Does worcestershire sauce need refrigerated?

[janezapchef]

Anyone know? I'm clueless about sauces that do/don't need to be refrigerated.

 

[Chef Kearns]

I don't know if it has to be, but we do. We don't use it fast enough to store it on the shelf.

 

[kam]

We refrigerate ours once opened, but I tend to "refrigerate when in doubt".

 

[peichef]

I'm 90% certain it should be refrigerated.

 

[raebates]

My bottle doesn't say anywhere to refrigerate after opening. My guess is that there's enough salt in it that it won't go bad quickly.

 

[pampcheflisa]

I have never refrigerated mine, and it's always been fine. But, most of the time that I use it, I use it in something that is being baked or grilled.

 

[chefann]

I don't refrigerate mine, and it's been in my pantry for ages.

 

[AnnieBee]

Ditto Ann .

 

[janezapchef]

Thanks everyone!

 

[heather223]

I don't refrigerate mine either.

 

[janetupnorth]

Ditto Ann and Annie...Mom never did, I never have...never gotten sick either...

 

[pamperedlinda]

I don't refrigerate it either.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Interesting - I've always refrigerated mine, but now I'm thinking I don't have to, and can free up some valuable refrigerator real estate!

What about Soy Sauce? Would that be the same thing?

 

[chefann]

So many of those condiments have so much vinegar and salt that they're perfectly fine in the cupboard unless they specifically state to refrigerate. Heck, I didn't even keep ketchup in the fridge until this last bottle I bought indicated "refrigerate after opening" on the label.

 

[pamperedlinda]

Interesting - I've always refrigerated mine, but now I'm thinking I don't have to, and can free up some valuable refrigerator real estate!

What about Soy Sauce? Would that be the same thing?

never refrigerated soy sauce either

 

[chefann]

Becky, my soy sauce is in the cupboard, too. Right next to the Worchestershire, actually.

 

[pamperedlinda]

Becky, my soy sauce is in the cupboard, too. Right next to the Worchestershire, actually.

mine are hanging out together too

 

[jrstephens]

I have always refriged mine. I have never thought about it though. My mom does and I followed her.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I have one in the fridge and one in the pantry next to my soy sauce
depends on who uses it as to where it goes

 

[cactus_flower]

Recently I couldn't find my soy sauce in the pantry, so I looked in the fridge and there it was. So, I read the label and discovered "refrigerate after opening". Well, for 30+ years I have been storing it unrefrigerated. I tried refrigerating it after reading the label, but, honestly, I prefer it unrefrigerated.

 

[gailz2]

I never would have given it a thought to NOT refrigerate it. I've been doing it for 35 years, and my mom did before me. I suppose I should read labels more often.

 

[eileenderosa]

No, Worcestershire sauce does not have to be refrigerated. However, it is a good idea to refrigerate it after opening because the flavor will last longer.