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Cold Food Storage Chart

This chart provides guidelines for safely storing various foods in the refrigerator or freezer. It indicates that most fresh meat and poultry can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days and in the freezer for 4 to 12 months. Pre-cooked foods like hot dogs or luncheon meat last 1 to 2 weeks in the refrigerator and 1 to 2 months in the freezer. Leftovers generally last 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator and 2 to 6 months in the freezer. Raw eggs can be kept in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 weeks but should not be frozen.

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Cold Food Storage Chart

This chart provides guidelines for safely storing various foods in the refrigerator or freezer. It indicates that most fresh meat and poultry can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days and in the freezer for 4 to 12 months. Pre-cooked foods like hot dogs or luncheon meat last 1 to 2 weeks in the refrigerator and 1 to 2 months in the freezer. Leftovers generally last 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator and 2 to 6 months in the freezer. Raw eggs can be kept in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 weeks but should not be frozen.

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Cold Food Storage Chart

Food Type Refrigerator Freezer


(40 °F or below) (0 °F or below)

Salad Egg, chicken, ham, tuna 3 to 4 days Does not freeze well
and macaroni salads

Hot dogs Opened package 1 week 1 to 2 months

Unopened package 2 weeks 1 to 2 months

Luncheon meat Opened package or deli 3 to 5 days 1 to 2 months


sliced

Unopened package 2 weeks 1 to 2 months

Bacon and sausage Bacon 1 week 1 month

Sausage, raw, from 1 to 2 days 1 to 2 months


chicken, turkey, pork, or
beef

Sausage, fully cooked, 1 week 1 to 2 months


from chicken, turkey,
pork, or beef

Hamburger and other Hamburger, ground 1 to 2 days 3 to 4 months


ground meats beef, turkey, veal, pork,
lamb, and mixtures of
them

Fresh beef, veal, lamb, Steaks 3 to 5 days 4 to 12 months


and pork
Chops 3 to 5 days 4 to 12 months

Roasts 3 to 5 days 4 to 12 months

Ham Fresh, uncured, 3 to 5 days 6 months


uncooked

Fresh, uncured, cooked 3 to 4 days 3 to 4 months

Cured, cook-before- 5 to 7 days or “use by” 3 to 4 months


eating or uncooked date
Food Type Refrigerator Freezer
(40 °F or below) (0 °F or below)

Fully-cooked, vacuum- “Use by” date 1 to 2 months


sealed at plant,
unopened

Cooked, store-wrapped, 1 week 1 to 2 months


whole

Cooked, store-wrapped, 3 to 4 days 1 to 2 months


slices, half, or spiral cut

Country ham, cooked 1 week 1 month

Canned, labeled "Keep 6 to 9 months Do not freeze


Refrigerated,"
unopened

Canned, shelf-stable, 5 to 14 days 1 to 2 months


opened

Note: An unopened,
shelf-stable, canned
ham can be stored at
room temperature for
6-9 months.

Prosciutto, Parma or 2 to 3 months 1 month


Serrano ham, dry Italian
or Spanish type, cut

Fresh Poultry Chicken or turkey, 1 to 2 days 1 year


whole

Chicken or turkey, 1 to 2 days 9 months


pieces

Eggs Raw eggs in shell 3 to 5 weeks Do not freeze. Beat


yolks and whites
together, then freeze.

Raw egg whites and 2 to 4 days 12 months


yolks Note: yolks do not
freeze well

Raw egg accidentally Use immediately after Keep frozen, then


frozen in shell thawing refrigerate to thaw

Hard-cooked eggs 1 week Do not freeze


Food Type Refrigerator Freezer
(40 °F or below) (0 °F or below)
Egg substitutes, liquid 1 week Do not freeze
Unopened

Egg substitutes, liquid 3 days Do not freeze


Opened

Egg substitutes, frozen, After thawing, 1 week or 12 months


unopened refer to “use by” date

Egg substitutes, frozen, After cooking, 3 to 4 Do not freeze


opened days or refer to “use
by” date

Casseroles with eggs 3 to 4 days After baking, 2 to 3


months

Eggnog, commercial 3 to 5 days 6 months

Eggnog, homemade 2 to 4 days Do not freeze

Pies: Pumpkin or pecan 3 to 4 days After baking, 1 to 2


months

Pies: Custard and 3 to 4 days Do not freeze


chiffon

Quiche with filling 3 to 5 days After baking, 2 to 3


months

Soups & Stews Vegetable or meat 3 to 4 days 2 to 3 months


added

Leftovers Cooked meat or poultry 3 to 4 days 2 to 6 months

Chicken nuggets or 3 to 4 days 1 to 3 months


patties

Pizza 3 to 4 days 1 to 2 months

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