoon on some of the juice for each serving, it flavors the potatoes nicely when partially mixed together. And if you have some flour or cornstarch, maybe powdered milk, you can make it into a small batch of gravy. Or use it as a dip or flavoring for bland foods such as bread, crackers, rice, etc. :9

  • @Colleen253
    @Colleen253 3 роки тому +16

    I have the Kirkland in my stock pile. I think it's worth it, because I would get tired of eating canned chicken and tuna.

  • @valeriecoronado751
    @valeriecoronado751 2 роки тому +1

    Very in depth
    Thank you for taking the time to do this!!!!!!!

  • @M2THE49sGamingZone
    @M2THE49sGamingZone 2 роки тому +6

    This is an awesome video! Having seen it, I really have the itch to try Keystone's beef. A long shelf-life and high quality meat just sounds good. Thank you for this!

  • @aveuch
    @aveuch 3 роки тому +8

    This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

  • @valeriefuller5465
    @valeriefuller5465 3 роки тому +8

    Thanks for the comparision. I cannot find the Keystone meat here locally. I would not buy the one with gravy. Our Costco just recently got the kirkland beef . They aIways have the canned chicken. I purchased it to make panty meals. I made a beef pot pie with it that was delicious. Preheat oven to 425. Sautee the diced onion in 4tsp of melted butter, then added 4tsp of flour, then added a can of beef broth and half a cup of milk. While the onions were cooking , I rehydrated a half of cup of dehydrated hashbrowns with a half of cup of warm water. When the gravy is thickened add 2 cups of mixed vegetables, the can of meat , and the hash browns. Put it in the piecrust, cover with the other piecrust, vent top piecrust and cook at 425 for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and cook additional 45 minutes.
    Ingredient list
    a couple of slices of onions diced up, or if you have dehydrated onion hydrate them with the hashbrowns
    1/2 cup of dehydrated hashbrown with 1/2 cup of warm water to rehydrate them. It should make a cup of hashbrowns rehydrated
    4tsp butter
    4tsp flour
    can of beef broth
    1/2 cup of milk
    2 cups of mixed vegetables I used frozen, but you could use a can.
    kirkland can of beef
    2 pie crusts.
    Salt and pepper to your taste
    To make it fully pantry, eliminate milk and butter and use 1 tbs oil instead of butter. Also use only 3tsp of flour without the milk. You will also need to make your own piecrust and use canned vegetables.

    • @sleepy580
      @sleepy580 3 роки тому +4

      I just bought some on a Walmart .com and am having it delivered.

    • @mackenziedrake
      @mackenziedrake 3 роки тому +2

      You could go with powdered milk and canned butter or butter powder as well.

    • @kirbytestingstuff3829
      @kirbytestingstuff3829  3 роки тому +2

      Butter powder is in another video. ;)

    • @user-uj3kw5wt3i
      @user-uj3kw5wt3i 3 роки тому +2

      I order my from pleasant hill grain

  • @ExpeditionJoeCoffee
    @ExpeditionJoeCoffee 3 роки тому +15

    Good review but the only thing that might be missing is longevity as a long term storage food. I believe that Keystone probably wins in that category due to the pressure canning process. Thanks for the review.

    • @fin59shaw
      @fin59shaw 2 роки тому +1

      All of them are pressure canned.

  • @riley-ew7dp
    @riley-ew7dp 4 роки тому +4

    great information!

  • @cowboysandindicas3635
    @cowboysandindicas3635 3 роки тому +16

    I'm stockpiling the holy hell out of keystone. Haven't tried it yet but I bet it's better than something I shot in the back yard.

    • @mackenziedrake
      @mackenziedrake 3 роки тому +4

      Depends on what you shot.

    • @petewiltfang
      @petewiltfang 3 роки тому +1

      I've shot some pretty good things in the back yard! Rabbits, Deer, Pheasants, Partridge and there is a pond in the middle of the woods, so fish and ducks as well.

