I’ve always been very loyal to Denty moore beef stew since I was a kid, we would go camping or backpacking.I would always bring a couple cans and after a long day of hiking that can contained heaven inside of it!! I always keep about 6 to 10 big 2 pound cans in my house at all times, it gives me a warm, cozy, feeling knowing they’re there for me!
A little trivia for you...the Dinty Moore beef stew was served on the set of the little house on the prairie..If it was good enough for them must be ok...LOL
I like to give canned stew's a heavy hit of onion powder, garlic powder and pepper to up the flavor. I find for any canned soups/stews, getting them really hot before eating improves the flavor, I figure it melts and blends in the fat and preservatives better, lol. Also I find any canned soups/stews heated on the stove has a noticeably different taste than when heated in the microwave, usually it's better.
🙏🏻 I use garlic and onion powder and I also add a tiny amount of heat to it. Idk why but I truly dislike the taste of armour….. dinty tastes way better imo. Also armour using trash meat cuts for their beef dinty doesn’t
I like it (DM) over rice too but I am in a truck right now using a slow cooker so I added some minute Rice to the Armour stew. I'm eating the Armour Stew simply to try it, I've never had it, I like it all right but the potatoes taste closer to freshly cooked than the Dinty Moore, that's a plus for me, but yeah it's totally lacking in the beef! Also the Armour Stew is kind of greasy! :(
I drove long haul for 35 years. I would cook and freeze meals at home and eat good for a couple weeks. Usually, by my third week out, I had to start cooking in the truck or eating the swill they serve at truck stops. Retired from forward air.
Dinty Moore has always been my choice since I was a teen. One thing to watch on the pop tops though is that they can loosen, if they are popped up or loose, do not eat it. Not sure length of time on those. I did get some pop top beans from the food pantry and every one had popped up lids, sadly all went in the trash as I was not chancing getting ill.
Dinty is 100% better…. I add onion and garlic powder and you should let it sit for 2-3 minutes to thicken. Dinty actually keeps me alive I have issues eating food but dinty has always been my go too. I eat at least one can a day I know it’s not great for me but better then not eating. I threw away armour last time I got it… it tastes bland and the texture isn’t great compared to dinty imo
Dinty Moore has been my standby for as long as I can remember. I keep a can of that and the “old school” Campbells chicken noodle soup in my food box for work. If you were to go into my overland box in my suburban, or the cabinet of my trailer or the camper for my Ford, there’s at least two cans. Best comfort food ever 😋
I had a can of Dinty Moore beef stew for the first time today, I was pleasantly surprised, it had a good amount of meat and filled me up. I’m gonna buy a few more cans.
You have to feed the pooch during lean times too, although I wouldn't give him that Armour stew straight ... use a bit of it for flavoring over his dry doggie food. Refrigerate the rest of the can until it's used up. Glad you opened both cans and did the side-by-side. What a difference! The Armour didn't look like the picture on the can AT ALL!!!
That Armour Brand to me has an aftertaste that I don't enjoy!! As a kid I've always preferred Dinty Moore & I've never tried it over rice as someone here suggested😋 have to try that sometime
I had some leftover rice and gravy & I mixed a can of Armour with, MUCH better than usual - A mix of white and wild rice; I will make it that way going forward. NOTHING is better than homemade, and since I've got the roaster/slow cooker (22qt) now, I will try making and canning my own now! Have never canned anything at all before, so it will be a learning experience. I make a multi-meat hunters stew with brown beer as the liquid base - gets rave reviews.
Nice report. Pooch appeared to give his bark of approval for Dinty Moore. At times when I bought a can of DM, if it did not have much meat I would boil some meatballs or other meat for about 20 minutes or so, then put the meat into the pan that has DM. Always a good idea to add more meat.
I have a part time job and disability so I hate wasting money. I was debating with myself on whether to order Armour or Dinty Moore beef stew when shopping for groceries online because I haven't tried either of them...of course I just had to pick out the Armour.
Great review. You could bulk it up some with some corn and green beans or peas. I could stretch that can into a big pot of stew with canned veggies and some tomatoes. Fry some cornbread and I'd be happy, lol. Y'all take care!
Solid comparison! That is not the kind of surprise you want when you are suddenly forced to open your food stores during hard times. Very good info to have.
No it's not weird. Her I am a year later and I can tell you there is little to no meat in a can in Armor. I just ate a can, and gave the rest to my dog. There is more meat in one can of Walmarts GV beef stew than 20 plus cans of Armor. I might add that Armor you poor out of the can. GV you have to shake out then use a spoon to get the rest out.
I grew up on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska with my father. This was one of our go too commercial fishing season meals. Dippin 🧈 bread folded over into it. Is great
I think I had Dinty Moore today. My dad bought some, boiled some pasta, and laid the canned stew over the pasta. I swear to god I’ve never enjoyed canned food as much as I have after that.
dinty moore beef stew has been a camping staple in our family forever, it's always consistently good. if anything the sodium content has dropped over the years but that's a good thing.
