The admonition to 'refrigerate after opening' is often offered under the guise of 'better safe than sorry', rather than a strict necessity. As a sauce maker I too, put that on the label just as a good hygenic precaution. I know the temperature of someones' refirgerator but not someones' kitchen cabinet. Most (not 'all') sauces ARE plenty stable enough to be left out though they might discolor a bit. I routinely keep my sauces (and others) out of refrigeration for years without the first bit of trouble. Just to be safe though, I'm going to tell you to refrigerate given this litigiuos society. In the fire service we say 'you can never be wrong for calling, you can only be wrong for not calling'. -Jim Campbell http://www.wildpepper.com