Why would my water steam when mixed with baking soda and turn my brown beans turn red?

My tap water is cloudy today but I was cooking beans and boiled them in it. The beans turned red and foamed. I then took baking soda and put in some water and the water appeared to begin to steam.

This is very odd and of course my water company isn't open on a Sunday and I don't qualify this as an emergency. So any ideas if the water is safe and why this is occuring? Asked by iamhobbit 45 months ago Similar questions: water steam mixed baking soda turn brown beans red Food & Drink > Cooking.

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I buy reverse osmosis water. PH different,polluted water, bad water pipes? .

Sounds like the acidity is high Based on what you say above, you water is safe to use/drink, but there's really no way of being SURE of that unless you have it tested. If it comes from a municipal source then I doubt you have anything to worry about. The fact that your beans turned color and foamed indicates to me that there's something in the water that is more aggressive toward the proteins.

A protein foam is common when cooking certain foods. It is generally skimmed off the top of a pot of consomme or other long-boiling cooking techniques since it will never go back into solution or break down completely. It's not harmful in any way.It's just unsightly.

Baking soda is an alkaline which is why I suggested your water may be more acidic than usual. What you see as "steam" is most likely off-gassing of carbon dioxide from the reaction between the acidity of the water and the alkalinity of the baking soda. Again, nothing to worry about.

Hope that helps -- even though it's a little late. Bon Appetit!.

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