    • @cowboysandindicas3635
      @cowboysandindicas3635 3 роки тому +1

      @@petewiltfang cool man! But I live in town. slim pickins here.

    • @mackenziedrake
      @mackenziedrake 3 роки тому +2

      @@cowboysandindicas3635 There I agree with you. We're big on canned tuna and chicken as well here. We have wild turkeys, possum, raccoons, pigeons and the occasional rat here, but there are also a half million people in my little town. They won't last long.

  • @mackenziedrake
    @mackenziedrake 3 роки тому +2

    I like the way you set this up. It tells me all the details I wanted, including the taste of the various meats. I'm not a Costco member, so it sounds like I might be getting more of the Keystone, even though it's a relatively large can for a couple of people. Given the price of raw beef nowadays, it's not a bad price per pound.

  • @tinagiles3430
    @tinagiles3430 3 роки тому +7

    It is weight before cooking so it always loses little weight when you cook it just like anything else. If you have ever can your own meat you realize that that juice is broth from the beef when it is cooked. You pack the jar tight with meat and it makes it own broth.

  • @hackman88
    @hackman88 2 роки тому +2

    2:50 Comparing the nutrition (fat, carbs, protein) per can weight would be a better comparison than serving size.

  • @sbender3787
    @sbender3787 2 роки тому +2

    Also did you check the source of the meat? Keystone is a USA company out of Ohio.

  • @Amy-fu1tp
    @Amy-fu1tp 2 роки тому +1

    Great review

  • @georgecorvelli6255
    @georgecorvelli6255 Рік тому +1

    EXELLENT PRESENTATION

  • @rolando3853
    @rolando3853 3 роки тому +1

    Keystone is best in my opinion. I try them all and Hartford roast beef was my favorite until I moved to new state and found keystone brand.Any of them we use to make tacos. Add some potatoes tomato and onion.

  • @leadslinger49
    @leadslinger49 3 роки тому +2

    I've had a dinner of canned roast beef, canned potatoes and canned green beans. As an experiment. It wasn't bad really. The beef and potatoes needed something to spice them up a little. Pepper was all I had.

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper 7 місяців тому

      You can lay all three out on a cookie sheet and sprinkle them with the Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix. It's a powder that comes in an envelope. String beans, potatoes, and any meat down the middle of the two.

  • @billykarnes6035
    @billykarnes6035 3 роки тому +3

    That's not water in the Keystone. It's the actual juice from the meat. They cook it in the can without water.

  • @forgednotcast612
    @forgednotcast612 3 роки тому +35

    That's not water in the Keystone can it's natural meat juuces. No water is added! Don't you know that? The ingredients are just beef and sea salt.....

  • @docink6175
    @docink6175 3 роки тому +2

    the "water" in the keystone is all from the beef so its all edible and should have been included in your weight and final #s.. use that juice to cook your instant potatoes or rice in, thicken it for gravy etc other than that I think its a good comparison although I DO like the armour gravy

  • @Ner-vod
    @Ner-vod Рік тому

    I really loved the format of this review, fantastic!

  • @kennyparrish3156
    @kennyparrish3156 2 місяці тому

    In 1966 I was eating 1942 “C”rations thanks to the USArmy we would mix and mash “ C”Rations to make a pizza get a “B 3 “ can slice the bread into 1/3 bread one slice of bread bottom of the with beef and cheese one more slice of bread more beef and cheese last slice of bread place the lid back on the can ! The can back into the box with the “;T, P “papers , light the box ! ! “ LZ Dottie “ 1966 - 1968 the crazy guys on the Quad .50Cal 18:02

  • @tammywatkins4464
    @tammywatkins4464 3 роки тому +4

    Good job, because I have armor, so will go with your daughter on taste. Besides I want my kids to like it, especially if any emergency should happen.