Denti Moore is my choice. If its canned pasta I go with Chef Boy arde. I agree 100% about the pop top. Sometimes you can't find the can opener. Blessings to you and your family
Armour has 460 calories per can; DM has 500. Each derives approximately half its calories from fat, and they contain a lot of salt. Good camping food but not the best for those with high BP. Armour's meat appears to be shredded into tiny shreds. Dinty Moore all the way...
I Googled Armour beef stew (and found this review) because I just tried some and found there were no chunks of meat. Couldn't believe it. Looks like BCtruck found out the same thing I did. Maybe the dog will like it......
Flavor wise, I like the Armour more. There's no chunks of meat but there's plenty of minced up beef in there. But yeah, if it's beef chunks you're looking for, the Dinty Moore is the way to go.
I did the comparison test. Yes, the Dinty Moore did appear to have more meat and carrots, which actually seemed kind of bland and tasteless. And broth seemed more watery. Not tasty at all. However, the Armor Star had a thicker, tastier broth. Broth actually has a delicious meaty taste. More than made up for the visual lack of ingredients. In my opinion, the Armor Star is much better! Rick
I agree with you a million times over. The pieces of meat are tiny in armour BUT that gravy is much more flavorful, and Dinty Moore has a harsh and overbearing taste of carrots in everything. It’s offensive. Armour is the best canned beef stew. The potatoes are the best ingredient to be heated, so it just makes sense there are most of those. Plus they are filling and nutritious.
Believe it or not, during manufacturing process each item in the can is actually measured by weight (at Campbell Soup anyways) and shouldn't be too far off can to can. They may have had a clog in the meat chamber and the can should have been rejected by weight. Not sure what was up with Armour that day.
well, I opened a second can with different lot number and it was shy of meat as well. I think they just figured out a way to get around adding meat. Campbell soup,,,, amn if I had a nickle for every case of campbell soup I hauled,,,,,,,,,
That was a surprise. I always liked Armour because my grandma told me a story when I was a kid that during the depression Armour kept one of their food items at a nickel while everybody else raised their price. So I have been loyal due to a 90 year old story. Of course by now they could be infested with commies,LOL. The Dinty Moore looked good. I just bought a 12 can case of Bumblebee brand clams on Amazon for $20 but I forgot to use your URL. The tomato juice I got at the dollar store was decent.Most of the stuff I buy from the Mormons in #10 cans is no longer available right now.
We did the same with Chicken & Dumplings. Dinty Moore vs Sweet Sue. SS looks like the better value, being a bigger can and costing less. But there was hardly any chicken in the SS (added a 5 oz. can of chicken), so that makes the DM a better value. DM tasted a little better (had them over rice), but that's subjective.
iam order some stew on ebay because i have a hard time getting around and shopping. Thanks for the review! I'll buy the Dinty Moore an old trusted brand!!🙏😋
Dinty Moore 6pack at Sam's club $9.88 15 oz cans, Walmart $8.71 4 pack of 15 oz cans. That's $1.65 at Sam's Club $2.17 per can Walmart. Armour 20 oz can $2.18 Walmart I did not see the same sizes or multi packs for Armour as for Dinty Moore.
Dinty Moore has a less than desirable can than the Amour brand for long term storage. The peel off lid version will last not as long as the fully sealed.
@@bctruck there's only one thing that I like better than DM stew over egg noodles! That's the Navy's El rancho stew over slightly overcooked buttered egg noodles on a US Navy ship with that 3,000 years stored butter taste, it kind of grows on you after a while! LOL 😂👍
I went to the store and bought a can of Dinty Moore. I have looked over the can, a number of times. I have yet to find a U with a circle around it. Maybe non kosher.
Is it just me or do the portion sizes seem very small on those? Beef stew usually has a both your meat and your veggies. Normal portions on veggies of those types would range from 1/2 to one cup of each and you're supposed to have at least 2. A portion of meat is supposed to be about the size of the palm of your hand. Unless those cans are larger than they seem it looks like they are going more by calories for the portion size than actual portions should be.
I loved that Dinty Moore stew when I was eating out of a can. It was a good break from MRE's. I've never had the other brand before. Guess I should thank Uncle Sugar for getting the good stuff.
I used to have my fam send me these when I was in Afghanistan, way better than MRE's and this tradition continued deployment after deployment lol, so I feel you brotha
The Armour has NO beef cubes in it at all, try to find one...Better luck seeing a Snuffleupagus walking down Sesame Street. Dinty Moore at least HAS beef cubes in it.
Wrong! Neither have even a speck of beef. Both use something called TVP. That’s textured vegetable protein. It’s the same thing the Burger King impossible burger is made of. Not even a whiff of beef. Very disappointing. They are poisoning us with chemistry.
