Comments on: to refrigerate, or not to refrigerate. that is the question.

By: sam

sam — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:20:03 +0000

Well then, bobbo,grampa and other refrigerator enthusiast that say ketchup must be refrigerated…
Ever been to a restaurant? notice the condiments on the table? could they be a target for a lawsuit? I didnt grow up in Hienzville, i’m a grandfather but dont do alot of protein shakes. I do surf when there’s waves but, I never refrigerate the following:
Butter
Ketchup
Mustard
Jelly
note: as a pilot my diet may have allowed me to build up a tolerence to varius toxens. LOL!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:12:39 +0000

I don’t care if Ketchup is in the fridge or not…but I do see on my ketchup bottle that it does say to refrigerate after opening. My mom keeps it in the cuboard and I keep it in the fridge. To each his own, and I’ll have it both ways…

By: Russell

Russell — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:45:45 +0000

I never refrigerate ketchup. Normal Heinz ketchup bottles don’t say to refrigerate but I’ve noticed Heinz “refrigerator fit” ketchup in the store do say for best results refrigerate after opening. Hmmm. I think they just say that to give them a reason for brand extension.

By: Maryann

Maryann — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:50:54 +0000

For over 30 years I have never never refrigerated Ketchup, the labels never said to refrigerate and I also did not understand putting cold ketchup on hot food. The restaurants never refrigerate their ketchup! Recently my husband purchase a bottle of ketchup and it clearly said refrigate after opening! What! Now I have to put it in the fridge. I read the label over and over and could not believe it! I’ve never seen this before. Now my ketchup lives in the fridge, this is wrong! But I feel I must comply – LOL. Does it really need to be in the fridge?

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:36:05 +0000

There’s a Heinz food processing plant in my Canadian hometown . I used to work there during busy-season when I was a teen-ager .
My mother worked there and retired from the Heinz office after 30 yrs. So , we KNOW ketchup .
To this day , the word , ‘Refrigerate ‘ , is found NOWHERE on their labels !

By: the insider

the insider — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:13:49 +0000

Rob, I feel your pain. I can’t believe Heinz says to refrigerate. They must be under the thumb of the fascist Frigidaire people. Bastards!

By: grampa

grampa — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:05:09 +0000

Just eat the whole bottle every time, Rob. Then all your problems are over.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:48:18 +0000

According to their website, Heinz suggests that ketchup be refrigerated after opening to maintain the product’s quality more effectively.

I am now a broken man. I have spent years arguing that ketchup stays out of the refrigerator. Now I find that the manufacturer of the only ketchup I will buy says put it in the fridge.

I believe I will now comply, but I can no longer hold my head high when talking about ketchup. I no longer have a clear path to follow. And cold ketchup – not so good.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:32:28 +0000

As noted elsewhere, just because you didn’t have to refrigerate something when you were kids, doesn’t mean you can leave it out today.

The levels of preservatives (salt, vinegar, etc.) in many foods aren’t what they used to be, given we now know how unhealthy those substances are. So while some packages may not say to refrigerate, those bottles of ketchup that suggest refrigeration should be kept refrigerated… ignore at your own peril.

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:27:15 +0000

Oh dear. I fear I’ve come to this site too late, but I feel the need to join in on this one. Just had the refrigerate/not refrigerate conversation with my fellow office workers. I’m the only hold out for no refrigeration. Cold ketchup – yuk. I am having no luck convincing the others…