It says on the label you should but restaurants often dont. It tastes better at room temp I think.
2006-11-05 02:42:44 · 17 answers · asked by burbank 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Yes, refrigerate it. The bottle you see in a restaurant may be it''s 3rd or 4th for the day. The turnover is great enough that it is not necessary to cool it. At your home it may be out for several days before empty if you have a large family and eat ketchup a lot. A normal family might take a month or close to a year to use it, depending on their food choices and the size of the bottle. Bottom line, it will taste much better if you refrigerate it, and you will find that putting it away won't take much time, effort, or space. You and your family deserve fresh, good tasting ketchup, not thick darkened, vinegar tasting ketchup.
2006-11-05 03:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by Deb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a big fan of ketchup anymore. I find it very sweet now but if I'm going to have it I like it refrigerated.
2016-05-22 00:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What it says on the label is just Legal Ease to cover the fannies of the producers of the product. If your like the guy that had the Bisquick box with the expiration date of 2000, and don't use that much K-sauce then chill it, if you use it on cereal keep it handy you never know when a french fry might stop by. Enjoy
2006-11-05 02:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by Steve G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a sign of the times, I think, that you never had to refrigerate ketchup, but now it seems labels are telling us you should.
2006-11-05 03:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by frankmilano610 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grew up with ketchup in the fridge..my husband did not..so for 35 years we have not rerigerated it and have never had a problem
2006-11-05 08:59:21 · answer #5 · answered by JIM D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would look at the label but I dont know if keeping it out is a good idea cause you can take on buggies
2006-11-05 03:11:32 · answer #6 · answered by plumcouch30 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know I had the same question too.
According to the bottle it says to do it, but what I noticed in most restaurants they don't, my guess is because it's highly consume on the daily bases that doesn't need to be!
That's my assumption!
2006-11-05 02:49:24 · answer #7 · answered by Sabine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really should be if its going to be at room temperature for any lenght of time the reason the restaurants can do thank it has vinegar in it..but at night the restaurants put it in the fridge...if it is for your home use keep it in the fridge ...
2006-11-05 02:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by d957jazz retired chef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES,IT SHOULD BE REFRIGERATED AFTER USE.
TIP: IT SHOULD,LIKE MANY CHEESES, BE UNREFRIGERATED AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE USE,SO IT CAN FLOW FREELY IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS FROM SLAPPING THE BOTTLE.
ALSO, AVOID GLASS BOTTLES & USE THE
PLASTIC SQUEEZE BOTTLES FOR THIS REASON & TO USE UP ALL THE KETCHUP.
2006-11-05 03:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by jcha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes after use
because it goes bad fast maybe they change it after use i know dinners that don't have it at tables probably store them in the fridge unless needed for food or is asked for
2006-11-05 02:50:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