  • @critmyster7492
    @critmyster7492 Рік тому

    On the Keystone meat, the product weighs 1#-12oz prior to cooking, and the water that is in the can is natural broth from the meat as it's cooked. And I'm not sure where you bought it but you paid double SRP

  • @warningeagle8558
    @warningeagle8558 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @mikeymike758
    @mikeymike758 2 роки тому +1

    First, Keystone does not add water, not sure of the others. Second, microwaving is not the best way to heat canned meat. Slow heating over low/medium heat is the best way to preserve and bring out the flavors. Lastly, to make the whole can go further, the juices should be able to make a gravy. And for that, Keystone wins, it's ingredients are beef and salt only, no fillers etc!
    Go camping, and re-try your cooking and comparison chart. You might be surprised? Cheers,
    EDIT: Going rough camping is a great way to practice living during an emergency.

  • @jeffglenn7609
    @jeffglenn7609 3 роки тому +1

    Weight is before cooking. Keystone is not water but broth. The others are precooked first unlike keystone.

  • @johnporter5828
    @johnporter5828 2 роки тому

    Nice review ! Wish all of the video reviews were as good as yours. One suggestion: Rinse the "gravy" covered meat with distilled water. The "gravy" is a confounding variable on some of the tests...

  • @glengayer9627
    @glengayer9627 Рік тому

    Try Palm or Ox Palm roast beef best !!! Polynesian used ! 🤙🏾🇺🇸

  • @charliehorse43
    @charliehorse43 3 роки тому

    Keystones also makes turkey, ground beef, pork, chicken, besides the beef. I have had the turkey it was alright but did taste to much like turkey. Could just as well have been chicken.. I have tried keystone beef and used it to make beef and noodles and it was fairly good. Since there was only salt in the can. It was more broth then water. My parents did a lot of canning and beef and chicken, home caned chili. The thing canning you can do cheaper cuts of meat and comes out very tender. The chicken were older hens that would have been tough
    If you had roasted them.

  • @u2zero2u
    @u2zero2u 3 роки тому +3

    A beef manhattan with the armour roast beef is crazy good.

    • @kirbytestingstuff3829
      @kirbytestingstuff3829  3 роки тому +1

      beef manhattan?????

    • @kathykb8123
      @kathykb8123 3 роки тому

      @@kirbytestingstuff3829 Good stuff!

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper 7 місяців тому

      @@kirbytestingstuff3829 Yeah, I've never heard of it either.

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper 7 місяців тому

      @@kirbytestingstuff3829Okay. Roast beef and gravy served over mashed potatoes. Apparently, it's a Midwestern thing. I think I might try it though. It sounds easy enough.

  • @jeffreyf5199
    @jeffreyf5199 4 роки тому +3

    Mmmm tasty

  • @johnmaki3046
    @johnmaki3046 3 роки тому +1

    Keystone is a VERY GOOD brand in all varieties!

  • @pedrolopez8057
    @pedrolopez8057 3 роки тому +1

    Note both the Kirkland and Armour have MSG in them

    • @GS-rw9og
      @GS-rw9og 2 роки тому

      MSG IS NOT HEALTHY, SO WHY WOULD U GIV TO KIDS,, IF U COULD AFFORD THE NATURAL KEYSTONE

  • @georgecurtis6463
    @georgecurtis6463 3 роки тому +2

    I think when your hungry, not much of this matters. Maybe cost per oz. May be the criteria.

    • @kirbytestingstuff3829
      @kirbytestingstuff3829  3 роки тому

      Not going hungry is kinda the point.... just trying to give folks options for long term food storage.

    • @georgecurtis6463
      @georgecurtis6463 3 роки тому

      stuff apologies, I think my comment didnt come out the way I intended.

  • @susanfennimore3152
    @susanfennimore3152 6 місяців тому

    Heard keystone had a problem ?

  • @brianvandy4002
    @brianvandy4002 2 роки тому

    I think some folks would weight some of your measures. For instance, if working with a limited budget if taste is 'good enoujgh' and price is cheaper, then the Armour would be the winner.

