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Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:20)
by SlappyMcGee
Absolutely.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:21)
by scythe
It doesn't need to be, but it tastes better when it is.
It should definitely be refrigerated.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:21)
by PALEMOON
No.

steaming hot french fries + frigid ketchup? that's lame, man.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:22)
by Condog
No. For the same reason as PALEMOON.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:25)
by Twistkill
Well if it's literally frigid cold ketchup then maybe your refrigerator is set too low. I've never had it cold enough to counteract hot fries.

I've always had it refrigerated and my friends have it in their fridges as well. I didn't even know that people don't refrigerate it. Weirdos.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:32)
by Erik-Player
*cough* I don't eat ketchup. *cough*

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:37)
by TribulatioN
It should be, yes.
It creates a sensation in your mouth that can't be experienced when you eat it at room temperature.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (04:41)
by jackass
Erik-Player wrote:*cough* I don't eat ketchup. *cough*
TOMATO SAUCE!!!

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (05:15)
by Kablizzy
God yes.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (05:55)
by a happy song
Hell yes.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (06:24)
by t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư
Before consumption, yes. But it's not necessary if you're just looking to store it, so long as it's in the fridge some time before consumption.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (07:02)
by LittleViking
No. For the same reason as Condog.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (08:53)
by SlappyMcGee
See, I want to believe that Steaming Hot Condog French Fries can be better with warmer ketchup, I do, but I've never noticed a difference. What I have noticed is that ketchup spoils after two weeks of not being refrigerated. And sour Ketchup is a balls in the coffee press kind of life.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (10:43)
by George
Tomato sauce is /always/ good cold. And if your tomato sauce is frigid, maybe you put it in the freezer instead of the fridge...

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (11:46)
by blue_tetris
Absolutely yes. I've never used nonrefrigerated ketchup.

This is a very divisive issue amongst the forumers!

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (11:56)
by a happy song
The only time I ever use non-refrigerated ketchup is in a rare dalliance with fast food after a night on the town. Usually in this state my preference for temperature of ketchup decreases exponentially with my increasing desire to stuff my belly at the nearest possible opportunity.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (12:00)
by Atilla
Good gods, no. What kind of lunatic puts tomato sauce in the fridge? Nobody I know.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (12:03)
by a happy song
Hey, this reminds me of the time my friend went through a phase of putting peanut butter in the fridge....

He claims it was a stint of protracted absent mindedness, but we all know him now for the pervert that he is.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (12:05)
by 乳头的早餐谷物
Yes, always. I had no idea there was any question about it.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (12:34)
by Kablizzy
Atilla wrote:Good gods, no. What kind of lunatic puts tomato sauce in the fridge? Nobody I know.
Your FACE is a weirdo. >:( >:( >:( >:(

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (13:57)
by blue_tetris
Tomatoes don't stay long outside the fridge.

The real question is: Bananas, bread, and peanut butter? Do they go in the fridge? Under what circumstances might they or might they not?

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (14:03)
by Pembie
blue_tetris wrote:Tomatoes don't stay long outside the fridge.

The real question is: Bananas, bread, and peanut butter? Do they go in the fridge? Under what circumstances might they or might they not?
Bananas go black when in the fidge and go mushy quicky. Peanut butter turns to rock and bread is quite fine in the fridge. Tomatoes also suffer due to cold tempertures, they can end up with uneven ripness, unless you put them in the fidge when they're ripe. (I work at a fruit and veg store.)

Oh, and what Atilla said.
Atilla wrote:Good gods, no. What kind of lunatic puts tomato sauce in the fridge? Nobody I know.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (14:24)
by Rose
PALEMOON wrote:No.

steaming hot french fries + frigid ketchup? that's lame, man.
Exactly; I hate refrigerated ketchup.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (16:29)
by otters~1
Dalliance. :)
This is a very important question.
Anyway, cold ketchup with hot french fries is bliss. The textures, the juxtaposition.

I should know; I live in Texas.

Re: Should Ketchup be Refridgerated?

Posted: 2009.01.09 (16:44)
by 29403
Absolulu.