We love books about one specific thing because they’re often so surprising. The Baking Soda Companion, by Suzy Scherr fits the bill. After flipping through this fun, practical book, you may find yourself asking, What can’t baking soda do?
• ON-DEMAND: Listen to Faith and Suzy talk about the recipes in this book, along with many clever uses for baking soda. •
In this book, Suzy tells you exactly how to use baking soda in your cooking and cleaning, as well as for a multitude of other handy household purposes: polish silver, remove red wine stains, deodorize a gym bag, scrub your grill grates, clear a clogged drain, un-crust your microwave, freshen up towels, sweeten your tomato plants. You can even use baking soda as a fruit- and veggie-wash or mix a tiny bit with two drops of dish soap to wash an entire load of dishes. We love using regular ol’ kitchen staples as a “rescue” product or as part of a kitchen hack.
Suzy is a trained chef and cooking instructor, so of course she found ways to put baking soda to work in her recipes (and we’re not just talking about baking, here).
Three Ways to Use Baking Soda in Your Cooking:
Fluffiest Scrambled Eggs
Dreamy, Crispy Roasted Potatoes
Homemade Ramen Noodle Hack
Go ahead, experiment. What other (safe!) uses for baking soda can you come up with?
Love the scrambled egg idea!
But here’s another non-culinary use:
To remove skunk smell from a dog, mix a quart of hydrogen peroxide with ¼ cup baking soda, and 1 teaspoon dog shampoo or just plain dish-washing liquid. The mixture will foam up, and you rub the foam into the affected parts. It works better than anything else.
LOVE this! We’re always looking for ways to help our pups!
We use baking soda and white vinegar to freshen and clear slow flowing sink drains. It also works well to freshen carpets before vacuuming and of course is a must in any grade school volcano project. My most important use was dousing a small fire in a toaster oven. Always have several boxes on hand.