Thread 21558758

What determines the quality of miscellaneous stuff like yeast, corn starch, baking powder, etc? Is there any appreciable difference better, say, clabber girl baking powder and the Kirkland brand stuff?

>>21558758 (OP)
Between* not better

>>21558758 (OP)
An rng roll at spawn

>>21558762
Please elaborate

Is it worth it to make my own yeast? Can I make my own baking powder?

>>21558758 (OP)
Baking powder and yeast need to be fresh and properly stored, so fresh name brand is going to beat ten year old crap from a dollar store. Does the exact brand matter? Not really.

>>21558842
This. You'll know the difference when your baked goods come out light and springy on the one hand, and flat and hard on the other.

>>21558758 (OP)
>baking powder
Check the aluminum content, and ask why "aluminum free baking powder" is now a market segment.

>>21558795
I've made yeast from potatoes, it takes 2 days, it's not worth it

>>21558979
>aluminum free baking powder
Why the fuck is aluminum there in the first place?

>>21558758 (OP)
Nothing really. I knew a truck driver who claimed most brand name things all come from the same factories with different packaging.
I'm absolutely going to buy store-brand for anything universal like the items you listed. Brand loyalty is fucking retarded unless that brand actually makes some above-and-beyond shit you can't get anywhere else. I've tried store brand Wheat Thins and Triscuits and they're shit. But potato chips or pork rinds? I don't care. They're all the same. Corn flakes? The same.
You need your critical thinking skills like with anything, but baking powder is going to perform the same no matter who makes it, and let's be honest, there aren't going to be any special proprietary recipes for a "better" baking powder.
Did you know "clabber" means yogurt?

>>21559017
The Wikipedia article is quite interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder

TLDR:
>Sodium aluminium sulfate baking powders were double-acting, and much less expensive to produce than cream of tartar-based baking powders.
>As a result, alum-based baking powders were severe competition for Royal Baking Powder's cream of tartar-based products.
>William Ziegler of the Royal Baking Powder Company used a variety of tactics, ranging from false advertising and industrial espionage to bribery, to try to convince consumers and legislators that aluminium-based baking powders were harmful.

But then later, presumably, these these concerns got a resurgence after modern research suggesting that aluminum consumption can cause various health problems, and now aluminum-free is positioned as the "healthier" option. (And that's what my media-addled monke brain reaches for on the shelf.)

>>21559033
>there aren't going to be any special proprietary recipes for a "better" baking powder.
Nobody's suggesting that, but cheap ones generally perform worse, probably because there's no silver bullet to cut costs either. If it's cheap, it's because they used cheaper ingredients, or because they didn't spend the extra money to get it packed and shipped and on the shelves fast before it starts to age.

>>21559040
I sure hate to have to smell people's fucking B.O. because they think aluminum in deodorant is going to kill them.
I'M going to kill them if they keep stinking in my presence. That's a fact. You don't get to foist your awful hygiene neglect odors on people. You want to be a stinky hippie you need to be somewhere other than an office setting. It's not "natural" to stink. FUCK YOU.

>>21559066
It's cheaper, because let's say [Brand Name] sells for $5, but costs $1.25 to produce. [Generic Product] sells for $2.50. They still make double their profit on the Generic Product label, and more than 3x on their [Brand Name]. But its still profit, since poor people will still buy the (Product).

>>21559033
>same factories
Meaningless by itself, the "same factories" can produce different runs for different brands with different quality ingredients, different ratios, etc, even if the machinery is the same.

>>21559075
Don't worry, I cover up my BO with thick cologne and I take a shower every week whether I need it or not.

>>21559075
>I sure hate to have to smell people's fucking B.O. because they think aluminum in deodorant is going to kill them.
I smell good, fuck you.

>>21559075
you're not entitled to everything smelling good all the time you baby

>>21559075
>they think aluminum in deodorant is going to kill them.
Nigga, the vast majority of deodorants dont even have aluminum in them. The anti-perspirants do, but many have been actively removing it because the market demands it.

Regardless its been proven that aluminum crosses the blood brain barrier. Its considered a heavy metal and your body will not process it out as it accumulates in your brain.
Its been proven antiperspirants aluminum does in fact get into the bodies system.
Aluminum foil actively sheds into your food and gets into your system.

We know of lead and mercury risks in food and stop exposure.
Welders know the risks of manganese, chromium, zinc, etc etc
We dont pretend the damage to the brain is fake, in fact we put them through damaging chelation therapy to try and remove it.

For some reason, we DO pretend that the aluminum accumulation is totally benign (despite alzheimer's patients having large build ups of aluminum in their brain post mortem)

Is it a coincidence, or is there many large industries in food preparation and storage who would be ruined if it were proven we need to stay away from aluminum?
Body odor is the least of your worries

>>21558758 (OP)
For bread I'm not sure it matters. I mean people making sourdough often just use wild yeast...
Brewers however do use specialty yeasts like wine-maker's yeast or even yeasts specific to one style of beer.