honey

[blackcrow]

I like honey a lot, but I hardly ever use it on anything, because it's such a pain to get it out of a container.

Is there something about this that everyone else knows that I'm missing?

I keep it in the fridge, so I have to nuke it carefully, then wrestle the top off and pour it carefully. Then back on with the top, and wash the honey off my hands. So it sits in the fridge unused forever.

[Kali]

1. no need to keep in fridge

put in a squeeze bottle.

if it crystallizes set in a pan of hot water

[cbayer]

4. Agree. No need to refrigerate at all.

If it crystalizes, I generally try to use it in baking or something else where a solid will do.

Squeeze bottle also very helpful.

[Glassunion]

9. What she said.

No need to refrigerate.

Honey itself is a preservative.

[cbayer]

10. That's right, you wild boar!

I am so going to use that in my own relationship.

[kentauros]

2. Save a squirt bottle from something else.

I have both one of those "honey bear" squirt bottles, and one that used to hold agave syrup. Just pour in until filled.

I wouldn't keep honey in the fridge unless you just don't use it often at all. Sure, it'll crystallize, but only at the bottom and that can be reconstituted with a little added water and the microwave. And, as I just discovered, it crystallizes faster in the fridge than on the shelf at room temperature.

You could also get a condiment squirt bottle, like those used in restaurants. If you have a restaurant supply in your town, go there and buy a few. They're also great for decorating dessert plates (with pureed fruit sauce, also called a "coulis".) Or just use them for condiments

[Callmecrazy]

3. Honey never spoils...

Edible honey has been found in Egyptian tombs.
No need to refrigerate it.

[japple]

5. I read somewhere that microwaving kills the useful enzymes in the honey. Don't

know where I saw it.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. Good post.

You gave enough info that everyone was able to quickly diagnose the problem that made honey so unworkable for you. Now that you know, I hope you can start enjoying honey with the rest of us

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. Honey Powder

http://www.augasonfarms.com/Honey-Powder-10-Can-UPC-78716-13017

[btrflykng9]

8. Interesting...I had no idea there was such a thing as honey powder.

I'd love to bake with it.

[SheilaT]

11. I microwave honey that's

gotten so thick it's hard to squeeze out of the bottle.

And any enzymes or vitamins or whatever that are supposedly lost to microwaving, are so minuscule as to not matter at all. Really.