Soy Sauce--Do You Store Your Bottle in the Frig or Cupboard?
I only recently noticed that the bottle of soy sauce says to refrigerate after opening. Oops! I don't think I've ever given a bottle cold storage. Who knew liquid salt could spoil? So do you chill, or not?
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22 Comments:
i chill.
ceforrester at 1:43PM on 11/13/07
I didn't refrigerate the grocery-store stuff. But the more exotic stuff I use now, I do. Who knows why?
lemons at 1:49PM on 11/13/07
Fridge.
LoCo at 1:52PM on 11/13/07
cupboard! :)
Kathy YL Chan at 2:16PM on 11/13/07
Fridge but just out of habit. There are always bottles of soy on tables at restaurants and they're out all day - same for ketchup.
chiff0nade at 2:25PM on 11/13/07
fridge
VerasTastyFreeze at 2:25PM on 11/13/07
Great question! I pondered this myself, and finally decided to just put it in the fridge. But I don't think it would spoil if kept in the cabinet.
What about Worcestershire sauce? I know it has anchovies, and that my logic is poor, and that it says to refrigerate on the label, but mine's in the pantry.
Kerosena at 2:36PM on 11/13/07
yeah my worcestershire is also in the pantry although my mother came by a few weeks ago and told me to throw it out so i didn't keep it in the fridge, but i think it's fine in the cupboard.
ceforrester at 2:53PM on 11/13/07
Soy sauce in the fridge... Worcestershire in the cabinet... I'm not sure why lol.
Alm25 at 3:10PM on 11/13/07
We keep ours in the fridge, since its not a condiment/cooking sauce that we use everyday. (Same with most of the hot sauce tho I suppose nothing could grow on them)
Stushi at 3:25PM on 11/13/07
I keep serveral varieties of soysauce, some are in the cupboard, some are in the fridge. Oddly enough, all the Japanese ones are in the fridge.
chlamers at 3:31PM on 11/13/07
Cupboard. Same with Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco.
Lilla at 3:44PM on 11/13/07
wait a sec, what on earth do you all have on the door of your fridge if the soy, worcestershire, hot sauces are all in the cupboard? the door of my fridge is filled to capacity with those plus mustards, ketchups, and other random condiments.
VerasTastyFreeze at 3:57PM on 11/13/07
Cupboard, definitely. Soy sauce is a product of ferment, and one of those ingenious invention/discoveries born out of the need to preserve food in an age where there were no refrigerators.
The only bottle of soy sauce in the fridge, is yes...the special soy for sushi only. I don't really know why. It's a tiny bottle though and very very light compared to cooking soy...
fuuchan at 3:58PM on 11/13/07
The soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce are all the cupboard, and if my mother can nurse through the same bottle of any of the above for half a decade with no changes in flavour? I'll save the room in the fridge for the other dozens of condiments that actually do need to be kept cool.
Peasantwench at 5:01PM on 11/13/07
the soy sauce lives in the cupboard.
meechiko at 9:03PM on 11/13/07
Cupboard
NSW at 10:43PM on 11/13/07
Fridge! The idea of keeping it at room temp grosses me out. Same with peanut butter...always refrigerate it, otherwise, eww.
producestories at 11:46PM on 11/13/07
Though, I feel I have to mention, lest I seem a room-temp prude or something...I am a huge supporter of leaving butter out at room temperature in the butter dish to maintain spreadability!
producestories at 11:46PM on 11/13/07
Fridge, fridge, fridge!
Ande at 10:25AM on 11/14/07
+1 for cupboard. Despite what is says on the bottle, I quickly looked on the Kikkoman site and could only find...
"Remember that all soy sauces should be stored in a cool place."
Considering that naturally brewed soy sauce is fermented for several months, I'm not too worried about it sitting out on my counter, since it is used and replaced often.
"Kikkoman is naturally brewed and aged for full flavor, just like fine wine. We start with the finest soybeans and wheat. We blend them with a starter culture, water and salt. And then we add the most important ingredient of all: time. Despite the advances in technology, our fermentation process simply can’t be hurried. It takes several months for the rich, mellow flavor and the complex bouquet of Kikkoman Soy Sauce to develop."
However, if you don't use your soy sauce frequently, then I'm sure it will last longer in the fridge.
SundayNiteDinner at 5:53PM on 11/14/07
Cupboard - I used to keep it in the fridge, but then I moved to Japan. Nobody here puts it in the fridge.
pluot at 6:10AM on 11/15/07