Author: Lou

You open the fridge and spot the sour cream container. The date looks borderline, or maybe there is a little liquid sitting on top and you are not sure if that means it has gone bad. Does sour cream go bad? The short answer:...

Someone left the sour cream on the counter and now you are wondering if it is still safe. Or you are asking whether sour cream even needs to be kept cold at all. Does sour cream need to be refrigerated? The short answer: Yes,...

How to get hot sauce out of clothes is the question I get asked most often whenever someone finds out I’ve been testing stain removal methods. It makes sense. Hot sauce goes on everything, it comes in colors that have no...

You find a stick of butter in the back of the fridge and wonder how long it has been there. Or maybe you left the butter dish out on the counter and now you are second-guessing it. Does butter go bad? The short answer: Yes,...

There it is on your counter: a stick of butter left out after breakfast. Now you are wondering if it needs to go back in the fridge or if it can stay. Does butter need to be refrigerated? The short answer: Refrigeration is not...