What Happens if You Eat One of Those Silica Gel Packets?

We’re betting they taste pretty dry.

Yes, silica gel packaged in Tyvek or Cotton packets do meet FDA specifications to be used in dry-food packaging. The only type of Silica Gel to stay away from is the kind that starts BLUE and turns PINK, this contains Cobalt...

that was honeysuckle and another flower—-a kind of powder packet, but this is not it. Does anyone a. know of what I speak? b. can lead me in any direction with clear directions? Thank you for your time and energies. shuna

Silica gel is not toxic. That’s why it’s used in food packaging. Those packets are found in all kinds of packaged foods from Asia. Especially in things that need to stay crispy like chips and crackers. It can be an...

Rumford. I tuck a paper silica gel pack in the can, because it degrades over time due to humidity.

. Wished I saved my silica packets now. Appreciate any suggestions.

Hmm.... I have done some searching about and it appears that the relative humidity for where I live is usually between 70 and 90 throughout the year. So maybe I need to consider slight de-humidification! Silica gel here we go....

I just bought a packet of agar agar (flakes). What do I do with them?

I accelerate the drying process by bringing down the humidity in the refrigerator. I do this by using silica gel and a small electric fan in the botttom of the refrigerator. Yes you do need to have a spare fridge for this, but it...

fantastic – thanks it looks the same as it did when I first used the pak – medium dark with the salty dustiness. I store it in a jar in the dark with a silica packet that came in the original packaging.

to fit in a regular fridge, but you might be able to achieve a similar effect using a desiccant like silica gel (you don’t want it to come in contact with the meat). You would need some type of hygrometer with a remote...

I tried making pear jelly this morning, following the instructions on the pectin packet to the letter (as Fanny Farmer had instructed me to do). I now have four 16-ounce jars of pear syrup. what did I do wrong? Can I boil the...

The dessicant is just silica gel, and while it won’t hurt you in small amounts, it’s really not recommended eating. My mother didn’t know how to cook, either (her mother had been an invalid for some years). When...

The good thing about agar agar is you can use it with acidic juices like tomato and pinneapple. The bad thing is that proportions are a bear. Even directions on the little packet often gel the juice too firmly. I don’t know...

Darn! This is what I get for listening to the instructions on the Sure Gel packet. It seemed to imply that it would be thick when cooled but set over the course of two weeks. I should have known better. But you’re right,...