Do you refrigerate your ketchup?

[Shell Beau]

I prefer mine at room temp.

[Dr. Strange]

1. Room temp? That's just weird.

You know, this is why you get those mean PMs.

:P

[Shell Beau]

2. Well yeah!

:P

[flvegan]

3. What part of "Refrigerate after opening" do you not understand, soldier?

[blue_onyx]

23. Does it say "Refrigerate after opening" on the bottle?

[Shell Beau]

29. It says for best results, refrigerate after opening.

But you don't have to.

[blue_onyx]

33. Ok...I just never noticed if ketchup said it

I prefer it at room temperature.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Shell Beau!

Actually, I refrigerate mine! As per flvegan, I think you're supposed to!

And I like it cold, anyhow...

:hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. I don't use, buy or eat ketchup

But I found this nifty vintage ad for you! :hi:

[no name no slogan]

6. I don't either. I'm more of a catsup guy.

[Tom Kitten]

9. what's the diff between ketchup and catsup?

If you please? Always wondered since I was a kid...I just was reminded of that, and I'm too lazy to google!

[DeepBlueC]

13. the label

[Left Is Write]

7. After opening, yes.

[Tom Kitten]

8. but you pretty much have too once you open it

If you just leave it out all the time it gets that fermenty taste that kinda overwhelms the taste of whatever you put it on...like, "This hamburger would taste really good but the ketchup has that fermenty taste to it"... To tell the truth, I don't care for ketchup all that much. My Dad, however, loves it...puts in on chicken, even filet mignon! To me ketchup should be a condiment, not a main course!

[RushIsRot]

10. YES, after I open it. It does last a good long time without refrigeration.

I dated a woman once who did not refrigerate her ketchup and it was OK, but I prefer refrigeration.

[Jamastiene]

11. Yes.

I prefer mine cold. I prefer all of my condiments cold.

[bluesbassman]

12. I worked at a tomato cannery when I was in college.

All I'm gonna say is that ketchup is the last thing made on the line.;(

[Tommy_J]

14. I've never refrigerated it

Yet I live

[Zomby Woof]

15. Diners and restaurants leave it out on the table

And I have had no problem with it. But I always have refrigerated it at home. Guess I don't want the other condiments to get lonely. :D

[JVS]

24. Diners and restaurants go through it at a faster rate.

Ketchup at home can get pretty funky. At least in my experience as a single person who doesn't put it on everything

[Zomby Woof]

37. True

I don't take chances with tomato-based products. The food poisoning potential can be quite serious. The vinegar is supposed to stave that off to a degree, but why take chances?

[Lyric]

16. Yeah. We keep all condiments refrigerated, except for honey.

I don't eat ketchup on anything but hot dogs, though, and even then, I only want the vaguest hint of a smear. One drop of ketchup, spread thin over the hot dog, and then lots of good mustard and chili.

:hi:

[CTyankee]

38. Iput honey in the fridge cuz I'm afraid it would attract bugs in my storage shelf.

Makes it hard to smear around, of course, but I don't use that much of it.

[Critters2]

40. Bugs don't like the smell of catnip. But a catnip teabag. or other small amount

of catnip in each cupboard, and the bugs will stay away.

[WinkyDink]

17. Yes. Room temp? Get it out before eating!

[femmocrat]

18. No. Never have.

It's fine. High acid content and all that.

[nuxvomica]

19. I don't refrigerate ketchup or mustard

I don't understand why anyone would.

[kedrys]

20. I do not

Why would I want to put cold ketchup on hot food? Kinda defeats the purpose of having hot food... :P

[supernova]

21. Yes, I do

Anything that is opened gets put in the fridge, whether it needs to or not.

I'm not wild about leaving opened food out.

[JustJeking]

22. I do

Living in Florida, I'm afraid what would start growing in my beloved Heinz if I left it out during the summers. *shudders* :)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

25. Yes, you're supposed to refridgerate it after opening

Unless you're a restaurant and it gets used in a day or so.

[Sky Masterson]

26. Yes

I like it cold.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

27. Cold but not "on the rocks"?

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:silly:

[mainegreen]

28. Yes. It's aberrant not to.

[jobycom]

30. Yes. I like the contrast of cold ketchup on hot french fries.

It's erotic. Seriously.

[texas1928]

31. Oh yes I do.

Do you want to get salmon vanilla?

[Shell Beau]

32. I don't think you have to refrigerate it. It doesn't say refrigerate after opening.

It says for best results, refrigerate after opening.

I always refrigerated mine, but my husband prefers not to. So we don't, and now I like it room temp.

[texas1928]

34. You don't have to, but it will last longer.

it can get rancid over time.

[graywarrior]

35. Yes, but not the mustard.

[MilesColtrane]

36. Ketchup is like revenge, it's best served cold.

[AlCzervik]

39. yup, all the condiments go in the fridge once they're opened.

[strawwoman]

41. It depends on how I feel...

(In other news, I have a hang nail. Isn't that fascinating?)

[Critters2]

43. The kind on the side of your nail, or the kind that's really

a loose piece of cuticle?

I fascinate easily.

[Critters2]

42. I'd think it would mold, or worse, if you didn't.

Yeah, I wish it could be hot when I put it on my Boca burgers, but it's more important that it be germ-free.

If I think about it in time, I'll set it out a little bit before cooking, to try to get it up to room temp. But I usually don't think about it until it's too late.

[Drunken Girlfriend]

44. Re:Ketchup

Yes,I always refridgerate my ketchup.

But with peanut butter,I prefer it at room temp,
and keep it in the cupboards.