Is it a certain number of days? Until it smells off? Until it's got visible mold?

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[–] 50 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

until visible mold and / or bad smell

depends on whether it's a store-bought with preservatives or something I made at home - fresh stuff lasts maybe a 1 - 2 months max, store-bought could maybe last 3 months at most?

I find pizza sauce and other red sauces like that don't tend to last like 4 - 6 months, they tend to get mold growing on the top. Even my tomato paste gets mold, so I like to put a little vinegar on the top (like you would add lime juice to guacamole to prevent it from oxidizing and browning), and that usually makes it last much longer / prevents mold. (Yay for acetic acid!)

EDIT: the numbers of months are low-quality guesses, take them with a grain of salt

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