Sushi Rice pH: What’s Safe?
Sushi is best made with rice slightly warmer than room temperature, so it’s not uncommon to see sushi rice held in the “danger zone” for several hours. Health departments have been cracking down on testing [...]
Protein Error of Indicators: QAC & Protein Test Strips
All test strips have limitations, and we believe that if our customers know what those limitations are, they are better able to perform reliable tests with accurate results. We’ve touched upon the limitations of pH [...]
Testing pH: Ionic Strength & Buffering Capacity
When customers experience issues with our pH test strips, we often look to the solutions they’re testing as one possible cause. The majority of our pH test strips are designed for use in aqueous (water-based) [...]
The Chemical Museum
At a company that’s been around since 1932, sometimes we like to reminisce about “the good ‘ol days”. We keep a few reminders around of when the company was in its youth, and we decided [...]
Germy Jobs
Dirty Jobs was a great TV show, but we think Discovery should make a spin-off called Germy Jobs! Germs are more up our alley, and there are certainly some germy jobs out there. We’ll set [...]
Restaurant Test Strips and Sanitizers: A Complete Buying Guide
Commercial sanitizers and test strips are a requirement of health departments across the country. Why? Because test strips tell you if the chemical sanitizing solution is the required concentration. Remember our article on Sanitizing vs [...]
Bartender’s Guide to Sanitation
Food safety and sanitation aren’t limited to the kitchen. Bars should also have procedures in place for a sanitary environment. Quite frankly, we want to know the restaurants and bars we attend are clean and [...]
The Hard Truth About Water
We all know that hard water can be a headache. A simple household task, like cleaning the bathroom sink, turns into a long and laborious scrubbing process. Faucets and bathroom fixtures become the home of [...]
Human pH Values
Your body tightly controls pH levels to maintain overall good health. Different components of your body have different pH levels, depending on their bodily functions. Exercise, diet and medications can affect your body’s pH levels. [...]
Lichens and Litmus and pH! Oh My!
Dorothy might have been more fascinated with lions and tigers and bears, but we’ve been making litmus paper since Precision began, and we think it’s just as fascinating. Like the Wizard of Oz, litmus paper [...]