Do you refrigerate...

[Talking Hands]

Butter?
Ketchup?
Mustard?
Syrup?
Soy Sauce?
Vinegar?

I saw a thread some where else where there was a disagreement regarding this and I'm wondering what most people here do.

Butter yes or it would melt
ketchup after opening
mustard after opening
syrup no but it is the sugar free variety
soy sauce no
vinegar no

 

[mamacatnv]

Butter? No, I do keep it in a French Butter Dish

Ketchup? Yes
Mustard? Yes
Syrup? No
Soy Sauce? No
Vinegar? No

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

Butter? I think that's a no-brainer. Of course, we do. Nothing quite as disgusting as rancid butter.

Ketchup? Yes - Although it doesn't spoil easily because it is a very acidic product, it does keep longer in the fridge.

Mustard? Yes - It will not spoil outside of the fridge but it loses its flavour much more quickly.

Syrup? No. We use real maple syrup too (being from the land of maple syrup). If you refrigerate it, it will preserve it's freshness. However, unrefrigerating it will not cause it to go bad.

Soy Sauce? You don't have to refrigerate it even if the package says to. We don't.

Vinegar? Why in the world would you ever refrigerate plain old vinegar? NO.

Peanut Butter? Depends on the type.

Oh, to the person whose child likes to drink vinegar, just a little warning. That could be incredibly harmful to their insides, if they are drinking it in any great quantity. It can harm the stomach wall and create ulcers.

 

[barrett7890]

Butter? Nope, cold butter doesn't spread
Ketchup? nope
Mustard? yes
Syrup? depends
Soy Sauce? nope
Vinegar? i don't but hubbies does keep his pickled onions in the fridge

cami
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[Liberty Belle]

Butter? Yes
Ketchup? Yes
Mustard? Yes
Syrup? No
Soy Sauce? Yes
Vinegar? No

These are my answers, too, though I've left soy sauce out for a day or so and it's been fine. Same with mustard.

I'd never heard of anyone refrigerating syrup before.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Butter? Yes.
Ketchup? Yes, once it's open.
Mustard? Yes, once open.
Syrup? Yes, once open.
Soy Sauce? No.
Vinegar? No.

 

[Green Tea]

Butter? YES
Ketchup? YES
Mustard? YES
Syrup? YES, if it is real maple. Otherwise no
Soy Sauce? YES
Vinegar? NO

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Butter? Yes, except for one cube I leave in the pantry
Ketchup? No
Mustard? No
Syrup? No
Soy Sauce? No
Vinegar? No

We have a closet converted pantry that stays kind of cool, so I leave those foods in there. Never had any issues

 

[Minnesota!]

Butter? - no - well, I leave 1 stick out and the rest in the fridge. The stick out might last us a day, or 2 weeks. Never has it gone bad.
Ketchup? - only opened - I LOOOOOVE cold condiments
Mustard? - ditto
Syrup? - yes - I love cold syrup!!
Soy Sauce? - yes
Vinegar? - no

 

[Tikitoi]

We just throw the syrup in the nuker when ready to use.

 

[DMickey28]

Butter? Except for the part I am using so it's soft to spread
Ketchup? Nope, finally convinced DH not to. It doesn't say to on the bottle. Who likes cold ketchup on warm fries?
Mustard? yes
Syrup? No. Will have to check the bottle, are you supposed to?
Soy Sauce? no
Vinegar? no

 

[Pirate Me]

I put everything but the vinegar in the refridgerator.

 

[Freyja]

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

No to all of them. I like soft butter, room temperature condiments. (excect mayo of course ) Never have gotten sick, from them..ever. And I don't even know what rancid butter tastes/smells like-never heard of it. I guess we use it quickly enough.

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

I have never seen rancid butter either, but some obviously have. Perhaps it is the brand or their climate?

 

[juligrl]

Butter? - Yes
Ketchup? - Yes
Mustard? - Yes
Syrup? - No
Soy Sauce? - Yes
Vinegar? - No

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

real butter will get rancid - it's just nasty - if left out for long periods of time. Margerine however, probably never spoils. I refridgerate mine but my Aunt doesn't and I've never seen it go bad.

 

[Ilovemylife]

real butter will get rancid - it's just nasty - if left out for long periods of time. Margerine however, probably never spoils. I refridgerate mine but my Aunt doesn't and I've never seen it go bad.

We only use real butter (is there any other kind? ) and we've never had it go rancid without refrigerating.

We go through about a stick a week.

 

[Kathi OD]

Yes to everything except the vinegar.

 

[Kath2003]

Butter? - Don't buy it but I would.
Ketchup? - No
Mustard? - Yes
Syrup? - Don't buy it, doubt it.
Soy Sauce? - No.
Vinegar? - No