ketchup and mustard in the refrigerator?

[sommap]

Do you keep your ketchup in the refrigerator?  I never have.  But, I don't buy huge bottles.  I notice that if you have a big bottle and you have it too long, the color will darken.

Also, did you know that mustard is one of the few things that never spoil.  Ironically, I do keep that one in the refrigerator. 

[thetotalfool]

I keep all opened condiments in the refrigerator.  I've seen ketchup spoil and bloat up.

[clickers]

 I heard that it be kept for  no longer than 3 months!

[dodgers16]

 I keep both my ketchup and mustard in the refrigerator, but if I chose to keep one room temperature I would leave the ketchup out

[rigo23]

Well I have the tendency to keep ketchup and mustard in the refrigerator but I didn't know that mustard doesnt spoil that is very interesting.

[sweatytree]

Good question here.  Most restaurants do not keep them in the fridge, but at our house, we keep the ketchup and mustard in the fridge.  I guess it is a habbit.

[Blugamer44]

don't like either.

[Trebor64]

Because they are Vinegar based they do not need to be placed in the fridge.  However, if you have every used older ketchup (not outdated) that has not been put in the fridge it will bubble on your plate.  Pretty nasty.

[starrgazr63]

Because they are Vinegar based they do not need to be placed in the fridge.  However, if you have every used older ketchup (not outdated) that has not been put in the fridge it will bubble on your plate.  Pretty nasty.

That sounds really gross. I buy both mustard and ketchup,and keep both in thr refrigerator. I am the only one in the house that likes mustard so an average size bottle will last forever and I have never had it go bad on me.  The ketchup on the other hand I buy in the biggest bottle possible because my grandkids eat it on everything so no need to worry about spoilage there.

[pamela32280]

We keep the mustard in the fridge and the ketchup out on the kitchen table. I don't know why, we just always have.

[worthberthava17]

In the refrigerator your ketchup can get a moled on it that can make you pertty sick. And mustard will seperate more in the warm air.

[2getherwewin]

No I don't keep ketchup and mustard in the refrigerator.

[Elizabethar]

I keep both in the refrigerator. I  have to have ketchup.

[ancmetro]

    I do not need them because I do not use them.

[ieatfelt]

I keep both in the fridge, just stays fresher. I have actually seen a ketchup bottle sitting in a Shoneys years ago that had turned color, like a purple/brownish tint and it blew my mind that they actually still had that crap sitting out for customers to consume. I usually prefer my ketchup in the typical color of "red"...