What is baking powder, and how is it different from baking soda?

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  • @RedDuke42
    @RedDuke42 Před 3 lety +958

    That woman is so fantastically enthusiastic about the matter. Not only is she wearing a baker's hat, the cute toys in the background are also wearing their own little hats.

    • @bedgegog
      @bedgegog Před 2 lety +7

      She looks like Chris Chan lol

    • @themisguidedpoet1570
      @themisguidedpoet1570 Před 2 lety +2

      @dux came to the comments looking to see if anyone else noticed. Thank you.

    • @peytonfrancis4869
      @peytonfrancis4869 Před 2 lety

      instablaster

    • @ngm218
      @ngm218 Před 2 lety +11

      That is cute until you visit and she locks the door behind you. Then I'm pretty sure she's gonna try to eat me. Maybe I've been watching too much MrBallen vids, lol.

    • @JiveDadson
      @JiveDadson Před 2 lety +1

      I thought it was a Phrygian cap.

  • @javiator3007
    @javiator3007 Před 3 lety +1450

    Me: *about to go to bed*
    Adam: What is baking powder?
    Me: i n t e r e s t i n g

    • @TheBelrick
      @TheBelrick Před 3 lety +15

      Adam saying crooked politicians is an act of redundancy.

    • @marleneantunes3293
      @marleneantunes3293 Před 3 lety

      S a M e

    • @tiptopdadddy
      @tiptopdadddy Před 3 lety +2

      Trivia; Clabber Girl is manufactured by Hulman and Co who also owned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

    • @SarahLizDoan
      @SarahLizDoan Před 3 lety

      Yep

    • @DannyGT3Rs
      @DannyGT3Rs Před 3 lety +4

      idk how i got here but im addicted to this dudes channel

  • @dinespetersen8711
    @dinespetersen8711 Před 3 lety +113

    Here in denmark, ammonium bicarbonate is still called "hjortetakssalt", literally dear-antler-salt.
    It is no longer actually made from antler, but produced artificially.

  • @dcfreak23
    @dcfreak23 Před 3 lety +37

    In Norway, baker's ammonia (called 'hornsalt' in Norwegian) is still commonly sold in the grocery stores and is a key ingredient in a Norwegian type of pancake called sveler or lapper. The taste of the hornsalt is actually what gives the lapper their characteristic alkaline flavor. They're easy and delicious... give them a try! They're typically served with strawberry jam and soured cream.

  • @vankry2682
    @vankry2682 Před 3 lety +741

    This literally could not have come at a better time. I just got done arguing with my mother over why it mattered which one one I used for my cookies. I now have more evidence to support my claim, thank you!

    • @samurottman6832
      @samurottman6832 Před 3 lety +45

      Oof, I know how it feels to have a stubborn mother

    • @DrRiq
      @DrRiq Před 3 lety +26

      everyone does tbh

    • @screamsintothevoid9968
      @screamsintothevoid9968 Před 3 lety +10

      Oh for my cookies I use both

    • @Encysted
      @Encysted Před 3 lety +18

      A professional pastry chef in an Epicurious series of Amateur vs Pro mentioned they use a 50/50 split to get denser cookies that don't turn to rocks in the fridge.

    • @ramshackleeng2344
      @ramshackleeng2344 Před 3 lety +1

      It is advisable to check the ingredients in these products. Some contain Sodium Bicarbonate (bicarb soda), others contain Sodium Carbonate ( The old washing soda .. E500 ). There is a difference. I have found the later to cause itching in the skin and hypertension. Possibly a link to ADHD.

  • @mathesonbell5532
    @mathesonbell5532 Před 3 lety +1432

    This question has surrounded so many of my shower thought tangents

    • @thestellarelite
      @thestellarelite Před 3 lety +9

      hahaha I love this

    • @karu6111
      @karu6111 Před 3 lety +18

      I never really questioned this, I just put them in when the recipe instructs me to, I'm so glad to have known the difference lol... Adam is a gift to home cooks.

    • @TheGozeraye
      @TheGozeraye Před 3 lety +21

      Do our teeth have a flavor to them or do we just not taste them because they're always there and we're too used to their taste?

    • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
      @the_original_Bilb_Ono Před 3 lety +3

      Bananas are probably the best fruit.. think about how long humans and other creatures have been naturally selecting them to make them so sweet and soft.

    • @overclucker
      @overclucker Před 3 lety +1

      me too...

  • @natfingerboard
    @natfingerboard Před 3 lety +173

    This series is phenomenal, understanding what those ingredients are, how they are made, what they do, how they act, the difference between all variations is essential in understanding what makes a good recipe, and what can go wrong, or what did go wrong, and allows for improvements or changes along the process. Knowledge is power and the saying "know the rules to break the rules" is definitely well-represented when it comes to cooking.

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 Před 3 lety +3

      Yasss my nerd self is happy XD lol.

    • @flyinghighallday
      @flyinghighallday Před 5 měsíci

      Well said.

    • @tcprtiato
      @tcprtiato Před 4 měsíci

      Couldn't agree more, it's simply a fantastic series and this video is thoroughly entertaining and informing start to finish.

  • @DannyBeans
    @DannyBeans Před rokem +74

    I love it that the "aluminum is toxic" crowd doesn't seem at all concerned about the phosphorus and sodium that are also in baking powder.

    • @TedBarton91
      @TedBarton91 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Aluminium*

    • @DJstarrfish
      @DJstarrfish Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@TedBarton91no

    • @arctic_line
      @arctic_line Před 6 měsíci +20

      @@TedBarton91 Both are correct, it is a regional difference. Hell, it's even one of the most well know differences between british and american english.

