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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[@outofthetrash5925]

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

[@jb76489]

F

[@pudicus2]

It do be better cold tho

[@katelynnebrown17]

I do like a cold hot sauce

[@lightrobotCoromon]

Cold sauce

[@shaun_the_sheip2775]

​@@lightrobotCoromontemprate sauce

[@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.

[@SkaterBlades]

I just think it's gross to do that, wipe your knife before you go back for more

[@didybopintitys]

Similarly I lived with someone who used the same knife for both peanut butter and jelly, so they would both eventually be filled with one another. And when I pointed it out how gross it was they looked at me like I was the weird one lol

[@societyisboring]

​@@didybopintityspb&j get mixed anyway

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@societyisboring Yes but some people use them separately, like you never make a peanut sauce or use jam by itself?

[@doodlebob5150]

Your a psycho for using margarine over butter

[@mason4683]

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

[@p.h.bridegroom4142]

Well it does diminish the heat somewhat, but it doesn't hurt it.

[@GG-vv1zq]

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

[@Disneyduck334]

Because restaurants use them quickly so ok to keep out Use your brain next time

[@pudicus2]

@@Disneyduck334bro that insult was not necessary

[@GG-vv1zq]

@@Disneyduck334 It's also ok because they are not refrigerated in other countries, and people carry them around. Don't you remember Hillary Clinton carries hot sauce in her purse? LMFAO 😅🤣😂

[@gensai93]

Yeah but they refill them so often without cleaning

[@GG-vv1zq]

@@gensai93 No, we have to clean them, and we don't refill. They come in the bottle they are served in. So...that's completely untrue. That is actually illegal to refill ketchup, hot sauce, any of that. It USED to be allowed, but not for several years, due to bacteria being transferred, causing contamination to the refilled bottle AND the larger one used to refill. Health inspector would fail any place that even has a method to refill, and not have brand new bottles for replacement of empty or nearly empty bottles

[@sukai121]

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

[@lonndawg7554]

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.

[@jasonbyfield]

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

[@snoopyguy21]

Close the bottle...

[@tiaraguy7705]

Unless your letting it sit completely open for days on end, this shouldn't be happening

[@rexluger1940]

@@tiaraguy7705Wrong, once oxygen hits it, it will start to turn brown unless you keep it refrigerated. It tastes the same though.

[@bababoey.]

​@rexluger1940 ive never had hot sauce discolor, do you leave the bottle open??

[@rexluger1940]

@@bababoey. nope. I travel with it though, maybe the heat.

[@allgreek2me2004]

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.

[@zzzz-fk8ce]

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

[@mattdauph]

in the sun? nobody is saying to leave it outside

[@gladiston4182]

​@@mattdauphWindows

[@chondrocanvas4707]

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

[@fukpoeslaw3613]

Currie sauce too?

[@acynthus3587]

@@fukpoeslaw3613Is this a joke?

[@guitarkid9623]

​@@fukpoeslaw3613unfortunately not.

[@davidisaacson9328]

And now the Worlds new hottest pepper...Pepper X!

[@christophergerischer2867]

True

[@liquidt3ch]

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

[@MV12267]

If you're really high on THC you can taste the individual elements of hot sauce. A1 sauce is wild when you're real high.

[@godsamazing2090]

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

[@andrewprice5874]

It’s also because they’ve created a flavor and their name is on that bottle when you leave something on the counter it changes the flavor that is no longer their flavor. It’s kind of like a Best Buy date. Best Buy does not mean it’s expired means that they no longer guarantee their flavor After that date because their name is on the package and they don’t stand by the flavor after that date with hot sauce if you leave it on the counter, it will continue to ferment

[@QuintinMassey]

Thank you! Makes complete sense.

[@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

[@V77710]

Puts butter in fridge.. becomes hard like rock :(

[@esq73]

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).

[@RextheRebel]

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

[@IgorVladimer]

I concur. BTW, how's Tapatio fit into this vid?

[@dennisp8520]

Yes, the difference in temps makes it all the more enjoyable of a experience. Food needs contrast

[@chrislin2774]

One thing to consider, refrigeration tamps down the heat of the hot sauce. Slightly.

[@mikehancho2082]

It depends on the hot sauce. Heavily vinegared sauce I don’t worry about. But some of the more modern sauces I feel are safer in the fridge.

[@adrianwalker5415]

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

[@TonyisToking]

In a fridge you’ll see it more than on a kitchen table? Idk about that 🤷‍♂️

[@adrianwalker5415]

@@TonyisToking I didn't say kitchen table bro I said in a closed pantry...

[@V77710]

​@@adrianwalker5415What of your table is in the closed pantry

[@s18169ex3]

Thank you for these words of insight❤

[@joshmendoza9998]

What’s up with the yellow?

[@mikerandall8289]

You talking about the teeth ?

