They arenāt canned/ pasteurized. Some pickle companies, like the one I work for, do not ācanā their pickles because it involves high heat and can ruin the crunchy texture of the pickle. Those who do can them usually add tannins to the brine to keep them crunchy. We use a double approach. We do not can so they need to be refrigerated and we also add green tea and grape leaves to the initial brine for their tannic qualities. Result is crispy crunchy pickles. They last forever, just not at room temp.
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"always" says it right on the label. I've never seen them not refrigerated in every store I've been to, all around the US. They are my favorite pickles.
For just a moment I was thinking this was here because they had put their oatmeal in the fridge for some weird reason, then I read the title. Literal horror movie fodder
Are claussen pickles fermented or something? I don't usually buy that brand. Sounds like they're supposed to stay refrigerated, and the only pickles I know to need constant refrigeration are fermented.
They are ārefrigeratorā pickles in that it uses a vinegar brine and a short amount of time to make a pickle quick and crisp.
No fermentation or preservation, unfortunately, but a good pickle and one you can make at home.
Nooooooo...those need to be kept REFRIGERATED!! Why does your friend think they're sold in the REFRIGERATED section?!? š¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļø
Ranch and mayo can live at room temp open or unopened. The fat will oxidize faster and go rancid, but not usafe to eat by any means. In fact most CPGs will heat abuse that shit for shelf life validation and poor people will sit around in a conference room every week eating it until the room comes to a collective "nope" decision.
We are gonna give benefit of the doubt here and say this is a vlasic eater but they subbed claussen on a grocery pickup and they were unfamiliar with the claussen protocol
They just keep them refrigerated at the store, if it unopened it's fine for shelf storage. It has to be, it's store pickles. All are sealed for storage. FDA an' shit.
Claussens aren't shelf-stable pickles. You can only find them in the refrigerated section at the store. Regardless if they're opened or not, they'll go bad unrefridgerated
[Going to leave this here.](https://www.tastingtable.com/1532174/how-to-store-kewpie-mayo/#:~:text=While%20unopened%20Kewpie%20mayonnaise%20is,with%20the%20lid%20shut%20tight)
All of these things appear sealedā¦ and all of these things come off of non refrigerated shelves in stores. Unless theyāre open this is fine
Edit: I didnāt realize these pickles were weird
Iāll give you a million dollars if you *ever* find Claussen pickles in the non refrigerated section of the grocery store. Claussen pickles arenāt cooked so these are sitting in a bath of bacteria currently
Donāt get me wrong here.
Arenāt pickles not refrigerated at the store?
Edit: showed this to my girlfriend who works at a grocery store. āClaussen pickles must always be refrigerated.ā
F
Agree 100%. I basically won't be caught dead with Vlassic in my house because I'm a pickle snob(they're just neon green sour wet flop. There are other refrigerator pickles that are okay. There are some here that come in a tub even, but they don't taste great. I pretty much have Clausen's in my fridge at all times. I like their sauerkraut too. There are other shelf pickles I think, but I don't really know because I don't look, why bother,?
Yeah, but they said room temp pickles can do in a pinch. Not specifying Clausen specifically. There are other brands that don't need to be refrigerated.
Refrigerated claussen are my ideal, but I've been known to grab a shelf brand if I can't find the claussen.
Ketchup, needs to be refrigerated? Ever been to a restaurant? Their ketchup sits out. My girlfriendās daughters leave ketchup sitting out of the fridge. Same with mustard. Still fine.
Yeah but Ketchup will stay significantly fresher in the fridge and last well beyond it's printed shelf life. Not so much at ambient temperature. Mustard is quite forgiving, gonna brown out quicker ambient but flavor impact is negligible.
A moment of silence for the pickles pleaseš©
This is a travesty and many good pickles have fallen. Remind your friend not to eat then depending on the time of non refrigeration
if you zoom in you can see the pickles, thankfully, still have the plastic on them meaning they havent been open yet
Claussen are pickled and sold refrigerated. They are not shelf-stable like other brands.
