ok i need you all to help settle an arguement between me and my hubby. He says butter is ok left out of the fridge but i think that it will go bad and insist that it be put in the fridge. its a dairy product wont it go bad if left out?? also he insists that jellly is ok in the cabinet but puts peanut butter in the fridge which drives me batty! What do you all think?
2006-11-10 07:20:34 · 16 answers · asked by llllll_amanda_lllllll 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
You can leave butter out but if you leave it out it will only last 2 or 3 days at the most after which time it will go rancid.
The experts say When it comes to butter, forget the door — it's simply too warm. Instead, keep your stick in a covered butter dish on a top or middle shelf. In the same area, keep cheese tightly sealed in foil or plastic wrap.
Homemade peanut butter should be refrigerated in tightly-sealed containers and ideally used within a couple of weeks. Turn the container upside-down occasionally to help redistribute the oils.Commercial varieties require no refrigeration, can be kept up to six months after opening. Unopened jars can be stored up to one year.
Jelly after it is opened is to be stored in the refrigerator because after it is open bacteria feeds on the sugar.
2006-11-10 07:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I keep the butter out almost all of the time.It never went bad on me. Jelly I keep in the fridge.Peanut butter in the cabinet unless it's the natural kind. Butter and peanut butter get too hard to spread if it's always in the fridge. I never had anything go bad except once the jelly did when it was left in the cabinet.It got all runny and started growing things. I rarely use jelly.
2006-11-10 10:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by cybefree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if it takes you over a month to eat a stick of butter it's probably better left in the fridge. But if you eat it regularly it is fine to leave out. A few weeks ago I looked up the question about PB on the web. If the PB seperates the oil can go rancid but it is fine to leave in the cabinet. Jelly (when opened) should be left in the fridge as the sugar can invite bacteria when left out a room temp.
2006-11-10 07:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter won't spoil out of the fridge it will last just as long in or out of the fridge. As for jelly I don't think it will last in the cupboard I would put it in the fridge. And peanut butter in the fridge is weird I usually put that in the cupboard so it seems to me like your hubby has a few things backwards.
2006-11-10 07:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by jordanred17_89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather ALWAYS insisted his "butter" be on the table in a butter dish, while my gradmothers "margarin" was always put in the fridge (because the margarin will seperate). Also, I have heard of some people putting peanut butter in the fridge but never jelly on the shelf. I do the opposite. Hope this helps a bit!
2006-11-10 07:24:42 · answer #5 · answered by kiki_20_98 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter out of fridge,No it wont go bad if left out.I put the jelly in friedge and I put the peanut butter in the cabinet.
2006-11-10 07:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Kathleen V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter can go in or out of the fridge. If you like it solf then out.If you like it hard then in.It wont go bad left out.Ive never hurd of peanut butter in the fridge and jelly in the cupboard.I'm sure that Jelly has to be in the fridge.
2006-11-10 07:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter will eventually go rancid at room temp, but it does take a while.
In regards to the PB & J; PB in the cabinet, jelly in the fridge.
2006-11-10 07:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by mcd_48230 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter goes in the fridge
2006-11-10 07:28:19 · answer #9 · answered by whiteboy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
butter in the fridge it will melt jelly also goes in the fridge and peanut butter in the cabinets now he knows
2006-11-10 07:26:40 · answer #10 · answered by Avis S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