Doing the same thing, here, for hard times. Made a run this morning to a Walmart east of us. Will do the same thing EARLY in the morning to the one south of us for Flu Shots. And to pick up some things I want but couldn't get at the east one. Want some more dark brown sugar, for example. Wish I could stock up on that Dinty stew. It does look good. No way, I could eat a cup of the Armour with over half of the salt needed per day for a healthy young man. Dinty is better, but still too high. (sigh) Canned some hamburger patties (they'll work in soup), some beef stew meat last week and 17 pints of carrots, too. Already canned taters & dehydrated celery. Yes, there usually is a work-a-round when necessary. :-) BTW, Look at the serving size on cans of stuff. In this case, both stews the serving size was 1 cup. All the grams and percentages are based on that 1 cup. That makes it easy for me, as I've never been able to do ciphering in my head. I'm terrible at arithmetic! Serving size is important, too. As far as I know, there are no "rules" for what makes up a serving. Suspect sometimes the serving size is deliberately small in order to make those percentages look better. Often there's a big difference between what I call a serving and what's on the label of a can. When I'm hungry, sometimes the WHOLE can is a single serving. Looked up the Armour - 20 oz can = 2 servings. So double all the grams, calories and percentages. Daily allowance % on sodium for a can = 108%. YIKES!!!!! Thanks for sharing, my friend. Keep those facing Sally in your prayers along with so many others who are in the eye of storms. God Bless.
I used to love Armour Beef Stew. I've eaten for many years. I remember when it used to have Beef in it but now it's just Beef flavored runny gravy with a few carrots and potatoes thrown in. It should be called,Beef Flavored Stew sine they took out the Beef. Shame on Armour.
When it comes to survival food, besides taste, Dinty Moore is more gooder for calories and protein if you calculate the contents of the whole cans. Also has less sodium in the whole can vs the Armour. Eat on!
Does anyone remember when Dinty Moore was in a blue can and the meat was kinda stringy? Almost like brisket-like? I remember something like that as a kid.
@@bctruck I am just careful not to bang pop tops around too much. Otherwise I'm ok with them. Still gotta keep some P-38s and P-51s around for the other cans.
Dinty Moore is alright. I’ve purchased it a few times bc I wanted something hearty without having to actually cook anything lol. But I’ll probably stop buying it. The meat tastes like dog food. It’s not horrible, but not really appetizing. I enjoyed the gravy part of the soup, also liked the potatoes and carrots. The gravy is definitely bland but it suffices ha. The carrots break apart really easily, and the potatoes are quite hard compared to the meat and carrots. The stew is a solid 4-5/10 for me.
Unfortunately, yes. There is one that’s sold in aldis that still uses beef but I can’t remember the name. In the ingredients, look for TVP, or textured vegetable protein. That’s what they are making the Burger King impossible burger from. It’s mostly soy beans and chemicals. Horrible stuff.
MY COMMENT IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT. From what i've read you gotta be careful with the "E-Z OPEN" tops ; Apparently they don't store as well. I did just watch a man in alaska eat a can of dinty 6 years past its date .. So that's something.. keep in mind it was probably pretty cold up there .You have to account for that . Considering the dinty moore meat is basically just textured protein .. I'm actually considering going to hunt down some armour brand simply because it's a nice gravy without all the bullsh*t..higher sodium for long term storage , and a stronger seal.. . Just bought 3 cans of dinty kind of pricey at 3 bucks a pop maybe i'll check aldi ; but i'll eat one tonight to see how i feel about the actual flavor and experience..that counts too! * EDIT !!! I just tried the dinty and i added 1 fl oz water ; black + red pepper ; Bavarian Seasoning ; Parsley . . medium heat on stove until it bubbles .. The meat seems mostly real i can taste the iron . Regardless even if you halfway believe it's real that will your parties spirit. . I'm not even gonna bother i'm sold on dintys as far as beef stew in a can goes. There is not a damn thing wrong with it.
Going on just protein and calories. Dinty Moore has 25g of protein per can and 500 calories, the Armour has 16g of protein and 460 calories. I agree that Dinty Moore tastes way better also.
Brad, the Dinty Moore beef chunks stay together better because they add the "Textured Vegetable Protein" to it. The Armour is real beef. Compare the ingredients. I have health issues that require that I really watch these things, so you might not care. Thanks for sharing :) Aloha
The meats all in the picture on the label I always when buying something new to put back grab a couple sample cans and try it first usually me and my wife will have it for lunch or supper
Just tried Armor beef stew as the store was out of Denty Moore and even the store brand. Never again. Should be labeled gravey with a few pieces of carrots and potatoes. Really disappointed. Your can on this video has way more carrots and potatoes than the one just had. Maybe mine was from the bottom of the pot. Walmart and Meijer store brands are both way better than Armor. And like you said Denty Moore has the pull top lid. Denty Moore ls only a few cents more than store brand so that's usually my choice.
I’ve always preferred the Armour brand even though it has less meat. I like the taste better. Last week I was eating some and I found myself chewing on soggy cardboard. Then today I tried another can and found a large brown sponge/piece of foam in my stew. I’m so disgusted.
Yes I am here cause I'm sick and my choice of easy soup just happen to be armour and dinty. You made my decision much easier cause I'm not really a ran of canned soup other than my Campbell's chicken noodle. And really I just want the broth from that but I'm all out.
"I don't math", and apparently proud of it. He also 'don't English' very well, and, no doubt, proud of that, too. He probably didn't 'do learnin' during his school days, either.
