Old oyster sauce, use it or not?

[georgevan]

oyster sauce in frig is 5 years old or so would you use it?

 

[WhateverYouWant]

Nope.

 

[Katie H]

Shelf life of oyster sauce is 18 to 24 months after purchase, 3 to 6 months after opening.

 

[GotGarlic]

I can't imagine how it would go bad, it's so salty. Like soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce.

 

[Katie H]

I can't imagine how it would go bad, it's so salty. Like soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce.

I think it might be because it is seafood-based.

 

[taxlady]

I think it might be because it is seafood-based.

There is anchovy in Worcestershire sauce.

 

[pepperhead212]

I have some oyster sauce a few years old in the fridge, and it is still good. That, fish sauce, kecap manis, and Chinkiang vinegar are some of the things I keep in the fridge, since even though they say they have a 6-12 month shelf life, that's at room temp., and I've had it go bad at room temp., but never in the fridge, before I used them all. Oyster sauce I use the least of, so I have kept it the longest, and it never went bad.

 

[GotGarlic]

I think it might be because it is seafood-based.

It's kind of like Better than Bouillon. It's such a concentrated, salty substance that I can't see how any pathogen could survive, much less reproduce, in it. All food pathogens require moisture to reproduce and salt absorbs water.

 

[GotGarlic]

Shelf life of oyster sauce is 18 to 24 months after purchase, 3 to 6 months after opening.

I just looked at the bottle I bought a couple months ago. The expiration date is in April 2023.

 

[Recipes Make Magic]

I've had mine in the fridge for at least 18 months - still use it occasionally & it's still good.

 

[dragnlaw]

If you can't see any mold - use it!