baked baking soda

Reesj · Jul 14, 2020

I have the baking soda and want to create baked baking soda so it can slightly raise my PH and for better efficency. Unfortunetly I don't have an oven. I can either use a tray on gass cooker or put it in microwave oven. I don't think the microwave is a good idea.
So can I spread the baking soda on a tray, place it in gass cooker and bake it for the saem effect?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 14, 2020

Reesj said:
I have the baking soda and want to create baked baking soda so it can slightly raise my PH and for better efficency. Unfortunetly I don't have an oven. I can either use a tray on gass cooker or put it in microwave oven. I don't think the microwave is a good idea.
So can I spread the baking soda on a tray, place it in gass cooker and bake it for the saem effect?

I'm not sure what a gass cooker is. Can you post a picture?

Dkeller_nc · Jul 14, 2020

I think the largest issue you might have is that ideally, you want to use a glass baking dish to bake sodium bicarbonate into sodium carbonate. That might not be advisable on a gas stove-top burner. It might be better to simply purchase sodium carbonate (called "washing soda" in the US).

Reesj · Jul 15, 2020

Problem is, so far i have not seen any washing soda here to purchase stright.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 15, 2020

Reesj said:
Problem is, so far i have not seen any washing soda here to purchase stright.

That will work if it gets hot enough.

Dkeller_nc · Jul 15, 2020

Hmm. We're not sure where "here" is, but I'd be surprised if you can't at least order sodium carbonate, as it's an incredibly common industrial and household chemical.

As noted, the biggest potential issue you might have is uneven heating of a pile of sodium bicarbonate in a container on a gas burner. That might not be an issue if you use a covered container, as it will ensure that the very top of the pile gets hot enough to drive off the water from the baking soda.