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very biased comparison, i like dinty moore beef stew, havent tried the armour one but looked to me like the meat was just munched up in that one no big chunks and the bite he took was two tiny pieces of potato. he said there wasnt many carrots but i saw plenty. the bite he took of the dinty moore was the two biggest pieces of meat that he found when he was routing around in there lol.
I’ve always been very loyal to Denty moore beef stew since I was a kid, we would go camping or backpacking.I would always bring a couple cans and after a long day of hiking that can contained heaven inside of it!! I always keep about 6 to 10 big 2 pound cans in my house at all times, it gives me a warm, cozy, feeling knowing they’re there for me!
A little trivia for you...the Dinty Moore beef stew was served on the set of the little house on the prairie..If it was good enough for them must be ok...LOL
Probably...
They got it free.
A bit of product placement.
I like to give canned stew's a heavy hit of onion powder, garlic powder and pepper to up the flavor. I find for any canned soups/stews, getting them really hot before eating improves the flavor, I figure it melts and blends in the fat and preservatives better, lol. Also I find any canned soups/stews heated on the stove has a noticeably different taste than when heated in the microwave, usually it's better.
I will never say no to onions or garlic!!!
🙏🏻 I use garlic and onion powder and I also add a tiny amount of heat to it. Idk why but I truly dislike the taste of armour….. dinty tastes way better imo. Also armour using trash meat cuts for their beef dinty doesn’t
We regularly eat the DInty Moore over rice.
I put the armour over rice today. Its still not great, but greatly improved.
I like it (DM) over rice too but I am in a truck right now using a slow cooker so I added some minute Rice to the Armour stew. I'm eating the Armour Stew simply to try it, I've never had it, I like it all right but the potatoes taste closer to freshly cooked than the Dinty Moore, that's a plus for me, but yeah it's totally lacking in the beef! Also the Armour Stew is kind of greasy! :(
I drove long haul for 35 years. I would cook and freeze meals at home and eat good for a couple weeks. Usually, by my third week out, I had to start cooking in the truck or eating the swill they serve at truck stops. Retired from forward air.
Dinty Moore has always been my choice since I was a teen. One thing to watch on the pop tops though is that they can loosen, if they are popped up or loose, do not eat it. Not sure length of time on those. I did get some pop top beans from the food pantry and every one had popped up lids, sadly all went in the trash as I was not chancing getting ill.
I did a test like this not to long ago. Put the Armour on instant mashed potatoes. It's mostly gravy anyway.
Used to eat Dinty Moore as a kid over 40 years ago...the Cadillac of beef stews.
Yep. It was about 45 years ago for me.
Yeah a good after school meal when mom's working.
Thinking long term they say that a pull tab top does not keep as long but what do I know!!
Huge difference for long term storage. Wish Dinty didn't have the pull tab.
Pop-tops are also damaged easier by impact or pressure.
My mom used to put this in a baking dish and put biscuits on top, the ones you buy doughy in the cardboard rolls
Dinty Moore used to be a better product until the company got sold, and the new management changed the recipe.
They are owned by hormel now. still,much better than than armour.
Dinty is 100% better…. I add onion and garlic powder and you should let it sit for 2-3 minutes to thicken. Dinty actually keeps me alive I have issues eating food but dinty has always been my go too. I eat at least one can a day I know it’s not great for me but better then not eating. I threw away armour last time I got it… it tastes bland and the texture isn’t great compared to dinty imo
I remember when Dinty Moore had a giant's thumbprint on the lid. I think......
Dinty Moore has been my standby for as long as I can remember. I keep a can of that and the “old school” Campbells chicken noodle soup in my food box for work. If you were to go into my overland box in my suburban, or the cabinet of my trailer or the camper for my Ford, there’s at least two cans. Best comfort food ever 😋
I had a can of Dinty Moore beef stew for the first time today, I was pleasantly surprised, it had a good amount of meat and filled me up. I’m gonna buy a few more cans.
It had way more meat back in the 70’s. I ate a lot of it back then.
You have to feed the pooch during lean times too, although I wouldn't give him that Armour stew straight ... use a bit of it for flavoring over his dry doggie food. Refrigerate the rest of the can until it's used up. Glad you opened both cans and did the side-by-side. What a difference! The Armour didn't look like the picture on the can AT ALL!!!
Dirty Moore was always my choice when hunting or camping.
That Armour Brand to me has an aftertaste that I don't enjoy!! As a kid I've always preferred Dinty Moore & I've never tried it over rice as someone here suggested😋 have to try that sometime
Just don't ever try to eat it unheated. It'll be the saddest meal of your life.
I Just did so; makes it much more palatable.
I also noticed that dinty Moore has Chuck in it while armor has almost a weird ground beef
I’m eating sum Dinty Moore over rn
@tiny5749 No your not 🙄 your eating Top Ramen
I had some leftover rice and gravy & I mixed a can of Armour with, MUCH better than usual - A mix of white and wild rice; I will make it that way going forward. NOTHING is better than homemade, and since I've got the roaster/slow cooker (22qt) now, I will try making and canning my own now! Have never canned anything at all before, so it will be a learning experience. I make a multi-meat hunters stew with brown beer as the liquid base - gets rave reviews.
