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I guess if I can post about powdered milk then powdered eggs should follow.  Anyone use powdered egg crystals?  This one gets really good reviews.  I can never get tired of scrambled eggs and this would probably make a dandy omlette too.

https://pleasanthillgrain.com/ova-easy-e...gIy4fD_BwE

What ever you can keep out of the fridge is probably a good thing...
Now can we get some powdered bacon to go with those eggs?
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! Smile
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. Smile
The SPAM flavor will dominate.
I'll dig up some pics, soonish. Smile

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. Smile

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. Smile
Ohhhhh, I sooo love fried Spam! Spam omlettes are awesome with cheese and chopped green onions. Maybe a touch of salsa on top.
Stay tuned for the review of powdered water!

;-)
Well ya know... anything to keep your fridge space available for more important stuff... like beer.
(08-03-2018, 07:28 AM)Motrukdriver Wrote: [ -> ]Ohhhhh, I sooo love fried Spam! Spam omlettes are awesome with cheese and chopped green onions. Maybe a touch of salsa on top.

Ditto!
With that encouragement, you get pics. Smile

Here's the plain egg mix (after rehydrating), in a frying pan, completely smooth (looks like a pancake):
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First time I made it, that did surprise me, but it makes sense.

Now let's fry up some tastee-tastee SPAM:
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Add it to the egg mix, and introduce some randomness (and fat!):
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final meal:
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I generally have no problem using up a can of SPAM over the course of about a week, but do regularly buy SPAM "Singles" for when I'm on the road, living out of motel rooms. They nuke well. Smile
Oh thanks... I just lost 4 keys on the keyboard from slobbering...
We had several thousand chickens when I was little. Powdered eggs were never on the menu.
Bacon bits are apparently the wee bits that fall off during processing, hence the great price.“  Yeah and the dirt that’s swept up with them is like a spice...

Spam - ugh. Between that and fried bologna that’s what was a staple when I was growing up. Oh and fried potato skins too, yeah, uhuh, real good eatin’ there  Confused

Spam, introduced by Hormel in 1937 (at the behest of an executive who wondered what could be done with the trimmings that were shoveled off onto the floor...)  Big Grin

"Specially Processed Army Meat".[10]

“The difficulty of delivering fresh meat to the front during World War II saw Spam become a ubiquitous part of the U.S. soldier's diet. It became variously referred to as "ham that didn't pass its physical", "meatloaf without basic training",[1] and "Special Army Meat". Over 150 million pounds of Spam were purchased by the military before the war's end.[11]” Wikipedia quote


Same article quote - 
Minister Margaret Thatcher later referred to it as a "wartime delicacy".[13][14] (So much for the idea that the Brits recognize good cuisine...). In addition to increasing production for the U.K., Hormel expanded Spam output as part of Allied aid to the similarly beleaguered Soviet Union.[15] Nikita Khrushchev declared: "Without Spam we wouldn't have been able to feed our army".[16]  (No wonder the Soviets were such vicious fighters, they had been threatened with having to eat more Spam if they lost...)  Throughout the war, countries ravaged by the conflict and faced with strict food rations came to appreciate Spam. (I thought the sentence should read “...countries that were shipped Spam were ravaged by conflict and faced strict food rationing...”).

In 1963, Spam was introduced to various private and public schools in South Florida as cheap food and even for art sculptures.[citation needed] Due to the success of the introduction, Hormel Foods also introduced school "color-themed" spam, the first being a blue and green variety which is still traditionally used in some private schools of South Florida.[25]
(So tell me, is that whats wrong with S Florida residents? Too much green meat?
The billionth can was sold in 1959,[18] and in 2007, the seven billionth can of Spam was sold.[8]In 2012, the eight billionth can of Spam was sold (to Kaylee).[19]
Big Grin
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