Ketchup poll

For 49 years wife and I have had a difference of opinion. Do you refrigerate ketchup after opening or not. I say leave it out something that acidic won't spoil, she say refrigerate like Mrs Kerry said before we dumped her.
BTW The ketchup is in the fridge.

refrigerate it , first off it's tomato based , second it tasted better when it's cold

Hawk-in-Wi said:

refrigerate it , first off it's tomato based , second it tasted better when it's cold

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Exactly,

Plus when you say restaurants don't refrigerate ketchup, well they go through it a lot faster. It doesn't just sit around. Or shouldn't at least.

The same discussion sometimes involves mayonnaise. The experts say there's enough vinegar in mayonnaise, it should probably survive un-refrigerated.

Ketchup and mayonnaise, or any other condiments... takes up so little room in the fridge, I'm not gonna experiment how much of it I could eat left un-refrigerated on the counter, til my guts explode in fury.

Heinz says to refrigerate after opening. That's where ours lives.

refrigerate it for sure

We don't refrigerate catsup or mustard. They taste better at room temp and neither require refrigeration.

The wife will never see the results of this poll

Ketchup, mayonnaise, or any other condiments go in the frig. Now hot sauces stay in the pantry.

Bored waiting for a part to cool...did some reading and it sounds like you won't die if stored at room temps for maybe
30 days in closed bottles but will keep flavor and consistency better in the fridge.
I have plenty of room in the fridge so there's it's home. Now if I had to choose between beer and ketchup...

In the refrigerator for no other reason than we would not like it sitting on the kitchen counter.

Tomato products are pretty acidic. My chili and home-made spaghetti sauce don't get refrigerated. My home-made mustard is out in the garage. Granted it is unopened and the garage is pretty darn cold during the winter.

Worked in a prime-rib dinner house and bar. The mayo would sit out all day on the counter (No.10 can). Overnight, into the cooler where the meat was aged. The cook would make us prime-rib sandwiches on garlic bread with that mayo. Had more "kick"/taste than regular mayo and we never got sick. Maybe the commercial grade has a different recipe?

How 'bout folks that have a tolerance for un-refrigerated or otherwise tainted food? Such things do happen. As a pipefitter/plumber, we seldom got sick. Then a guest comes over and eats your tainted food, not immune from such bacteria. It's just not worth the chance to me.

So if I am anywhere, and am served open and unrefrigerated condiments, please let me know so I have a choice not to use them.

I guess I don't truly know what's acceptable or unacceptable, except to me.



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I voted yes because that is what the Mrs. wants. However, I never eat ketchup. Mustard is my goto condiment.

I don't refrigerate ketchup, mustard or hot sauce. Because I prefer them at room temperature...And, it's gone around here in 2-3 months or less. We do keep some in the refrigerator as well, for those who feel differently.

We keep ours in the kitchen cabinet.

Don't want cold ketchup on warm fries or hotdogs.

Yes, Im that guy that puts ketchup on hot dogs.

I keep in fridge after opening but I'm pretty sure we never did growing up.

What is ketchup?

The only thing I like about Heinz Ketchup is Carly Simon singing, "Anticipation"!

I do what my wife says to do with ketchup. Wherever she puts it, it stays....
Ans.: refrig.

J.