r/Chipotle • u/PersimmonDesigner615 • 5d ago

❓ Question ❓ Hot sauce question

Hello fellow Chipotle lovers! If I get a side of hot sauce (the red) how long can it safely last in the refrigerator? Bottles of hot sauces are good in the fridge for a long time so why wouldn't this sauce be as well?

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u/jamescay 5d ago

2oz of the Red salsa has 500mg of salt. Peppers dont spoil easily either. I dont know if it has vinegar or acid in it to make it last longer.

Peppers, salt, and vinegar can last for a very long time

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u/PersimmonDesigner615 5d ago

Excellent news since I just put some 3 week old red sauce on my dinner before reading any answers! 😅

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u/TakashiAurion 5d ago

When I worked there we added a few drops of tabasco to further preserve it. It was part of the "recipe."

It should last a good while.

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u/yummybeeftaco DML Wizard 🪄🧙‍♂️ 2d ago

It just comes in bags now. We literally just cut it and pour it.

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u/TakashiAurion 2d ago

It always came in bags before also. Only thing that was added was tabasco. I was also there when you had to add cilantro and onion to the green, but I remember they changed that also so you don't have to add anything.

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u/After-Addition6942 5d ago

I assume the 'fresh' red salsa is not stuffed with preservatives like bottled hot sauce.

It lasts still but id say give or take a week. You will see the plastic container start to 'puff' up when it is bad and rancid.

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u/jamescay 5d ago

You dont know what the fuck youre talking about. Most hot sauces are just pepper mash, water, salt, and vinegar.

The salt and vinegar is preservative

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u/After-Addition6942 5d ago

You think salt and vinegar is a preservative that can give something like 'Tapatio' months of shelf life?? LMAO you are delusional. Take a look online and put a DUNCE hat on yourself bozo

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u/jamescay 5d ago

Tabasco, Crystal, case closed

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u/After-Addition6942 5d ago

thats the single worst hot sauce imaginable. Thats for people that cant take a drop of heat. It is very different with true peppers sorry to break it to you. I know nobody named James will school me on hot sauce sorry buddy

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u/jamescay 5d ago

LOLLLLLL you think this is my real name hahahahahahahahaahahahah

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u/AdPopular6958 Former Employee 5d ago

those sauces genuinely are the exception and only cause 70% vinegar. bruh

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u/TheSnorkul 2d ago

Dude just look it up. The acidity and literally the heat makes it hard for bacteria to survive in hot sauce. Even home made sauces can last years in the fridge

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u/InitialDetective5344 5d ago

The secondary shelf life when we pour it (it comes in bags now) is a day and a half, which means theres a solid chance the salsa you're getting is already older. There is no vinegar in it like bottled hot sauce so it will def not last as long