# Can Tabasco sauce go bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 27, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tabasco-sauce-go-bad/328160 "2005-10-27T15:25:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tabasco-sauce-go-bad/328160/21 "2005-10-27T23:33:41Z")
When I’m seasoning a dish, my question is, “Is there any reason I shouldn’t use hot sauce here?” My MIL used to tell that “2nd bottle of Tabasco” joke, and I think it tells you how cooking has changed in the last generation, even here in the (formerly) boring midwest. I’m on my 4th bottle of hot sauce this year, but I also use fresh chiles. Hot sauce on pasta? Of course! ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tabasco-sauce-go-bad/328160/22 "2005-10-28T00:09:09Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > I also made Tabasco – rather, just hot sauce – myself. I read the label and realized it’s only made of cayenne peppers, vinegar, and salt. Note, there’s no preservatives. So, I grew some cayenne peppers, dried them and ran them through a **coffee grinder**. Added white wine vinegar and left the whole mess in a jar in the fridge. I’m debating whether to strain out the little bits of skin and seeds or not. > > So, you tell me: how long will my hot sauce last, refrigerated? And… strain or don’t strain? I dunno, but I wouldn’t mind trying your coffee! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tabasco-sauce-go-bad/328160.md?page=1)