I think it would be good over rice.
Nice report.
Pooch appeared to give his bark of approval for Dinty Moore.
At times when I bought a can of DM, if it did not have much meat I would boil some meatballs or other meat for about 20 minutes or so, then put the meat into the pan that has DM. Always a good idea to add more meat.
You can’t go wrong with more meat, or apple pie.
@@bctruck
Touche' !!
I have a part time job and disability so I hate wasting money. I was debating with myself on whether to order Armour or Dinty Moore beef stew when shopping for groceries online because I haven't tried either of them...of course I just had to pick out the Armour.
Thanks for the heads up!
Great review. You could bulk it up some with some corn and green beans or peas. I could stretch that can into a big pot of stew with canned veggies and some tomatoes. Fry some cornbread and I'd be happy, lol. Y'all take care!
I added some rice today and it did make it better. Video shortly.
Thanks for the great review Brad!!!
Where's the Beef? LOL you reminded me of that old commercial.
they used beef from really skinny cows!
Solid comparison! That is not the kind of surprise you want when you are suddenly forced to open your food stores during hard times. Very good info to have.
I did find a way to make it more palatable. Film at 11!
No it's not weird. Her I am a year later and I can tell you there is little to no meat in a can in Armor. I just ate a can, and gave the rest to my dog. There is more meat in one can of Walmarts GV beef stew than 20 plus cans of Armor.
I might add that Armor you poor out of the can. GV you have to shake out then use a spoon to get the rest out.
I like Dinty Moore and always have. Don't have Kroger here so will just continue to buy the DM. Thanks for the video.
How does dintymoore prepare their beef,it always has the most tender beef I have ever eaten.
I grew up on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska with my father. This was one of our go too commercial fishing season meals. Dippin 🧈 bread folded over into it. Is great
Thanks for sharing!
I think I had Dinty Moore today. My dad bought some, boiled some pasta, and laid the canned stew over the pasta. I swear to god I’ve never enjoyed canned food as much as I have after that.
That does sound good!
I can destroy 2 cans of that Dinty Moore with some toasted Hawaiian rolls!
Oh yeah I pour the stew over the rolls 👍👍
About 4 slices of fresh soft bread goes good with those little one serving to me cans of Denty Moore.
dinty moore beef stew has been a camping staple in our family forever, it's always consistently good. if anything the sodium content has dropped over the years but that's a good thing.
Read the label. It contains TVP. That’s textured vegetable protein. Those chunks of beef, are not beef.
Denti Moore is my choice. If its canned pasta I go with Chef Boy arde. I agree 100% about the pop top. Sometimes you can't find the can opener.
Blessings to you and your family
😀😎 Which leads to the age old question "Where's the beef?" Good review. Keep'em coming, Brad!!👏👍✝⚜✌️☮🇺🇸
Wendy's circa 1984
Armour has 460 calories per can; DM has 500. Each derives approximately half its calories from fat, and they contain a lot of salt. Good camping food but not the best for those with high BP. Armour's meat appears to be shredded into tiny shreds. Dinty Moore all the way...
I Googled Armour beef stew (and found this review) because I just tried some and found there were no chunks of meat. Couldn't believe it. Looks like BCtruck found out the same thing I did. Maybe the dog will like it......
Let me know if the dog will even eat it.
I stomached it but after the only other can we have is gone I'm done with Armor.
I'd like to see a website SOLELY devoted to using just canned food in recipes; how to make canned food BETTER.
That is a great idea!
Use your imagination and start dumping stuff in the pot. Onions and maybe a can of peas (drained) sounds like a good place to start. Lol
Flavor wise, I like the Armour more. There's no chunks of meat but there's plenty of minced up beef in there. But yeah, if it's beef chunks you're looking for, the Dinty Moore is the way to go.
I did the comparison test. Yes, the Dinty Moore did appear to have more meat and carrots, which actually seemed kind of bland and tasteless. And broth seemed more watery. Not tasty at all. However, the Armor Star had a thicker, tastier broth. Broth actually has a delicious meaty taste. More than made up for the visual lack of ingredients. In my opinion, the Armor Star is much better! Rick
I agree with you a million times over. The pieces of meat are tiny in armour BUT that gravy is much more flavorful, and Dinty Moore has a harsh and overbearing taste of carrots in everything. It’s offensive.
Armour is the best canned beef stew. The potatoes are the best ingredient to be heated, so it just makes sense there are most of those. Plus they are filling and nutritious.
Believe it or not, during manufacturing process each item in the can is actually measured by weight (at Campbell Soup anyways) and shouldn't be too far off can to can. They may have had a clog in the meat chamber and the can should have been rejected by weight. Not sure what was up with Armour that day.
well, I opened a second can with different lot number and it was shy of meat as well. I think they just figured out a way to get around adding meat. Campbell soup,,,, amn if I had a nickle for every case of campbell soup I hauled,,,,,,,,,
“You know what. You don’t need to know all that” i love this video 😂
That was a surprise. I always liked Armour because my grandma told me a story when I was a kid that during the depression Armour kept one of their food items at a nickel while everybody else raised their price. So I have been loyal due to a 90 year old story. Of course by now they could be infested with commies,LOL. The Dinty Moore looked good. I just bought a 12 can case of Bumblebee brand clams on Amazon for $20 but I forgot to use your URL. The tomato juice I got at the dollar store was decent.Most of the stuff I buy from the Mormons in #10 cans is no longer available right now.