    • @General12th
      @General12th Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@TedBarton91Aluminumium*

    • @trevinbeattie4888
      @trevinbeattie4888 Před 4 měsíci

      Phosphorus and sodium are both critical elements necessary for all life. Aluminium has no known biologic function, and is toxic at over 100 _micrograms_ per liter of blood. Compare this to the normal concentration of phosphorus at 40 _milligrams_ per liter, and calcium an 95 milligrams. [Source: “Aluminum Poisoning with Emphasis on Its Mechanism and Treatment of Intoxication”, National Library of Medicine, January 11, 2022]

  • @Basomic
    @Basomic Před 3 lety +611

    This was a question I've had and promised myself I'd do the research... And then Adam does all the hard work for me and packages it up into a nice 13 minute video. Thanks Adam!

    • @hobomnky
      @hobomnky Před 3 lety +7

      you might have been better off doing your own research, he never mentioned that sodium bicarbonate decomposes around 50'C which really retracts the significance of the acid included in baking powder.
      The single acting baking powder consumes most of the NaHCO3 immediately because the acid involved is effective enough to consume lots of it quickly. The double acting versions use a less effective(or smaller quantity of) acid that doesn't consume all the NaHCO3 and allows some of the CO2 to be released later on in the cooking process. This second action occurs at roughly the same temperature that NaHCO3 decomposes. So perhaps the added acid accelerates the CO2 production during cooking with an acid base reaction but regardless there would be CO2 produced by decomposition of the NaHCO3 anyway.

    • @nowonmetube
      @nowonmetube Před 3 lety +3

      Hard work?
      First class in chemistry. Alkaline base and acid 🤦‍♂️
      There you can see the American schooling system failed miserably.

    • @nowonmetube
      @nowonmetube Před 3 lety

      @@hobomnky actually be did mentioned just that

    • @hobomnky
      @hobomnky Před 3 lety +1

      @@nowonmetube timestamp? I think you are hearing things that aren't there. I went through the video again and did not find any mention of that.

    • @TrogdorBurnin8or
      @TrogdorBurnin8or Před 3 lety +4

      I also wrote this question down in my "That's always bothered me, look up the actual facts" list two weeks ago, when I wrote a researched post debunking anti-vax opposition to the

  • @boabuin1151
    @boabuin1151 Před 3 lety +792

    5:54
    "And here, we can admire the Adamius Ragusean on his natural habitat, in front of a computer, dreadfully editing a well-polished video, just for the comments to be plagued with Why I Season My X not my Y comments"

    • @xway2
      @xway2 Před 3 lety +50

      Why I season my steak, not my cutting board. Long live the Empire.

    • @anniepark2050
      @anniepark2050 Před 3 lety +9

      xway2 all hail the Empire!

    • @razaqadeanova3255
      @razaqadeanova3255 Před 3 lety +16

      And white wine jokes

    • @FerieMayASMR
      @FerieMayASMR Před 3 lety +3

      hahahaha 😅

    • @Rogue_Rouge
      @Rogue_Rouge Před 3 lety +6

      Why I season my headphones and not my speakers

  • @lisaflower5994
    @lisaflower5994 Před 2 lety +13

    I started baking almost 50 years ago , and kitchens were SMALL back then so I only kept plain flour and strong flour, and used bicarb and cream of tartar to ‘make’ self raising flour, if I ran out of baking powder. Now I understand why it never worked the way cookbooks said it would. Thanks Adam

  • @crossmr
    @crossmr Před 3 lety +13

    When I first moved here to South Korea and started baking, I can tell you that the local popular baking powder that was available definitely had a significant taste to it. For a couple years I actually imported some from the US, but they local companies seem to have changed their formula now.

  • @joshuasims5421
    @joshuasims5421 Před 3 lety +258

    These food science journalism pieces really are the best, thanks Adam.

  • @Mia-he5si
    @Mia-he5si Před 3 lety +830

    0:22 its so sad, the baking soda volcano always wins the science fair😔😔

    • @bernardosantos8020
      @bernardosantos8020 Před 3 lety +29

      Yay incompetence

    • @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin
      @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin Před 3 lety +155

      Mine banned volcanoes because they're boring, ubiquitous and impossible to fairly judge against creativity.

    • @AngieGandalf6
      @AngieGandalf6 Před 3 lety +100

      In my country science fairs aren't a thing. Does the baking soda volcano really win that often? Lmao

    • @quarkbdsm2079
      @quarkbdsm2079 Před 3 lety +4

      .

    • @Hijado
      @Hijado Před 3 lety +15

      @@AngieGandalf6 Same question here, the reaction itself is really simple. It's one of the easiest Acid-base reaction to pull off. The base will take the hydrogen from the acid and because the base contains CO3^-2 it will seperate into H2O and CO2. This is because H2CO3 is unstable.

  • @dsholt
    @dsholt Před 3 lety +14

    I think I've commented on this in your videos before, but its worth repeating: thank you for reaching out to the experts whose work you rely on and incorporating them into your videos. So many CZcams videos and podcasts are just book reports that don't show their work. Your videos are a model for how to make sure authors get proper credit.

  • @dhabu9017
    @dhabu9017 Před 3 lety +12

    Great video as always :) Fun fact: When I was in Korea, I found they have baking powder varieties with either sodium or ammonium bicarbonate. I bought the ammonia-based one the first time by accident; I can confirm it does indeed imbue your baking with a...uric... aroma (although thankfully it was faint and dissipated over time).

