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Gochujang Chicken Thighs
I finally found Gochujang paste in Whole Paycheck so I have the following recipe marinating.
Should go on the Egg tomorrow afternoon. Anything wrong with storing this paste and the fish sauce in the cabinet after they have been open?
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Store them both in the fridge.
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I agree with @SonVolt -- even though they're loaded with salt so you'd think they wouldn't spoil, I keep them in the fridge.
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have had fish sauce in the pantry and in the fridge, see no difference with spoiling. no idea about the paste, mines in the fridge
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Well I moved them into the fridge just in case.
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My fish sauce has been out on the counter for a couple of years now. Tastes just fine. I keep my gochujang in the fridge. You may want to make sure that the lids seals tightly, otherwise it will dry out.
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The paste is in a glass jar. There were only two choices, both in jars, and the other one didn’t sound original by the ingredients unless Koreans like chipotle.
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Exactly. Gochujang is fermented too, so would probably be okay to leave at room temp as well.
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I'll never understand the type of person that doesn't store condiments in the fridge. Had a friend in college that stored opened jars of Ragu tomato sauce in the pantry. Gag.
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Try and hit up an Asian market if you have one in your area. Some of the ethnic choices at Whole Foods is suspect. Ideally you want the stuff in plastic tubs.
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opened mayo can be left in the pantry, opened ragu will turn green on top in the pantry (it turns green in the fridge too). cold ketchup though just aint right. my house is generally a 50 degree room temp though
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You mean the type of person who understands how food spoils? Not everything requires refrigeration after opening. Agree on the Ragu though.
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I have this exact same tub.
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i believe thats the one i have but dont remember seeing fermented on it
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Spoilage and maintaining quality of product are mutually exclusive. Just b/c you can doesn't mean you should. #brownketchup
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I'm assuming that you're also putting your salt shaker in your fridge, less it's quality suffer with time. #learntothink
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ive never had heinze go brown, but i dont buy the gallon sized bottle
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Normally the only liquid condiments that I keep on the shelf are tamari and vinegars. Fish sauce and gochujang are both fermented like tamari which is why I was asking.
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the fish sauce will get funky looking in the fridge, almost looks like the salt separates out. do the smell test, if it smells bad you are still good to go, same with leaving it on the counter. with the gochujang the container doesnt really seal tight, its going to dry, maybe even oxidize but i still dont believe it will hurt it, maybe press some syran into it to avoid air contact and put the cover back on. havent looked at it in a year so im thinking its dried a bit
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Salt's a seasoning not a condiment, but I see where you're going with this. Obviously salt quality doesn't suffer. btw... didn't mean to get you riled up, was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. #relaxdude
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I’m calmer than you are, Dude. Calmer than you are.
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I typically follow the recommendation listed on the product. If a product requires refrigeration, the label will clearly state, in bold font, "Refrigerate after opening". The bottle of fish sauce I have clearly states this.
If a product doesn't require it, but the quality or taste benefits from it, the label will state, in bold font, "For best results, refrigerate after opening". The labels on the mustard and ketchup I purchase list this recommendation. I refrigerate mine as I know what they both taste like when they aren't refrigerated and it's appalling.
If a product lists nothing about refrigeration requirements or recommendations, then it doesn't require or benefit from refrigeration.
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YES!!! <laughing> That stuff just smells disgusting to me, like what it IS, rotten fish! In small amounts, it sure does add some umami to stuff, but gosh, it smells rank. It is hard to figure out how could get more rotten, but with most things there's an optimum time. If you let fermentation go too far, for example, the stuff's not as good anymore. I don't have a clue, really, just figured it made sense to refrigerate it after opening. Dunno.
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I'm with you. Once I get the smell in my head it's game over... ruins the dish. My mind plays tricks on me and I start to think I'm tasting the smell. The stuff is made of nightmares.
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so we start with a dead fish, these look delicious
toss it with salt in an open container in the back yard for six months
strain off the liquid into open containers and sit it in the sun for 4 weeks, stinks so bad the flies stay clear of it
put it in a bottle and it goes bad in a couple days on my counter
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That applies more to physical/chemical systems than it does to biological ones. The condiments discussed so far fall in the latter category.
Many products recommend refrigeration, but that seems to be more out of caution or CYA. But we shouldn't care as such because some prefer to refrigerate certain things, while others don't. To each his own.
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