Where you store your salsa matters too. The fridge door fluctuates in temperature every time you open it. Try keeping your salsa on a middle shelf toward the back, where it’s coldest and most stable. This little trick can buy you an extra day or two of freshness.
Oh, and never double-dip if you plan to store it. That chip you just licked introduces bacteria from your mouth into the jar. Suddenly, that salsa has a shorter shelf life—and maybe a personality of its own. Use a clean spoon each time, you savage.
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What About Restaurant Salsa?
You know the little plastic tub of salsa that comes with your takeout? That stuff is a wildcard. It’s usually homemade or low-acid, so treat it like your own batch: 3 to 5 days in the fridge. If it came with a side of guacamole, eat that first—guac browns faster than your love for that bad Netflix show.
And please, don’t be the person who keeps that tub for two weeks and then dips a chip into it while saying, “It still looks okay.” I’m judging you from here. Gently, but still.
