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amother

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:12 pm

Any ideas of how to prevent my glass jars of pizza and marinara sauce getting moldy after just a few days?

Einikel

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:12 pm

I find it varies greatly based on the brand.

amother

Pearl

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:13 pm

Keep it very deep in the fridge

happy7

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:13 pm

Once they are opened, but them in the freezer. They defrost quickly.
Tomato sauce spoils. It’s nothing you are doing.

bsy

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:14 pm

Store upsidedown in the fridge. Helps a little

amother

Molasses

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:23 pm

bsy wrote:

Store upsidedown in the fridge. Helps a little

What does that do?

amother

Saddlebrown

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:25 pm

Most labels say to use within 3 days. It doesn’t last long

amother

Molasses

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:25 pm

Set your fridge colder. Never seen sauce get moldy so quickly. Are you leaving it out for a long time after opening before putting in the fridge? Do foods in general seem to spoil quickly in your fridge?

amother

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:35 pm

happy7 wrote:

Once they are opened, but them in the freezer. They defrost quickly.
Tomato sauce spoils. It’s nothing you are doing.

You're tried freezing and it still tastes normal?

pearliegal

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 12:43 pm

amother OP wrote:

Any ideas of how to prevent my glass jars of pizza and marinara sauce getting moldy after just a few days?

By me it gets moldy sometimes after a few days and other times after a few months 🤷‍♀️

mommyofgirls

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 1:01 pm

I started making my own pizza sauce, by seasoning a can of plain tomato sauce. It gets used up before it can go bad.

amother

Gladiolus

Mon, Jan 08 2024, 1:02 pm

amother OP wrote:

You're tried freezing and it still tastes normal?

I always freeze sauce after opening the jar. Pour it in to a container. There's no difference in taste.

amother

Steel

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 6:16 pm

bsy wrote:

Store upsidedown in the fridge. Helps a little

Idk why, but I saw this tip somewhere and have been doing it since, and it works!

amother

Ecru

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 6:48 pm

Wipe down the lid and the inside top of the jar with paper towel

Amarante

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 6:57 pm

amother OP wrote:

You're tried freezing and it still tastes normal?

Of course it is fine.

People routinely freeze tomato sauce when they make it in larger quantities.

The problem with freezing is that typically the container isn't really air tight and so the sauce has a lot of exposure to the air in the container and so can get freezer burn more easily because of the exposure.

Try to put it in as small a container as possible to minimize the air.

If you freeze a lot, it might be worth getting a really good vacuum freezer. An additional benefit is that food is frozen in bags so it takes up less space in the freezer.

schoolbus

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 7:13 pm

It’s the lid that grows the mold dispose the lid and keep it in fridge with a plastic bag and rubber

amother

Pistachio

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 7:14 pm

I use Trader Joe’s marinara sauce and it takes ages to grow mold. Lasts way longer than the Jewish brands in my experience.

bsy

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 7:18 pm

amother Molasses wrote:

What does that do?

Creates a vacuum or something

amother

Ebony

Thu, Jan 11 2024, 7:51 pm

amother Gladiolus wrote:

I always freeze sauce after opening the jar. Pour it in to a container. There's no difference in taste.

Me too. Freezes just fine.

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