Edible baking soda refers to soda ash (sodium carbonate) and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) which are different from industrial alkali. Baking soda is a finished product after absorbing carbon dioxide from the solution or crystal of soda ash. Therefore, baking soda is also called edible alkali (powder) in some places. Baking soda is solid, round, white in color and easily soluble in water.

Main uses of baking soda

Baking soda, also called fermented soda, is usually used when baking bread or cakes, which can make the fermentation more thorough and make the cake softer. It can also be used to brew beans and accelerate the expansion of beans.

But in fact, the use of baking soda is far more than that.

The following will introduce the various magical uses of baking soda in detail for everyone.

1. makes it easier to shell eggs. Food scientists have said that it is difficult to shell an egg because of its pH value. Because of the low pH of protein, it is easy to stick to the eggshell, which makes it difficult to shell the egg. When we cook eggs, we can add a little baking soda to improve the pH of eggs, so that the boiled eggs can be easily shelled. However, baking soda powder may make boiled eggs smell of sulfur, so pay attention to the dosage.

2. Clean the stove. Due to the long-term use of stoves, stoves are inevitably stained with dirt and grease that are difficult to remove. In this case, baking soda can be used to clean the stove. The cleaning effect of baking soda powder lies in its mild and weak alkalinity. The dirt and grease on the stove contain fatty acids, and baking soda can react with fatty acids to form soap, which can remove the dirt and grease.

Step 3 make cake cookies. We can make cake cookies with baking soda. Because baking soda powder will spontaneously when heated, adding baking soda powder in the process of making cookies can make cookies swell like cakes.

4. Deodorize. Allium plants such as garlic and onion will make our dishes more delicious, but the taste they leave on our hands is lingering. Faced with this situation, we can rub our hands with a spoonful of baking soda powder, or we can add some hand sanitizer and then rinse with water. Soda powder can buffer acidic substances and alkaline substances and play a neutralizing role.

5. Accelerate onion browning. Caramel onion is delicious, but it takes a long time to make. In order to accelerate the browning process of caramelized onions, 1/4 teaspoons of baking soda powder can be added. Because baking soda powder can improve the pH of onion and make it brown quickly.

Baking soda is a natural substance, and its aqueous solution is weakly alkaline, which will not pollute daily water. The powder of baking soda can also be used as a natural lubricating powder, a detergent or a blending agent, which can easily remove water stains on stainless steel articles and various stains on clothes.