Sodium Citrate - 1 kg bag

Sodium citrate makes the best cheese sauce (recipe below).

Sodium citrate is also used to buffer pH when makes pearls/caviar. Add 2 g per 250 ml of liquid before you incorporate the sodium alginate.

Recipe;

Add 200 ml milk to a pot and add 8 g sodium citrate. Bring to a simmer while mixing with a whisk. Now add 200 g grated cheddar cheese, a quarter at a time while emulsifying with an immersion blender (Bamix) after each addition of cheese. Remove from heat.

Use as a hot cheese dip or cool and use as a cold cheese dip base to add to. Perfect for a mac'n' cheese sauce. Freeze the excess and thaw with no weeping.

For Parmesan cheese sauce, increase milk to 250 ml.