at Asian groceries for about $1.00 to $1.50 for an 8-ounce bottle of food-grade lye solution. when i use it to make bagels, i generally use about a tablespoon per quart of water.
your pretzels look great and i'm sure the lye was the key to that great color!
i found food grade lye on a science experiment website. i was able to get two large bottles for $8/ea. since you only need about 1T/quart of water (which is a reuseable lye solution) it will be years before i make it through my supply.
good call on using the silpat(?) as the lye will go right through parchment and even "burn" metal sheet pans.
I got food grade lye on the web. If you search for it, it should pop up. It wasn't cheap (around $30 for what looks like a lifetime supply) but I really wanted the authentic flavor and taste and think I got it. Seems like that more than anything gives the pretzels the flavor. I have experimented with sourdough with good results also.
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they look good! where did
they look good!
where did you find the lye?
Leah
Lye
Seconded. Where did you find? What grade and quantity?
you can also find lye
at Asian groceries for about $1.00 to $1.50 for an 8-ounce bottle of food-grade lye solution. when i use it to make bagels, i generally use about a tablespoon per quart of water.
Stan Ginsberg
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lye
your pretzels look great and i'm sure the lye was the key to that great color!
i found food grade lye on a science experiment website. i was able to get two large bottles for $8/ea. since you only need about 1T/quart of water (which is a reuseable lye solution) it will be years before i make it through my supply.
good call on using the silpat(?) as the lye will go right through parchment and even "burn" metal sheet pans.
I got food grade lye on the
I got food grade lye on the web. If you search for it, it should pop up. It wasn't cheap (around $30 for what looks like a lifetime supply) but I really wanted the authentic flavor and taste and think I got it. Seems like that more than anything gives the pretzels the flavor. I have experimented with sourdough with good results also.
your pretzels look great!!
your pretzels look great!!