Does ketchup need to be kept in the fridge?

[carguy]

I always keep it in the fridge, but it doesn't say you have to on the bottle. Cold ketchup sucks if, I knew I could leave it in a closet I would.

[barramacanbhaird]

one off ketchup's main ingredients is vinegar which is a natural preservant i.e. pickling
i have no idea how long it can be stored at room temperature, but it is definately months

[dcpete]

i always refridgerate it too. but i guess they keep it out all day in restaurants and stuff. damn that is a good question kudos

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[Fallon]

I put it in the fridge after I open it. I have old packets from fastfood resturaunts and those stay good for a while.

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[Earth2RON]

I have old packets from fastfood resturaunts and those stay good for a while.


Same here Fallon, i gots to have my packets of ketchup and salt handy!


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[Wormwood]

Q. Do you need to refrigerate ketchup and mustard after they have been opened? R. Gauthier, Massachusetts

A. We referred your question to Donna Scott, a Food Safety Specialist with the Department of Food Science at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York. She advises storing both condiments in the refrigerator after opening. Despite their acidic ingredients, neither condiment is sufficiently acidic to kill bacteria and microorganisms, including mold, that may be introduced to the containers after opening. Refrigeration does not kill bacteria and microorganisms either, but does slow the growth. Refrigerated, ketchup should keep for up to 6 months; mustard, 1 year.



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[JustJon]

The bottle explicitly says "Refrigerate after opening."

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[schmega]

uh oh, only SIX MONTHS in the fridge?!?

[DeltaPin]

uh oh, only SIX MONTHS in the fridge?!?

Man, I got leftovers older than that. Now I'm just too afraid to touch them.

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[EndangeredFeces]

I have mine right here with me at the comp

never know when you might have to smother something in ketchup!

[sr71blackbird]

I have Chinese Soy sauce packets from the Reagan administration!

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[walking joint]

The bottle explicitly says "Refrigerate after opening."


mine does also and i do refrigerate...even before i open. but i know people who leave theirs out. i'll probably smoke later and really bother my wife about this topic. i guess it's okay either way.

[FatTony]

It takes better cold.

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I prefer all my condiments cold. I'll put unopened bottles in the fridge, just so they'll be cold upon their first touch upon my tastebuds.

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[Steels]

I prefer all my condiments cold. I'll put unopened bottles in the fridge, just so they'll be cold upon their first touch upon my tastebuds.


I have been practicing that same habit all my life.

Also, I have always bought regular sized condiment bottles and containers so they would not be "sitting" around in the fridge too long.

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I work in a restaurant and we always leave our bottles out.

But, I guess that depends on how often you use ketchup.





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[Arienette]

I prefer all my condiments cold. I'll put unopened bottles in the fridge, just so they'll be cold upon their first touch upon my tastebuds.yet he doesn't refrigerate his peanut butter.

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[Steels]

I work in a restaurant and we always leave our bottles out.

That statement is irrelevant due to a restaurant's usual turnover rate of ketchup.

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[Steels]

yet he doesn't refrigerate his peanut butter.

Ever try spreading cold peanut butter on white bread? I bet if he could spread cold peanut butter as easily as room temperature peanut butter then you would see it in the refrigerator.

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[Lummox]

Soy sauce only gets better with age. It's pretty rotten stuff to begin with, if you've ever heard how it's made.

[Heavy]

Does ketchup need to be kept in the fridge?
NO

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[Reephdweller]

yet he doesn't refrigerate his peanut butter.


wait...are you supposed to refrigerate peanut butter after opening it? i never do...jelly yes, but not peanut butter. is that wrong?

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[Fallon]

wait...are you supposed to refrigerate peanut butter after opening it? i never do...jelly yes, but not peanut butter. is that wrong?
You don't have to, some people do though. I don't.

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[Heavy]

Who refridgerates peanut butter? Thats just crazy talk

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[HordeKing1]

The little packets of soy sauce, ketchup and mustard need not be refrigerated unless they're open, and if they are, they get tossed anyway.

The ketchup bottle says to refrigerate it. It certainly can't hurt.

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