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    The document provides a refrigerator and freezer storage chart with guidelines for safely storing a variety of food products in the refrigerator or freezer. It lists common food items, recommended storage times in the refrigerator before the food should be consumed, and recommended maximum storage times in the freezer for quality purposes. It also includes general food storage tips such as keeping the refrigerator below 40°F and promptly discarding expired foods.

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    The document provides a refrigerator and freezer storage chart with guidelines for safely storing a variety of food products in the refrigerator or freezer. It lists common food items, recommended storage times in the refrigerator before the food should be consumed, and recommended maximum storage times in the freezer for quality purposes. It also includes general food storage tips such as keeping the refrigerator below 40°F and promptly discarding expired foods.

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    Refrigerator Freezer Storage Chart

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    The document provides a refrigerator and freezer storage chart with guidelines for safely storing a variety of food products in the refrigerator or freezer. It lists common food items, recommended storage times in the refrigerator before the food should be consumed, and recommended maximum storage times in the freezer for quality purposes. It also includes general food storage tips such as keeping the refrigerator below 40°F and promptly discarding expired foods.

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    Refrigerator & Freezer Storage Chart

    Since product dates are not a guide for safe use of a product, consult
    this chart and follow these tips. The short but safe time limits will help
    keep refrigerated food 40˚F from spoiling or becoming dangerous.

    Storage Tips
    - Place a refrigerator thermometer in the middle of your refrigerator
    and set it just below 40 ˚F. Check it regularly.
    - Keep your refrigerator clean. Immediately wipe up spills with hot,
    soapy water and rinse.
    - Refrigerate or freeze meat and poultry as soon as you get home from
    the store.
    - Make it a weekly habit to throw out expired foods that you should no
    longer eat.
    - Keep the refrigerator door closed as much as possible, and do not
    store perishable foods like milk or eggs in the door. Store eggs in
    their carton on an inside shelf.
    - When in doubt, throw it out!
    - Before you leave your home on a trip, place an ice cube in a
    sandwich bag and place it in your freezer. This is a great way to tell if
    the power has gone out while you were away. If you come back to an
    ice blob instead of an ice cube, you can safely assume that all your
    perishables need to be thrown out.
    - Purchase products before the ‘sell-by’ or expiration dates.
    - Follow handling recommendations on the product/package.
    - Keep meat and poultry in its package until just before using.
    - If freezing meat and poultry in the original package longer than 2
    months, overwrap these packages with airtight heavy-duty foil, plastic
    wrap, or freezer paper, or place the package inside a plastic bag.
    - Because freezing 0˚F keeps food safe indefinitely, the following
    storage times are for quality only.

    Product Refrigerator Freezer


    Eggs
    Fresh, in shell 4 to 5 weeks Do not freeze
    Raw yolks, whites 2 to 4 days 1 year

    1
    Product Refrigerator Freezer
    Eggs
    Hard cooked 1 week Do not freeze well
    Liquid pasteurized eggs
    Or egg substitutes,
    Opened 3 days Do not freeze
    Unopened 10 days 1 year
    Mayonnaise, commercial
    Refrigerate after opening 2 months Do not freeze

    TV Dinners, Frozen Casseroles


    Keep frozen until ready to heat 3 to 4 months

    Deli & Vacuum-Packed Products


    Store-prepared 3 to 5 days Do not freeze well
    (or homemade)
    egg, chicken, tuna, ham,
    macaroni salads
    Pre-stuffed pork & lamb 1 day Do not freeze well
    chops, chicken breasts
    Stuffed with dressing

    Deli & Vacuum-Packed Products, continued


    Store-cooked convenience
    Meals 3 to 4 days Do not freeze well
    Commercial brand
    Vacuumed-packed
    dinners with USDA seal,
    unopened 2 weeks Do not freeze well

    Raw Hamburger, Ground & Stew Meat


    Hamburger & stew meats 1 to 2 days 3 to 4 months
    Ground turkey, veal, pork
    Lamb 1 to 2 days 3 to 4 months

    Corned Beef, Ham


    Corned Beef in pouch
    With pickling juices 5 to 7 days Drained, 1 month

    2
    Product Refrigerator Freezer
    Ham, canned, labeled
    “Keep Refrigerated,”
    unopened 6 to 9 months Do not freeze
    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

    Hot Dogs & Lunch Meats


    Hot Dogs, (in freezer wrap)
    opened package 1 week 1 to 2 months
    unopened package 2 weeks 1 to 2 months
    Lunch meats,
    opened package 3 to 5 days 1 to 2 months
    unopened package 2 weeks 1 to 2 months

    Soups & Stews


    Vegetable or meat-added
    & mixtures of them 3 to 4 days 2 to 3 months

    Bacon & Sausage


    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
    opened 3 weeks 1 to 2 months

    Fresh Meat (Beef, veal, Lamb, & Pork)


    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

    3
    Product Refrigerator Freezer
    Meat Leftovers
    Cooked meat & meat dishes 3 to 4 days 2 to 3 months
    Gravy & meat broth 1 to 2 days 2 to 3 months

    Fresh Poultry
    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


    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

    Fish and Shellfish


    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 after opening out of can
    Pantry, 5 years 3 to 4 days 2 months

    August 2009
    PDA/OLTL

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