MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Food Crimes - Offenses against nutrition@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agoNot technically crime since it was an accident, but I still think this belongs herelemmy.todayimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down16
arrow-up1331arrow-down1imageNot technically crime since it was an accident, but I still think this belongs herelemmy.todayMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Food Crimes - Offenses against nutrition@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·4 months agoMakes sense. Both acid and heat denature protein.
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoYeah, but typical white vinegar is 5% acetic acid. Putting a few drops, or even a teaspoon in a pot of water would reduce it to a negligible concentration and would have no effect on the eggs.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s also not really considering any chemical reaction with the calcium in the shell just neutralizing the vinegar anyway.
Makes sense. Both acid and heat denature protein.
Yeah, but typical white vinegar is 5% acetic acid. Putting a few drops, or even a teaspoon in a pot of water would reduce it to a negligible concentration and would have no effect on the eggs.
That’s also not really considering any chemical reaction with the calcium in the shell just neutralizing the vinegar anyway.