Do you refrigerate...

[elgecko]

...peanut butter?

It says to right on the jar but cold peanut butter is a pain to spread. We never refrigerated it as a kid growing up and I don't refrigerate it now as an adult and I've never suffered any ill effects.

 

[GregC]

Peanut butter? I thought only the "natural" stuff that separates required refrigeration.

 

[pacojas]

i only refrigerated the natural stuff, but quickly returned to "Skippy"! like you said, what a pain!

 

[elgecko]

Actually, I'm looking at a jar of Natural Skippy and it doesn't have the "refrigerate after opening" spiel. I'm pretty sure regular Skippy does.

 

[friskinator]

I've never refrigerated natural or non-natural, and it's been fine.

 

[GregC]

i only refrigerated the natural stuff, but quickly returned to "Skippy"! like you said, what a pain!

I like the natural stuff in theory. But no matter how much I've stirred it up, it always turns out the same: Super creamy at the top, but the last third of the jar is bone-dry.

 

[GregC]

Actually, I'm looking at a jar of Natural Skippy and it doesn't have the "refrigerate after opening" spiel. I'm pretty sure regular Skippy does.

Weird! I'll have to home and check my jar of Jif extra crunchy tonight. I eat it pretty regularly, have never put it in the fridge, and have never noticed anything wrong with it.

 

[elgecko]

Actually, I'm looking at a jar of Natural Skippy and it doesn't have the "refrigerate after opening" spiel. I'm pretty sure regular Skippy does.

They have natural Skippy now but they add sugar and palm oil (to keep it from separating) so I don't know that you can really call it "natural".

It's not bad though. I tried the Jif natural and it was kind of bland.

 

[Callused Finger]

Eat it too fast to matter.

 

[twinjet]

We never refrigerated it as a kid growing up and I don't refrigerate it now as an adult and I've never suffered any ill effects.

Well, some would argue that the decision to become a bass player is an ill effect.

 

[Gorn]

Sure you should refrigerate peanut butter....

....if you hate America.

 

[StudioStuntz]

I used to get the PB that had that layer of oil on the top.

I later read that lots of peanut butter had all the peanut oil removed (to be sold separately) and replaced it with the cheap stuff.

 

[StudioStuntz]

... I don't know that you can really call it "natural".

Murmurings from FDA state that they will be clarifying the "(All) Natural" labeling claims on all products .

 

[gjbassist]

I only eat the natural peanut butter and I never refrigerate it! Same with almond butter. I usually get both from an Amish market so there is no label on it other than the ingredients.

 

[elgecko]

I only eat the natural peanut butter and I never refrigerate it! Same with almond butter. I usually get both from an Amish market so there is no label on it other than the ingredients.

Almond butter sounds good...and expensive!

 

[gjbassist]

Almond butter sounds good...and expensive!

Yes and yes! About three times the cost of peanut butter but it is so good! I put it on wheat toast with a bit of spun honey. Yummy!

 

[RED J]

Well since this is the first time I've ever heard of the concept in my whole life, I guess not.

 

[GregC]

Almond butter sounds good...and expensive!

It's definitely both. We bought a small jar on sale last year and use it sparingly.

 

[Gorn]

Almond butter is too good. Cashew butter is also fantastic.

 

[bolophonic]

Absurd.