I buy walmart brand veggie juice and spice it up with a few table spoons of hot sauce.
We did the same with Chicken & Dumplings. Dinty Moore vs Sweet Sue. SS looks like the better value, being a bigger can and costing less. But there was hardly any chicken in the SS (added a 5 oz. can of chicken), so that makes the DM a better value. DM tasted a little better (had them over rice), but that's subjective.
I’m gonna have to try some chicken and dumplings.
Honestly, I love the Dinty Moore.
Here is the maths for you;
Armour:
8gx2servings=16gProtien, Dinty:
10gx2.5serv=25gProtien
I love both. Dinty Moore is obviously the more chunky, but Armour has a flavor profile, and, well...a greasiness that I enjoy
iam order some stew on ebay because i have a hard time getting around and shopping. Thanks for the review! I'll buy the Dinty Moore an old trusted brand!!🙏😋
Where is the beef ?? I bought 2 cans today and neither can had a single piece of beef in it. So from now own I'll cook my own stew beef at home.
The Dinty Moore Chicken and Dumplings is pretty good as well. It too has chunks of chicken in it.
The Armour looks like 1966 C-Rations. Thx for the review
it looks like 1977 C-ration too!
Looks like 1988 C-rations, too
Dinty Moore 6pack at Sam's club $9.88 15 oz cans, Walmart $8.71 4 pack of 15 oz cans. That's $1.65 at Sam's Club $2.17 per can Walmart.
Armour 20 oz can $2.18 Walmart I did not see the same sizes or multi packs for Armour as for Dinty Moore.
Dinty Moore has a less than desirable can than the Amour brand for long term storage. The peel off lid version will last not as long as the fully sealed.
I love Dinty Moore stew over buttered egg noodles!!!!!!! Oh yeah and of course you have to add Tabasco sauce and have buttered bread with it! LOL 😂👍
Love it!
@@bctruck there's only one thing that I like better than DM stew over egg noodles! That's the Navy's El rancho stew over slightly overcooked buttered egg noodles on a US Navy ship with that 3,000 years stored butter taste, it kind of grows on you after a while! LOL 😂👍
Wow!! That sounds delish 😋 I'll have to try the egg noodles next time
I went to the store and bought a can of Dinty Moore. I have looked over the can, a number of times. I have yet to find a U with a circle around it. Maybe non kosher.
I’m not sure what the u with a circle around it means.
@@bctruck it has something to do with being kosher.
I didn’t know that.
The armour looks like it has ground minced meat flakes in the gravy.
I think they used anorexic cows!
Unbelievable that's considered stew meat by Armor.
Is it just me or do the portion sizes seem very small on those? Beef stew usually has a both your meat and your veggies. Normal portions on veggies of those types would range from 1/2 to one cup of each and you're supposed to have at least 2. A portion of meat is supposed to be about the size of the palm of your hand. Unless those cans are larger than they seem it looks like they are going more by calories for the portion size than actual portions should be.
500 calories for the entire can doesnt seem like much either.
I loved that Dinty Moore stew when I was eating out of a can. It was a good break from MRE's. I've never had the other brand before. Guess I should thank Uncle Sugar for getting the good stuff.
Nothing is to good for our boys!!!
I used to have my fam send me these when I was in Afghanistan, way better than MRE's and this tradition continued deployment after deployment lol, so I feel you brotha
I'm not a pasta fan but it is great on a bed of rice.
The Armour has NO beef cubes in it at all, try to find one...Better luck seeing a Snuffleupagus walking down Sesame Street. Dinty Moore at least HAS beef cubes in it.
Wrong! Neither have even a speck of beef. Both use something called TVP. That’s textured vegetable protein. It’s the same thing the Burger King impossible burger is made of. Not even a whiff of beef. Very disappointing. They are poisoning us with chemistry.
@@bctruck well, WHATEVER it is, Armour doesn't have shit, not even a cube! At least, DM has remnants of some kind of beef by product.
Do you guys still use your well!?😃
I sold that place almost 2 years ago and I live in Texas now. This fall, I will be drilling another well using the same auger.
@@bctruck will you be making another video?
@@khmerrecordarchives5626 absolutely!
Doing the same thing, here, for hard times. Made a run this morning to a Walmart east of us. Will do the same thing EARLY in the morning to the one south of us for Flu Shots. And to pick up some things I want but couldn't get at the east one. Want some more dark brown sugar, for example. Wish I could stock up on that Dinty stew. It does look good. No way, I could eat a cup of the Armour with over half of the salt needed per day for a healthy young man. Dinty is better, but still too high. (sigh) Canned some hamburger patties (they'll work in soup), some beef stew meat last week and 17 pints of carrots, too. Already canned taters & dehydrated celery. Yes, there usually is a work-a-round when necessary. :-)
BTW, Look at the serving size on cans of stuff. In this case, both stews the serving size was 1 cup. All the grams and percentages are based on that 1 cup. That makes it easy for me, as I've never been able to do ciphering in my head. I'm terrible at arithmetic!
