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Cold Food Storage Guidelines Chart

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 Guidelines Chart

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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