Cooking UNDERWATER: Inside the Galley of a US Navy Nuclear Submarine
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- The Challenges of Cooking Underwater: Inside the Galley of a US Navy Nuclear Submarine
The life of a U.S. Navy submariner is not easy. These sailors live for months in a steel tube cruising through freezing cold water, surrounded by explosives, flammable materials, and even nuclear weapons. Even in peacetime they run the risk of terrible accidents. In wartime they risk being hounded to destruction by enemy ships and helicopters. But they eat magnificently well. If you don't believe me, then check out this video where we will tell you more about what a sailors eat on a nuclear submarine!
When you live under the sea for months at a time, food becomes not only a necessary part of the health of the crew, but it becomes a profoundly important psychological factor in their well-being too. The cooks on submarines are the elite in the Navy. They have to be able not only to prepare, cook, and bake all of the different types of foods for the various meals, of which there are four in a 24-hour cycle, but they have to do it in the smallest spaces imaginable.
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I wasn't a Submariner. But, I spent 40+ years, working on, or building them. And, I live close to the base, where I do most of my shopping. This story is spot on, about the eating habits on subs. BRAVO ZULU on this report.
I was once chatting with an ex-WWII submarine cook and he said the most difficult part of the job was doing it silently.
Served on US attack subs in the 1980s. The food aboard was generally pretty good, unless there was an extended period at sea. We once went 57 days, unexpectedly, and there was a lot of tuna casseroles and peanut sandwiches the last couple weeks. Luckily, there was no risk of running out of coffee.
WRONG!!!! There are LOTS of fresh food loaded on subs. It gets used first. The person making this video is clueless
I figured that
After a Northern Run in '87, my Fast Boat spent a week in Brest, France. On the way back, we had a shitload of French cheeses in the Activity Space that were out of this world!!! Merci, Froggers!!!
The German sub pens were still there. Probably too expensive to remove then. The bomb craters were very noticeable.
@@johnleeson6946 cool story
It’s kind of funny that at the same time he said that fresh foods are not loaded they are showing fresh fruits on the line
I’ve never been in the navy, but even I saw the lack of logic in his statement. We’ve known about rickets, etc for centuries, and it makes sense they would take on enough fresh food to last until it would spoil. Thanks for confirming what I thought.
5:10, I think there was an error of script here, you basically said the same thing twice, word for word
I know ...we get it, no fresh fruit or veggies are onboard!!
Love to see the food go around. Everything from it's shipping, preparation, and delivery to the personel. Appreciate the tediousness of making mealtime the most interesting and satisfying time, during dangerous work, or normal sea going conditions. Much admiration for the cooks!
Last 4 minutes of the video was him just repeating himself.
"A submarine is a tight and enclosed space", "OceanGate: hold my beer"
Much respect for these hard working Service Men/Women! I think it would suck to be stuck underwater for 3 months doing dishes and cleaning for the whole boat! No thanks!
Excellent viewing 👍👌
Thank you
The only thing they need to improve now is the toilets, then everything would be good morale.
So many scenes that have been cut and pasted from many different videos
“The galley is on the submarine”. So things haven’t changed since I was in.
A lot of this video is not from a submarine galley
Right.
Bingo !!!!
Totally coooooool,awesome.😅😅😅😅😅
How is "Open Flame" cooking not allowed for safety
But Gas is WTF..?
Need to really get your story right. you say open-flame cooktops aren't allowed, but you show one at 1:53 min.
Thank you for pronouncing that Sub mareeners!!!!!
Includes
isn't gas an open flame?
interesting
I got a feeling anyone with a food allergy is sent to the army for them to deal with
where do the fumes go??
Calculated risks ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊 underwear
With the idiots that are in charge today. I'm surprised that logistics like this even work.
Shout out for the Monster Ultra Zero at 2:09. However, Monster Ultra Violet is still better lol.
Couldn’t pay me enough to work in a coffin.
Some of those sailors look like they could not fit thru a hatch...just sayin.....