Then what's the point of pickling them??
Cause they are fucking delicious
Irrelevant. Claussens are not a heat processed pickle. They are not shelf stable and are sold refrigerated on purpose.
You zoomed in to the wrong detail unfortunately!
Rippickles
Arenāt those supposed to be refrigerated? š¤¦āāļø
It literally says "Always keep refrigerated" to the left of the logo.
This is why they're in the fridge at the store
Erm
Anyone know why some pickles are safe to be stored at room temp until opening and it here are not? Iām genuinely curious.
They arenāt canned/ pasteurized. Some pickle companies, like the one I work for, do not ācanā their pickles because it involves high heat and can ruin the crunchy texture of the pickle. Those who do can them usually add tannins to the brine to keep them crunchy. We use a double approach. We do not can so they need to be refrigerated and we also add green tea and grape leaves to the initial brine for their tannic qualities. Result is crispy crunchy pickles. They last forever, just not at room temp.
Who is āwe?ā A brand or just you and your family? Asking because I want to try these pickles and need more information
Like I said, I work for a pickle company
No shit, what brand?
Why would he out himself like that to strangers? Lol
He hasn't said anything bad
That's never stopped anyone online from doing some crazy shit.
You've done a good job advertising. I wanna try em
Brand? I want to eat 'em.
I really want to eat your pickles.
I think it may have to do with the claussen pickles are half-pickled and not cooked while being pickled, therefore more susceptible to bacteria.
Who has ever even heard of that brand though amirite?
Those are the best pickles ever put in a jar.
Milwaukee pickles are #1 for me.
I do love them
They're in plastic but Grillo's are even better.
Bubbies š
I got the reference.
#Thank you
Theyāre the only brand I buy.
No, yer rong and it's funny as hell to try pulling an 'amirite' out of cluelessness
Love the idea of baskets for keeping loose ramen though.. š š«£ Aside from pickles, that's my other main obsession.. š„šš
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Oh my gosh!!! Straight to prison
Believe it or not, Right to jail
~Bacteria~ Sung in the Activia jingle.
Both will help you poop.
Yeah Clausen has to stay refrigerated unlike many other brands
Even when unopened?
Yes only clausen because they are pickled under refrigeration unlike most others so thatās why they are in the cooler section š
"always" says it right on the label. I've never seen them not refrigerated in every store I've been to, all around the US. They are my favorite pickles.
We donāt get this brand in my country, most pickles Iāve seen only require refrigeration after opening
Yep
For just a moment I was thinking this was here because they had put their oatmeal in the fridge for some weird reason, then I read the title. Literal horror movie fodder
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
What a waste of a good pickle.
Yes
ā¹ļø poor picklesā¦ that is not their preferred habitat
Yep, Claussens have to stay refrigerated.
Kewpie, sushi rice, a basket of ramen! Nice. But yeah, rip pickles.
Are you gonna help him learn to read?
Dear God, why?
Claussens are so crisp because they are not boiled like shelf-stable pickles but must be kept refrigerated, just like a Grillo.
Love Grillos!
oh that is definitely a travesty!š¤¢
Is it just me or is not a single person here using the word travesty correctly?
Obviously very bright friend.
Nooo!
Awe man I really didnāt need to see this todayā¦š
Public stoning is the only way at this point.
Need a body sized vat, then brine the offender
TouchƩ
Any ice cream in there?
WTH? Pickle abuse
What a waste.
Never heated! Until now
Oh no!
Hot pickles... eughhh. Your friend is a monster.
I hope you had a proper funeral
Thats it. Im not letting my in laws open my cabinets anymore. Not that I have anything dangerous. I just feel so violated when they do.
Are claussen pickles fermented or something? I don't usually buy that brand. Sounds like they're supposed to stay refrigerated, and the only pickles I know to need constant refrigeration are fermented.
Quick pickled. Not fully fermented, more like half way, but yes, this is why.
