Comment on "Refrigerate after opening and store in the refrigerator door." Why the door for this mayo?

• JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Not IME. Lots of stuff can last weeks or months on the counter, no problem.

  Another one would be honey. It’s essentially viscous enough such that no bacteria, mold or fungi have a chance to grow on it. Another one would be Jamaican jerk seasoning in the bottle. It’s so low-moisture and salty that it doesn’t need refrigeration, except perhaps in very hot months.

  Now if you’re talking fresh-made mayo from scratch? Yeah, I’d get that in the fridge, stat.

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  • just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Honey doesn’t, and shouldn’t, be refrigerated. That’s different from eggs because both the yolk and white spoil at room temperature. That’s why acid is always added to emulsion. That won’t stop the combo of Oil+Protein hosting a number of things if they aren’t pasteurized.

    I would 1000000% never leave homemade mayo out at room temp.

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  • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Honey is different, because it basically never spoils. There have been jars of honey found at archeologist dig sites that were hundreds of years old (or more) that are still perfectly edible.

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Honey can’t spoil. The ridiculous amount of sugar sucks the water out of anything trying to grow. Can’t evolve your way out of “zero water”. :)

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yep. Weird what people think needs refrigeration. I have hot sauces that are years old, too acidic to host bacteria or fungi.

    Honey’s a little different. Too much sugar for osmosis, chokes bacteria to death by sucking the H2O out.

    While we’re at it, my wife usually leaves dinner covered on the table. Still good to go 24 hours later. I do draw the line at seafood out all night. :)

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