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Restaurants don't keep theirs cold, and when I checked the label, it does not have the standard "Refridgerate after opening" warning.

What do you do with your Ketchup?

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I refrigerate it, but i don't think it's necessary.

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Yes. Refrigerate it:

Q. Do you need to refrigerate ketchup and mustard after they have been opened? R. Gauthier, Massachusetts

A. We referred your question to Donna Scott, a Food Safety Specialist with the Department of Food Science at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York. She advises storing both condiments in the refrigerator after opening. Despite their acidic ingredients, neither condiment is sufficiently acidic to kill bacteria and microorganisms, including mold, that may be introduced to the containers after opening. Refrigeration does not kill bacteria and microorganisms either, but does slow the growth. Refrigerated, ketchup should keep for up to 6 months; mustard, 1 year.

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hmm, 6 months? that's all? uh-oh.

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Ketchup is full of vinegar, isn't that what you preserve things in? I do refridgerate, after opening, but I don't think you have to. A restaurant would go through a bottle every few days if not more often. If you left it out in your house it could be months.

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What about syrup?

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I keep my syrup cold (I think the bottle has the warning), and thus have to nuke some before pouring onto waffles etc.

What about peanut butter?

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Originally posted by Swirl_Junkie
Ketchup is full of vinegar, isn't that what you preserve things in?

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Originally posted by Bryanmc
What about syrup?

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I have a bottle of maple syrup that's been kept on the shelf for 1 year. The smell is horrible, and I haven't tried the taste, for obvious reasons. Does this answer your question?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Bryanmc
What about syrup?

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Originally posted by kazymyr
Does this answer your question?

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I was surprised recently to read on the Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle that it should be refrigerated after opening. Whoda thought you'd have to refrigerate chocolate?

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What about peanut butter?

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Ketchup? No. Ketchup and cold fries do not mix. Fries don't wait for ketchup to come to room temperature. Therefore, the ketchup stays in the pantry.

Peanut butter? Yes. The ingredient list on my peanut butter says "peanuts, salt" and that's it (as nature intended). Refrigerating it keeps it nice and thick.

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Originally posted by DaveBogart
I was surprised recently to read on the Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle that it should be refrigerated after opening. Whoda thought you'd have to refrigerate chocolate?

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Originally posted by DaveBogart
I was surprised recently to read on the Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle that it should be refrigerated after opening. Whoda thought you'd have to refrigerate chocolate?

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It all depends on how fast you consume the bottle. Most restaurants go through a bottle of ketchup within a week, tops. It will not go bad in a week after opening, period.

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Originally posted by Flogduh
It all depends on how fast you consume the bottle. Most restaurants go through a bottle of ketchup within a week, tops. It will not go bad in a week after opening, period.

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Originally posted by DaveBogart
Except that most restaurants refill the bottles. And I'm not talkin' they wash the bottle and refill it. They just add to whatever's left in it.

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I've known people that don't, and eating at their house hasn't killed me yet.

But, I actually prefer cold ketchup (cold hot sauce, too). Put it on piping hot food. The contrast is like a party in my mouth (wow, never thought I'd use that phrase).

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