Is it okay to use baking soda that has been in the fridge to absorb "odors"?!

Is it okay to use baking soda that has been in the fridge to absorb "odors"?

Okay, I've heard that people use baking soda to absorb the odors from their fridge. But, today i wanted to make pancakes for my family and i asked my mom if they had baking soda, b/c that's the only thing that i didnt have for the recipe, and she said "use the one in the fridge". Anyway, i was just wondering if it would be okay to use that baking soda, like, will it make the oancakes taste weird b/c of all the "odors" it absorbed??? thanks!!

19 hours ago
jimmy d.

Oh =O so i shouldn't use baking soda in anything for cooking/baking?? The recipe called for it, though.

19 hours ago
so then, would it be okay to just NOT use baking soda in the pancake batter?

It is not good to use it. First because it will contain molecules from the odors absorbed, even if you smell it and you dont feel them. They will be transfered to the preparation afterwards, and ruin your work. Secondly because most probably it will also have absorbed humidity from the fridge. This humidity comes from the air inside the fridge (even if you have a dry cold fridge) and from the foods. Everytime you open the fridge some humid air from the environment gets into the fridge and also along with the odor molecules from the food, some oxygen and hidrogen molecules are released too (2molecules of hidrogen with one of oxygen makes one molecule of water). So in any case, the baking soda will have absorbed humidity and will not work.
If you dont have any extra baking soda, you can substitute it for any other leaving ingredient, for instance self raising flour (use this instead of normal flour), yeast (use about 1 tsp of dry yeast instead of baking powder or baking soda).
good luck