at Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:04:18 GMT in
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(Deepak Saxena) wrote :
Quoted message said:Does tahini absolutely have to be refrigerated? I ask b/c I
bought a new jar and used it straight out of the jar to
make ful (fava beans
w/tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil) and it is so
much creamier then the stuff I had sitting in the fridge.
The difference in flavor and texture was extremely
noticeable. Can I just keep the tahini (roasted organic)
in cupboard so it stays nice and soft or should I just
nuke the ammount I'm using for 20 seconds before putting
it in my hummus?
Refrigerating tahini and nut butters does 2 things - it
increases the usable lifetime, and delays oil separation.
It's best to keep such things refrigerated so that they're
freshest. If you want it to be soft, just take the jar out
somewhat earlier, allow it to come to room temperature, and
use. No harm will come to the tahini if you do, and then you
can re- refrigerate. I'd advise against microwaving. It
wouldn't take too much extra time for the tahini to denature
if you left it in just a bit too long, and in addition hot
spots would almost surely lead to local denaturing at one
point or another. (Result=foul flavour)
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