How should I store honey?

On your hand, in the sunlight, is an exhausting method of
storing honey. (Image by Modern Scribe Photography)

I recently had a customer inquire about the proper storage of honey.

Honey does not "go bad" if left at room temperature. Finding a temperature between 65-75 is ideal, but I surely don't bother putting a thermometer in my cabinet to find out.

Honey has been used as a preservative since ancient Egypt, and beyond.  Organs of kings have been found in jars of honey in excavated tombs.

You can leave it wherever you like, as long as it has a lid on it.  The moisture in honey can evaporate if it is uncovered, and it gets dusty and gummy and icky.

When honey crystallizes from chill temperatures, you can restore it to it's liquidy state by setting the jar in very warm water or any other gentle heat source.

I prefer not to nuke my honey in the microwave, because it gets too hot too quickly.  And then it becomes radiated, sticky napalm.

I never store my honey in the fridge.  It makes it thick, cold, hard to scoop out, and nowhere near as runny and messy as I like it.  But if you want to, go ahead...it won't hurt it any!

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