Hi culinary experts,
Many tofu recipes call for gypsum/calcium sulphate as coagulsnt. However, they don't specify whether they used the hydrated version (CaSO4-2H2O, gypsum/dihydrate) or the anhydrous version (CaSO4, calcium sulphate/anhydrite).
Any ideas? You can get both, and both are advertised for tofu making. But I guess at least the required amount would change?
Thanks!
Since 2008, the city center of Staufen im Breisgau, Germany has risen several inches. It was discovered that this was most likely due to a drilling operation, which broke through a layer of anhydrite, getting it in contact with ground water. This has caused the anydrite to expand significantly. My question is: is that something that can be demonstrated in a video within a reasonable timeframe? Also, what would it look like if someone were to build a tunnel through this material(Edit: before the expansion)?
I know the temperatures to do it, but I wonder if it is safe. I mean, technically it is only releasing water but I'm still not sure
I have searched and searched, and have found no real answer to this question - at least the specific question I am asking.
I have a newly-built apartment in the Netherlands, and had it delivered (as is common) without the flooring, wallpaper, etc - "undecorated," as they call it here. My understanding was that all the heating was to be in-floor, and all of the floors were to be concrete. Turns out that the floors are not actually concrete, but in fact something called anhydrite (anhydriet in Dutch). These are "screeds" that are apparently used more and more, as they are good at offering both noise insulation between apartments and radiation of heat from the in-floor heat. I have some pictures of it here.
My original thought was that I would "refinish" these floors as one does concrete - but from what I can gather from numerous searches, this isn't really an option. I've looked around and gotten estimates for adding a "poured" layer on top - various self-leveling compounds that give a "concrete look" (products called egaline or Eurocol, for example) - but the expensive options are really expensive, and the less-expensive options don't really look that great.
So I am wondering - the question I came to ask - does anyone know if it is possible to simply paint anhydrite floors? To be clear - I'm not looking for a pristine, glass-like surface, and am fine with imperfections (the entire apartment is going to have an industrial feel) - but I don't want to do something that a) isn't going to wear at all, and/or b) might - because it sucks in all the moisture from the paint - damage the heating and/or floor itself.
Any advice/first-hand information is greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance!
UPDATE: for some reason, the link to my pix on Imgur is not working. Can't figure out what the problem is...
