287161 Fri May 04 16:47:24 -0700 2001 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1543129 i've recently discovered these tasty things called anchovies. a regular quick weekday dish for me now is pasta w/ garlic, fresh ground pepper and anchovies (salt if needed). my question is re: jarred anchovies. once opened, should these be stored in the fridge? in all that oil? never had foodstuffs packed in oil (other than canned tuna) in our kitchen growing up... Fri May 04 16:47:24 -0700 2001 0 cj 1 1543130 Yes, by all means keep it in the refridgerator. There is a classic sin committed by restaurants who put garlic cloves in their olive oil and leave it at room temperature on the dining tables. That is actually a recipe for botulism! Fri May 04 16:57:20 -0700 2001 1543129 0 Bob Brooks 2 1543132 I worked in a restaurant where the chef didn't refrigerate the anchovy paste. When it got rancid, it went bad really quickly! And ruined everything. Fri May 04 20:04:05 -0700 2001 1543130 0 ironmom 3 1543164 w/o being sure, i put it in the fridge...but was wondering if that was the right thing to do, seeing the oil firm up and stuff...glad i did it! thanks for the info! cj Mon May 07 10:56:23 -0700 2001 1543132 0 cj