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[beast]

item for the prep shelf

i tried the eggs

when opening the can i found a lot of open space. It's not packed like a coffee can. I would say maybe 2 inches of open air. I guess some of that could be from settling. Who knows how many years old the can is?

The eggs are very fine powder.


the side of the can says 2tbls of powder plus 4 tbls spoons of water makes 1 egg.

i tried it that way but it felt silly.

i think the best way to prepare them is put a bunch in a bowl and slowly mix in water with a fork until they reach the consistency you thing a scrambled egg should have.

i scrambled them in a little too much butter. i think that helped the flavor.

they scrambled up to a nice consistent scrambled egg. A little more yellow than fresh eggs usually are but then again i didn't add any milk to them.

I served them on white bread toast and a little catsup on the side. ( lots of pepper )

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All and all i would give them an A+ for the purpose. I think i could actually make them and feed them to someone without them ever guessing that they weren't fresh eggs.

The can is supposed to last a year now.

I would recommend them on any prepper shelf. I wouldn't recommend them as a cost saving item or as a replacement for fresh eggs. -----------

the advertisement for them says that each can contains 81 to 90 eggs.

but the side of the can says 78 servings of 2 tbls.

i think the lower number is probably more accurate.


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[beast]

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