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Still confused. When I buy a jar of that real peanut butter, made only with peanuts and salt, thus the distinctive texture vs. other peanut butter, I'm never sure if I must refrigerate after opening.
I like the taste and texture of room temp PB, not cold PB.
I never refrigerate PB but I do ensure I use a clean knife and clean it again on a napkin if going back in for more. Bread crumbs etc will make it go bad. I have 2 kids so we go through a jar of peanut butter about a week. If it's sitting for 2-3 weeks, I would refrigerate it.
I've never refrigerated PB in my life. Not when my kids were at home and we used a jar every week, and not since I've lived alone and sometimes don't use more than a jar every couple of months. Actually, I never even thought about refrigerating PB. I do make sure, like momtothree, that I always use a clean knife and don't get any "foreign" particles in the jar. If it matters, I'm 77 years old. Apparently, death isn't a threat. At least, not from eating unrefrigerated PB.
I always refrigerate natural peanutbutter, because the oil goes rancid a lot quicker than in the "Skippy variety" which has been processed and emulsified. I don't know if it makes any difference in health or safety - it's more of a taste issue. Rancid peanut oil tastes nasty.
I grind my own peanut butter at Whole Foods - I never refrigerate it but we use it up within 10 to 14 days. Never has it gone rancid....our home is pretty much kept at between 70 and 75 temp.
I grind my own peanut butter at Whole Foods - I never refrigerate it but we use it up within 10 to 14 days. Never has it gone rancid....our home is pretty much kept at between 70 and 75 temp.
In the winter we wouldn't have much of a problem. In the summer though - it gets to well over 90 in the house, with humidity over 70%. During the warmer months I buy only the smallest bottles of olive oil I can find, even though it costs more per quart - just so I don't have to throw most of it away after a week.
In the winter we wouldn't have much of a problem. In the summer though - it gets to well over 90 in the house, with humidity over 70%. During the warmer months I buy only the smallest bottles of olive oil I can find, even though it costs more per quart - just so I don't have to throw most of it away after a week.
over 90 in your house??
my god, id melt,,,id be going bad in less than a week in that hell
I've never heard of refrigerating peanut butter, ever. The thread caught my eye because last week I accidentally put my peanut butter in the fridge. There wasn't a lot left, and it was so hard to get out of the jar because it was all stiff, lol.
I use all-natural (Crazy Richard's) peanut butter. Maybe I just eat it so much that it doesn't get old enough to go bad.
In the winter we wouldn't have much of a problem. In the summer though - it gets to well over 90 in the house, with humidity over 70%. During the warmer months I buy only the smallest bottles of olive oil I can find, even though it costs more per quart - just so I don't have to throw most of it away after a week.
You do know you can still buy a larger bottle, pour a little out into a pretty glass container, and refrigerate the rest, right? It's what I do. I do the same thing with real butter and peanut butter.
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