Do you refrigerate ketchup?

[Red Squirrel]

Definitely put it in the fridge. Once you open it, you're suppose to, and it's the standard thing to do. never seen anyone not put it in the fridge.

 

[mnewsham]

Unless I know I will be using it within 2 weeks I will just refrigerate the fucker.

 

[Gunslinger08]

I wasn't aware that anyone didn't refrigerate it. I prefer cold ketchup on hot foods. The contrast is nice.

Thinking about it now - I guess restaurants probably don't refrigerate ketchup. They give it to you during your meal and it sits there for an hour for each customer.

 

[jteef]

I made the mistake at work of keeping my squeezable strawberry jam non-refrigerated. after about 2 weeks it had quite a distinguished hat of mold. like pudding skin.

 

[Mixolydian]

I wasn't aware that anyone didn't refrigerate it.

I'm the opposite - I wasn't aware that anyone actually did refrigerate it.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

We don't refrigerate the ketchup (everything else, chili sauce, soy, etc. goes in the fridge). The ketchup stays outside and its good all the time.

 

[mnewsham]

I wasn't aware that anyone didn't refrigerate it. I prefer cold ketchup on hot foods. The contrast is nice.

Thinking about it now - I guess restaurants probably don't refrigerate ketchup. They give it to you during your meal and it sits there for an hour for each customer.

Their turn over is probably a week or two per bottle, it shouldn't need refrigeration after that long.

 

[Cyco]

Refrigerated ketchup just tastes better.

 

[jagec]

I refrigerate it, but ONLY because it takes me months to years to use a full bottle of ketchup.

 

[phucheneh]

Refrigerated ketchup just tastes better.

Yep. The taste/texture is better. And also I like hot french fries with cold ketchup because I'm weird like that.

Also first person to spell it 'catsup' gets punched in the dick. NO ONE SAYS IT LIKE THAT AND YOU FUCKING KNOW IT. QUIT BEING DIFFICULT.

 

[tokie]

Unless I know I will be using it within 2 weeks I will just refrigerate the fucker.

Who uses an entire bottle of catsup within 2 weeks? Are you eating that much french fries?

 

[arkcom]

I refrigerate my catsup. What else am I supposed to fill those door shelves with?

 

[mnewsham]

Who uses an entire bottle of catsup within 2 weeks? Are you eating that much french fries?

BBQ, party, etc.

 

[Murloc]

yes because I use it so rarely and anyway once opened it's obvious to put stuff like that in the fridge.
Also the texture keeps perfect even in the fridge and it's nice to eat a scolding hot fry with fridge-cold ketchup on it. It's just a better experience and is stimulating.
Restaurants and other commercial users don't need to put it in the fridge since they use a lot of it I guess.

If anyone puts oil or vinegar or fresh bread (not toasts) in the fridge they deserve to be hit with a pipe.

I've always drank UHT milk my whole life and the taste isn't much different from fresh milk, and it's overshadowed by the taste variation between different brands of milk.
It must be such a PITA to use fresh milk, having to buy it all the time instead of stocking up and being free of thoughts for a long time.

Do you guys throw out your canned food after the expiration date?

I'd just open it and check the contents. If it's not been months and I don't have to go on a trip the next day I'll eat it anyway.

 

[tokie]

I've always drank UHT milk my whole life and the taste isn't much different from fresh milk, and it's overshadowed by the taste variation between different brands of milk.
It must be such a PITA to use fresh milk, having to buy it all the time instead of stocking up and being free of thoughts for a long time.

I only started drinking UHT milk 2 years ago, but I find it so much better. Yes, the taste is a little weird at first but the convenience is much better. I mean you can pick up a 6-pack and it will not expire for like 6 months.

The only thing I don't use UHT milk for is drinking a glass of milk. I just don't find the flavor good enough. However, for things like coffee, cereal, etc it works perfect.

Americans don't know what they are missing!

 

[mnewsham]

Americans don't know what they are missing!

Huh? Everyone in my family buys UHT, I hate the disgusting stuff so I buy whole milk like a normal human, but for those American's who don't appreciate a cow's natural juice we still have UHT everywhere.

 

[Black Octagon]

People who ignore the manufacturer's on-pack advice deserve whatever consequences result. Companies put what they put on their labels for a reason. Applies to non-food items too, btw.

 

[Doppel]

yes

 

[natto fire]

are you really that dense? have you not noticed that people will sue over the most minuscule things these days? They never used to put anything on the label regarding refrigeration.

Yes, I'm really that dense to assume a company that has been making ketchup for 137 years knows more about it than some random internet person. Are you really such a know-it-all blowhard that you can't consider other possibilities? Are you still butthurt from being proven wrong in the half-birthday thread (I'm sure others have as well because you are so cocky)? While the litigation nation theory is a pretty good one, there is also the one that the first ketchup company that put it on their label started getting more sales from the crowd that was keeping it on shelves for months at a time.

If you experiment with which ketchup tastes better after a month (refrigerated vs. non) you should find the refrigerated better unless you prefer more bitter ketchup.

 

[Mixolydian]

Yes, I'm really that dense to assume a company that has been making ketchup for 137 years knows more about it than some random internet person. Are you really such a know-it-all blowhard that you can't consider other possibilities? Are you still butthurt from being proven wrong in the half-birthday thread (I'm sure others have as well because you are so cocky)? While the litigation nation theory is a pretty good one, there is also the one that the first ketchup company that put it on their label started getting more sales from the crowd that was keeping it on shelves for months at a time.

If you experiment with which ketchup tastes better after a month (refrigerated vs. non) you should find the refrigerated better unless you prefer more bitter ketchup.

The point ----->

Your head.

Nice to know you're keeping track of all my posts, though.

 

[disappoint]

 

[mistercrabby]

Due to their high acid content, both mustard and ketchup will keep fine for about a month in the pantry. But after that, their flavor, appearance and texture will begin to break down and deteriorate much more quickly at normal room temperatures than in the cooler 40° F storage conditions of the refrigerator.

An opened bottle of ketchup should stay at peak quality for about 6 months in the fridge; mustard for at least a year. And both will remain safe to consume for much longer than that, as long as they've been continuously refrigerated.
http://www.stilltasty.com/questions/index/25

 

[BladeVenom]

Ketchup can eventually spoil. It also tastes better if it's kept refrigerated.

 

[DrPizza]

To those whose ketchup lasts for years, just make sloppy joes every once in a while. Ground beef, plus ketchup, a little brown sugar, garlic powder, and some chopped onion or onion powder. And just a little squirt of mustard.

Wayyyyyy better than canned sloppy joe mixes. You're welcome.

 

[Ophir]

Nope...

The pH content of ketchup is plenty high. No need to refrigerate.

Is the OP religious too? I prefer science to irrational fears.

Don't evoke science if you don't even know what pH is. "pH content" doesn't make any sense.

Fortunately, the conclusion is right. Room temp for the win due to its low pH. Nothing worse than cold ketchup on my hot burger.