Edible alkali and baking soda is a kitchen essential material, of which the use of edible alkali is very much, many people often confuse baking soda and edible alkali when using, thinking that they are the same thing, in fact, it is not so, there is a big difference between them, today with the small editor to understand it
01 The difference between edible alkali and baking soda
※ Edible alkali
Edible alkali noodles are also known as soda ash, alkali noodles, and their chemical name is sodium carbonate. Its main use is to soften the meat fiber, usual life, not the family likes to make their own cured meat, the process will often add some edible alkali, so that the meat taste will be more soft and tender.
The most common use of alkali noodles is when steaming steamed steamed buns, which need to add edible alkali to neutralize the sour taste.
Edible alkali and baking soda look almost exactly the same, both appear in the form of a white powder, but with the hand to feel very different, edible alkali will be slightly rougher, while baking soda will be more delicate.
※ Baking soda
Baking soda is made of soda alkali solution or crystallization after absorbing carbon dioxide, chemical name sodium bicarbonate, and the biggest difference with the alkali surface is that the alkaline is weaker, can be dissolved in hot water above 50 degrees, when encountering acidic substances, it will produce a lot of carbon dioxide.
Baking soda is very easy to decompose after heating, so that the surface of the food bubbles, so adding baking soda to the fried food will make the food skin more crispy.
And baking soda can play a role in rapid noodles, compared to edible alkali, its noodle effect is stronger.
02 Household use of edible alkali and baking soda
—— Household use of edible alkali
(1) Clean the fruits and vegetables of pesticide residues
We consume a variety of vegetables or fruits every day, but most of the vegetables and fruits will have some pesticide residues, which cannot be washed with water alone.
At this time, we can add an appropriate amount of edible alkali, soak for about five minutes and then scrub, which can effectively remove pesticide residues.
(2) Decontamination
Edible alkali not only has a certain effect on cleaning pesticide residues, but also has a good effect on removing stains.
If you accidentally get stained on your clothes, you can attach it with edible alkali and rub it with warm boiling water, and the stain can be removed very well.
Usually will find that the towel cleaning and use for a long time will appear hard feeling, this time we can put the towel into the edible alkali water soaked for a while, and then rub, the towel will return to the previous soft state.
—— Baking soda for home use
(1) Flush the toilet
Many families will have a situation where the toilet is blocked, and at this time, you can often use baking soda to flush it to keep the pipe clean, and naturally it will not be blocked.
Prepare a spoonful of baking soda, add a little vinegar, pour it all into the toilet, soak it for about 10 minutes, and then add the right amount of hot water to rinse it, not only clean but also not smelly. Because it can produce carbon dioxide gas, it can play a role in flushing the toilet pipes.
(2) Remove odors
Food refrigerator because of the storage of a variety of food, resulting in bacteria multiplying in it, a variety of odors, in the cleaning of the refrigerator, you can add baking soda, can effectively remove odor, but also can inhibit the growth of bacteria.
There is also a sewage will inevitably appear odor, this time to add white vinegar and baking soda, not only can play a role in cleaning the water pipe, but also effectively reduce the odor of the sewer.