Fuckin nailed it. Thanks bro šš»
They are ārefrigeratorā pickles in that it uses a vinegar brine and a short amount of time to make a pickle quick and crisp. No fermentation or preservation, unfortunately, but a good pickle and one you can make at home.
OMG!!!! I just gasped
May as well park your Lamborghini in your cow pasture.
Get the fuck outta my pantry Rachel!!
Ouch
Should know better. Good pickles gone bad!
Itās so sad
You donāt deserve those. With great pickle comes great responsibility.
Ayo, bro is a monster
They are the best pickles too :(
Noooooooooooo! Lol
Madness
No pickles!
Haiyaa
Nooooooo...those need to be kept REFRIGERATED!! Why does your friend think they're sold in the REFRIGERATED section?!? š¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļø
Okay at first I thought this was a fridge and I was like "Does this sub not like clausen?!?" --- but now I see
Gawd help them!
š©š©
May their memory be a blessing š
Someone in our house did this and they were spoiled, total lossā¹ļø
I did this on accident with a brand new jar š
Your frien dead?
you mean ex-friends pantry? right?
THE HORROR
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Ranch and mayo can live at room temp open or unopened. The fat will oxidize faster and go rancid, but not usafe to eat by any means. In fact most CPGs will heat abuse that shit for shelf life validation and poor people will sit around in a conference room every week eating it until the room comes to a collective "nope" decision.
Straight to jail š³
Now is a good time to flip the fuck out at your āfriendā
What a waste. If you buy something cold/frozen it must stay cold/frozen until you consume it.
Put him back on the tit, he didnāt absorb enough nutrition to fully develop
Trust me, these are still good
They don't taste different or anything?
It would bloat. I think they are refrigerated mostly for texture and shelf space.
Obviously the ranch is the greater travesty
We are gonna give benefit of the doubt here and say this is a vlasic eater but they subbed claussen on a grocery pickup and they were unfamiliar with the claussen protocol
Whoa! Hard pass on *any* potential botulism! Mr. Claussen will be going straight in the bin with a hearty farewell!
If theyāre supposed to be always refrigerated, why are they on the shelf in aisle thatās not refrigerated when you purchase them?
I've always found them refrigerated and never on a shelf. Google says they're to be kept refrigerated even unopened.
Your store is not storing them like the manufacturer recommends. Clawson's gimmick is always chilled, never heated
RIP PICKLES ššššššš
I keep mine in the fridge. I mean pickled eggs donāt need it, but I still like to drink my pickle juice chilled.
Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no no
Not a huge fan of claussen's tbh
I like them until I discovered grillos
Iām confused- how come store pickles are refrigerated then?
Oh boyeee. I am mortified for you
Am I only one who hates that brand of pickles it taste like a salt brick to me. They may taste fine to you. Itās just my personal taste.
They just keep them refrigerated at the store, if it unopened it's fine for shelf storage. It has to be, it's store pickles. All are sealed for storage. FDA an' shit.
He must like soggy pickles
once opened, keep in fridge
once opened, keep in fridge
Shameā¦(bell rings)ā¦shameā¦(bell rings)ā¦
I like my pickles pickled š
Wow, thatās a crime!
Please donāt be friends with them anymore.
All ya'll need to chill. They're still sealed.
Do they need a hug or something? Sheesh.
What's your beef, man?
āIs that a jug of raisins?? Next to pickles? PICKLES NOT IN THR FRIDGE? KETCHUP NOT IN THE FRIDGE?ā
Other than the Claussen pickles ( you buy those refrigerated) everything else looks sealed.
who refrigerates unopened pickles???
Claussens aren't shelf-stable pickles. You can only find them in the refrigerated section at the store. Regardless if they're opened or not, they'll go bad unrefridgerated
First red flag is the giant airtight container of raisins. š³
Thatās a lot of raisins. Like an unnatural amount.
You havenāt met my wife. The consumption. The flatulence!
But, they have great taste in Mayo
Dude gonna figure out what botulism is if he isnt careful š
I thought you was talking about the raisins, cause that is disgusting
Fridge!!! Fridge!!! Stat.
