Eli5… How does a box of baking soda absorb smells? Does the stuff buried at the bottom absorb smells? Is the box in your pantry for cooking… Absorbing smells?

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Eli5… How does a box of baking soda absorb smells? Does the stuff buried at the bottom absorb smells? Is the box in your pantry for cooking… Absorbing smells?

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My mother used to bake with refrigerator baking soda and I am so triggered right now. Her chocolate cake always tasted like freezer burn and I never knew why until my sister told me.