Serving size is important, too. As far as I know, there are no "rules" for what makes up a serving. Suspect sometimes the serving size is deliberately small in order to make those percentages look better.
Often there's a big difference between what I call a serving and what's on the label of a can. When I'm hungry, sometimes the WHOLE can is a single serving. Looked up the Armour - 20 oz can = 2 servings. So double all the grams, calories and percentages. Daily allowance % on sodium for a can = 108%. YIKES!!!!!
Thanks for sharing, my friend. Keep those facing Sally in your prayers along with so many others who are in the eye of storms.
God Bless.
added some rice to the armour today. still not great , but palatable.
I used to love Armour Beef Stew. I've eaten for many years. I remember when it used to have Beef in it but now it's just Beef flavored runny gravy with a few carrots and potatoes thrown in. It should be called,Beef Flavored Stew sine they took out the Beef. Shame on Armour.
Yep. The crap they want you to think is beef, is that fake meat crap called textured vegetable protein
Thank for comparing the two. Happy prepping. Docj
Thanks!
To elevate it add = Worcestershire Sauce!!!!
I’ll give it a try.
When it comes to survival food, besides taste, Dinty Moore is more gooder for calories and protein if you calculate the contents of the whole cans. Also has less sodium in the whole can vs the Armour. Eat on!
“More gooder”
Dingy Moore is by far better... or “more gooder” lmao!
I think the Armour "meat" is the tiny bits in the gravy. Some people like thicker "meat sauce" than chunks. I'm not sure who but that's what they say.
Thanks for the taste test,i vote DM,sometimes I add Tabasco or ketchup 😃
Does anyone remember when Dinty Moore was in a blue can and the meat was kinda stringy? Almost like brisket-like? I remember something like that as a kid.
I like DM a little better, but for long-term storage, pop-tops make me nervous due to their being less sturdy.
I have that concern also, but spam lasts for years with the same tops.
@@bctruck I am just careful not to bang pop tops around too much. Otherwise I'm ok with them. Still gotta keep some P-38s and P-51s around for the other cans.
Dinty Moore is alright. I’ve purchased it a few times bc I wanted something hearty without having to actually cook anything lol. But I’ll probably stop buying it. The meat tastes like dog food. It’s not horrible, but not really appetizing.
I enjoyed the gravy part of the soup, also liked the potatoes and carrots. The gravy is definitely bland but it suffices ha. The carrots break apart really easily, and the potatoes are quite hard compared to the meat and carrots. The stew is a solid 4-5/10 for me.
Just remember, it’s not beef. It’s textured vegetable protein. There is no beef in it.
@@bctruck oh haha, I didn’t know that. Is that true for most canned meat?
Unfortunately, yes. There is one that’s sold in aldis that still uses beef but I can’t remember the name. In the ingredients, look for TVP, or textured vegetable protein. That’s what they are making the Burger King impossible burger from. It’s mostly soy beans and chemicals. Horrible stuff.
The dog looks like it would be more then happy eating either one.
Great Value is better than both of them...but Wal-Mart has been out of stock of the Great Value beef stew for months now...very weird
MY COMMENT IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
From what i've read you gotta be careful with the "E-Z OPEN" tops ; Apparently they don't store as well. I did just watch a man in alaska eat a can of dinty 6 years past its date .. So that's something.. keep in mind it was probably pretty cold up there .You have to account for that .
Considering the dinty moore meat is basically just textured protein .. I'm actually considering going to hunt down some armour brand simply because it's a nice gravy without all the bullsh*t..higher sodium for long term storage , and a stronger seal.. . Just bought 3 cans of dinty kind of pricey at 3 bucks a pop maybe i'll check aldi ; but i'll eat one tonight to see how i feel about the actual flavor and experience..that counts too!
* EDIT !!!
I just tried the dinty and i added 1 fl oz water ; black + red pepper ; Bavarian Seasoning ; Parsley . . medium heat on stove until it bubbles .. The meat seems mostly real i can taste the iron . Regardless even if you halfway believe it's real that will your parties spirit. . I'm not even gonna bother i'm sold on dintys as far as beef stew in a can goes. There is not a damn thing wrong with it.
Going on just protein and calories. Dinty Moore has 25g of protein per can and 500 calories, the Armour has 16g of protein and 460 calories. I agree that Dinty Moore tastes way better also.
Brad, the Dinty Moore beef chunks stay together better because they add the "Textured Vegetable Protein" to it. The Armour is real beef. Compare the ingredients. I have health issues that require that I really watch these things, so you might not care. Thanks for sharing :) Aloha
The meats all in the picture on the label
I always when buying something new to put back grab a couple sample cans and try it first usually me and my wife will have it for lunch or supper
Great tip!
dude you eat dinty moore with rice on mash potatoes it's the bomb !!!!