I am in assisted living where the cook used to be on a submarine the food sucks
As a former Army Grunt, I have nothing but love, admiration and respect for Cooks in any branch. You people are heroes, bravest of the brave.
THE most important part of any military!
Lies again? Naughty America Cum Inside
hope that's sarcastic
Amen, brother.
Vietnam. When all you ever get is WW2 C rations and at best B rations. I did enjoy being on the Troop Carrier Ship. The food was much better. Sitting in the South China Sea. Mobil Riverine Force. BROWN WATER NAVY
As a Navy vet, I never had any gripes with our chow. God bless all of those who prepare these meals.
The Navy gets the gravy, but the Army gets the beans, beans, beans, beans, beans!
So many factual mistakes in this video ----- eg - no open flames allowed but you show gas burners on the stove. eg - Nuclear subs do carry a lot of fresh food that last for a few weeks at the beginning of a voyage ----- very disappointing for Navy Media.............
And used royal navy images when its a video about the US navy..
I would usually get sick eating my first meal of fresh food at end of patrol.
I was assigned to the sub base at Kings Bay when it opened. Everyday 24/7/365 the tender crew for the subs provided everything these folks needed. It was an amazing sight to see at times. Subs tied up port & starboard. We could be loading food to one sub and weapons to another sub. The cooks on the tender did a fantastic job. The tender had about 1,200 crew, then the sub crews often ate on the tender during their 3 month overhaul. PJ
Thanks PJ! I was stationed on one of those subs tied up alongside port, starboard or along the pier - USS James Madison 627 (B) 1984-1986. Thanks for all the assistance in getting us back underway to guard us against the commies!! Good times shipmate!!
Every year there are a couple of videos of life cooking on NAVY vessels and I always enjoy them all.
So if cooking over open flame is prohibited........why do you show cooking on an open flame gas range ?
Listen here Paul...We dont take kindly to your type around these parts..With all your common sense statements n questions..so knock it off.😮
@@kevinjohnson-lf3kjI man it’s common sense
It's not a legit video. He mixed in shots from other vids to make you think this Canadian is totally factual.
He "ooted" himself, eh.
A Newfie, no doubt! LOL!@@johnleeson6946
I'm figuring they mean an "open flame" like at a steak house. Not a gas oven/ stove to heat the food. How you gonna cook the scrambled eggs? Smh
One of my favorite stories were about WW2 crews coming back to Pearl Harbor from patrol. They would line up for salads and get as much fresh fruit as they could get😂
This is interesting but needed more editing. One of the clips showed a tile wall, which seems unlikely on a submarine. Later it shows a gas burner, followed by a comment that open flames are dangerous and not allows. Then we are told the cooking appliances can be electric and gas.
A lot of the photos where not on submarines.
@@paulready8897 Yep, too much open area.
Photos & video clips are from a similar piece on aircraft carriers.
Good catch! I heard that too and thought wtf!!?? Definitely no flames during my 4 patrols on the Madison 627 or my 2 yrs on the Grayling lol
You’re speaking about submarines, however you are repeatedly showing the galleys of Aircraft Carriers.
Being on a modern nuclear sub would be like heaven in comparison to a World War Two pig boat. In contrast to the boats guys served on in World War Two, the cleanliness and quality of the food alone would astound a World War Two submariner. To get an idea of how grungy submarine life was before the advent of the nuclear navy, one should watch "Das Boot" to get an idea of how awful it was when it came to serving on submarines. The smell of spoiled food, unwashed bodies, diesel oil, bilges, and foul air, must have been truly stomach turning. At the same time, the ever present condensation would turn everything moldy. In contrast, a modern nuclear sub is a luxury love boat. in comparison.
Thank you to the culinary Chefs. My son, age 24, is currently on one of these Sub. It is good to know he is well taken care of!
God's Blessings to your son
🙏🙏🙏
Great content but terrible repetitive narration. Don't u guys watch & edit these vids before u post them?