  • @denisegirmer4550
    @denisegirmer4550 2 роки тому

    Use sharpie label plates

  • @ftswarbill
    @ftswarbill 2 роки тому +3

    Keystone is shockingly delisious. I was blown away the first time I tried it. I'm not a chef but I can cook somewhat and that Keystone beef is better tasting than what I can make to match it. Watch how its made right here on YT ua-cam.com/video/p40gaCou2Qs/v-deo.html

  • @Alixi2012
    @Alixi2012 Рік тому

    To me, the best-canned beef is Palm Corn Beef. I tried the Kirkland and it was too dry for me.

  • @phatplates
    @phatplates Рік тому

    That's a lotta beef you got there

  • @joycemiraglia280
    @joycemiraglia280 3 роки тому +1

    I used to buy "Armour" in the 80s ...I drained the beef then added .my own gravy to make beef n noodles and I also made veg. soup and also a good base for beef stew...because it was a fast meal for my family to enjoy when coming home from work...but the quality really changed and I believe Hormel bought or etc Armour I quit buying the canned beef it became nasty in quality so unless they've really changed I'll not be buying canned beef !!!

  • @butchbroussard8468
    @butchbroussard8468 Рік тому

    I can my own meat and can tell you that the "water" comes from the beef chunks themselves. Fill a jar with beef chunks and process it and you will see the beef shrank and released the juices/water to fill the jar. So weigh it with the water. Pay attention to Keystone's video!

  • @josephballard8404
    @josephballard8404 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your opinion and review...however I believe you should take a sip of water between tastings to fully appreciate different seasonings. Since you were not impressed about the gravy and your child liked it...perhaps you should have included other opinions as well to have a more rounded review. I would have liked to hear more detail about what was off putting about the taste of the gravy.

  • @edwardyuan793
    @edwardyuan793 3 роки тому

    can you do a review on canned corned beef?

    • @kirbytestingstuff3829
      @kirbytestingstuff3829  3 роки тому +1

      If I could find just corned beef I could give it a try, but I'm only finding hash... and they typically put things in it that I don't like.. such as onions.

    • @robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940
      @robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940 3 роки тому

      Go to dollar general and walmart you can get corn beef

    • @billykarnes6035
      @billykarnes6035 3 роки тому +1

      Alaska Prepper did. All are canned at the same facility in Brazil. All are very close.

  • @robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940
    @robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940 3 роки тому +1

    Keystone is juice from the meat not water and is raw weight

  • @bomara66
    @bomara66 3 роки тому +1

    I'm buying some Keystone.

  • @user-ew2pg2nq7s
    @user-ew2pg2nq7s 3 роки тому +2

    Today I'm eat same roasted beef can

  • @joesmith8875
    @joesmith8875 2 роки тому +1

    The fat and the juice in the. Keystone beef will make a great and natural gravy unlike the synthetic goo that is in the Kirkland and Armour beef. Make a gravy using this fat and juice and put over your mashed potatoes, you will choose Keystone.

  • @kennyparrish3156
    @kennyparrish3156 2 місяці тому

    Make some gravy? Noodles? 14:33 14:34 14:38

  • @steveparker8723
    @steveparker8723 3 роки тому

    Keystone makes beef dog food too.

  • @darylhudson659
    @darylhudson659 3 роки тому +1

    Aprox. .75 cents per oz. x 16 oz. per lb. = $12.00 per lb. OUCH !!!!!!! Do test on beef jerkys etc please

  • @brianvandy4002
    @brianvandy4002 2 роки тому

    You missed Great Value roast beef.

  • @chuckfarley567
    @chuckfarley567 3 роки тому +2

    Never microwave beef....whacks the flavor..

  • @Northdallasguy00
    @Northdallasguy00 2 роки тому

    I never tried roast beef in a can but all those look nasty. I’ll stick the canned chicken, spam and the canned ham.

  • @kennyparrish3156
    @kennyparrish3156 2 місяці тому

    Ok know make something eatable ! How about some “beef stroganoff ?? 9:31

  • @bettyadkisson1681
    @bettyadkisson1681 3 роки тому +2

    I'm on a low income budget. And I've found 2 different store with beef with gravy. Blue cabin gravy at dollar General for $3.99. And red can of beef with gravy at family dollar $3.99. Both are 12oz. Cans. I've tasted both and their not too bad. I mix it with beef base for beef and noodles. Or beef stew.

