Food Dehydrate egg storage time?

[Bud in Fla]

We got some dehydrated eggs from Honeyville. We stored them in food grade paint cans with O2 absorbors in the cans. Some of the cans are dated '09.

Honeyville says the shelf life is 3 years. What does experience say? We don't want to poison ourselves but is the shelf life really 3 years or is that when they want us to reorder?

When we were making the move from WV to Fla a lot of our food storage was in a storage building here in Fla - ambient temp had to be around 90° to 100° for a while.

I'd rather dump the stuff than die from salmonella or something that I could have avoided. Thanks for any info!

 

[summerthyme]

While it's highly unlikely you'll get salmonella from them (if it wasn't in them when they were dried/packaged, it can't just "appear" as they age), I'm afraid that with those high storage temps, you'll be very unhappy with the quality at this point. The fats in them may well have gone rancid.

Open a can and sniff, first. If they dont' smell "right', you've got your answer. If they seem the same as when they were packaged, then try rehydrating and cooking a tiny batch and taste a SMALL amount. If there is any sensation of burning on your tongue, they're rancid- toss them. If not, and the taste is acceptable, you're ok.

Summerthyme

 

[Bud in Fla]

Thanks! We tried some of them while back and they looked/smelled/tasted normal. That was a surprise by itself. Guess we need to use them up ASAP......maybe my ex would like a birthday cake made with extra eggs.