Special dietary requirements for crew with heart disease of diabetes? I would be very surprised if a diabetic or heart disease patient would qualify for sub duty. (7:40)
I was thinking the same thing
You can be a marathon runner with low body fat and be diabetic. Genetics.
I would be surprised if the darker and darkest tints are allowed. You know, Homey don't play that game. And they better not be gay.
They are. Navy would get sued into oblivion if they didn't
Listen: you keep repeating the same phrases over and over again. I can't count how many times you said, "special, special, special, special." Repetitive words and phrases are unprofessional and will cost you subscribers.
Agreed, whoever wrote the script should be flogged for the shitty repetition
But it's literally called a "special meal" so how would he call it anything else?
I strongly believe that the script for the video, along with the narration, weren't done by a human. Chatgpt, is that you? ( along with a voice over bot)
Bro it's a video on TH-cam. If it was some professional TV program or documentary channel then ok maybe not saying special over and over.
Dear Lord. Just went to the comments to confirm I was falling asleep!
One advantage: barometric pressure is much greater. Cooking time is a good bit less. Water boils at higher temperatures, cutting the cooking time by quite a margin.
This was written by a high school student who forgot to study 3 days before it was due
Finally a military video that stays on topic. Thank You!
The images and footage are false. In a submarine everything cooking wise is electric to eliminate the chance of fire. Yep the cook keeps pressing the chicken patties down onto the grill cause they are frozen and he wants them to cook faster. Oh Yum. The food on a Nuclear Submarine is dependent on that E-3 Cook....Got that? He's cooking your lobster tails too...if he knows how, Yay for flavor. No 6 to 8 People do not cook on a submarine. There are not nowhere near that many cooks on a sub. Most these images are from surface ships with bigger kitchens.
Life in all Submarines actually are quite risky and dangerous. If anything happens, sank and dropped below the sea deep, you're getting drowned slowly and died slowly. 😒
Once the sub gets past crush depth, the pressure of the in rushing water is so great; you’re dead before your brain reacts to let you know you’re dead.
Did you come up with that all by yourself.
I heard the British submarines use vegetables and fruits because they use dried freeze food extending their operation time for over a year without surfacing.
subs deserve the best food
The weight gain. Most are significantly overweight. Really at most 1200 cals a day at breakfast and dinner are required. Be like the USMC. Waist like a wasp, shoulder like a locker box. They must be happy but not get fat. No one should have more than a 30-inch waist, and women 28-inch waist. We got weight tested constantly in the USMC. The tape. We may have weighed more, but it was from muscle and very low body fat.. At most 5%. I was on a sub-two times and a carrier 3 times. I ate little and exercised to the max. Water is plentiful. People have to do this their whole life until their last breath. Limited calories, no big breakfast/lunch/and dinner, run 5K or more a day, skip rope, and more. Could you take a look at a Marine DI? Not an ounce of fat on him. None. Size 30 waist and broad shoulders. Our soldiers and airforce should be held to the same standards. A person gets used to it. Unless pregnant, there is no excuse to weigh more than your high school or boot/OCS weight. No, you are not big-boned. No, your thyroid isn't a problem. It is what and how much you eat. Your belly must be tight. Man boobs are totally unacceptable and disgusting. You must do this daily, And practice martial arts to release stress.
Our captain said if you come back with weight gained, you will lift weights and run for two weeks without shore leave. We were sure to meet the tape test. It's amazing what they do in a kitchen smaller than the one I have in my home. Mine is 1500 sq feet. They have less. Amazing that they can prepare that many meals a day. Never eat fried anything, soft drinks, nachos, chicken wings, or go to any restaurant. Make it yourself. The doc told me my LDL was too LOW. I said I won't gain weight or eat fatty foods, which was on his list of no-nos. He said, "Just drink two extra glasses of whole milk weekly." That worked at the next test I go for every three months to get checked out.
You sound like a miserable person and possibly homosexual.
I served on 2 submarines, and I can say that our food was great. Our cooks did a fantastic job
They’ll usually serve a special meal when they extend your 80 day mission by another 30 days 😂 unless of course you ran out of food then it’s just rice with a sprinkle of ground beef
Some of your video is not from a submarine.
