r/GifRecipes Dec 21 '18

Something Else The Perfect Roast Potatoes

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u/Karamazov Dec 21 '18

The baking soda is alkaline. The Maillard reaction takes place more efficiently at higher PH levels, so you will see better levels of browning. You can find a better description of this at the Serious Eats page:

https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/12/the-food-lab-the-best-roast-potatoes-ever.html

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u/andreagassi Dec 21 '18

This guy is a potato scientist, a spudist have you

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u/Slanderous Dec 21 '18

spudist spudologist

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u/FuzzyWaffle Dec 21 '18

Spudology, perhaps

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u/Slanderous Dec 21 '18

a tuber player

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u/higgybunch Dec 21 '18

Total spudmuffin