  • @Ark--fn8my
    @Ark--fn8my Před 3 lety +261

    Adam is getting more and more scientific, next video should be titled
    "What even is Fermentation, and how is it differ from Pickling?"
    I love this because it tackles some of the anxiety from fermented food (yes, it exist) like tempeh, i know several westerners who have concern regarding tempeh fermentation using fungi (Rhizopus Oligosporus) on the basis that Rhizopus Oligsporus could be a basis for Rhizopus Microsporus, which, if you've remember 11th grade biology lesson, can cause infection on Immunosuppresant patient. Then you can even tackle about fungi fermentation and then bacteria fermentation (like alcohol, since you said you've been drinking more and more (; )

    • @markkalsbeek5883
      @markkalsbeek5883 Před 3 lety +6

      You could even mention that some of people's favorite Italian and French sausages are fermented using a mold bath.

    • @Kakyyoin
      @Kakyyoin Před 3 lety +1

      @stockart whiteman "i know several westerners", implying he is not one. I'm assuming we both are can we can agree that most people don't give a fuck about fermentation.

    • @Ark--fn8my
      @Ark--fn8my Před 3 lety +5

      @stockart whiteman I think most people had reservation more on the part of imagining that the food they eat are made using fungi or bacteria, and seeing black spots on food that they will eat can gives some people reservation

    • @__nobody__
      @__nobody__ Před 3 lety +1

      On fermentation just look at what Sandor Katz does - the "People's Republic of Fermentation" series was pure gold ( czcams.com/play/PLDfUp9XK6kA176NN76_4vxx983PEGK9q_.html ). (Doesn't mean that Adam shouldn't cover fermentation, in fact I'd _love_ to see a collab with Sandor!)

    • @MenaceLendil
      @MenaceLendil Před 3 lety +5

      @@Ark--fn8my Tbf most people propably don't know that a lot of foods in made with fermentation. Any alkoholic beverage, cheese, yoghurt, and a lot more.

  • @bernardosantos8020
    @bernardosantos8020 Před 3 lety +155

    This is a question that haunts my dreams

    • @bernardosantos8020
      @bernardosantos8020 Před 3 lety +6

      Especially when I try to make pancakes, and go “wait, is it baking powder or baking soda? Wait, do I even have it? Wait, what’s their translation to Portuguese? SO MANY QUESTION, SO FEW ANSWERS!!!!”

    • @Banditxam4
      @Banditxam4 Před 3 lety

      It was in my 10th grade science 😂😂

    • @foysalratul
      @foysalratul Před 3 lety

      same

    • @namingisdifficult408
      @namingisdifficult408 Před 3 lety +3

      Bernardo Santos well at least one of those questions shall haunt you no longer. Unless you forget.

    • @bernardosantos8020
      @bernardosantos8020 Před 3 lety +1

      Naming is Difficult, oh, believe me
      I will

  • @davidj.kleinsasser8673
    @davidj.kleinsasser8673 Před 2 lety +2

    My german grandmother made ammonia cookies at Xmas, the ammonia smell is strong when the cookies come out of the oven, but is mostly gone by the time they cool down. They tasted great!

  • @lyntallon6325
    @lyntallon6325 Před rokem +24

    This is becoming my "how to understand American recipes" channel. I always wondered if baking soda was the same as bicarbonate of soda (makes baking sounds scientific, doesn't it?) And it sounds like it is. Good to know.

  • @antimatter2376
    @antimatter2376 Před 3 lety +98

    "Miscellaneously tart" is my new saying

  • @Mikedimmy
    @Mikedimmy Před 3 lety +18

    I cannot remember where I heard this, but I think this whenever I need one of the two when I'm cooking 'Powder puffs, soda spreads'

  • @toeey14
    @toeey14 Před 3 lety +75

    2019 - How bored do you have to be to read a book about a war over baking powder?
    2020 - Hello amazon....yes, Ill take 6 copies please

    • @TimothyReeves
      @TimothyReeves Před 3 lety +7

      I'm into chemistry, and I've read books about the history of screwdrivers (the hand tool , not the cocktail), the history of the number zero, and the history of pepper, so yes, I'd likely enjoy reading about the history of baking powder.

    • @johnd4348
      @johnd4348 Před 3 lety

      Book would make a great gag gift.

    • @brucehutchinson9527
      @brucehutchinson9527 Před 3 lety +1

      Who reads books about baking powder- Crooks and chemist. By the way Cooking is chemistry.

  • @moneymarty1
    @moneymarty1 Před 3 lety +1

    My maternal grandmother's name was Grandma Fox as well...it was Grandpa Fox however who did the baking. We had a family bakery when I was growing up (sorry, no "raised in a bakery" puns), which was operated by Grandpa. Grandma was a school teacher. Typically we would produce 800 or more pies around Thanksgiving. That was so exciting to see all the pie boxes folded in advance - forming a wall behind the counter!

  • @Marpurrsa
    @Marpurrsa Před 3 lety +68

    "you caught me editing myself again"
    adam out of context quotes

  • @jamesk7256
    @jamesk7256 Před 3 lety +18

    I knew a little bit about baking powder versus soda before, but knew nothing about its history. Thank you for making educational content like this; we definitely need more stuff like this on CZcams.

  • @GigaDavy91
    @GigaDavy91 Před 3 lety +35

    Correction:
    Not all acid-base reaction produce carbon dioxide, only bicarbonate ions and carbonate ions break down to form CO2 when they react with enough acid

    • @nickthebrick2528
      @nickthebrick2528 Před 3 lety +3

      Came here to say the same thing! Chemistry 4 life xD

    • @morantNO1
      @morantNO1 Před 2 lety

      In which case differs this from just saying the reactions produce CO2? If (bi)carbonite ions are produced, wouldn't they immediately react with oxygen in the air anyway?
      I have no degree in science, this is a genuine question.