"The galley is a small kitchen located on the submarine"
Really it's on the submarine?
I always find it funny how many videos about submarines are about the food
Better the food than nuclear war. 😊
Cake for sailors birthdays?! After serving 10 years in the navy as a CS, I have yet to see a cake for any sailor's birthday. This is false information. Cakes for holidays or for re-enlistments sure but for a sailor's birthday?! Please. The navy couldnt give two shits less about anyones birthday.
Birthday cupcakes. Lol
I,v never been a navy squid,but,that chow looks really edible
I served onboard a nuclear submarine (USS JAMES MADISON. SSBN 627) back in th early to late 70s. While tied up along side the tender getting the boat ready to go on patrol the One day no one looked forward to was load-out day. That day was dedicated to loading ships stores (food) where almost the entire crew loaded the food by hand. It always amazed me about the quantity of food that was brought onboard. And, it all had to fit through a hatch not much larger than the shoulders of a large man. Try to imagine passing 35 pound cans of coffee and vegetables down a hatch...and you did this for much of the day. I understand that today's boats have hatches for loading foods and that it takes very few hands to get the food loaded. Good memories.
I have a question I've always wanted to ask a submariner maybe you could give me an answer or some insight
The question is
I've always wondered what happens if someone totally breaks down, becomes claustrophobic and is unable to do their job do you just end up in the brig or do they rendezvous with a surface ship and remove them or is the training standard so high it just doesn't happen
Thanks for your Undersea Service buddy!. Former airborne infantryman here.
@@davemeads859 As a former Nuke sailor, we were conditioned to live in a cramped environment: four guys in a room built for three during schooling at Nuke School. If we were submerged and a crewmember freaked-out, he'd be restricted and removed ASAP. Never saw this happen while I served.
Another never in combat VN guy
Hello shipmate! I was on the Madison (B) from 84-86, then did a split sea tour to the Grayling 646. Good times, wouldn't have missed it for the world.
There is Culinary Specialists.. they are not called Cooks..there rating or m o s is designated as C S.
Interesting to see a Royal Navy rating on an American sub - ! 😊
The "problem" with military food: It's EASY to get fat!
It is also easy to get discharged from the navy if you do not stay fit. That is why it is a volunteer service. A sailor can be replaced with no problem. The same applies to the other services for that matter. Shalom
God bless my shipmates.
It's a trip that IN THE NAVY THEY STRESS BEING CLEAN SHAVEN. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A MUSTACHE. But you can get a no shave chit, being that some men have skin disorders. So they don't have to shave. But what sucks is that they can grow beards. But they can groom their beards. But yet, the NAVY, requires a sailor to LOOK THEIR BEST.
Staged! They're too well-mannered to be boat sailors. "Hey tubes, pass the potatoes." "Here you go." (Grabs a handful of spuds from the serving dish.)
What has happened to the military???!! as a former veteran we were never given a special diet !!!!??
It's gotten better and sailors are treated better than ever before... Is that an issue?
@@bryancable7764 He just hating. Nothing wrong with that. He is a veteran, he earned it.
Yeah, "Special Diet?!" When we had liver & onions (there were a small group that loved it), they MS (Mess Specialists) group also served hot dogs at the same time. This wasn't a common dinner...
I don't understand how you talk about the kitchen in a submarine but the kitchen in the video has a brick wall interior ? When did they start doing this ?
they also repeated themselves like 3 times in 5 minutes about special meals and veggies
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Some of these can't be on a submarine, that was one, another was of a burner on a gas stove. I REALLY doubt they have gas stoves in submarines, that sounds like a REALLY bad idea.
A lot of the photos were not gallies on a sub.
@@paulready8897 right ! And this video is about cooking in submarines. What's wrong with this picture, err.. video ?
i was 7 years usaf in the 80's. everyone in the military knows that submarine food is the best in the military, and to a man, i never met anyone who begrudged them that. everyone said: "they deserve it."
