Food Storage

You pull out the tartar sauce and notice the date is getting close, or maybe it has been open for a while and you cannot remember when you first cracked the jar. Does tartar sauce go bad? The short answer is

You finish dinner and the tartar sauce is still on the table. Does it go back in the fridge or can it stay out? And what about the sealed jar you bought last month that has been sitting in the pantry? The short answer is

There it is on your counter: a stick of butter left out after breakfast. Now you are wondering if it...

You find a stick of butter in the back of the fridge and wonder how long it has been there. Or maybe you left the butter dish out on the counter and now you are second-guessing it. Does butter go bad? The short answer is

You just opened a jar of salsa or made a batch at home and now you are wondering where it belongs. Counter? Pantry? Fridge? Does salsa need to be refrigerated? The short answer: It depends entirely on the

Yes, all salsa goes bad, but the timeline ranges from 4 days to over a year depending on the type. Here is the full breakdown for fresh, refrigerated, jarred, and homemade salsa.

Yes, relish goes bad, but it is one of the most stable condiments in your kitchen. Learn how long sweet and dill relish last, what the bulging lid test means, and when to toss it.

Unopened relish belongs in the pantry. Once opened, it should be refrigerated. Here is exactly how long it lasts, why homemade relish is different, and the right way to store it.

You reach for that bottle of hot sauce and notice it has been open for a while. Maybe it looks a little darker than it used to, or the flavor seems flat. Does hot sauce go bad? The short answer: Yes, hot sauce does go bad, but

You just finished cooking and now you are staring at an open bottle of hot sauce wondering where it belongs. The fridge, the pantry, or just back on the table? Does hot sauce need to be refrigerated? The short answer: It depends on

You spot that bottle of avocado oil in the back of the cabinet and realize it has been sitting there for quite a while. The question that follows: does avocado oil go bad? The short answer: Yes, avocado oil does

You just finished cooking and now you are standing there with an open bottle of avocado oil wondering where it belongs. Does avocado oil need to be refrigerated? The short answer