Silica Gel Desiccants

While opening a vitamin tablet bottle, a new shoe-box, or an electronic device package, you will often encounter a little packet of silica gel inside it. Printed warnings usually tell you to throw it away (and don’t even think about eating it), but silica gel can actually be put to good reuse in the kitchen.

Desiccant

Silica Gel is a naturally occurring mineral and it is a form of silicon dioxide. As a desiccant, it helps prevent degradation or spoilage of products that are sensitive to moisture. That’s why you’ll find the sachets in everything from a new handbag to a package of beef jerky.

The kitchen uses for silica gel are practically endless. We can place the packets stashed in our spice jars, in containers of dried fruits and herbs, and with stored kitchen tools like cast iron pans, cookie cutters, and Mason jar rings to avoid the moisture.

By the way, if you ate silica gel what would happen? The answer is "Nothing". But still, we are exercising to throw it. It is a good relief to know that it’s completely safe to have around the kitchen.

When most of the people get a packet of silica gel in a new shoe-box or vitamin bottles, their instinct is to throw it. But we have to understand that desiccants are good for a lot more than keeping jerky dry. It has countless uses in our daily life. The important feature is it is not active with chemicals or any other products. So maintenance is easy while we are using silica desiccants.

One good example for Desiccant use in underwater camera casings

It is great fun using underwater camera casings, but even if stray moisture and condensation don't ruin your camera, they can fog or streak across your lens. Remove this by stashing a packet or two of silica gel desiccant in the underwater casing, along with the camera.