A bad idea
Squander two over at gastroblog is planning on making a ham. The original recipe called for cooking it in Coke. Squander is planning on using diet coke (even though Nigella warned against it). This is a problem because aspartame breaks down when heated; that is why you can't buy any products that need to be heated with it, and why you shouldn't add it to hot foods/baked goods etc. Squander should look for a soda made with Splenda (sucralose). Diet Rite in the US is. I am not sure about in the UK.
Squander two over at gastroblog is planning on making a ham. The original recipe called for cooking it in Coke. Squander is planning on using diet coke (even though Nigella warned against it). This is a problem because aspartame breaks down when heated; that is why you can't buy any products that need to be heated with it, and why you shouldn't add it to hot foods/baked goods etc. Squander should look for a soda made with Splenda (sucralose). Diet Rite in the US is. I am not sure about in the UK.
Comments
Aspartame breaks down into what? How dangerous is it? What does it do?
The problem with using Coke is that it's full of sugar, and my wife is diabetic. Large amounts of sugar can completely screw up her immune system for days, weeks, or months at a time, leading to chest infections, pneumonia, loss of eyesight, gradual destruction of internal organs, etc. So broken-down aspartame's going to have to be pretty bloody dangerous before we switch to Coke.
Posted by: Squander Two | December 29, 2004 08:59 AM
What about chucking in a cup of Splenda or something?
Posted by: Jackie D | December 29, 2004 10:34 AM