October 18, 2009 - 1:43pm
Bagel bagel bagel
Okay, all you chemistry people: I bought some 'kansui lye water' at my friendly Oriental market and I am wondering if it can be used when boiling bagels? The label reads " potassium carbonate & sodium bicarbonate solution" "use 1 part solution to 50 parts water to refresh dried squid"- so, whaddya think? I bought it to use when making Chinese noodles.