My fridge broke down over the weekend. Interior temp went to 60 degrees. I have close to 40 bottles of hot sauce that are more than half full. Are these bottles of sauce trashed or will they be otay to use. I know some folks leave theirs on the table or counter and never put them in the fridge. What's a safe rule to go by on this? I hate to throw away over 200 dollars worth of sauce, but I don't want food poisoning either.
Need Some Sauce Advice!
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I would think they would be fine...but don't take my word for it.
Throw away salsas. Keep hot sauces, unless low acid (no vinegar, etc.). Throw away sauces with oil content (olive oil as an ingredient, etc.).
Just my 2 cents.
Just my 2 cents.
salsalady
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^^^what THP said^^^ plus-
check the ingredients on the hot sauce bottles just to make sure there is vinegar, lime or lemon juice, citric acid, ascorbic acid, or some other acid in the sauce. If you don't see an acid in the ingredients, I'd pitch it just to be sure. MOST hot sauces have some acid in them.
Bummer, dude!
When salsakid was just a wee lad, we got a new refer and he thought it would be fun to play with the knobs..... lost a few buck worth of food on that incident.... KIDS!
check the ingredients on the hot sauce bottles just to make sure there is vinegar, lime or lemon juice, citric acid, ascorbic acid, or some other acid in the sauce. If you don't see an acid in the ingredients, I'd pitch it just to be sure. MOST hot sauces have some acid in them.
Bummer, dude!
When salsakid was just a wee lad, we got a new refer and he thought it would be fun to play with the knobs..... lost a few buck worth of food on that incident.... KIDS!
What temp did they get to? I agree with dumping the salsas, but the hot sauces would have been fine, especially if they were only at room temp for a day or 2. (Look at restaurants, the hot sauces are at room temp on the tables for weeks).
they r ok outside of yr. fridge