Can you leave ketchup out overnight

Think of how many people use ketchup on their burgers and fries! Even though Heinz admits that ketchup is shelf-stable, there's a good reason you might still want to keep it in the fridge. As restaurant employees explained on Quora , they go through ketchup way faster than you will at home. Think about it: How many times do you use ketchup in your at-home meals? Once or twice a week, at most? A restaurant, on the other hand, might use the same amount of ketchup in a day that your household could take weeks or even months to use.

Keeping ketchup in your fridge at home is a smart move to preserve the condiment's shelf life and keep it fresh. Sit-down eateries don't need to worry about that as much, as they have a high rotation of diners seasoning their food with the restaurant ketchup. But given the average family's much-lower ketchup usage, keeping the condiment in the fridge makes more sense. OK, here's where it gets a little tricky: It depends on the type of mustard. According to French's, Dijon and horseradish-based mustards need to be refrigerated.

Diners are able to keep it out because the turnover is so fast. It really comes down to your palate's preference: Do you like it cold or room temperature? If you prefer it at room temp, then just make sure you use it up more quickly. But the biggest lesson we've learned from all of this is that people have very strong opinions on how to store food. What's next: Peanut butter? Hot sauce? Pantry, fridge, pantry, duh. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

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