Baking Soda

I see a lot of recipes(mostly chicken wings) that call for baking soda to be used in dry rubs to help get crispy skin. How about using it in wet rubs or marinades? Would it lose its effectiveness?

the first dish was a hoisin stir fry and the second dish was japanese curry (S&B)...i was using chicken breast both times (not the ideal meat but that's what i had) - not a lot of fat so i'd though...

Hey guys! I’ve been trying to bake a chocolate cake, it rises quite high then when it cooled, it seems to sink in the center and becomes quite densed. They key ingredients that I want to seek advi...

Has anyone used baking soda to reduce the acidity of tomatoes in either tomato sauce or tomato soup? What was the outcome, and what proportions do you recommend? TIA :)

by momskitchen 13 years ago

I want to make homemade pretzels, and my recipe calls for the lye bath. My beloved Alton Brown suggests baking soda instead. I like this idea, because I have it on hand. Does it work as well? W...

So last week I was preparing a beef vegetable stew and neglected it on the stove. When I returned, the meat had turned unbelievably tough... but then, I remembered my Chinese aunties using baking ...

I saw a recipe for soft pretzels on a blog recently. I've always briefly boiled my soft pretzels in a baking soda bath before baking but this recipe called for baking the baking soda in the oven f...

A recipe for cinnamon rolls in today's NYTimes uses baking soda as well as yeast. Can someone tell me the reason(s) for using both?

There's a "best by" date on my baking soda. I made a honey cake yesterday and it fell after it came out of the oven. Now it has a giant trench in the middle. IIRC, this happened last September, ...

The Alton Brown in me is dying to know...I made this recpe today, and a lot at Christmas time combining cereal (Quaker Oat Squares), nuts and then a butter-brown sugar-corn syrup mixture you boil t...

I have an older recipe that calls for 1 tsp. of carbonate of soda, and 3 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda. I've never seen carbonate of soda in supermarkets. Is it available? Can you substitute bic...

I have some pampered chef stuff and its really black. Some of the people say clean it with baking soda and a brush. It occurs to me as I make a paste and brush it around that I don't know whats goi...

by Jacquilynne 6 years ago

I was making fried sweet onions and bacons to go with perogies at dinner tonight, and I added just a tiny bit of baking soda, since I read on Serious Eats that it would speed up the caramelization ...

Since moving to Arlington, VA, I have struggled to make fluffy mashed potatoes. I have tried yukon gold & russets. Old & fresh. I just bought an electric pressure cooker which all internet sources...

Lately I've been using a Chinese technique: rubbing meat with baking soda as a tenderizer before cooking. It works very well. Does this technique exist in the West? Is there any argument against i...

I'd like to know more specifics of the Chinese technique of using baking soda as a meat tenderizer. It's commonly used on thinly sliced pieces of tough beef and renders them "gummably" tender. I ...

I'm trying to make some nice frozen yogurt, but unfortunately it comes out very acidic tasting (like the yogurt itself). Adding sugar does not remove it. Would sodium bicarbonate help in this situa...

by Covert Ops 15 years ago

I was looking at this recipe http://food.southernliving.com/southern/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1176218 and in the comments someone said they didn't have flour, baking soda/pow...