Bagels... Everything you wanted to know.

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Old school Bagel shop

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Thank You!   I love these kinds of videos, could watch that all day. Happy New Year!

 

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Thanks for sharing.  I have to visit them when I go into the city next time.

Thanks for sharing. I wish I could get my bagels that shiny 

@Feygel:  Welcome to TFL! (I see on your Track tab that this is your first comment.)

Do you put malt syrup in the boil water or lye ?

I actually use a mix of both. But I don’t think I’m using enough lye. Does the lye give it sheen? My main issue is that when I boiled them in the water for more than a minute they got to tough. 

I have a question about making bagels.  Does anyone bake the baking soda before using it in the boil of the bagels?

I have seen this method in the making of pretzels.

 

However, I hear tell that baking the moisture out of sodium bicarbonate, transforms it into a stronger solution. Much less caustic and dangerous than lye.