I've read positive mini reviews of OvaEasy, but have not yet found any detailed or comparative reviews.
They are much more expensive than average, for example, last spring I bought a 2 lbs 1 oz #10 can of "Augason Farms Dried Whole Egg Product" for $15.13 on Amazon (had set up a CamelCamelCamel price watch, so caught it on sale).
REI carries $10-ish pouches of OvaEasy, which might make more sense to try them out.
I've tried two different (cheaper) brands, and was very satisfied.
A lot of Muggle reviewers whine about the completely flat end product these produce.
The flatness makes sense, since it's from a uniform powder.
There's a simple solution:
introduce Chaos!
Add pretty much anything to it, and it'll come out much closer to regular eggs.
In other words, Mo, these are ideal for omelettes!
For example, fry up some SPAM, mix it in, and I defy anyone short of a Foodie to be able to tell the difference from regular SPAM & eggs, both visually and taste wise.
The SPAM flavor will dominate.
I'll dig up some pics, soonish.
Both cans I tried were #2 size, and lasted fine for several months, unrefrigerated.
ratfink56, there is a wonderful thing called "shelf stable bacon", which is precooked (most of the fat removed) and ready-to-eat.
It's typically good for about a year,
unopened.
They're available as regular "strips" and as real "bacon bits" (not those horrid soy-based/TVP fake bits).
The strips cost roughly $3 to $4 (around $2 on sale) for a 2-ish ounce package.
The bacon bits come in a range of sizes including a nice Nomad-friendly 2.5 ounce size, the cheapest brands of which are, for example, $1.29
and $1.33
.
Oddly, the per ounce cost is about the same for the smallest vs largest sizes.
Bacon bits are apparently the wee bits that fall off during processing, hence the great price.
Hormel had a sale on Amazon in the spring, and I did a bunch of web research, wondering if the small size and salt/preservatives would mean they're good for non-refrigeration scenarios. I found many reasonably credible claims that they were, but have not yet tried them out completely non-refrigerated.
I found the grocery store price was cheaper than the Amazon "sale", and have bought &
used a few packs, and am very pleased with them.