Why can baked goods like cookies and cake be left out on the counter that contain eggs, but scrambled or fried eggs would need to be refrigerated?
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In addition to the Activity of Water, there is the idea that we in North America are for too cautious. Almost every sealed (moist) food we buy says ‘refrigerate after opening’ , yet the same things in Europe stay out on a shelf. European fridges are sometimes so small, only things they *prefer* to be cold are stored in them… like their beer. I will no doubt be corrected on this… there *are* items that are *not* beer that need to go in the fridge in Europe…
I was shocked when I volunteered to work in a kitchen at a wilderness camp for a week (in North America) and all of the condiments were stored outside of the fridge. I asked how that was even legal, since food handling laws were so specific about things like that. I was told that mayo, ketchup, mustard, didn’t have to be refrigerated. They had to take condiments *out* with a clean spoon, and were not allowed to put leftovers back *in*, but they *were* allowed be stored in a ‘cool dry place’, even after opening. It said right on the plastic jugs ‘Refrigerate after opening’ but I guess that’s more of a suggestion. If you *have* to ask, then yes, store it in a fridge.
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