Can hot sauce go bad?

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-10-19 02:22am

I know there are some things like honey that simply can't go bad. Is hot sauce one of them? I figure it might have too much stuff in it to let stuff grow. I have before me a previously unopened bottle of hot sauce I got a few months back, and its a clear/white on top and a deep red down below. I can't tell if it settled or went funky.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-10-19 02:25am

Did you try shaking it?

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 02:37am

Yes, it can. It's made out of jalapeños, which are perishable. When it goes bad, I dunno. But it's a long time.

As for it being unopened for just a few months, I should think it's still good, and it just settled.

~ver

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-10-19 03:41am

Shake, taste, if it tastes wierd (i.e. bitter) or if the liquid is milky, then it's bad.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-10-19 04:06am

I thought honey was the only thing (well, other than water, I guess, which just gets kind of stale) that doesn't go bad ever...no?

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-10-19 04:12am

If it's un-opened, it shouldn't have gone bad. Depends on the vinegar content, though.

With all things food related, the following are words to live by:

When in doubt, throw it out!

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2003-10-19 04:17am

Frank Hipper wrote:With all things food related, the following are words to live by:

When in doubt, throw it out!

Indeed. Is it really worth the risk of getting sick over a bottle of hot sauce that costed you what? $10 at most?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-10-19 04:31am

Mustard lasts for well over a year at least.

Twinkies will last for thousands of years.

And if your milk spoils, dont think of it as wasted milk, think of it as free cheese!

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 04:44am

Zaia wrote:I thought honey was the only thing (well, other than water, I guess, which just gets kind of stale) that doesn't go bad ever...no?

Tootsie rolls.

~ver

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-10-19 05:07am

Zaia wrote:I thought honey was the only thing (well, other than water, I guess, which just gets kind of stale) that doesn't go bad ever...no?

What about liquor with a high level of alcohol.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 05:31am

neoolong wrote:
Zaia wrote:I thought honey was the only thing (well, other than water, I guess, which just gets kind of stale) that doesn't go bad ever...no?
What about liquor with a high level of alcohol.

It doesn't *spoil* but it does ferment to the point where it's no good as alcohol anymore.. Unless you *really* want Everclear or Absinthe..

~ver

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-10-19 11:10am

I've personally never had a bottle of hot sauce settle before so if it was me I'd be leary of tasting it. Maybe the bottle wasn't sealed properly to begin with.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-10-19 01:00pm

Any food will go "bad" eventually, there are microbes out there that eat heavy metal, don't think your hot sauce will be too spicy for them.

A good rule of thumb is if the sauce screams when you pour it onto your hot food, it's likely beyond consumption and needs to be captured and fried with a flamethrower.