Hickam Air Force base in Hawaii had the best shore based galley food!
these are the biggest gallies i've ever seen on a submarine. they should of titled this the challenges of cooking on shore duty and an aircraft carrier
The gallies on subs are very small. A lot of the pictures were not on subs.
When I was deployed, Army, every Friday for dinner was Surf n Turf for us. (Guess they figured might as well treat us for surviving the week lol)
Some of the shots are from the Royal Navy.
Please edit the videos right you repeat a lot.
The kitchen looks better than some commercial ones I’ve worked in!👍👍🇦🇺
Most of the pictures were not of submarine gallies
It is Winning the War even though it haven’t started yet. Through the Best FOOD SERVED. 🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆👏👏👏
YET ANOTHER video where the majority of images are NOT in a submarine. Laughing seeing open flame in the first couple of seconds of video.....
Cooking in a normal kitchen is hell. Cooking in a nuclear sub kitchen is tartarus.
"Typically supplied with electric or gas fired appliances". Didn't know USN subs carried propane or whatever gas 8s utilized in the galley that is referenced.
Cooks in Army all branches do most important jobs, physical jobs 24/7/365....if you think it is easy and go a head. Thanks
Never saw gas stove like you showed on a sub. Been on Diesels and a nuke, all electric and when fresh runs out, canned or instant potatoes and of course, coffee and bug juice.
Me either, brother. Gas stoves on a boat? Really? I served on the USS James Madison back in the 70s. Made 8 patrols out of the Loch.
@@petehayes8779 Fast Boat sailor in the '80s. Went there once during a Northern Run. Didn't spend much time there, though.
"I'll see you on the Dark Side of Danoon." Pink McFloyd?
Dude. There no Cooks and Culinary Specialists. They are all Culinary Specialists. Cook is an old slang used to identify them, but long gone. Do research first before you make a video.
How about "stewburner"?😀
I’m a submarine CS, and we have load lots of fresh food. It doesn’t last the entire deployment, especially the lettuce and other salad stuff. But trust me if you have a good CS department then the crew will be eating good the whole time. It’s not all out of cans
Looks good 👍 👌 thanks for your service guys
If they have medical conditions such as diabetes or Herat issues. They don’t deploy and in most cases are released from service, unless they have a very specific SME.
Food energy for the body is important, so the cooks are keu
300 lbs of bacon for 90 days for 150 men would be less than two hundredths of a pound per person a day... I think your number is off.
Dude there aren’t any open flames on submarines. Just adding any footage you want doesn’t make sense in reality. You might as well talk about how the sailors get in and out of a submarine and show a screen door.
The amount of voice-over repetition in this video is absolutely ridiculous . . . which is too bad, given how interesting the topic is/might have been.
This video was pieced together. There are scenes of Marines cooking and of a gas stove, of which subs do not have. The kitchens are all electric. This distracts from the theme of the video.
A lot of the footage is from surface ships and some even from what appears to be the Austrailian Navy.
theres something wrong with your footage i saw a sailor on a aircraft vessels and on a submoring. your videos are not correct. get it right ok bad videos
The photos and videos you showed are not of a Submarine, show reality please
why does EVERY VIDEO about food on a submarine use the same footage? most of which WAS NOT filmed on a sub
Those potatoes and pancakes look good 🇺🇲🇺🇲👍
We ate great on subs! I used to stay up for hot fresh dinner rolls! We got steak once a week as well!
It's been recognised in the military for many, many years that the subject that has the biggest effect on morale is food. Get it right, happy crews.Get it wrong, major problems.
not being around a bunch of assholes plays A WAY BIGGER PART on morale - way more
@@recoswell Ahh, you mean the officers - ! 🤣
Destroyer crews have the second best food, which is pretty darn good 😊
If this is supposed to be US Navy subs, why do you keep showing Aussies?
Eatong MREs during deployment was what made me want out.
As a mess cook for the officers on a Boomer let me tell you we had the best food period!