  • @86fuser
    @86fuser Před 3 lety +3

    Italian guy here (from calabria). When you make tomato sauce (anything with tomatoes, really. Just did it with bolognese), a pinch of sodium bicarbonate is the best way to take out the acidity of the tomatoes. Everytime I see people adding sugar I feel terrible :P Perhaps a video on the benefits of this method versus the sugar ? For reference, many italians add sugar too. But hey are simply wrong.

  • @PhoenixIncPi
    @PhoenixIncPi Před 3 lety +75

    Wasn't expecting you to cover such BASIC stuff. :P

    • @jerdasaurusrex557
      @jerdasaurusrex557 Před 3 lety +3

      AYYYY

    • @etherdog
      @etherdog Před 3 lety +9

      What an acid wit you have :-)

    • @samp_txt
      @samp_txt Před 3 lety +7

      PhoenixIncPi Jesus that pun left a bitter taste in my mouth.

    • @zashtozaboga
      @zashtozaboga Před 3 lety +6

      wow, that sounded a bit salty

    • @ginsederp
      @ginsederp Před 3 lety +4

      He's pretty neutral about it to be honest.

  • @sunnydchugger
    @sunnydchugger Před 3 lety +38

    Adam, please make a video related to fast food? Would love an informative video about the breakdown of maybe certain fast food items compared to home cooked versions and whatnot. Also tell me why I almost shit my pants every time I eat it.

    • @ramonanaya6236
      @ramonanaya6236 Před 3 lety +2

      Mmm you may want to get tested for Crohn's

    • @sunnydchugger
      @sunnydchugger Před 3 lety +2

      Ramon Anaya Maybe. But it’s only fast food or mainstream restaurant food that does it. Hence why I stopped eating at said places about 3-4 months ago cold turkey. I can eat similar food at a mom and pop shop that is obviously cooked in a healthier way and have no issue. Same goes if I were to recreate say 100% homemade chicken nuggets/smash burger and fries at home; I will have zero issues. I think it’s truly what is in the food or how they cook said food at places such as TGIF/McDonald’s/Burger King/Applebee’s.

    • @AidanNaut0
      @AidanNaut0 Před 3 lety +3

      @@sunnydchugger As someone who's also searching for answers regarding my own intestinal issues, consider these few points.
      Most commercial french fries are coated in a flavoring made of wheat and milk derivatives. That may cause problems if you're lactose or gluten intolerant.
      When cooking at home, most folks opt for using less oil/fat compared to commercial establishments. Might be the amount of processed fats that you consume from fast food.
      Above all if you're not sure of any food intolerances (and are willing to suffer for a month and a half), you can try an elimination diet (such as Whole30) to figure out what foods don't agree with you.
      Best of luck, comrade in not shitting ones self.

    • @georgeprout42
      @georgeprout42 Před 3 lety +8

      @@AidanNaut0 I'll add that it also varies by country. For example, I just got the McDonald's fries ingredients from both the US and UK sites (I got a bit carried away if you keep scrolling)
      US:
      Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [wheat And Milk Derivatives]*), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (maintain Color), Salt. *natural Beef Flavor Contains Hydrolyzed Wheat And Hydrolyzed Milk As Starting Ingredients.
      Contains: Wheat, Milk.
      (My note - this is just starting ingredients, presumably they've excluded the store frying process)
      UK:
      Potatoes, Blend of Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Dextrose (predominantly added at beginning of the potato season).
      Prepared in the restaurants using a non-hydrogenated vegetable oil.
      So yes, lactose and gluten allergies in the US but not the UK. I tried to get the ingredients for France as I could translate that but the site refused me access due to my location.
      McD Brazil left me wanting to try a Big Tasty Turbo Queijo and Picanha ClubHouse. With bacon.
      Couldn't see the ingredients listed on that site and I've now run out of other languages that I speak.
      Wait, how about Australia?
      Potato, Canola Oil, Mineral Salt (450), Dextrose, Antifoam (1521)
      OR
      Potatoes, Canola Oil (Acidity Regulator (330)), Dextrose Monohydrate (Preservative ( 220)), Mineral Salt (450), Antifoam (Non-ionic polyalkylene glycol), Preservative ( 223).
      Sorry I'm on a roll
      Canada:
      Potatoes, high oleic low linolenic canola oil and/or canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavour (vegetable source), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophopshate (maintain colour), citric acid (preservative), dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent). Cooked in vegetable oil (high oleic low linoleic canola oil and/or canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, citric acid, dimethylpolysiloxane)
      Salt
      Salt, silicoaluminate, dextrose, potassium iodide
      New Zealand
      Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil), Dextrose (Corn), Acidity Regulator (450), Antifoam (900a)
      South Africa
      Potatoes, Vegetable oil (palm), Buffer (E450), Dextrose
      Quite a few variations, I wasn't expecting that!

    • @1boobtube
      @1boobtube Před 3 lety

      @@georgeprout42 now do the mc"rib" sandwich lol.

  • @ehsan_kia
    @ehsan_kia Před 3 lety

    I've always asked myself this very question and I remember looking it up but never finding an answer anywhere as detailed and satisfying as this.

  • @jdmxxx38
    @jdmxxx38 Před 3 lety +1

    That was a really excellent treatment of the subject. You dispelled a lot of confusion for me. Thanks.

