Just as title says - once you open a jar of PB, where does it go? Help me settle a minor dispute.
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It depends. Pantry for something like Jif or Skippy. Fridge for something without hydrogenated oils that separates, because the cold will prevent separation and because those don't have preservatives.
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Pantry unless it's homemade or natural
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Fridge. But we buy the natural and I hate having oil on top.
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Fridge for natural, cupboard for the other stuff.
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Pantry, I hate hard peanut butter. I keep my natural pb turned over so it doesn’t separate!
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Agree with the above- pantry for regular, fridge for natural that you have to stir.
@MrsKRB: most of my natural PB doesn’t get hard at all in the fridge. Like it’s still runny usually. And I’ve bought a bunch of different brands.
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We do the fresh ground pb so it goes in the fridge.
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Counter top for us, but my mom uses the natural and just keeps it on the counter upside down.
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Ours says refrigerate after opening so it goes in the fridge. The Market Pantry (I think Target generic?) says “to reduce oil separation, refrigerate after opening”.
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Fridge
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I guess I should have clarified, traditional PB. Like Jiff or Skippy.
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@SweetiePie: Jif definitely goes in the pantry! In my house that’s “daddy’s peanut butter” because the kids and I usually eat the natural kind.
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I buy natural and used to leave it in the fridge but then it got so hard that when I went to spread, it would break the bread. Now I leave it on the counter. The oils do separate and I have to stir it a little but at least it’s spreadable.
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Definitely pantry!
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@SweetiePie: I’ve never seen a jar of skippy/jif in a fridge in my life, and I would still LOVE the holiday stuff, you are so kind, thank you
I’ll text you but I’d love to see you, too!
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Natural and in the pantry. I hate when it gets hard to spread because of the fridge.
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@Foodnerd81: same at my house!
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Fridge! But only because thats where the jelly is and its easier to keep them together
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Always in the pantry. I tried the fridge before for the natural stuff and it was so hard and stiff to use. Never had an issue with spoiling.
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For those saying the natural peanut butter gets hard in the fridge, make sure you mix it well before you put it in there!
I actually scrape all mine out into a bowl when I first open it, mix all the oil in until it's a nice creamy consistency and then I put it back in the jar. It takes some time, probably 10 minutes, but I've never had to deal with hard peanut butter.
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@SweetiePie: I change my vote then, we kept the Skippy in the pantry growing up!
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Pantry!
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Oh wow, I had no idea, I've been keeping all kinds of nut butters in the fridge as I thought that's where it supposed to go! Does this only apply to peanut butter or all other kinds of nut/nut-similated butters (eg. almond butter, sunbutter....etc.)?
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@KT326: If you store it upside down and then flip it a few minutes before you’re ready to open it for the first time it mixes easily!
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Pantry. Its really hard to spread from the fridge
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Traditional PB is def pantry but we use Teddie (the best natural IMO!) and it goes in the fridge.
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We store natural in the fridge. My SIL told me something about peanuts going moldy and I feel like it keeps it fresher. We only have an issue spreading once we get to the last few tbsp.
@irene: any nut or seed butter I buy I store it in the fridge once opened.
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Fridge, for natural, mix it up and flip it upside down...no more hardness!
I’ll text you but I’d love to see you, too!
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