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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago
  1. Not a good idea to expose that to heat

  2. you don't need to heat dessicate it, a silica packet will do just as well

  3. it also doesn't need sterilization

Basically this sub is lemmys diwhy?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

TIL: powdered Gatorade exists.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Lmfao what is this magical place

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Now this is appropriate content for this community. Well done, dullster.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is probably unnecessary. The powder itself should be very shelf stable so I would have just repackaged it in vacuumed sealed bags or get an attachment to vacuum seal the jars (vs heat canning).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

In the ballpark of 40 cents, less if OP is making his own energy.

Actually, even less is he slid these in after baking a lovely lasagna.

On the other hand, maybe hassling OP over his choice of method to preserve some electrolyte powder wasted the most energy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Energy is not wasted if it makes someone feel bad

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i just want to know why it's in the oven

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's called dry oven canning. The oven heats up the contents of the mason jar, so when I put the lids on and let them cool, the air inside comes to a lower pressure and we get a vacuum seal. Same notion as you see with jars of salsa, where the little circle on the lid pops up only once you crack the seal

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Just a note that dry canning is pretty bad and has a much much higher chance of botulism than other canning methods. (Botulism spores must be kept at-heat at 160C dry heat for over 2 hours, not the oven temperature, but the full temperature of the medium itself)

It doesn't matter here much because it is already powdered, shelf-stable mix, but in general.

https://extension.psu.edu/dry-canning-is-not-recommended

https://extension.sdstate.edu/why-behind-unsafe-canning-practices

https://yesicanned.com/dry-canning/

https://nchfp.uga.edu/blog/dry-canning-raw-vegetables-is-an-unsafe-practice

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bro what are your gatorade needs such that this is necessary?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Dunno about OP, but the advent of Long COVID comes with a 5x increase in new diagnoses of POTS. Lotta new passengers on the electrolyte train. On high symptom days, I have a junkie-like relationship with calcium antacids and salt shakers.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

fuck yeah electrolyte gang

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I appreciate you asking. Excellent explainer here.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I see, thanks, never heard of it.

How does Gatorade help with that?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Electrolytes can help you retain fluid within your vasculature, which helps with pots bc it increases your blood pressure until you pee it out

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Mostly the treatment required a fluid intake increase and salt intake increase. Put almost too simply, electrolytes are just fancy salts

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

And to go back to complicating it just a little, those metal salts (particularly sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium, plus iodine to make them all do their jobs) make your nervous system and endocrine system work. If the salts and fluids aren’t riding around the vascular system correctly, all sorts of automatic body processes start getting fucky. That’s dysautonomia, like in the name of that website.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't it meant to get wet?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i don't know what that stands for, so i just read it like you said it as a word. still works.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

okay, that's cool i guess? but who is "she" and why did shey say "twss"?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The first air tight container was too big?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, last time I bought one the powder captured enough moisture that the can corroded. I only drink it about once a week so there's powder sitting for a while

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You can order food safe packets of silica beads to absorb moisture

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Why is that better than putting the powder in reusable jars?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Couldn’t you just put it in the fridge?