[@blueyes6474]

I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear this 😂

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

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

[@chrislin2774]

If it has lime or lemon juice or sugar as part of the ingredients, the hot sauce should be refrigerated after opening.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I would love to know his opinion on chili oil and refrigeration...alas another beast.

[@Darren-sn4ki]

Trust ED CURRIE he is a legend in my book love all his sauces

[@EllusivSmith]

Its because we check the fridge more than the pantry. We're more likely to use more so we'll buy more.

[@TonyisToking]

Most people who keep sauce at room temp keep it on their kitchen table, not the pantry. Pantries are for sealed product.

[@Blake22022]

With sriracha i find it makes it taste much better for much much longer. Idk why, its just so much better when you keep a bottle in the fridge

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

But that's hardly a "hot" sauce.

[@Blake22022]

@@xinpingdonohoe3978ok snob, it’s delicious

[@CGZollars]

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

[@CrustyOldDave]

Love you Ed ... see you soon

[@jasoncarlile7825]

I make a certain type of hot sauce myself that isn't even Farmington and I never refrigerate it although some of the ingredients I use are antibacterial

[@thewolfiemansden8449]

Ty

[@BryanRaykingxanadu]

Sriracha actually ages and changes flavor if it isn't refrigerated

[@autobiographyofanidiot6036]

I refrigerate some because the hot sauce shelf in my kitchen is to capacity.

[@revolvermaster4939]

I know of several that will change color and flavor if not refrigerated.

[@antyxwg]

Same with ketchup and mustard. And maybe mayo, since on store shelves it’s unrefrigerated.

[@Exlaax]

I've got like 10 different hot sauces I'll keep then in the door of the fridge not in a pile on the table that I don't eat at anyway

[@stonefly69]

Need enough vinegar or similar to lower the pH. But, yeah.

[@BBYNANNA]

I only refrigerate Sriracha because it separates when i leave it out 😂

[@sukai121]

Same! That is the only hot sauce that lives in the fridge

[@irgendeinname9256]

Sriracha is so overrated. Kinda odd synthetic taste and very mild hotness

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

​@@irgendeinname9256 you don't like non-spicy plastic-tasting stuff?

[@chrislin2774]

​@irgendeinname9256 synthetic? You must have purchased a faulty product. The only way I can understand is if there were more preservatives added. Either by accident or on purpose (extending shelf life of the product). Agree on its "mild hotness". It was never designed to destroy your taste buds and g.i. tract.

[@SamBassComedy]

I would like to know what is the disadvantage of putting it in the fridge? Like, does it matter?

[@irgendeinname9256]

Cold hot sauce

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

It will make cooked foods thermally colder quicker, especially in the designated area.

[@The_JLav]

But is there a benefit to keeping your hot sauces at room temp?

[@irgendeinname9256]

Hot sauce ain't getting cold

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

That's not the correct contraposition. Just because we say "there's no need to do X", it doesn't mean "there's a benefit to doing not-X". Can't it just be neutral? All it will affect is the feeling of it on your food, whether you'll have cold sauce making your hot food colder, or room temperature sauce making your food less so.

[@chrislin2774]

Depending on its ingredients, room temperature hot sauce retains its Scoville heat level. When it's cooled, the heat level of the sauce is tamped down. Just a little but noticeable.

[@thejson]

I used to not refrigerate my ketchup or hot sauce because restaurants didn’t.. but then it would discolor and that would bug me more. Anyway just thought I’d throw that out there. I noticed no difference but I just prefer to keep the color

[@truemaveric]

Also when ppl try the sauce with the spoon or something twice, meaning that after they had spoon in mouth they again dipping it in sauce to try it again and your saliva ending up there that will start a fermentation process

[@fish9625]

Fr, in our household we never put hotsauce in the fridge because we used a brand that you can squeeze and the sauce comes out kinda like heinze but better, never had an issue

[@snowtrodden]

What if the hot sauce has sugar in it and shows that there are calories in the nutritional list where most don't have calories? Still safe to leave it out?

[@markburton5318]

Lower temperature preserves the flavours

[@issa0rama455]

I prefer cold hot sauce

[@krisragu4685]

How often to test pH once bottles are stored outside the fridge?

[@Cin9999]

I just think the contrast of cold sauce on hot food and a spicy flavor is nice

[@weswizkid1657]

What's the ginger one?

[@NotEnoughHeat]

Very true 👍

[@polackinyourhood]

Make sense now 👍

[@TonyisToking]

I’ve always noticed hot sauces on a shelf get mellow and lose their heat over time. I’d rather refrigerate to maintain the qualities when it was jarred.

[@fattestduckling8179]

source?

[@JMK15]

Refrigeration prolongs the flavor. Not necessary, but if you’re not going to use it often, it helps to maintain potency.

[@royce9018]

lol not relevant unless you keep your bottle open for several years

[@chrisspence7308]

As long as it’s vinegar based, if not, it will mold and go bad

[@Lma1974]

I use them as eye drops

[@1l175]

And ...if it seperates dont eat it but it wont if its well made ❤

[@h2w25]

How about Sriracha?