  • @ZetaDaemon
    @ZetaDaemon Před 3 lety +16

    just a note for the reaction between the baking soda and vinegar reaction, it is actually a reaction between an acid and a carbonate which is why it creates the CO2, yes baking soda is basic but in a standard acid base reaction it only produces water and a salt so no CO2

  • @bilalkhalid266
    @bilalkhalid266 Před 3 lety +275

    0:46 Clearly he’s had plenty of practice doing this

    • @bernardosantos8020
      @bernardosantos8020 Před 3 lety +56

      me: hey, you got the stuff bro?
      Adam: what stuff?
      me: you know...
      *demi glace*

    • @hugh212
      @hugh212 Před 3 lety +4

      @@bernardosantos8020 next time try spelling it right

    • @bernardosantos8020
      @bernardosantos8020 Před 3 lety +8

      Hugh,
      firstly: grammar nazi
      secondly: what did I spell wrongly?

    • @jacobramirez4894
      @jacobramirez4894 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bernardosantos8020 xd

    • @Shabadaba1216
      @Shabadaba1216 Před 3 lety +3

      @@bernardosantos8020 Demi glace

  • @allibee33
    @allibee33 Před 3 lety +2

    Here in Canada since 1897, we have had Magic Baking Powder that does not have the aluminum in it. I honestly didn't even know about the addition of aluminum until I watched this video, very interesting!

  • @ericfredrick3235
    @ericfredrick3235 Před 3 lety

    I love that you made this video. I was just getting into biscuit making and you've answered all the 'why...?" questions I had been wondering since then.

  • @Tmanstext
    @Tmanstext Před 3 lety +20

    I love that i already technically knew the answer to the question in the title, yet i still learned so many new things from watching this. Thank you!

  • @mande11a
    @mande11a Před 3 lety +4

    I love how thoroughly you cover each topic in your video. I'd be interested to see one on what the "organic" label means. Is organic food more nutritious, tasty, or environmentally-friendly than conventionally farmed food? Are organic-approved pesticides less toxic to humans than synthetic pesticides? There's plenty to cover on this topic and I can't be the only one that wants to learn more about what "organic" means.

    • @zoezzzarko1117
      @zoezzzarko1117 Před 3 lety +2

      "Organic" labels just mean "this is the lpwest amount of pesticides we can use... and still be called organic. Often the organic farming practices cause other issues not related (or not as much) to standard farming.
      Tbh... the issue lies more w industrial farming and its fast growth, perfect looking food to table outcomes... more than anything.
      Organic is not nearly as important as soil quality and nutrient profile. Depleted soils, force fed w chemical fertilizers... just isn't the same as healthy soil conditions.
      We would be far better off pushing for old fashioned organic soil farming and a balanced ecosystem... than organic crop production.
      😎😊😋🤷‍♀️💖

  • @Yoyotwilight
    @Yoyotwilight Před 3 lety

    Your calm tone in this video in particular, is refreshing.

  • @haydenwoodworth4445
    @haydenwoodworth4445 Před rokem

    this video was so helpful for my research paper! it was very instructional and kept me interested and focused! thank you so much Adam!

  • @rougenaxela
    @rougenaxela Před 3 lety +3

    3:41 Strictly speaking, you don't need an acid at all to get CO2 from sodium bicarbonate. Heat alone causes it to decompose, releasing gas. At 30C sodium bicarbonate turns to sodium carbonate, releasing CO2 gas and water. At a bit higher temperatures sodium carbonate can also decompose so long as in the presence of enough water. Acids certainly can help it along though.

  • @anujchandkapoor
    @anujchandkapoor Před 3 lety +8

    I am so thankful to you and many other CZcamsrs like you who do all the hard work in researching the knowledge and knowhow behind a subject and then painstakingly edit it into a form that is not only interesting to watch but also satisfyingly educational to the mediocre minds like me. Thank you so much adam, this is, as usual, an excellent content worthy of my time and appreciation.

  • @Zandanga
    @Zandanga Před 3 lety +1

    Love science and love trivia. You make great little food science tutorials. Thanks very much for your work, your time, and sharing neat, cool stuff.

  • @ryanketner2539
    @ryanketner2539 Před 3 lety +1

    The perfectly articulated answer to the question I've always had, but was too lazy to research. Thanks Adam!

  • @chrisjacobsen1659
    @chrisjacobsen1659 Před 3 lety +49

    I love how people see a compound and immediately think the elements act as if they were not in a molecule (or at least not a singular element). The aluminum in the Sodium Aluminum Sulfate react with the baking soda to produce Aluminum Hydroxide, sodium sulfate, and CO2. Aluminum Hydroxide is proven to have very low toxicity.

    • @kuronoch.1441
      @kuronoch.1441 Před 3 lety +7

      Also, aluminum hydroxide is used in some antacids.

    • @hydrothermalworm7778
      @hydrothermalworm7778 Před 3 lety +12

      All while chugging a diet pepsi in one hand and chain-smoking Marlboros in the other.

    • @nowonmetube
      @nowonmetube Před 3 lety +4

      Yes it's toxic, as you just said.

    • @MrFerparedes
      @MrFerparedes Před 3 lety +1

      But it sounds scary, so....

    • @louf7178
      @louf7178 Před 3 lety +12

      Similar to when I ask people what they think about eating sodium chloride.

  • @Sycatrax
    @Sycatrax Před 3 lety +4

    Weeks of investigations into (fluffy) pancake routes and this one video answered all my questions. Liked and subscribed. Definitely trying the "original" baking soda, too. I achieved very fluffy pancakes but with a heavy B. Soda ratio: 4 tsp of Clabber Girl and no B. Powder and 2.5 cups of flour, and at that rate I did indeed taste a "tangy" metal flavor in the fluff when they were fresh. I will try the Original Professor one and your recipe as well, aiming forevermore for better pancakes.

