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I didn’t refrigerate ketchup for some years, and I was fine, but once my mom pointed out those words on the bottle - refrigerate after opening - I converted.
Someone mentioned peanut butter earlier in the thread. Whether one needs to refrigerate it may depend on what’s in it. I do so, but I only buy the kind that contains just peanuts and salt, and then only after opening it. If memory serves, it’s actually needed for this type of peanut butter.
Someone mentioned peanut butter earlier in the thread. Whether one needs to refrigerate it may depend on what’s in it. I do so, but I only buy the kind that contains just peanuts and salt, and then only after opening it. If memory serves, it’s actually needed for this type of peanut butter.
That's kind I have always bought, and I have never put it in the refrigerator. The only reason to do so is to keep it from separating after it's been opened and stirred. Separation doesn't bother me, but hard, impossible-to-spread peanut butter does, so it goes in the pantry.
I suppose after a long, loooong time peanut butter would start to go rancid at room temperature, like any other nut. But a jar doesn't last a year around here.
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As already pointed out the vinegar and naturally acidic tomatoes preserve the Ketchup, so it's not going to go off if it's left in the cupboard.
As for butter that goes on the fridge, and then single packets are taken out and put in a butter dish, which is usually out in the fridge during the summer months and is more likely to be left out in the winter months.
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But the Which? team of experts, which is made up of a public analyst, a special adviser on food and drink, and registered dietitian Dr Sarah Schenker, said there is absolutely no need to put your Ketchup in the fridge.
They said: “There’s no need to keep ketchup in the fridge. Not only does it contain vinegar, but tomatoes are naturally acidic, and this helps to preserve the product in ambient (room temperature) conditions.”
Dr Schenker added: “Sometimes people keep ketchup in the fridge, simply because they prefer a chilled taste, but otherwise it doesn’t need to be refrigerated.”
But what about our other favourite condiments? Well, the team has done us a handy guide so we know what we’re doing when we unpack the shopping.
As for eggs Europe takes a different approach to prevent salmonella contamination. "The priority in egg production is to produce clean eggs at the point of collection, rather than trying to clean them afterwards."
The British Lion mark on eggs means that they have been laid by hens vaccinated against Salmonella and washing eggs is prohibited because it could damage the cuticle making eggs even more vulnerable to contamination from pathogens and bacteria.
The US use have the opposite policy where they try to prevent contamination by washing and putting eggs in the fridge.
That's kind I have always bought, and I have never put it in the refrigerator. The only reason to do so is to keep it from separating after it's been opened and stirred. Separation doesn't bother me, but hard, impossible-to-spread peanut butter does, so it goes in the pantry.
I suppose after a long, loooong time peanut butter would start to go rancid at room temperature, like any other nut. But a jar doesn't last a year around here.
I always refrigerate my peanut butter now..after coming across a rancid jar of it that I had left in a cupboard for about a year. It can take me a long time to go through a peanut butter jar (I really only use it for PBJ sandwiches and those are a rare treat), so the fridge is just safer.
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