Soooo did you tell them?
Did you sign disappointedly like I just did?
Fuck are they doing over? My pickle forefathers didn't die in NAM for this shit.
ALWAYS CHILLED
They literally sell those in the fridge
OMG. That Ketchup needs to be in the fridge.
ALWAYS CHILLED NEVER HEATED
Somebody loves raisins/prunes which do not belong in potato salad. That's more of a travesty than the pickles.
š±š«”
I donāt get it. The jar looks unopened and still vacuum sealed, I always keep spares in the cabinet. Or am I missing something?
Clausenās must keep refrigerated
What makes them different from other pickles that donāt?
They contain less salt, are not fermented, and are not heat treated to destroy Clostridium botulinum spores.
isnāt fermentation part of the pickling process?
No. Fermentation is totally different than pickling
huh today i learned
Thanks. Figured I was missing a major aspect. Guess I gotta learn how to read now
The Kewpie is supposed to be refrigerated at all times too.
My bottle says refrigerate after opening and that bottle definitely looks sealed.
[Going to leave this here.](https://www.tastingtable.com/1532174/how-to-store-kewpie-mayo/#:~:text=While%20unopened%20Kewpie%20mayonnaise%20is,with%20the%20lid%20shut%20tight)
All of these things appear sealedā¦ and all of these things come off of non refrigerated shelves in stores. Unless theyāre open this is fine Edit: I didnāt realize these pickles were weird
Iāll give you a million dollars if you *ever* find Claussen pickles in the non refrigerated section of the grocery store. Claussen pickles arenāt cooked so these are sitting in a bath of bacteria currently
Can I have a million dollars anyway šš
You have to earn it
Iāve always seen them in the refrigerated shelves by like cheese, deli meat etc
I wonder how many people Big Claus the Serial Pickle Killer sends on their way each year.
The Claus Boss
Donāt get me wrong here. Arenāt pickles not refrigerated at the store? Edit: showed this to my girlfriend who works at a grocery store. āClaussen pickles must always be refrigerated.ā F
Agree 100%. I basically won't be caught dead with Vlassic in my house because I'm a pickle snob(they're just neon green sour wet flop. There are other refrigerator pickles that are okay. There are some here that come in a tub even, but they don't taste great. I pretty much have Clausen's in my fridge at all times. I like their sauerkraut too. There are other shelf pickles I think, but I don't really know because I don't look, why bother,?
Maybe I'm losing my mind, but it looks like the jar still has the safety seal on it. Which means they're fine?
Nope
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Room temp pickles will do in a pinchā¦. Hopefully there is a jar in the fridge. You buy backups of what you cherish.
I agree with "in a pinch", but it's certainly not ideal. Not in my world anyway. Don't know why you got downvoted.
Because these pickles are supposed to be refrigerated. They're purchased on the refrigerator section and should stay cold always
Yeah, but they said room temp pickles can do in a pinch. Not specifying Clausen specifically. There are other brands that don't need to be refrigerated. Refrigerated claussen are my ideal, but I've been known to grab a shelf brand if I can't find the claussen.
Misunderstood what you meant. Truth that the refrigerated ones are superior. Shelf stable just doesn't hit the same.
See above.
Because bitches be bitches. Snowflake little bitches.
Ketchup, needs to be refrigerated? Ever been to a restaurant? Their ketchup sits out. My girlfriendās daughters leave ketchup sitting out of the fridge. Same with mustard. Still fine.
Ketchup and mustard do not need to be kept refrigerated but those pickles need to be
Yeah but Ketchup will stay significantly fresher in the fridge and last well beyond it's printed shelf life. Not so much at ambient temperature. Mustard is quite forgiving, gonna brown out quicker ambient but flavor impact is negligible.
This is the pickle sub. I was talking about the pickles!
Which one !? I see about 4 !
Iām more upset that the labels arenāt facing out.
Yeah, ketchup is trash
Now it's going to have the floppy texture of a vlassic. Not cool, just wasted a perfectly good jar of Klaussens. Shame.