I left my pills in the refrigerator for the first month and I had to take them with juice to keep from tasting them afterwards (especially in my burps) but I recommend putting them right into the freezer. By doing this, most moms do not report any distinct taste other than the taste of the outer coating of the pills and the burping is eliminated. This coating is the same as most supplement capsules unless you specify that you would like vegetarian capsules.