On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 16:56:36 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>
> Please don't get your panties in a twist and jump all over me. I
> simply heard of this when passing by the TV this morning --maybe Giada
> --?? whoever, said that a teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of water
> could be used to keep ground beef from getting so hard in a cooked
> dish. Whatever. I was curious so I looked this up.
> https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how...-soda-solution
> Anyone do this or hear of experience with this? Can be applied to
> other meats.
> This is not velveting as I understand it.
> Janet B in the US

You soften jeans with baking soda and clean ovens with it too, so I'd
proceed with caution. Did you see this article?
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how...owTo_browse_17

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.