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jeroldharter
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Just to be clear, OvaEasy does not reconstitute into raw eggs. When mixed with water, they form a solution similar to beaten eggs which can then be scrambled or used in place of eggs for baking.
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Chuckles
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If you own a dehydrator, you can make your own OvaEasy-style powder. We raise chickens and eat only our own, so my family is very picky about eggs. They're essentially identical to non-dehydrated scrambled eggs once rehydrated.
The only real trick is not spilling the egg when putting it in the dehydrator. We've found that whipping the eggs into a froth before dehydrating helps with this. They also dehydrate faster that way.
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MikeinMpls
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This is how I see it:
Especially for fried rice, mix the eggs separately and cook them, then add to the rice. In that way you have eggs as part of the dish, not a dish made of rice and eggs, if that makes any sense. Think of it the opposite of making a cake: eggs go in the mix to make the cake, not added afterward. Fried rice is rice with veggies and pieces of egg added.
I hope this made sense.
Mike
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straighthairedcurly
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I started using these based on this thread. I love them! Even my son said they were delicious in our fried rice this last trip and he normally hates ALL eggs.
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4keys
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Yes the ova easy eggs will reconstitute into raw eggs. I usually take along a very small whisk, but a fork will work also. For your recipe, I would cook the eggs, then add to the rice.
And yes, ova easy can be used in other recipes like pancakes just like regular eggs.
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Knoozer
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I have used OvaEasy eggs for a long time and along the way I've tried others that were less expensive but I've always found them to be a little lacking and gone back to OE. Has anyone tried the Judee whole egg powdered eggs? Again, it's got great reviews and it is almost half the price of OE. I ordered some and I'm going to compare the two but I thought I'd see if I can get some feedback from here too.
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A1t2o
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I'm looking at some recipes for the trip I'm hoping won't get cancelled and had a question about packaging dehydrated meals. Fried rice, for example. Instant rice with dehydrated veggies and OvaEasy eggs, just add soy and oil.
For this, do I rehydrate the eggs separately then mix into the meal, or can I just add hot water to all the dry ingredients at the same time? I'm just not sure how the eggs react when they reconstitute.
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Frenchy19
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Spendy but worth it. Easy to use and work real well. As others have said, prepare them separately.
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butthead
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Probably the best stand alone powdered eggs I have used. They work well as plain scrambled eggs but have a slight sweet taste, adding extra ingredients make a very good scramble or omelette!
Also work very well as ingredients in sauces, batters or dough. I just mix the dried egg powder into the mix adding water as needed for the recipe.
They make great potato pancakes to go with battered fish!
butthead
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Freeleo1
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We have a lot more egg meals since we started using these. A couple of foldover sandwiches with eggs bacon cheese and mayo has become a dinner we look forward to. Also corn-kits cornbread using them and Nido powdered milk is much better than water only mix and pancakes as well. We also have them in our hurricane emergency supply.
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jeroldharter
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Ova Easy is well worth the money. Not like regular dehydrated eggs. They rehydrate as if a scrambled egg. Go for it.
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A1t2o
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So the OvaEasy eggs reconstitute into raw egg? Does this mean we can use it for other things like pancakes?
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Duckman
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Yeah, I bet if you mix it all together you'll get something very edible, but not what you're looking for.
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wyopaddler
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straighthairedcurly: "I started using these based on this thread. I love them! Even my son said they were delicious in our fried rice this last trip and he normally hates ALL eggs." 
Everything they said :) Ova Eggs and Oscar Meyer "precooked" Bacon. Almost like home but made better by the outdoors!
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TuscaroraBorealis
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butthead: "Probably the best stand alone powdered eggs I have used. They work well as plain scrambled eggs but have a slight sweet taste, adding extra ingredients make a very good scramble or omelette!
Also work very well as ingredients in sauces, batters or dough. I just mix the dried egg powder into the mix adding water as needed for the recipe.
They make great potato pancakes to go with battered fish!
butthead"
Absolutely agree 100%
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