Comments on: Making Soft Pretzels With Lye http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html Video Games, Food, and Things I Fancy Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:51:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eulah Toma http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html/comment-page-1#comment-5977 Eulah Toma Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:48:07 +0000 http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html#comment-5977 Sup. Just needed to give a short comment and inquire where you bought your particular internet page theme I will be opening own blog page and truly really like your specific design. Sup. Just needed to give a short comment and inquire where you bought your particular internet page theme I will be opening own blog page and truly really like your specific design.

]]> By: Bill_the_Baker http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html/comment-page-1#comment-4459 Bill_the_Baker Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:04:00 +0000 http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html#comment-4459 Check out www.essentialdepot.com . their Lye is free of impurities and is great for Pretzels. If you use the discount code "ship30" you can receive an additional 30% off shipping. Check out http://www.essentialdepot.com . their Lye is free of impurities and is great for Pretzels. If you use the discount code “ship30″ you can receive an additional 30% off shipping.

]]> By: Handmade Soap http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html/comment-page-1#comment-341 Handmade Soap Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:11:11 +0000 http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html#comment-341 love your posts. your rss is subscribed to :) love your posts. your rss is subscribed to :)

]]> By: jberez http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html/comment-page-1#comment-94 jberez Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:25:27 +0000 http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html#comment-94 The lye is not poisonous because it reacts with the gluten in the dough to form the beautiful brown patina. The lye is not poisonous because it reacts with the gluten in the dough to form the beautiful brown patina.

]]> By: Luke Rymarz http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html/comment-page-1#comment-82 Luke Rymarz Tue, 26 May 2009 21:23:55 +0000 http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html#comment-82 It is indeed the same lye as that used in soap-making. I actually make my own soap, and used the lye from my stash of soap making supplies. <br /><br />The difference is two-fold. The first is in the quantity you use. The soft-pretzel case is diluted in water by a factor of 1:32, whereas in soap making, you usually dilute the lye by a factor of 1:3. The second is that in soap-making, you use 100% of the lye in your soap. In pretzel making, it's just a coating on the outside of your dough for a nice chewy texture and a teensy bit of flavor.<br /><br />Lye IS poisonous in large amounts, and can be pretty dangerous to use, but if you're up for it, you can get some (after filling out and faxing some forms) from soap making websites. I got mine from <a HREF="http://www.brambleberry.com/" REL="nofollow">Bramble Berry</a>. It is indeed the same lye as that used in soap-making. I actually make my own soap, and used the lye from my stash of soap making supplies.

The difference is two-fold. The first is in the quantity you use. The soft-pretzel case is diluted in water by a factor of 1:32, whereas in soap making, you usually dilute the lye by a factor of 1:3. The second is that in soap-making, you use 100% of the lye in your soap. In pretzel making, it’s just a coating on the outside of your dough for a nice chewy texture and a teensy bit of flavor.

Lye IS poisonous in large amounts, and can be pretty dangerous to use, but if you’re up for it, you can get some (after filling out and faxing some forms) from soap making websites. I got mine from Bramble Berry.

]]> By: Phil http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html/comment-page-1#comment-81 Phil Tue, 26 May 2009 03:15:48 +0000 http://lukerymarz.com/ratingpending/2009/04/making-soft-pretzels-with-lye.html#comment-81 Is the lye you used the same that's used in soap making? If so, how is it not poisonous? Is the lye you used the same that’s used in soap making? If so, how is it not poisonous?

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