  • @shibolinemress8913
    @shibolinemress8913 Před 3 lety

    These are the first CZcams videos I've seen where the sponsor adverts are so smoothly woven into the narrative that they don't feel like annoying interruptions! Great work!

  • @CRIMINALSareHOT
    @CRIMINALSareHOT Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic vid. Would love more vids like this that break down the basics of certain ingredients etc. Really great!

  • @Boyetto-san
    @Boyetto-san Před 3 lety +9

    I always wondered how double action in baking powder works and why the reaction doesn't all happen the moment the baking powder hits the wet ingredients. I never would've guessed that depending on the acid, the powder would have a second reaction at higher temperatures. Very informative.

  • @Default78334
    @Default78334 Před 3 lety +3

    Another chemical leavening agent you see around sometimes is sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP). Mostly used in commercial baking, it shows up occasionally in consumer products like Bakewell Cream which is a regional favorite in parts of New England.

  • @adalai7649
    @adalai7649 Před 2 lety

    Fascinating! I've always known how they work, but never delved into it from a chemist perspective. Thanks!

  • @hashali
    @hashali Před 2 lety

    Man! i love your videos! they are so informative on things we take for granted, thanks for the level of detail and the unique topics!

  • @BlueDragon1504
    @BlueDragon1504 Před 3 lety +59

    6:33 Gotta work on that posture there Adam.

  • @brycehamm289
    @brycehamm289 Před 3 lety +2

    I actually went to a cacao plantation and learned a lot about chocolate, cacao fruit actually has natural vinegar in it and they ferment the beans a lot of the time in the process! Very interesting stuff I learned when I went to the island St. Lucia

  • @COOKINGFROMTHELOFT
    @COOKINGFROMTHELOFT Před 3 lety

    I had been wanting to know!!! What a wonderfully informative (as usual) video Adam!

  • @CubicIronPyrite
    @CubicIronPyrite Před 3 lety

    Leavening is critical concept in many recipes, many thanks for the excellent video!

  • @wrentheelf2656
    @wrentheelf2656 Před 3 lety +19

    About the pancake thing in particular: This is just personal preference and maybe I'm just weird, but personally I wouldn't consider the fluffier pancakes better. I've always liked thin pancakes because syrup wouldn't soak into it and the texture is overall much nicer to me. Again this is just my opinion but I thought to share it since I thought of it.

    • @NeedaNewAlias
      @NeedaNewAlias Před 3 lety +4

      So you like Crêpes. Maybe some French ancestors?

    • @millerrepin4452
      @millerrepin4452 Před 3 lety +2

      Opinions aren't welcome on the internet.

    • @judethenekogamer3651
      @judethenekogamer3651 Před rokem +1

      @@NeedaNewAlias the love of crepes is for all cause crepes are delicious i prefer them to pancakes tbh

  • @john-os8ei
    @john-os8ei Před 3 lety +126

    Ok adam wtf i laterally just asked my grandma what the difference is and then you make a video about it the next day very suspicious

    • @UserName-tb7vj
      @UserName-tb7vj Před 3 lety +19

      Adam is all our grandmas

    • @IaMaPh1991
      @IaMaPh1991 Před 3 lety +4

      Adam is omniscient and omnipresent, didn't ya know?

    • @dandylionsloth446
      @dandylionsloth446 Před 3 lety +3

      Maybe your grandmother secretly works with him?

    • @mithipithi6613
      @mithipithi6613 Před 3 lety +1

      What did your grandma say?

    • @viddork
      @viddork Před 3 lety +1

      Imagine what might have happened if you'd asked her longitudinally!

  • @111Phoenix777
    @111Phoenix777 Před 3 lety

    Wow!!! There's so much more to this than I ever imagined. Way more information that I was looking for, but it's fascinating to listen to. There's an entire history to this. Thank you for posting this video.

  • @420blackbirds8
    @420blackbirds8 Před 3 lety

    I'm glad I'm always learning something every time i watch your show.

  • @ZephyrEmbyr
    @ZephyrEmbyr Před 3 lety +5

    Adam please, I can only handle so many meta 4th wall breaking video editing cutaways
    (Great video as always!)

  • @martinnyberg8174
    @martinnyberg8174 Před 3 lety +5

    What a timely video, Adam. 😀 I've actually been experimenting the past two days with baking muffins without baking powder, by whipping egg whites to stiff peaks and blending into the batter just before baking. I'm guessing that before electric mixers that was the labourious step that baking powder saved you. For me it is just a nice technique, and the result does taste better without all those leavening salts. I bet your American style pancakes could be made that way too. 😁
    By the way, I think you have a second video to make on this topic. Cookies (and Swedish gingerbread, which I'm more familiar with) are baked with baking soda only, no added acid. I suppose that is because the carbonate ion is unstable at higher temperatures and releases carbon dioxide that way. Food chemistry meets physical chemistry. 😀👍

  • @briancherry8088
    @briancherry8088 Před 3 lety

    You answer all of the questions I never thought to ask questions for, but desperately needed to know in hindsight.

  • @KarniToTheKaz
    @KarniToTheKaz Před 3 lety

    This is great, you post informative videos about stuff I ask myself when I hold the product in my hand but forget to look it up.

  • @o0Avalon0o
    @o0Avalon0o Před 3 lety +11

    You make it sound so easy! I've been sorting through this exact dilemma myself but with the effectiveness of a bat in a bakery. Thanks for schooling us so hard, lol. I really learned a lot from this episode.

