On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:02:49 -0800, Nonnymus >
wrote:

>Ha! Let me rephrase that for you, Kevin:<grin>
>
>When I do this noble experiment, my plan is to use the same test strips
>(not previously used) I customarily use to test the pH of my pool. I
>will remove a drop of the orange juice to which I've added a small
>amount of sodium bicarbonate (after stirring and letting any CO2
>escape), and drip it onto the appropriate area of the test strip,
>comparing the color change to the one on the container (of the test
>strip and not the orange juice container or the container (printed
>cardboard box) of sodium bicarbonate). The resulting color should
>indicate the pH of the solution, and should it fall within the range of
>~7<pH<8, I will consider the solution (of citrus juice and sodium
>bicarbonate) to be sufficiently neutral so that it might not affect the
>texture of the chicken meat. One possible concern might be that while
>the test strips are designed to test (relatively) clear (non turbid)
>water, the color of the citrus juice, such as Orange juice, might skew
>the results. Since the citrus juice being under test (Orange juie) has
>a light orange color, it would tend to make the (chemically reactive
>part) test strip slightly more orange in color. That would skew the
>results toward the more alkaline range (pH > 7.6), hence the allowance
>of a range of alkalinity as to much as 8 to allow for this anticipated
>(not proved by test) color shift in the test strip. I will also check
>to be sure that the test strips are within the expiration date (before
>and not after) printed on the side of the test strip's bottle. One
>other concern you might have is that the test strips might have been
>exposed to the moisture in the air, hence rendering their results
>progressively less conclusive. In that case, the bottle I propose using
>was opened less than a month ago and during that time, there has been no
>precipitation here in Henderson (Las Vegas) Nevada. The average
>humidity this time of year is about 25%, so I believe any concern of
>that nature should be reasonably slight.
>
Well, sure, if you want to do a half-assed job of it.