1. Baking soda makes eggs easier to shell. Harold McGee, a food scientist, said that the difficulty of egg shelling is related to its pH. Due to the low pH of the protein, the protein is easy to stick to the eggshell, making it difficult for the egg to peel. We can add a little soda powder when boiling eggs to improve the pH of eggs. In this way, the boiled eggs are easy to peel. Note that 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, the stove can be cleaned with soda powder. The cleaning effect of soda powder lies in its mild and weak alkalinity. Dirt and grease on roads contain fatty acids. Soda powder can react with fatty acids to form soap, which can remove dirt and grease.
3. Make cake cookies. In order not to waste too much soda, we can use the remaining soda to make cake cookies. Because baking soda will spontaneously when heated, adding baking soda in the process of making cookies can make cookies expand like cakes.
4. Deodorization. Garlic, onions and other allinaceous plants will make our dishes more delicious, but the taste they leave in our hands is lingering. Facing this situation, we can use a tablespoon of soda powder to rub our hands, or add some hand sanitizer, and then rinse with water. Soda powder can buffer acidic and alkaline substances and play a neutralizing role.
5. Accelerate onion browning. Caramel onions are delicious, but they take a long time to make. To speed up the browning process of caramel onions, 1 / 4 teaspoon of soda can be added. Because soda powder can improve the pH of onions and make them brown quickly.