Product
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Refrigerator
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Freezer
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Eggs |
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Fresh, in shell |
4 to 5 weeks |
Don't freeze |
Raw yolks, whites |
2 to 4 days |
1 year |
Hardcooked |
1 week |
Doesn't freeze well |
Liquid pasteurized eggs or egg substitutes, opened
|
3 days |
Don't freeze |
Liquid pasteurized eggs or egg substitutes, unopened |
10 days |
1 year |
Mayonnaise, commercial
Refrigerate after opening |
2 months |
Don’t freeze |
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Product
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Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
TV Dinners, Frozen Casseroles
Keep frozen until ready to heat |
|
3 to 4 months |
|
Deli & Vacuum-Packed Products |
Refrigerator |
Freezer |
Store-prepared (or homemade) egg, chicken, tuna, ham, macaroni salads
|
3 to 5 days |
Don’t freeze well |
Pre-stuffed pork & lamb chops, chicken breasts stuffed w/dressing |
1 day |
Don’t freeze well |
Store-cooked convenience meals |
3 to 4 days |
Don’t freeze well |
Commercial brand vacuum-packed dinners with USDA seal, unopened |
2 weeks |
Don’t freeze well |
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Raw Hamburger, Ground & Stew Meat
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Hamburger & stew meats |
1 to 2 days |
3 to 4 months |
Ground turkey, veal, pork, lamb |
1 to 2 days |
3 to 4 months |
|
Ham, Corned Beef
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Corned beef in pouch with pickling juices |
5 to 7 days |
Drained, 1 month |
Ham, canned, labeled “Keep Refrigerated,” unopened
|
6 to 9 months |
Don’t freeze |
Ham, canned, labeled “Keep Refrigerated,” opened |
3 to 5 days |
1 to 2 months |
Ham, fully cooked, whole |
7 days |
1 to 2 months |
Ham, fully cooked, half |
3 to 5 days |
1 to 2 months |
Ham, fully cooked, slices |
3 to 4 days |
1 to 2 months |
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Hot Dogs & Lunch Meats
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
(in freezer wrap)
|
Hot dogs, opened package |
1 week |
1 to 2 months |
Hot dogs, unopened package |
2 weeks |
1 to 2 months |
Lunch meats, opened package
|
3 to 5 days |
1 to 2 months |
Lunch meats, unopened package |
2 weeks |
1 to 2 months |
|
Soups & Stews
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Vegetable or meat-added & mixtures of them
|
3 to 4 days |
2 to 3 months |
|
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Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Bacon |
7 days |
1 month |
Sausage, raw from pork, beef, chicken or turkey |
1 to 2 days |
1 to 2 months |
Smoked breakfast links, patties |
7 days |
1 to 2 months |
Summer sausage labeled “Keep Refrigerated,” unopened
|
3 months |
1 to 2 months |
Summer sausage labeled “Keep Refrigerated,” opened |
3 weeks |
1 to 2 months |
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Fresh Meat (Beef, Veal, Lamb, & Pork)
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Steaks |
3 to 5 days |
6 to 12 months |
Chops |
3 to 5 days |
4 to 6 months |
Roasts |
3 to 5 days |
4 to 12 months |
Variety meats (tongue, kidneys, liver, heart, chitterlings) |
1 to 2 days |
3 to 4 months |
|
Meat Leftovers
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Cooked meat & meat dishes |
3 to 4 days |
2 to 3 months |
Gravy & meat broth |
1 to 2 days |
2 to 3 months |
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Fresh Poultry
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Chicken or turkey, whole |
1 to 2 days |
1 year |
Chicken or turkey, parts |
1 to 2 days |
9 months |
Giblets |
1 to 2 days |
3 to 4 months |
|
Cooked Poultry, Leftover
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Fried chicken |
3 to 4 days |
4 months |
Cooked poultry dishes |
3 to 4 days |
4 to 6 months |
Pieces, plain |
3 to 4 days |
4 months |
Pieces covered with broth, gravy |
1 to 2 days |
6 months |
Chicken nuggets, patties |
1 to 2 days |
1 to 3 months |
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Fish & Shellfish
|
Refrigerator
|
Freezer
|
Lean fish |
1 to 2 days |
6 months |
Fatty fish |
1 to 2 days |
2 to 3 months |
Cooked fish |
3 to 4 days |
4 to 6 months |
Smoked fish |
14 days |
2 months |
Fresh shrimp, scallops, crawfish, squid |
1 to 2 days |
3 to 6 months |
Canned seafood
Pantry, 5 years
|
after opening
3 to 4 days |
out of can
2 months
|
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