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cperciva on Jan 5, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Beans make you gassy, and other advice from last n...

If you throw beans into concentrated NaOH they probably won't be edible any more. A pH of 8.5 is probably good -- try baking soda.

tptacek on Jan 5, 2011 [–]

Check out what happens if you mix a very little bit of baking soda with eggs. Alkalinity speeds up maillard reactions.

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