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I saw recipes that use baking soda in soaking of Chex peas and cooking with baking soda. Can I use the liquid as aqua fab?

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on September 6, 2022

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Nancy Wiseman

I saw recipes that use baking soda in soaking of Chex peas and cooking with baking soda. Can I use the liquid as aqua fab?

Answer

I don't know. I don't know that it would have the same viscosity. As the aquafaba, you know when they do studies about the viscosity and the pH level of aquafaba versus an egg white. They're very very similar. So I think it would depend what it looked like my friends who make beans from scratch. Do not use that water to make you know, whip desserts or whatever very good question.

Char Nolan

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Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.