  • @NoahIsNeon
    @NoahIsNeon Před 3 lety +57

    0:46 Adam after reading the 1000th seasoning joke in the comments

  • @JaySolanki91
    @JaySolanki91 Před 3 lety +1

    Very informative video! I always got confused between these two. Also it was a great explaination about why we use both baking powder and baking soda in your pancake recipe

  • @BaconNEggzGaming
    @BaconNEggzGaming Před 3 lety

    This was a very good chapter of Kenji's book. Very intuitive to think about something more deeply, than when you just let it be when reading a recipe with those ingredients in it.

  • @manaseekulkarni3433
    @manaseekulkarni3433 Před 3 lety +7

    I've never baked in my life. Still, I was curious about the difference between them. Your video was so interesting that I want to try baking for fun. Thank you.

  • @lemonade1316
    @lemonade1316 Před 3 lety +15

    I'm loving these 'wtf is ....' thumbnails lol good job Adam

  • @likwidchris
    @likwidchris Před 3 lety

    recently stumbled across your channel and I wish I'd found it sooner, currently binging my way through.

  • @sstanfo1
    @sstanfo1 Před 3 lety

    This is the kind of science forward food content I crave from CZcams cooking shows. I love your content!

  • @guscox9651
    @guscox9651 Před 3 lety +8

    i still can't believe there exists an educational high quality youtube channel with a host who isn't vain or sarcastic or even slightly cringy!
    edit: never mind i got to "oh hey you caught me editing again"

  • @tugloo1
    @tugloo1 Před 3 lety +57

    Adam, you're posture during those editing clips scares me. You're setting yourself up for neck pain/ wrist pain.

    • @will-dd7ou
      @will-dd7ou Před 3 lety +2

      I’m glad ur worrying about Adam that’s cool i hope he sees your comment

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Před 3 lety +48

      I was just leaning in to get the headphones and the computer in the same frame. When you start making video content, you realize that lots of things/people have to be closer to each other than they normally would be in real life.

    • @fiveminutezen
      @fiveminutezen Před 3 lety +1

      @@aragusea Might be helpful to try experimenting with different lenses/focal lengths.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Před 3 lety +30

      @@fiveminutezen A wide angle would get both me and my computer in the shot, but the logo on the headphones wouldn't be big enough to see.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions Před 2 lety +1

      Your! You're doesn't make sense!

  • @Anewyou1337
    @Anewyou1337 Před 3 lety +1

    Watched the 5 part "18th century Breads" by Townsend and Sons (highly recommended for anyone interested in culinary history) and only briefly mentioned baking powder at the end as part of it and was curious what happened next. Glad I got that answered somewhat. Thanks Adam!

  • @SuperPokekami
    @SuperPokekami Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the concise explanation at the beginning, and what a fun video!

  • @joelzusein
    @joelzusein Před 3 lety +31

    Therapist: Shaved Adam doesn‘t exist, he can‘t hurt you
    Shaved Adam:

  • @watercressfabrique3333
    @watercressfabrique3333 Před 3 lety +31

    The only thing i knew was about the Cream of Tartar

  • @theantipope4354
    @theantipope4354 Před 3 lety +2

    That was absolutely fascinating - I'd had no idea that baking powder had ever been controversial, or even that there was more than one formula.

  • @DeRien8
    @DeRien8 Před 3 lety

    Already knew the basics of this, but I also knew your video would be an interesting expansion

  • @nickmorgan19457
    @nickmorgan19457 Před 3 lety +12

    Finally, I know the secret to my grandmother's county-famous piss bread!
    I have some parishioners to apologize to now.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions Před 2 lety +1

      NOoooooooooooo! LET them squirm! Piss bread FTW!

  • @jacobreed8747
    @jacobreed8747 Před 3 lety +110

    who's here keeping track of adam's shaving habits

  • @honodle7219
    @honodle7219 Před 3 lety +1

    I bought noise cancellation ear muffs one time. They were expensive for hearing protection. They are great at filtering out ambient noise of a consistent frequency, such as air handling systems, AC units etc. They are useless at cancelling voices or music; like noisy kids or obnoxious co-workers with loud radios.
    Not unless the technology has improved dramatically in the last four years or so.

  • @sebastianfranco1507
    @sebastianfranco1507 Před 3 lety

    Men I love this video, you gave the answer to the title right away and then give very cool information for people that wanted it.

  • @arandomkooki3132
    @arandomkooki3132 Před 3 lety +3

    White wine report:
    There was no white wine seen in this video
    This is the end of the white wine report

  • @Cherrybride
    @Cherrybride Před 3 lety +41

    Please someone tell me this is the reason why the giant says: “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead. I'll grind his bones to make my bread.”

    • @ghostlobster2365
      @ghostlobster2365 Před 3 lety +14

      I did a cursory look into things and as far as I can tell the make my bread part of the rhyme is older than the use of animal bone to make baking powder. It's more likely the use of english bones is either nonsensical or maybe referring to adding more nutrients to a bread. The rest of the poem is also mostly nonsensical, besides the first line which actually may have a Gaelic translation that was lost as the rhyme was repeated over many centuries.

    • @jbtechcon7434
      @jbtechcon7434 Před 3 lety +3

      Okay... This is the reason why the giant says: “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead. I'll grind his bones to make my bread.”