It's likes ppl don't know you can season canned food lmao
Dinty Moore is better I add seasoning to mine and extra potatoes and buying some because we are going to go through rough times now.👍👍👍👍👍💯🍀🤗✌️💕👏🌏🌈
Not even a comparison made me put the armour back in the cupboard didn’t even wanna waste it
ARMOUR BEEF STEW I bought had NO BEEF - NONE and had 2 slices of carrots and some potatoes with gravy. I will never repurchase this again.
Just tried Armor beef stew as the store was out of Denty Moore and even the store brand. Never again. Should be labeled gravey with a few pieces of carrots and potatoes. Really disappointed. Your can on this video has way more carrots and potatoes than the one just had. Maybe mine was from the bottom of the pot.
Walmart and Meijer store brands are both way better than Armor.
And like you said Denty Moore has the pull top lid. Denty Moore ls only a few cents more than store brand so that's usually my choice.
I’ve always preferred the Armour brand even though it has less meat. I like the taste better. Last week I was eating some and I found myself chewing on soggy cardboard. Then today I tried another can and found a large brown sponge/piece of foam in my stew. I’m so disgusted.
Umm...why would you eat this crazy when u can make your own fresh??
Just had one tonight the big boy dinty moore. It a guilty meal of mines.
Did Chief Guard Dog even eat it?
They all loved it!
I second that, Amour has NO visible meat in it. Unbelievable!!
It real beef but crumbles, Dirty has soy fillers .
Looks like the Armour one has mince meat in it rather than chunks
They used meat from really skinny cows!
The Dinty has too many Potatoes ( I add a can of peas & carrots ) I have not tried the Armour in a long time =)
Yes I am here cause I'm sick and my choice of easy soup just happen to be armour and dinty. You made my decision much easier cause I'm not really a ran of canned soup other than my Campbell's chicken noodle. And really I just want the broth from that but I'm all out.
Armour beef stew in fine print says the beef is dipped in only .
LOL!!!
Less sodium and less carbs... I’ll eat that one.
Take the two fractions. Find the lowest common denominator and and Dinty Moore is more gooder.
Put some rice and rolls with dinty moore. Yum. Some hot sauce
The dinty Moore has more protein. 9grams more per can
Great review, dinty moore wins! Thank you Brad, love your channel.
Glad you enjoy it!
"I don't math", and apparently proud of it.
He also 'don't English' very well, and, no doubt, proud of that, too.
He probably didn't 'do learnin' during his school days, either.
Yep. All true. I’m slow, I’m ugly and I have a nice home that’s paid for, and a comfortable amount of money saved. Plus,, now this will piss you off,,, I have lots of friends and a very happy life.
@@bctruck "piss you off"? Not in the least.
@@rogerl7533 bull. The only reason for someone to leave hateful and mean comments like you did, is a result of your own unhappiness. Your own unhappiness makes you lash out at total strangers without provocation. Your own self loathing makes you envious and thereby angry at those who have little, but are very happy with life. You dont realize that Ive had 14 years, 2100 videos, 31 million views and a lot of time to consider those like you. You are rare, but your type of comment does not represent the 99.9 % of comments that are interesting, supportive or just generally adding in a positive fashion to UA-cam in general. I know you far better than you would ever admit or believe. Have a nice day.
@@bctruck sorry to disappoint, but that isn't the case.
Your "I don't math" indicates either an inability to use basic English grammar, or a distain for it, or, most likely, both.
As well, you appear to be proud of being unable to perform a simple mathematical calculation.
My comment was posted for the purpose of encouraging others, who watch your video, not to eschew basic education
As for your comments here, rather than rushing to adopt the mantle of 'victimhood' , you would be far better off giving some thought to pursuing a better education. It is not too late.
Have a good one.
@@rogerl7533 you’re funny. I owned and operated a successful business for 40 years. Sold it and retired comfortably. I’m now in my 60’s and if I could do life over again, I would do exactly what I did in this life. Quit school, join the army, travel the world , start a business, retire early and enjoy life. Your attempts to sound more intelligent than you truly are, will fall on ears and eyes that see clearly, your narcissistic and sociopathic personality, along with your desperate need for attention.this will be my last comment since another tendency of people like you that have bizarre personality disorders, is to have the last word. And,,,,,,,,,, go.
As Sarah Pellar would say....Where's the beef?!😮
very biased comparison, i like dinty moore beef stew, havent tried the armour one but looked to me like the meat was just munched up in that one no big chunks and the bite he took was two tiny pieces of potato. he said there wasnt many carrots but i saw plenty. the bite he took of the dinty moore was the two biggest pieces of meat that he found when he was routing around in there lol.
That’s right Megan, you have discovered my dastardly attempt to sway world wide opinion on which stew is better. Idiot.
The Armor has always left a greasy after taste to me and the Dinty Moore has always tasted better to me.
Thats is exactly how I would describe it! Way to greasy and that is probably where they get their protien count from, grease, not meat.
No problem .. I cAn beef stew art..
Just ate ARMOUR BEEF STEW..there was no chunks of meat at all.. I was disappointed..
Good choice.