On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 16:36:59 -0700, sf > wrote:

>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

I believe that is the article that I provided.
There is a video by CooksIllustrated that demonstrates the method in
preparation for making a chili.
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/rec...und-beef-chili
Janet US