they don't at most restaurants and it seems fine. Will it go bad?
2007-06-19 08:40:56 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The tomatoes used to make ketchup are rotten anyway, so if you're worried about spoilage it's already too late. Refrigeration doesn't add shelf life to ketchup, only makes it colder.
2007-06-19 08:47:35 · answer #1 · answered by KoolaidChemist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Restaurants use a lot of ketchup, so the chance of it going stale or bad isn't a problem. If you go through a bottle of ketchup in a week or two, it shouldn't hurt to leave it a room temperature. It will most likely smell 'stale' or taste bad before it grows mold. The PH (acidity level) of tomato products is high, so it is harder for bacteria to grow. To be safe, keep it in the fridge if your not going to use it often.
2007-06-19 08:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Restaurants go through so much of it it really doesn't have time to go bad.
Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1 month in the pantry, longer in the fridge
2007-06-19 08:45:23 · answer #3 · answered by Chuck J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should, because it keeps it fresh. But since restaurants ketchup go by so fast (cuz so many people use it,) they dont have to. Its also fine if it stays out
2007-06-19 08:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by tincerbell101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't have to, but i do. most restaurants go through it much faster than i do at home. i think there's a greater chance of bacterial growth at room temperature. and since i don't go through a full bottle in a day or two, i prefer to refridgerate it.
2007-06-19 08:45:08 · answer #5 · answered by Christy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should refrigerate your ketchup at home. They don't at restaurants because they go through it quick enough that it's not necessary.
2007-06-19 08:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by Be me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the bottle of heinz ketchup in the fridge it says refrigerate for best results, so i assume its fine if you dont refrigerate it.
2007-06-19 08:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
restaurants go through ketchup faster than you would at home...unless you eat _alot_ of it :) so its not necessary to put it up
refridgeration is best for keeping your ketchup better longer :)
2007-06-19 08:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by SKULLI 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people do, but it's not necessary. It stays in the pantry just fine, and it lasts a good long time.
2007-06-19 08:43:42 · answer #9 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, for a very long period of time. If it is 2 days it will be disgusting. After 12 hours, it is fine
2007-06-19 08:45:35 · answer #10 · answered by svjavajunkie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