    • @emilyk9074
      @emilyk9074 Před 3 lety +2

      You might find this helpful www.quora.com/Would-grinding-bones-actually-help-one-make-bread-or-is-that-just-whoever-wrote-Jack-and-the-Beanstalk-making-stuff-up

  • @NMBRPL8
    @NMBRPL8 Před 2 lety

    Advertising so smooth, not even CZcams Vanced picked it up. And I don't mind one bit, another great video thanks Adam!

  • @1962PACMAN
    @1962PACMAN Před 3 lety

    This videos is absolutely fascinating. Thank you very much.

  • @WillDaBeast1
    @WillDaBeast1 Před 3 lety +21

    I tried eating baking soda and then drinking vinegar. I ended up having diarrhea!
    So, Adam, how do I prevent giving my family diarrhea when making meals with both vinegar and baking soda?

    • @razaqadeanova3255
      @razaqadeanova3255 Před 3 lety +5

      Are you cooking with it or just swallow that baking soda and chugs some vinegar ?

  • @NotKnox24
    @NotKnox24 Před 3 lety +25

    I have a feeling Adam is getting buffer and more body builder like..

    • @superspeederbooster
      @superspeederbooster Před 3 lety

      he is cutting carbs and good for him.

    • @zedan7064
      @zedan7064 Před 3 lety

      i would too if i was eating his delicious food

    • @MondeSerenaWilliams
      @MondeSerenaWilliams Před 3 lety

      @@zedan7064 he mostly eats refrigerated baked tilapia and cauliflower rice.

    • @Safouan0
      @Safouan0 Před 3 lety

      @@MondeSerenaWilliams Only when he's trying to slim down, lol.

    • @Nerdykid95
      @Nerdykid95 Před 3 lety

      and he's rocking the farmer's tan too!

  • @codydaniel3097
    @codydaniel3097 Před 3 lety

    Adam, I absolutely love your videos!! I'm no chef but I'm learning a lot from you!

  • @davidcookmfs6950
    @davidcookmfs6950 Před 3 lety

    I learned the 2 parts cream of tarter, and one part backing soda and one part corn starch method when I was in the fifth grade when I took a cooking class at a community college. I remember being told to put it in last right before it goes in the oven. I have used it ever since. That being said, really informative video. I had no idea that there was such a huge conflict over it.

  • @ashypharaoh8407
    @ashypharaoh8407 Před 3 lety +6

    Now when someone asks me what the difference is I can say something more than, "They're just different things."

  • @TheDevelo
    @TheDevelo Před 3 lety +17

    Just want to make a minor, probably meaningless, correction: The reaction of an acid and a base does not necessarily produce carbon dioxide. There are many bases that don't do that. NaOH, also known as lye, doesn't, as when you react it with an acid (lets say HCl), the H from the acid reacts with the OH from the lye to form water, leaving over a salt (in this case, NaCl).
    The reaction of an acid and a base produces carbon dioxide only when the base involves carbonate (CO3) or bicarbonate (HCO3). When an acid reacts with bicarbonate, it forms H2CO3, which then decomposes into water and carbon dioxide. For carbonate, reacting an acid with it forms bicarbonate, which then reacts again.
    All the bases you've listed as used for leavening are either carbonates or bicarbonates. Obviously baking soda aka sodium bicarbonate is a bicarbonate. Baker's ammonia isn't straight ammonia (I'd imagine using ammonia for any kind of cooking would be hard considering it's a gas), but instead ammonium carbonate (which funnily enough is also used as smelling salts). And while you said lye was used as a leavening agent, I couldn't find an evidence of it being used that way in my own research (probably because it can't be used that way). Instead I think you confused it for pearl ash, potassium carbonate, which is made from lye.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Před 3 lety +9

      Indeed, which is why I said "an acid like vinegar and a base like baking soda," as opposed to a base unlike baking soda. And regarding lye, yes, I said later in the video that it was refined into pearl ash. There is also evidence of it being refined into potash and used as a leavener.

    • @nicholasmaslonka4011
      @nicholasmaslonka4011 Před 3 lety +5

      @@aragusea bruh this dude poured his heart out writing 14 paragraphs to explain why he believes Adams wrong and Adam just goes, "no"

    • @PowerUpTo360
      @PowerUpTo360 Před 3 lety

      Adam Ragusea Thanks for the video Adam!

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Před 3 lety +7

      @@nicholasmaslonka4011 I mean, not "no." His comment obviously reveals flaws in my writing. I could have been clearer. But I also think he's being pedantic.

    • @bloodgain
      @bloodgain Před 3 lety +19

      @@aragusea People who are good at chemistry are always pedantic. To be otherwise is likely to get you in big trouble in the lab before long.

  • @idesmarch1
    @idesmarch1 Před 3 lety +1

    Adam thank you for keeping the spirit of Good Eats alive! I've been watching cooking shows since a teen and love to learn new things every day!!

  • @lkj974
    @lkj974 Před rokem

    I didn’t even know I needed to know this. This was fascinating and useful, thank you.

  • @doctalksfood3869
    @doctalksfood3869 Před 3 lety +5

    Hardly ever watched a video without fast forwarding even a single time, let alone a history lesson video. That’s how good this man is!

  • @Am-Not-Jarvis
    @Am-Not-Jarvis Před 3 lety +5

    "You could say that these urine-free biscuits lack the same sort of tart aftertaste, but it's a fine substitute. Long live the Empire."

  • @mrnormietron4186
    @mrnormietron4186 Před 3 lety

    I never thought that a video about leavening agents would be so entertaining, nice job!

  • @TroyBankhead
    @TroyBankhead Před 3 lety

    What an excellent explanation! I e researched this before but I love the coverage you gave it thank you!!