room temperature condiments

[michigancat]

So, I love how restaurants can have room temperature ketchup and mustard.  But the stuff I buy says, "refrigerate after opening".

Will I die if I eat my own room temperature mustard?

[Chingon]

nope, in fact room temp catsup tastes better than 'frigerated.

[michigancat]

nope, in fact room temp catsup tastes better than 'frigerated.

Then why do they tell you to refrigerate it?

[QuinnMac]

nope, in fact room temp catsup tastes better than 'frigerated.

Then why do they tell you to refrigerate it?

my guess is that you are likely to have out longer than the restaurant so it needs to be maintained better and longer.

Now quit your bitching and give me the friggin mustard!

[Chingon]

nope, in fact room temp catsup tastes better than 'frigerated.

Then why do they tell you to refrigerate it?

prevent lawsuits from the very rare chance you get food-poisoning.  You don't really have to refrigerate jellies and jams either (but it does help them last longer).

[waks]

I bet it doesn't matter for them because they go through the stuff so quickly. Ketchup or mustard might go bad if it sits at room temperature for a certain amount of time that restaurants don't have to worry about.

[steve dave]

It takes the dave household about a year to go through a small sized mustard 

[Chingon]

I bet it doesn't matter for them because they go through the stuff so quickly. Ketchup or mustard might go bad if it sits at room temperature for a certain amount of time that restaurants don't have to worry about.

Catsup starts losing its taste and color after about a month or two at room temperature.  Still safe to eat for about another month.

It tastes better because, foods at around room temp have more "flavor" to the tongue, and the the chemical breakdown that is occurring (basically decomposing) while its is sitting out is tasty to you.

[michigancat]

so, if like, I wanted to have ketchup and tater tots, I could just like take it out of the fridge a couple hours before chowin' down some tots, and put in the fridge later and probably be OK, right?

[Chingon]

so, if like, I wanted to have ketchup and tater tots, I could just like take it out of the fridge a couple hours before chowin' down some tots, and put in the fridge later and probably be OK, right?

[Pike]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

[steve dave]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

[pissclams]

ketchy's is so acidic, kills bacteria.  no worries on the leaving it out tip.

i like all my condy's cold though, all of them.  well, butter- i leave my butter out sometimes so i can spread it on my bread easier.  no more than a day at a time though.

[jmlynch1]

ketchy's is so acidic, kills bacteria.  no worries on the leaving it out tip.

i like all my condy's cold though, all of them.  well, butter- i leave my butter out sometimes so i can spread it on my bread easier.  no more than a day at a time though.

Its hard to think of a situation more frustrating than trying to spread cold unspreadable butter on a piece of bread.

[pissclams]

Yeah, I've spent the last few minutes trying to think of things more frustrating than trying to spread cold butter but wasn't actually able to come up with anything.  I love bread.  I use Land-o-lakes butter, it's worth the extracost.  One place you don't want to skimp- butter.

[cireksu]

Yeah, I've spent the last few minutes trying to think of things more frustrating than trying to spread cold butter but wasn't actually able to come up with anything.  I love bread.  I use Land-o-lakes butter, it's worth the extracost.  One place you don't want to skimp- butter.

QFMFT!!!

[Chingon]

ketchy's is so acidic, kills bacteria.  no worries on the leaving it out tip.

i like all my condy's cold though, all of them.  well, butter- i leave my butter out sometimes so i can spread it on my bread easier.  no more than a day at a time though.

Its hard to think of a situation more frustrating than trying to spread cold unspreadable butter on a piece of bread.

Nuking a delicious bowl of Spaghetti-O's (with Franks) and not being able to eat it right away because it burns your mouth (or esophagus).

It's close.

[Ghost of Stan Parrish]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

Yeah, I waited tables at a place that did the same thing -- except we refilled with Heinz.  (Classy joint, right?)  The stuff at the bottom eventually goes bad (tastes like crap) and you have to throw it out.  You can tell it's turned when it creates bubbles on the sides of the bottle.

[85catbacker]

One place you don't want to skimp- butter.

and peanut butter. Cheap peanut butter 

[Stupid Fitz]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

[pissclams]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

[Stupid Fitz]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

What an elite place. 

[Joker]

Great thread.  Lots of useful info.  I prefer my condiments room temp, as well.  I usually just ask for an obnoxious amount of ketchup packets/salsa/mayo when I go through a drive thru.  Better yet, if you go inside and they have it laying out, you can grab enough to last for a while.

[Rick Daris]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

didn't have ketchup where i bartended. pretty sure i would have laughed in someones face if they would've asked for it. ketchup at a bar? that's rich.

[Chingon]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

didn't have ketchup where i bartended. pretty sure i would have laughed in someones face if they would've asked for it. ketchup at a bar? that's rich.

yeah, rich tangy deliciousness.

 

[pissclams]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

didn't have ketchup where i bartended. pretty sure i would have laughed in someones face if they would've asked for it. ketchup at a bar? that's rich.

you probably bartended somewhere like Club Berlin or something b/c i'm pretty sure that most places have to sell food too, LMFAO though idk.   

[Rick Daris]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

didn't have ketchup where i bartended. pretty sure i would have laughed in someones face if they would've asked for it. ketchup at a bar? that's rich.

you probably bartended somewhere like Club Berlin or something b/c i'm pretty sure that most places have to sell food too, LMFAO though idk.   

yeah. technically we sold food. it was called pizza. weird that you put ketchup on your pizza. wow. i've seen it all now.

[pissclams]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

didn't have ketchup where i bartended. pretty sure i would have laughed in someones face if they would've asked for it. ketchup at a bar? that's rich.

you probably bartended somewhere like Club Berlin or something b/c i'm pretty sure that most places have to sell food too, LMFAO though idk.   

yeah. technically we sold food. it was called pizza. weird that you put ketchup on your pizza. wow. i've seen it all now.

wow, weird that you would call serving diet pepsis at Pizza Hut "bartending"---------> but whatevs, whatevs.

[hemmy]

I prefer my ketchup cold.  I love when I take a hot burger, and put a cold piece of cheese and cold ketchup on, sensory explosion.

[Rick Daris]

Most restaurants i've worked at will leave ketchup out all day and then refrigerate it at night. It gets used up most the time anyway

Where I bar tended in Manhattan they would take the Heinz catsup bottles and just top them off with the huge dispensaries of Sisco ketchup.  I think the ketch/cats at the bottom of the bottles may have been there for years. 

same deal at the place I bartended SD. Maybe we worked together

same deal where I bartended too.  maybe all three of us worked together.   

didn't have ketchup where i bartended. pretty sure i would have laughed in someones face if they would've asked for it. ketchup at a bar? that's rich.

you probably bartended somewhere like Club Berlin or something b/c i'm pretty sure that most places have to sell food too, LMFAO though idk.   

yeah. technically we sold food. it was called pizza. weird that you put ketchup on your pizza. wow. i've seen it all now.

wow, weird that you would call serving diet pepsis at Pizza Hut "bartending"---------> but whatevs, whatevs.

wow. just wow. earth to clams- pizza hut serves beer. big ones too. pitchers. in your face. sorry i had to do that.