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I stir once when I get home from the grocery store then place it in my fridge upside down. The peanut oil congeals and then you have perfectly mixed smooth pb

• mhb 2y ago
  Except that 1. Cold peanut butter is a misery. 2. Removing the lid after it's been upside down is an oily mess.
  • dnfsod 2y ago
    1. Is cold peanut butter a misery? I grew up in a cupboard pb home, and I enjoy fridge pb as much as cupboard pb. What temperature do you keep your fridge at? 2. Storing upside down is a precaution against oily messes because the oils separate on top of the peanut solids, and so is under the peanut solids when upside down. Also, I mentioned that at the fridge temperatures the oil congeals, and so remains mixed when refrigerated, avoiding any oily mess.
    • mhb 2y ago
      De gustibus non est disputandum
      • dnfsod 2y ago
        Truth. To that point my favorite peanut butter is hot melted peanut butter warmed by being spread over recently toasted bread.
        • PebblesRox 2y ago
          I discovered that it's much easier to dip apples slices in peanut butter if I nuke the peanut butter for 30 seconds. Now I don't get frustrated by my apples breaking off in my peanut butter.
    • chongli 2y ago
      What do you use your peanut butter for? Baking? I primarily put peanut butter on toast. Cold peanut butter will tear apart a piece of toast (and also make it into cold bread).
• mordechai9000 2y ago
  For years we stored Adams natural peanut butter at room temperature with no ill effects. A large jar usually lasts less than a month. Then one day I noticed it says refrigerate after opening on the label. I wonder if that is the reason why, or if it's really prone to spoilage.
  • nkrisc 2y ago
    I would guess it’s because it will just last longer in the fridge, so they’re recommending it be refrigerated. I have lots of stuff that say the same that do fine in a cool, dark pantry. Though I’m sure if I left it long enough it would spoil sooner than in the fridge.
  • briHass 2y ago
    It will spoil/go rancid. Even the 'non-natural' big brands like Jif/Skippy taste and smell 'off' if they sit out for a few weeks after being opened. There's no winning here, because putting it in the fridge makes it hard to spread. The best approach is to take out a week's worth or so and put it in a small/airtight container. Leave that out but put the main jar in the fridge.
    • progbits 2y ago
      I've been buying 100% peanut butter for years, never stored it in a fridge and never had it go bad. Maybe your room temperature is higher? It's strange as with a single ingredient product I would expect we would have the same results... The separation and mixing is a pain though. Love the mixer idea!
      • majikandy 2y ago
        Same here. Never even thought of the fridge or what cold peanut butter would be like. I just can’t imagine it and have never needed to. Weird. In other contexts too I’ve never experienced it. Work breakfasts, hotels, I really can’t ever recall fridge temperature peanut butter. Not to mention the size pots we buy would be annoying.
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• majikandy 2y ago
  Why upside down?
  • dnfsod 2y ago
    Likely unnecessary cope. When in a cupboard the oil separates on top, so it can make mixing more difficult by both having the oil spill out when stirring and having the driest peanut bits stuck deep at the bottom. Upside down places the oil underneath and the driest parts more accessibly near the removable part of the container. I always imagined after stirring and placing it in the fridge upside down provides that “last mile” guarantee until it gets to temp in the fridge. After the first use it goes back in the fridge right side up.
• kazinator 2y ago
  The lid is messy. I tried this once; never again. I stir it with a mixer (I have these corkscrew-like attachments for my hand mixer that are perfect). Then put it in the freezer. It gets bounced between fridge and freezer: when it's showing a little hard, it goes into the fridge. When it softens there, back to the freezer.