To refrigerate or not to refrigerate?
, you get the picture. Some have been around for longer than I care to admit. They don’t all make it into the regular rotation, but I like having each one around.
Occasionally, when I used to store my hot sauce in the pantry, a bottle might get discolored or lose its heat and flavor, which is why I now have a whole shelf inside the door of my fridge dedicated to hot sauce. My Spidey senses are already tingling—I know some folks are against refrigerating hot sauce. And the truth is, most hot sauces don’trefrigeration for safety reasons, especially if you only have a bottle or two and go through it quickly.
, tells me that he refrigerates “anything ‘all-natural’ or anything not stabilized with vinegar or lemon juice, or artificial preservatives like sodium benzoate.” And although Springer uses some vinegar in all of his hot sauces, he says they should all go in the fridge after opening—the labels on each sauce also indicate as much. “The chances for microbial growth are slim, but I’d just rather be safe than sorry,” he says.
Brigman concurs, adding that anything that doesn’t have vinegar as one of the top ingredients likely needs to be refrigerated; oil-based hot sauces fall into this category. “Additionally," Brigman notes, "hot sauces with mango, pineapple, or some other fruit as their main ingredients may not be acidic enough to be kept at room temperature.” She also advises that products similar to hot sauce, like salsas and chutneys, should be stored in the fridge for the same reason.
Natural and artificial preservatives can only do so much to keep your hot sauce tasting good once you open the bottle because time, oxygen, and light all have an effect on what’s inside. Storing hot sauce at room temperature for extended periods can lead to oxidation, which can cause the color and flavor of the hot sauce to change and reduce the sauce’s fiery potency and nuance. “Some people love the way the flavor develops over time at room temp,” Springer says.
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