The Things People Put in Fridges

[The_Equalizer]

Ketchup now has less salt in it than in yesteryear - so it does need to be kept refrigerated. Bread and eggs should not be stored in the fridge.

I always presumed it was the quantity of sugar in ketchup that preserved it.

[Pip in a Poke]

But why would you put jam in a fridge?

It's all sugar. The only thing that can spoil it is mould & putting stuff in a fridge doesn't protect against mould. The spores get in there potentially every time you open the jar & most moulds can proliferate at the temperatures found in a fridge.

[NotAllThere]

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Obviously people on here all have huge kitchens with plenty of larder space, range cookers, and walk in fridges though.

Yes, well it's not as though any of us are poor people.

[OwlHoot]

... Anyway, there's a really inneresting article ...

He's done it again! What is it with this twat and his weird spelling of "interesting"

[d000hg]

But why would you put jam in a fridge?

It's all sugar. The only thing that can spoil it is mould & putting stuff in a fridge doesn't protect against mould. The spores get in there potentially every time you open the jar & most moulds can proliferate at the temperatures found in a fridge.

Mould explodes in the warmth. The main problem of chilling jam is it makes your toast cold.

As mentioned, people used to have colder houses. They also used to have pantries/larders which are a great way to keep semi-perishable foods fresh.

[SueEllen]

But why would you put jam in a fridge?

It's all sugar. The only thing that can spoil it is mould & putting stuff in a fridge doesn't protect against mould. The spores get in there potentially every time you open the jar & most moulds can proliferate at the temperatures found in a fridge.

The jar of jam I have the moment states once open keep in the fridge and consume within 6 weeks. The jam has been open for about 2 months in the fridge with no obvious mould on it.

Plus if the jam has loads of fruit in it the fruit bits taste nicer cold when you dig them out with a teaspoon.

[d000hg]

I hope you don't put the spoon back in for another bite.

[SueEllen]

Obviously people on here all have huge kitchens with plenty of larder space, range cookers, and walk in fridges though.

The more space you have the more crap you fill it with resulting in the only space left to put food in is in the fridge.

[MrMarkyMark]

He's done it again! What is it with this twat and his weird spelling of "interesting"

Maybe you are thinking you have seen it before

Hmmm... inneresting.

As I suspected.

Under the aegis of what I wonder? Anti-terror? You could pack a fair bit of semtex into a snare drum

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...-v-mexico.html

Hmmm.......inneresting

http://forums.contractoruk.com/hmrc-...t-version.html

[BrilloPad]

My freezer is full. Of dead bodies.