  • @ragnarmjolnir9654
    @ragnarmjolnir9654 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent job. Hope this channel does well....now get back to work👍🇺🇸✌🙃

  • @wayward_texan9508
    @wayward_texan9508 Рік тому

    Keystone wins.

  • @patrickdurham8393
    @patrickdurham8393 3 роки тому

    Meat is 70% water when you pressure cook it some of it's going to come out.

  • @kab4292
    @kab4292 3 роки тому +1

    We need a tie breaker video lol

  • @kibblenbits
    @kibblenbits 3 роки тому +1

    Keystone is great. Makes good hot beef sandwiches with gravy(you season it to your taste and make home made gravy out of the juice that comes with it) and is good over mashed potatoes and over noodles. I've also made stroganoff out of it and hash. The Keystone pork is good too, I make BBQ pulled pork sandwiches. Keystone's best buy date is 5 years out. I stockpile keystone.

  • @pauletteweaver7049
    @pauletteweaver7049 9 місяців тому

    That fat is where the favor is, don't throw it away!

  • @bettyadkisson1681
    @bettyadkisson1681 3 роки тому

    Another type of canned meats is grabill country meats author,il. Amish store Turkey meat& chicken meats. Cooked in their in their their on juices 27oz. I haven't tried them yet but my brother has. And they have 180 grams of sodium . They ingredients is turkey salt and pepper.

    • @lindawolffkashmir2768
      @lindawolffkashmir2768 2 роки тому

      They also offer beef, pork and chicken along with Turkey. Grabill Meats are good quality, worth the cost.

    • @bettyadkisson1681
      @bettyadkisson1681 2 роки тому +1

      @@lindawolffkashmir2768 yes they are . And I buy all my grains there too.

  • @philmulrooney7020
    @philmulrooney7020 10 місяців тому

    Test’em for steroids

  • @billh.1126
    @billh.1126 2 роки тому

    Never judge based on price ... otherwise all you would have is Top Ramen and Vienna Sausages. Keystone is pure meat so what you add to it or put it in is important (Kirkland also) Meat with gravy limits and makes you eat their flavor and not how you would flavor it. ... also Best Buy date > Keystone tops them all ... I have Keystone and all are labeled good for over 5 yrs from when I bought them

  • @bettyadkisson1681
    @bettyadkisson1681 3 роки тому

    I make noodles & dumplings & beef stew& just beef Manhattans with them and some rice soups.& barley soups. And dollar General has a Campbell's beef barley soup 14.5 oz. Can for $1.00. And it not at all.

  • @greatbay1961
    @greatbay1961 2 роки тому

    keystone is not 14.00 a can it is 7.50 a can at walmart which throws your comparison off quite a bit

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper 7 місяців тому

      Did it ever occur to you that since the video was made THREE YEARS ago that maybe prices had come down? Or that it cost what it cost in HIS area which could be more or less than what anyone ELSE pays where THEY are? Jesus some of you people. @@

  • @bettyadkisson1681
    @bettyadkisson1681 3 роки тому

    I'm sorry the meats is from grabill,in.46741

  • @redskinjim
    @redskinjim 3 роки тому

    looks like dog food

    • @kirbytestingstuff3829
      @kirbytestingstuff3829  3 роки тому

      Well, it IS canned meat. But what matters is that you'll have food when things go south.

  • @bettyadkisson1681
    @bettyadkisson1681 3 роки тому

    Sorry they are $7.99 a can.

  • @jungleno.
    @jungleno. 2 роки тому

    Bad comparison techniques.

  • @billneedham3687
    @billneedham3687 2 роки тому

    contents is weight of everything in the can. Keystones wins hands down. You need to quit making videos .

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper 7 місяців тому

      Tell your momma she raised you wrong. "If you can't say anything nice..."