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blackcrow (156 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2015, 12:26 PMhoneyI like honey a lot, but I hardly ever use it on anything, because it's such a pain to get it out of a container.Is there something about this that everyone else knows that I'm missing?I keep it in the fridge, so I have to nuke it carefully, then wrestle the top off and pour it carefully. Then back on with the top, and wash the honey off my hands. So it sits in the fridge unused forever.
Kali (40,443 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2015, 12:41 PM1. no need to keep in fridgeput in a squeeze bottle.if it crystallizes set in a pan of hot water
cbayer (141,252 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2015, 01:42 PM4. Agree. No need to refrigerate at all.If it crystalizes, I generally try to use it in baking or something else where a solid will do.Squeeze bottle also very helpful.
kentauros (26,056 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2015, 12:44 PM2. Save a squirt bottle from something else.I have both one of those "honey bear" squirt bottles, and one that used to hold agave syrup. Just pour in until filled.I wouldn't keep honey in the fridge unless you just don't use it often at all. Sure, it'll crystallize, but only at the bottom and that can be reconstituted with a little added water and the microwave. And, as I just discovered, it crystallizes faster in the fridge than on the shelf at room temperature.You could also get a condiment squirt bottle, like those used in restaurants. If you have a restaurant supply in your town, go there and buy a few. They're also great for decorating dessert plates (with pureed fruit sauce, also called a "coulis".) Or just use them for condiments
Callmecrazy (2,326 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2015, 01:03 PM3. Honey never spoils...Edible honey has been found in Egyptian tombs.No need to refrigerate it.
japple (5,066 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2015, 05:03 PM5. I read somewhere that microwaving kills the useful enzymes in the honey. Don'tknow where I saw it.
SheilaT (17,011 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 01:18 AM11. I microwave honey that'sgotten so thick it's hard to squeeze out of the bottle.And any enzymes or vitamins or whatever that are supposedly lost to microwaving, are so minuscule as to not matter at all. Really.