[@user-uv5pp1ko9q]

Weird question. I made homemade hot sauce bottled and sealed it, but I was unsure of the finished ph level because my reader wasn’t calibrated properly. So while waiting for the buffer packets to come in to that I can test the ph properly I put the UNOPENED bottles in the fridge. I tested the ph levels of the bottles that I had already dug into and they were reading at shelf stable levels. Can I now take the UNOPENED bottles that are in the fridge and put them in my pantry to store or do I now have to keep them in the fridge.

[@profound369]

You dont say why its better to leave it out though

[@spicyozai]

I love a little food with my hot sauces

[@FinnFinn47]

Pepper X not so Hot Sauce was lab tested at 61,019 SHU 😂

[@SkaterBlades]

Thank you, I have a mango and habenero sauce that my parents keep putting in the fridge and I have to keep taking it out

[@IsaacMorgan98]

Yeah but I like it cold though

[@Dubs17]

Cold hot sauce is levels above tho

[@angelparrilla2068]

Thought it was vinegar, not specifically the ph

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Vinegar is the thing determining and lowering the pH.

[@robaxl3088]

I just prefer my hot sauce chilled ….that’s why I have it in the refrigerator

[@thePastafarian88]

People whove never worked in restaurants have no idea that the ketchup i just served them has been sitting at room temperature for months. Same with the siracha. Same with the cholula, tobasco, etc etc.

[@irgendeinname9256]

Tabasco definitely is fine at room temperature since it's literally just vinegar, salt and chilli. It is also stored in oak barrels for up to 3 years before being filled in the bottles. Not so sure about the ketchup though

[@daedaluxe]

If it's a runny sauce like crystal or cholula I'll keep it in the fridge, if it has a solid enough consistency I'll leave it in the cupboard.

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

If hot sauce is made properly, it says "Tabasco" on the label.

[@MasonSanchez.]

I always tell people that!! And my hot sauces always end up in the fridge!!!!😂

[@jinhozara]

This guy's front tooth is 5 million Scoville

[@Wadetrtl]

And… what's the pH supposed to be then?

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

It's the potential of Hydrogen, and you'd want it about 4 or below.

[@gregragincajun7968]

i agree 100% that no lie

[@CanadianMan1982]

I keep mine out of the fridge. No need to put it in the fridge at all.

[@baribari600]

unless the hot sauce has oil, butter, or cream in it, in which case it will go rancid if you leave it out...

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

It's never occurred to me, but I've never once seen a restaurant refrigerate hot sauce. It's ALWAYS sitting on the table, or they bring it out room temp...

[@79obrien]

I like cold sauce on hot food

[@Cheese1master]

Steve staight up omits Windows 8 in his upgrade comparison lol

[@BonkBonkTheBonk]

Smacking the tip of the bottle into your food is crazy like you're asking to get dried crusty bits of rim hot sauce in your food

[@s.williamshay6702]

Hawt saws is the correct pronunciation. 😊

[@Element-tu8jw]

Same with ketchup

[@TurinTuramber]

Not difficult to put a bottle in the fridge....

[@V77710]

Yeah until your wife stacks 15 potatoes, a 2l milk, and a pack of radishes Infront of it

[@andrehooker3229]

I mean the average hot sauce is aged for 3 yrs before even being bottled.. So I would assume it has a long lasting shelf life without being chilled.

[@axpublisherdigital]

You look like you could be Adam Sandler’s older brother

[@SpooN12344321]

the fda says you need to brush you theet too. Listen to them

[@KnockoutNationHub]

The top row 😂😂😂

[@B0nezee]

I have a bottle of cholula on my table that looks a little milky lol.

[@ekorastudios]

What should the pH be?

[@leocheung4501]

this is also how vegemite go moldy, people stick their crumby, buttery knife into the vegemite jar and complain when it goes moldy

[@Tigerjuhhh]

the problem is the 1st word you said. If.

[@scottd.1700]

I've got an insane toddler running wild in my house, no way am I leaving a glass bottle filled with pain on the table. It's getting locked up in the fridge.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

You don't have cupboards?

[@RCTricking]

He didn’t mention that he drinks a whole bottle every morning to wake up (instead of Coffee 😂🎉)

[@kyelhogwarts8175]

Except mayo I don’t fridge any condiments

[@fishyfish6768]

Fermented hot sauce with zero vinegar is a completely different thing.

[@gagejernigan5277]

It quite literally says on the bottle of every major hot sauce brand to refrigerate after opening. And cold hot sauce just taste better

[@cloudoftime]

If it's made properly. I've had too many bad experiences. It doesn't take up much space in the fridge.

[@user-iv3jd4mf6b]

Amen!!

[@Thexdmattx]

Congratulations....

[@icuabc1235]

My ice box is full of hot sauce