Ketchup in the fridge

[Tricky Dicky]

You clearly put more sauce on your stuff than I do. Doesn't make the whole thing cold at all, and the whole point of using the cold condiment is so you can eat it STRAIGHT AWAY, ie the chips/whatever are PIPING HOT, so no chance of it going cold before I'm finished. Joyous times. Hot food is at it's best PIPING HOT, so if something enables you to eat it then, you ruddy should.

No way - you cannot taste food when it is very hot.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Condiments generally need to be at ambient temperature to consume in my opinion. They taste much better.

My wife puts chocolate in the fridge. Totally ruins the taste. You would not eat fridge temperature cheese would you?

 

[vegster]

Rule of thumb - if it's not in the refrigerated section of the supermarket then it doesn't need to be in your house.

Try opening a can of Tuna, eating half, put back in the cupboard and eating the rest 3 days later.....been nice knowing you !

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Condiments generally need to be at ambient temperature to consume in my opinion. They taste much better.

My wife puts chocolate in the fridge. Totally ruins the taste. You would not eat fridge temperature cheese would you?

...or decent sushi for that matter.

 

[Trufflehound]

(and I make a lot of tuna).

That's an unexpected hidden talent. Where do you go to spawn?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Condiments generally need to be at ambient temperature to consume in my opinion. They taste much better.

My wife puts chocolate in the fridge. Totally ruins the taste. You would not eat fridge temperature cheese would you?

Chocolate I can understand - but that's a texture thing, then you get that extra snap when you bite it.

 

[Easy 10]

That's an unexpected hidden talent. Where do you go to spawn?

Like most gentlemen. Wherever the mood takes me.

 

[Easy 10]

Try opening a can of Tuna, eating half, put back in the cupboard and eating the rest 3 days later.....been nice knowing you !

Tinned goods are a different animal (or fish, or vegetable). Anything tinned should be refridgerated after opening, I think that goes without saying.

The dilemma comes when you've cooked something in the tin (such as mushy peas in the oven). I've heard somewhere that you MUST let the tin and its contents return to room tremperature before putting it in the fridge. Putting still-warm food straight in the fridge is generally a bit of a no-no I gather.

Cor, its a MINEFIELD innit.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Putting still-warm food straight in the fridge is generally a bit of a no-no I gather.

I think the rule is that you let to cool down at room temperature, but then refridgerate. The most common cause of food poisoning is with reheating cooked rice. Cooked rice, should only be reheated once - something to do with some bacteria that produces toxins, and it doesn't matter how much you re-heat rice a second time, you may kill the bacteria, but can't get rid ofthe toxins. Somit like that anyway.

 

[NMH]

What about mustard? Shirley the hot stuff is impassable for bacteria anyway?

The wimmins at my place even put hot pepper sauces in the fridge :

They are at least sensible about honey, which won't deteriorate in thousands of years at room temp..... but probably only because it would be too solid to use if put in the fridge.

 

[NMH]

Rule of thumb - if it's not in the refrigerated section of the supermarket then it doesn't need to be in your house.

Er.... mayonnaise isn't refrigerated at the supermarket either.

Most canned and bottled foods aren't, and usually because they are sealed. Jams, veg and mayo are in a vacuum (and the pop-up lid should be noted as still down, when buying). Fish paste won't keep long once opened, that's for sure.

There are canned meats too, but those are so heavy in salt content to preserve them that it's more damaging for you by eating it, than worrying about the bacteria!

 

[upthealbion1970]

Tinned goods are a different animal (or fish, or vegetable). Anything tinned should be refridgerated after opening, I think that goes without saying.

The dilemma comes when you've cooked something in the tin (such as mushy peas in the oven). I've heard somewhere that you MUST let the tin and its contents return to room tremperature before putting it in the fridge. Putting still-warm food straight in the fridge is generally a bit of a no-no I gather.

Cor, its a MINEFIELD innit.

Can't put warm or hot food in the fridge cos it will warm the inside of your fridge up, and therefore the contents too *yummy*.

But yes, you're right it's a minefield - 99% what ifs and 1% bad things

 

[Arthur]

There may be some ketchup debate, but an egg-based product like MAYO is surely non-negotiable? Are you trying to KILL yourself?

You don't find eggs in the fridge at supermarkets!?! Or Mayo/Ketchup for that matter.

 

[Danny-Boy]

There may be some ketchup debate, but an egg-based product like MAYO is surely non-negotiable? Are you trying to KILL yourself?

That's what I shouted at Kerry when he was putting himself about a bit at Griffin Park about 3 seasons ago.

Then he got sent off....

 

[Seagull Steve]

I NEVER put ketchup in the fridge. Or mayonnsaise. Or any condiment, come to think of it. It just doesn't seem right putting something fridge-cold on hot food.

Condiments on hot food should be at room temperature. Without exception.

No way man, dipping a piping hot chip into a blob of cold tomato sauce is the way to go.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

I NEVER put ketchup in the fridge. Or mayonnsaise. Or any condiment, come to think of it. It just doesn't seem right putting something fridge-cold on hot food.

Condiments on hot food should be at room temperature. Without exception.

I ALWAYS put ketchup in the fridge. And mayonnsaise. And any condiment, come to think of it. It just doesn't seem right putting something room-temperature on hot food.

Condiments on hot food should be at fridge-cold temperature. Without exception.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

My fridge seems to get quite chilly most of the time. I've decided that some of my stuff like milk, bacon and lager beer is actually suited to being stored in this cold environment, so I probably won't try and get it fixed.
I do have to heat up the bacon before consuming it though.

 

[BensGrandad]

Rule of thumb - if it's not in the refrigerated section of the supermarket then it doesn't need to be in your house.

The same could be said of Eggs but many people keep them in a fridge and their is disagreement between experts as to whether they should or should not be kept in the fridge.

 

[Norman Potting]

I often keep things in the fridge because I don't have any spare space to put them. Tomato Sauce never used to tell you to keep it in the fridge, neither did pickle or pickled onions.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

I NEVER put ketchup in the fridge. Or mayonnsaise. Or any condiment, come to think of it. It just doesn't seem right putting something fridge-cold on hot food.

Condiments on hot food should be at room temperature. Without exception.