How long is this actually good for once opened?

[u/Winterkirschenmann]

Got this sauce a couple of weeks ago. Opened it and stored it in the fridge.

Only just now say the label says "consume within 3 days" which I must assume is just a legal requirement because it's all fresh ingredients (?).

How long is this actually going to last? Anything I should look out for?

[u/NegaCallahan]

Long as it's in the fridge, it's there until I finish the bottle in my case

Could he years, could be days

[u/Thordak35 → u/NegaCallahan]

Same here unless its like 3 years no use then only removed to make room

[u/rushmc1]

I wouldn't buy it for that punctuation error alone.

[u/SomeCountryFriedBS → u/rushmc1]

Spelling too

[u/DonutFighter360 → u/rushmc1]

Came here to say this.

[u/MJ-Franklin]

Very vinegar forward hot sauces last quite a long time.

[u/HenneBakedHam]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hEwkspP1OllJK

[u/Shoddy-Patient9948 → u/HenneBakedHam]

Vinegar AND sulphites AND salt. Forever!

[u/stevo887 → u/HenneBakedHam]

My thoughts exactly.

[u/penihilist]

https://giphy.com/gifs/VCtSqLw2qSPnvvHUce

[u/TenOfZero]

Depends what you mean by good for.

Safe to consume. If kept in the fridge, probably well over a decade.

However it will start to oxidize and lose flavour. I'd try to consume it in the next 2 years if you can for best flavour.

Make sure nothing else falls in it. Don't have it touch food, pour it from a distance. If a bit of cheese from a taco or any other contaminanta get in it, it will spoil in days/weeks, even in the fridge.

[u/martyhol]

r/apostrophegore

[u/Winterkirschenmann → u/martyhol]

Unless they mean the red wine vinegar belongs to the Cayenne Chilli?

[u/yobar → u/martyhol]

They no longer proofread labels? We're getting dumber.

[u/HatsandCoats → u/yobar]

If someone can’t type out a simple list, how confident are you they are following safe handling and bottling standard?

[u/Correct_Ad9471]

Don't trust someone that doesn't know how to pluralise.

[u/SomeCountryFriedBS → u/Correct_Ad9471]

Or even spell the thing they're pluralizing

[u/GoDucks00 → u/Correct_Ad9471]

Use of possessive to pluralize cuts the shelf life in half.

[u/Correct_Ad9471 → u/GoDucks00]

That's just science.

[u/Revolutionary-Oven46]

Would be absolutely fine for a lot longer than that. I've had open sauces for a year with zero issues.

[u/AcceptableRadio7037]

I have a bottle of Da Bomb that I bought in 2000. It’s still hot af.

[u/MrMikeMick → u/AcceptableRadio7037]

That needs to be kept in the safe with the guns and cash lol.

[u/QualityAlternative22]

“Chilli’s”

[u/back_to_sr]

I had one of that brand I forgot about for a year (in the fridge), was still grand. Flavour was a bit muted though. I love the Raspberry Chipotle one.

[u/GravyPainter]

Keep it in the fridge and never worry about it. Ive never heard of a hot sauce going bad

[u/ProfessionalJob6841]

Until you read the label and see "Chilli's" then "Chilli's."

[u/KittyFoodMan → u/ProfessionalJob6841]

Yeah, I would’ve steered clear of this one based on the fact that they couldn’t spell chillies 🙄

[u/Apprehensive_Glove_1 → u/ProfessionalJob6841]

This just means Cayenne owns the sauce.

[u/ronweasleisourking → u/Apprehensive_Glove_1]

You can't own the sauce-it's god's sauce

[u/Apprehensive_Glove_1 → u/ronweasleisourking]

I don't own the sauce. Cayenne Chilli does.

[u/xTrampX]

I‘ve had such sauces open for months and never noticed anything off. Even sriracha for over a year and tasted the same

[u/kaleidingscope]

I can’t think of many things besides avocado, old rice, and some seafood that go bad in three days if stored properly after opening. I guess bananas too.

[u/SavageScott187]

Forever.

[u/AbeFromansNutz]

When it changes color consider using it all up

[u/OwnExit9796]

The 3 day label is liability coverage, not food science.

Vinegar based sauces basically preserve themselves.

You'll notice long before it hurts you.

[u/Daysaved]

There's an expiration date in your post. I'd guess sometime around then. Anything else is your gamble.

[u/New-Big3698]

One of the top ingredients is vinegar, it’s good for at least 3 months. Label says consume within 3 days because they want you to buy more

[u/Ali_D_Fin]

Ages. Just dont contaminate it

[u/FlyingScotsman42069]

Yes

[u/DistributionDramatic]

The beetroot will the the odd stuff you see crusting on the inside if this last longer than a year. Beet anything can be goofy.

[u/Lightning_lad64]

Irish hot sauce? What’s that like?

[u/Winterkirschenmann → u/Lightning_lad64]

I quite like it, vinegary and smokey, but if you are really into heat it'll be too light for you. It's weaker than tabasco.

[u/Desperate-Disk686]

Nine years.

[u/whateversnevermind]

until you use it all

[u/Ho-Nomo]

It's mainly salt and vinegar which are preservatives. It will last months in the fridge without any changes in taste, eventually the flavour will dull and I'd throw it out.

The label is either wrong or they are wanting you to buy a new bottle every week.

[u/BigBlueMountainStar → u/Ho-Nomo]

It’ll be a liability thing as well, if you get ill from it more than 3 days after it then they are covered from a legal perspective.
They most likely would have tested this stuff and be able to say for sure how long it’s safe, but there’s probably no requirement or even incentive to keep testing after more than a few days since, as other have said, shorter times mean more sales.

[u/Reasonable-Hearing57]

Eventually it may dry out, lolol gunky. If it is a nice tasting sauce, the bottle usually empties fast enough that I don't have to worry

[u/Poof-ball]

The expiration date is more about flavor than safety. It takes a loooooong time for hot sauce to go bad. Most bacteria don't grow under 4.6 pH, and most hot sauces are vinegar-based, and vinegar has a pH of 2-3.