To make it even more complicated, I think some sauces are hotter on some days than on other days - like it's my personal chemistry, *and* my chemistry changes from day to day. As for refrigeration, it depends on the ingredients in the sauce. Fruity sauces, for example, should always be refrigerated, but sauces like 99% Habanero Mash, which is just habaneros, salt and vinegar (and one of my current favorites!), can last outside the refrigerator indefinitely. - mary not merely "hot." Do you think maybe a person's own personal chemistry >also comes into play, reacting differently to the ingredient combos in >various sauces??? I don't mean just the degree of built-up tolerance, >but personal chemical interactions. (course, mabee I just got two >bottles of sauce with peppers that werent' the norm, eh?) > >BTW, how long can you safely keep opened bottles of sauces around? I >refrigerate mine, but do you have to? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.firegirl.com (Even the Devil shops here...) Over 800 hot sauces and other spicy products! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~