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I'm interested in hearing any success (or woeful failure) stories on the behavioural differences between these two products. I've only found Orgran No Egg available for sale in my city, so my fingers are crossed.

In particular, I am curious to pursue this macaron recipe.

Unfortunately I don't quite have the budget to justify learning this by trial and error! Any input is greatly appreciated.

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Based on their ingredients they should be pretty similar (Orgran: Potato starch, Tapioca flour, Calcium carbonate, Citric acid, vegetable gum (stabiliser): Methylcellulose vs. Ener-G: Potato Starch, tapioca starch flour, leavening (calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, citric acid), sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose).

Do you have any bulk food co-ops / health stores in your area? Sometimes they sell Ener-G or similar products in bulk, that way you can just buy the few tablespoons that you need and try it out before investing in the whole box.

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Wonderfully sensible. I'll give it a go with the guidance of my macaron-master friend. I haven't noticed co-ops selling portions that way, but I'll keep an eye out. – Robyn Jul 18 '12 at 23:34
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Aside from requiring more powder to be practicable than the recipe advises, as your post suggested No Egg seemed to work just the same as Ener-G in this instance. End result looked just like the recipe's photos. Thanks for your hint! – Robyn Jul 22 '12 at 23:46

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