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Food
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Refrigerator
4�C (40�F)
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Freezer
-18�C (0�F)
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| Bacon |
7 days |
1 months |
| Bread,
biscuits, rolls, muffins |
14
days |
5 -
6 months |
| Butter,
margarine |
7 -
30 days |
6 -
8 months |
| Casseroles,
frozen |
Keep
frozen until ready to heat |
4 months |
| Cheese,
hard |
3 -
9 months |
1 -
2 years |
| Cheese,
soft |
7 -
14 days |
12
months |
| Chicken,
fresh - giblets |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Chicken,
fresh - parts |
1 -
2 days |
9 months |
| Chicken,
fresh - whole |
1 -
2 days |
1 year |
| Chicken,
fried |
3 -
4 days |
4 months |
| Chicken
nuggets |
1 -
2 days |
1 -
3 months |
| Chicken
patties |
1 -
2 days |
1 -
3 months |
| Chops |
3 -
5 days |
4 -
6 months |
| Corned
beef in pouch with pickling juices |
5 -
7 days |
Drained,
1 month |
| Deli
and vacuum-packed products |
3 -
5 days |
Do
not freeze well |
| Eggs
- fresh, in shell |
3 weeks |
Do
not freeze |
| Eggs
- raw yokes, whites |
2 -
4 days |
1 year |
| Fish,
cooked |
3 -
4 days |
12
months |
| Fish,
fresh |
1 -
2 days |
12
months |
| Fruit,
cooked |
4 -
5 days |
12
months |
| Fruit,
frozen |
7 days |
12
months |
| Fruit,
soft-skinned |
13
- 14 days |
12
months |
| Fruit,
firm or hard-skinned |
1 -
3 months |
12
months |
| Gravy
and meat broth |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Ground
lamb, pork, turkey, veal and mixtures
of them |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Ham,
canned, opened |
3 -
5 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Ham,
canned, unopened |
6 -
9 months |
Do
not freeze |
| Ham,
fully cooked, half |
3 -
5 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Ham,
fully cooked, slices |
3 -
4 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Ham,
fully cooked, whole |
7 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Ham,
fully cooked half |
3 -
5 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Ham,
fully cooked slices |
3 -
4 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Ham,
fully cooked whole |
7 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Hamburger |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Hot
dogs, opened package |
1 week |
1 -
2 months |
| Hot
dogs, unopened package |
2 weeks |
1 -
2 months |
| Juices,
fruit and vegetables, fresh, frozen |
5 -
6 days |
12
months |
| Lunch
meat, opened package |
1 week |
1 -
2 months |
| Lunch
meat, unopened package |
2 weeks |
1 -
2 months |
| Mayonnaise,
commercial |
2 months
after opening |
Do
not freeze |
| Poultry,
cooked pieces, covered with broth
or gravy |
1 -
2 days |
6 months |
| Poultry,
cooked pieces, plain |
3 -
4 days |
4 months |
| Poultry
dishes, cooked |
3 -
4 days |
4 -
6 months |
| Pre-stuffed
pork or lamb chops, chicken breasts
stuffed w/dressing |
3 -
4 days |
Do
not freeze well |
| Roasts |
3 -
5 days |
4 -
12 months |
| Sausage,
raw from pork, beef, chicken or
turkey |
1 -
2 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Smoked
breakfast links, patties |
7 days |
1 -
2 months |
| Soups
and stews - vegetable or meat |
3 -
4 days |
2 -
3 months |
| Steaks,
fresh |
3 -
5 days |
6 -
12 months |
| Stew
meats |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Summer
sausage, opened package |
3 weeks |
1 -
2 months |
| Summer
sausage, unopened package |
3 months |
1 -
2 months |
| Turkey,
fresh - giblets |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Turkey,
fresh - parts |
1 -
2 days |
9 months |
| Turkey,
fresh - whole |
1 -
2 days |
1 year |
| TV
dinners |
Keep
frozen until ready to heat |
4 months |
| Variety
meats (tongue, kidneys, liver, heart,
chitterlings) |
1 -
2 days |
3 -
4 months |
| Vegetables,
cooked |
4 -
5 days |
12
months |
| Vegetables,
frozen |
7 days |
12
months |
| Vegetables,
soft-skinned |
13
- 14 days |
12
months |
| Vegetables,
firm or hard-skinned |
1 -
3 months |
12 months | | |
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