Don't Refrigerate Hot Sauce

Take it from pepper breeder and hot sauce expert Ed Currie: a properly made hot sauce doesn't require refrigeration.



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[mason]

I'm so glad this didn't end up with "because it ruins the hot sauce" because I've always had mine in the fridge

[NotTooStraight]

That reminds me of a person I used to live with who got bread crumbs in the margarine. It would go back so quickly, and I always wondered how they got sooo much in there. I figured out at that moment that not everyone is as sanitary or worried about cross contamination.

[sukai]

I wish Ed Currie knew how much my dad loves Carolina Reapers. He grows them and makes bottles of homemade hot sauce every year.

[outofthetrash]

I refrigerate them simply because I prefer a hot sauce cold.

[lonndawg]

this is fantastic that you took a few moments to clarify how to store your hot sauce, I pretty much don't put my hot sauce in the refrigerator... I'm glad you explain why it's not necessary I guess we tend to concentrate on the ingredients, but you've cleared up what causes the problem.

[GG-vvzq]

Restaurants leave them on the table, or on a shelf, not refrigerated. And then the health inspector checks them, and I have never seen (20+ years working in restaunts) a place get a bad mark for non-refrigerated hot sauce. Never

[jasonbyfield]

I refrigerate mine so it doesn't oxidize as quickly. Gotta keep that vibrant color.

[xpig]

It retains it’s color and flavor 5X as long refrigerated, a must when you have 2 dozen open bottles.

[chondrocanvas]

He would know. That’s Ed Currie creator of the Carolina reaper.

[liquidtch]

if someone is jamming my hot sauce bottle into their food, they'd lose their "sauce priveledge" lol

[allgreekme]

While refrigeration is not necessary for safety reasons, I still refrigerate because oxidation will diminish the overall flavor at a faster rate at room temperature. Also, somewhat ironically, I prefer to enjoy my hot sauce while it is at a cold temperature.

[esq]

Yes. People in Mexico have hot sauce on the table all the time. None of them have died of hot sauce poisoning (that I know of).

[godsamazing]

I agree! I keep mine in the kitchen pantry or cabinets.

[tah]

Mr Ed is 1000% correct!! I get my PH in the range of 2.7 to 3.4 and I have NEVER, EVER, NEVER had an issue with spoilage.

[dustinbossmusic]

Even if it can last 2 years outside of the fridge, it literally helps the longevity to keep it in cooler conditions. We don’t need to put butter in the fridge but it lasts longer if we do. We don’t need to put alcohol in a fridge but it tastes and lasts much longer if we do

[RextheRebel]

I refrigerate it because it tastes better cold. Spicy sauce that is cold being placed on hot food is incredible to me.

[zzzz-fkce]

Not only does it make it thicker, it keeps the flavor longer and doesn't deteriorate in the sun.

[adrianwalker]

Not only that but another reason is for marketing. We open fridges many times more than pantry doors and if you put your sauce on the fridge door which many do you end up seeing it on average way more than in a pantry

[wilsonrawlin]

Excellent video! Same for ketchup and mustard. Used to leave them out forever until people became slobs. Tabasco and steak sauces the same thing.

[CGZollars]

Also the cold of hot sauce with the warm of whatever food you’re using… delicious