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    Cold Food Storage Chart

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    This document provides a cold food storage chart that lists various foods and the recommended storage times for refrigeration between 40°F and below or freezing at 0°F and below. It indicates most raw meats, poultry, and seafood can be stored in the refrigerator 1-5 days while frozen storage extends to 1-12 months. Most cooked or opened packaged items have shorter refrigeration times of 3-7 days but can last 1-6 months in the freezer. Eggs will last 3-5 weeks in the fridge but cannot be frozen in shell; beaten eggs can be frozen up to 12 months.

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    Cold Food Storage Chart

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    This document provides a cold food storage chart that lists various foods and the recommended storage times for refrigeration between 40°F and below or freezing at 0°F and below. It indicates most raw meats, poultry, and seafood can be stored in the refrigerator 1-5 days while frozen storage extends to 1-12 months. Most cooked or opened packaged items have shorter refrigeration times of 3-7 days but can last 1-6 months in the freezer. Eggs will last 3-5 weeks in the fridge but cannot be frozen in shell; beaten eggs can be frozen up to 12 months.

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    This document provides a cold food storage chart that lists various foods and the recommended storage times for refrigeration between 40°F and below or freezing at 0°F and below. It indicates most raw meats, poultry, and seafood can be stored in the refrigerator 1-5 days while frozen storage extends to 1-12 months. Most cooked or opened packaged items have shorter refrigeration times of 3-7 days but can last 1-6 months in the freezer. Eggs will last 3-5 weeks in the fridge but cannot be frozen in shell; beaten eggs can be frozen up to 12 months.

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    Cold Food Storage Chart

    Uploaded by

    Mau-mau Lantoria Balot
    This document provides a cold food storage chart that lists various foods and the recommended storage times for refrigeration between 40°F and below or freezing at 0°F and below. It indicates most raw meats, poultry, and seafood can be stored in the refrigerator 1-5 days while frozen storage extends to 1-12 months. Most cooked or opened packaged items have shorter refrigeration times of 3-7 days but can last 1-6 months in the freezer. Eggs will last 3-5 weeks in the fridge but cannot be frozen in shell; beaten eggs can be frozen up to 12 months.

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    Cold Food Storage Chart

    Food Type Refrigerator Freezer


    (40 °F or below) (0 °F or below)

    Salad Egg, chicken, ham, 3 to 4 days Does not freeze well


    tuna, 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

    Sausage, purchased After cooking, 3-4 days 1-2 months from date of
    frozen purchase

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


    meats and ground beef, turkey, chicken,
    poultry other poultry, 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


    Food Type Refrigerator Freezer
    (40 °F or below) (0 °F or below)
    Cured, cook-before- 5 to 7 days or “use by” 3 to 4 months
    eating, uncooked date

    Fully-cooked, vacuum- 2 weeks or “use by” 1 to 2 months


    sealed at plant, date
    unopened

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


    whole

    Cooked, store-wrapped, 3 to 5 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, 3 to 4 days 1 to 2 months


    opened

    Note: An unopened,
    shelf-stable, canned
    ham can be stored at
    room temperature for 2
    years.

    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 in shell.


    Beat yolks and whites
    together, then freeze.

    Raw egg whites and 2 to 4 days 12 months


    yolks

    Note: Yolks do not


    freeze well
    Food Type Refrigerator Freezer
    (40 °F or below) (0 °F or below)

    Raw egg accidentally Use immediately after Keep frozen, then


    frozen in shell thawing refrigerate to thaw

    Note: Toss any frozen


    eggs with a broken shell

    Hard-cooked eggs 1 week Do not freeze

    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 thawing, 3 to 4 Do not freeze


    opened days or refer to “use
    by” date

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


    days months

    Eggnog, commercial 3 to 5 days 6 months

    Eggnog, homemade 2 to 4 days Do not freeze

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


    days months

    Pies: Custard and After baking, 3 to 4 Do not freeze


    chiffon days

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


    days months

    Soups and 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

    Date Last Reviewed January 28, 2021


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