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You've likely heard that putting a box of baking soda in the refrigerator will neutralize any off-putting odors inside. Have you ever wondered, though, how a simple white powder can be so powerful?

Baking soda’s one of those kitchen essentials that oddly has a number of uses outside of just, you know, baking. While some are well known to the public (I’m sure you have an open container ...

Leavening agents rarely attract attention beyond the moment a cake rises or fails, yet their chemistry shapes texture, ...