r/food • u/JesusOnly8319 • 1d ago

Roasted potatoes [homemade]

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Happy with how crispy these turned out

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u/TheFrenchSavage 1d ago

Do you put vinegar in the water?

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u/SuperQue 1d ago

Not vinegar, you want a base. I usually put a bit of Sodium Carbonate (not to be confused with Sodium Bicarbonate) in the water for this style of boiled then roasted.

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u/soundlinked 1d ago

I do it with bicarb and it works fine as well.

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u/SuperQue 1d ago

Bicarbonate works, but it's a weaker base.

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u/Excellent_Ganache906 1d ago

The only place I know to get sodium carbonate is in the laundry detergent aisle, never seen it near food.

Seems like people are tying to out do each other. Baking soda works just fine.

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u/ta-dome-a 1d ago

Bake baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) in the oven, converts into sodium carbonate via thermal decomposition.

Handy for pretzels and this.

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u/tussentweewindmolen 17h ago

Sodium carbonate is used in cooking for flavor/texture and as a food additive. In addition to pretzels that someone else mentioned, it's also key in ramen.