To have a whole fridge shelf for condiments/jars?

Everyone always jokes that our fridge is 90% condiments. You never know when you are going to need them though! I vote keep them all!!

Snap. I thought yes yabu, because lots of this could be in a cupboard and there would be more room for other jars 😁

I have three fresh Sainsbury’s deliveries/week ( I look for the green van icon so someone else on my road has already scheduled a delivery at the same time) as our very large fridge is half full with lots of long term items (those you listed but also ground coffee, tonic, white wine, beer, maple syrup, Siracha mayo, kimchi, home made fermented salsa, cordials, monin syrups etc. etc.). We also have a manky cellar fridge with nam pla and other rarely used things that it feels safer to keep chilled.
I cook all our meals pretty much from scratch so use the sauces etc. to add depth of flavour and interest etc.. Plus fussy teens and us all want different versions: eg we have three types of crispy chilli. I do dream of a rationalised fridge but figure if I really wanted it to be clear of condiments I’d already be there.

2 door shelves and almost the full top shelf here 🤷🏼‍♀️
And no, no date checking here. Occasionally ill unscrew a lid to check it if I haven't used it for a while and look for fur. No fur, back in the fridge.
Pesto drives me nuts though, that stuff always goes mouldy before I finish a jar 😑

Oh god me too! I think I need a condiments fridge, not a condiments shelf 😂
Good point that someone made about checking the use by dates though...

Same.
Two shelves in the door of the fridge and one shelf in the cupboard. Ketchup, mustards, chutneys are all in the cupboard and kept long past by their best before dates with no issues.

My fridge is the same. Add in 3 half used reggae reggae sauce( I’m looking at you son). But why is it when I go to use the one I need for that meal it’s either almost empty or mouldy? Apple sauce being the worst offender.

You're missing alioi and tatare sauce but otherwise seem well supplied. Hope there are unopened back up chutneys in the cupboard!

This is me. And no, I'm not checking any use by dates. I'll throw it out if there's mold on it.

We have a condiments fridge. Condiments and about 37 types of milk alternatives. But predominantly it contains condiments.

Nope, some of mine are probably years old. Open up, check for mould or a bad smell. The high salt/sugar/acid content preserves them.

As long as they're used (and slightly sticky) it's quite acceptable 😀

I have all of that plus those herbs paste tubes, salad dressing, kimchi, and we keep the ketchup in the fridge as we like it cold.

I am pretty lax on the use by dates when opened tbh. I know it's not recommended but I haven't had food poisoning yet

Top shelf of our fridge is like this.
One of the door shelves too.

And I have a separate fridge for booze!

I bloody love a condiment!

YANBU. I have two.

I try and consider the pastes that are use within four weeks so I can make sure I use them up. I do tend to chuck out the ones that say chuck after four or six weeks as it feels like they probably do go off.

Sounds entirely normal. From memory in my fridge I have...

Ketchup
Mayonnaise
English mustard
Dijon
French
Whole grain
American
Lime and lemon juice
Sun-dried tomatoes
Strawberry jam
Damson jam
Apricot jam
Gherkins
Chilli jam
Mango chutney
Fig chutney

Every single one of them serves it's own purpose. I only throw things away when they are mouldy or all dry. I used some sun-dried tomatoes today, no idea when I opened them but they tasted fine so it would be a waste not to use them. I generally don't look at dates for anything, if it looks ok and it smells fine then I'll eat it.

This is exactly like my fridge!

This actually feels like the perfect thread to ask something that’s irking me…

Does anyone follow the ‘use within…’ instructions on the back of those jars? Do you throw out mustard if you haven’t finished it in 4 weeks? And does everyone get through a jar of jalapeños in a week?
I’m pretty cautious about use by dates, but some of these seem crazy.

For most, if they’ve been open for more than 6 weeks, they need to be binned.

That is so wasteful. Most of them are literally the way food is preserved and don't even really need refrigerating.

Most of those go in the fridge door shelves rather than in the main body of the fridge in our house. For most, if they’ve been open for more than 6 weeks, they need to be binned. That said, we have one chilli sauce, one type of mustard, and none of the pickles (can see that those might take up a full shelf!)

We do have an entire shelf dedicated to beer, wine, mixers for drinks though

Half of those can be in the cupboard. I'd have no room for any fresh food in mine with all that!!

Sounds like our fridge with a load of various chutneys too. Red onion, apple and pear, tomato, chilli jam etc

But if you don’t take them, what does he propose? Throwing them away? That’s so wasteful and silly.

Who checks dates?! Surely you just open and check for mould and then grumble when the tahini you opened three years ago now isn't usable and you have a hankering for houmous!

Yes, post a photo OP.

It does seem a lot, but if you use them all then I don’t see a problem.