Apparently the Baking Soda combines with the potato starch, so the starchier the potato, perhaps the crisper the coating. I tried to mimic a restaurant method of cooking them, this has been my best result, test to your heart's desire. Reply The Editors 1 year 4 months ago In reply to...
Unclog drains:Pour a cup of baking soda into the opening of your clogged drain, and then add a cup of hotvinegar. After a few minutes, flush the drain with a quart of boiling water. Cooking and Baking Make fluffier omelets:A pinch (¼ teaspoon or less) in your morning eggs as you...
As explained above briefly, there are two main ways to use cornstarch in your home for non-cooking purposes. The first is as an absorbent, much in the way you might alsouse baking soda. The other is an ingredient itself, sometimes for its grittiness and sometimes for the starch it creat...
Most of us have a bag of cornflour hiding in our kitchens somewhere. It's handy for thickening everything from watery gravy to insipid soups, but did you know cornflour has lots of other uses besides cooking? Today we're sharing some of the lesser-known, remarkable uses for cornflour th...
The widespread use of rice starch is limited by its higher price relative to corn, wheat, and potato starches. Rice starch is used as (1) a cosmetic dusting powder, (2) a laundry stiffening agent in the cold-starching of fabrics, and (3) a custard or pudding starch. The non-food ...
How to use garden cress in cookingOverview of garden cress: its cultivation and culinary and medicinal uses. See all videos for this article A number of other plants are also known as cress.Upland cress(Barbarea verna), a hardy biennial native to Europe, is a coarse, often weedy plant ra...
Tapioca flour/starch is made from the starchy root of the cassava plant, just like cassava flour, so it is the best substitute for most baking purposes. Cornstarch is a good substitute in recipes where cassava flour is used as a thickener. I also recommend arrowroot flour as a healthy sub...
51 Uses of Baking Soda in Your Home 1. Make homemade deodorant.Combine equal parts baking soda, tea tree oil, and cornstarch. Mix well and keep in an airtight container. 2. Remove dirt and grimefrom floors without leaving scratch marks. Use 1/2 cup baking soda in a bucket of warm wa...
Sauerkraut, fermented white cabbage, a vegetable preparation important in the cooking of central Europe. Sauerkraut is an ancient preparation. It is prepared by finely shredding white cabbage and layering the vegetable with salt in a large crock or woode
Here are some more uses for cooking oil. Cornstarch Clean Grease Stains: Use to absorb grease from fabrics before laundering. Detangle Knots: Loosen knots in shoelaces or jewelry by sprinkling cornstarch. Ease Insect Bites and Stings: Apply a paste of cornstarch and water to soothe skin. Ma...