Baking soda for cooking and baking
Baking soda also has many uses in the kitchen. It can be used to wash fruit and vegetables, bake cakes and make sherbet. When using baking soda in the kitchen, it is important to ensure that you only use food-grade baking soda.
Baking soda with food quality
When using baking soda in the kitchen, it is important to ensure that you only use food-grade baking soda.
Baking soda from Niem-Handel fulfils this quality requirement and therefore meets all the requirements for all the possible uses described below.
Baking soda instead of baking powder
Baking powder cannot be replaced 1:1 with baking soda, as baking soda requires additional acidity. Mix 5 grams of baking soda per 500 g of flour and add 6 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to the finished dough as an acid. The flavour of the acid is lost again during baking.
Washing fruit and vegetables with baking soda
Mix 1 litre of water and 125 ml of vinegar and then add 1 to 2 teaspoons of baking soda. Immerse fruit, salad and vegetables in it and leave for about 20 minutes. Then rinse with clean water.
The baking soda increases the cleaning effect of the water and has an antibacterial effect. It also removes any pesticides, waxes or other chemical substances.
Cooking vegetables, pulses and cabbage
Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda per litre of water to the cooking water. The vegetables, pulses and cabbage cook faster and retain more vitamins. The baking soda also preserves the beautiful natural colour of the vegetables. Baking soda reduces the strong smell of cabbage, reduces flatulence and makes the food more digestible.
Peeling eggs with the help of baking soda
Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda per egg to the boiling water. This makes it easier to peel the finished eggs.
Deacidifying fruit
Acidic fruit such as redcurrants, plums, rhubarb and gooseberries can be deacidified with baking soda. When making homemade jam, adding a small amount of baking soda preserves the colour of the fruit better and you can also reduce the amount of sugar. This makes the jam more digestible and milder.
Airy cheese fondue with baking soda
Add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda to the already liquid cheese. The consistency becomes airier and the cheese is easier to digest.
Better coffee flavour with baking soda
An old home recipe and yet so effective. Coffee made with hard water tends to be bitter, which not everyone likes. In this case, you can either filter the coffee water beforehand or add a pinch of baking soda to the coffee per cup. However, the appropriate amount of baking soda can also be added directly to the filter. This softens the flavour of the coffee.
Better flavour of drinking water
Water that has been stale for a long time often takes on the flavour of the container, which can be significantly improved with baking soda. Take about one teaspoon per litre of water before using it.
Baking soda to combat unpleasant odours after cutting garlic or onions
After cutting garlic or onions, your hands will have a strong odour for a long time. Simply rub baking soda between your hands and fingers with a little water, leave to act briefly, wash off and the foul odour is gone.