| Foods |
Refrigerator
(34°F to 40°F) |
Freezer
(0°F or Below) |
| Breads, Coffee cakes, Muffins |
5 to 7 days |
2 to 3 months |
| Butter |
Up to 2 weeks, if opened |
Up to 2 months |
| Cakes |
3 to 5 days |
3 to 4 months unfrosted
2 to 3 months frosted |
| Cheesecakes, baked |
3 to 5 days |
4 to 5 months |
| Chocolate syrup |
3 months, after opening |
|
| Dairy foods (milk, yogurt, cheese) |
Check package labels |
|
Eggs
Raw and in the shell
Cooked |
3 weeks
1 week
|
Not recommended
Not recommended
|
| Ice cream, Sorbet and Frozen Yogurt |
Freeze only |
2 to 4 months |
| Jams and Jellies |
1 year |
|
| Margarine or spread |
Up to 1 month, if opened |
Up to 2 months |
| Meats, cooked, including meats purchased at the deli |
3 to 5 days |
2 to 3 months |
Meats, processed
Cold cuts
Cured bacon
Hot dogs
Ham, canned, unopened
Ham, whole or half, cooked
Ham, slices, fully cooked
|
Check date on package
3 to 5 days after opening
5 to 7 days after opening
Check date on package
2 weeks after opening
Check date on can
5 to 7 days
3 to 4 days
|
Not recommended
Up to 1 month
1 to 2 months
Check date on can
1 to 2 months
1 to 2 months
|
Meats, uncooked
Chops
Ground
Roasts and steaks
|
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 days
3 to 5 days
|
4 to 6 months
3 to 4 months
6 to 12 months
|
| Olives |
2 months after opening |
|
| Pasta, fresh |
Check date on package |
9 months, unopened
3 months, opened |
| Pickles |
2 months after opening |
|
Poultry
Cooked, including poultry purchased at the deli
Uncooked, cut up
Uncooked, whole (including game birds, ducks and geese)
|
3 to 4 days
1 to 2 days
1 to 2 days
|
4 months
Up to 9 months
Up to 12 months
|
Seafood
Fish, uncooked
Shellfish, cooked
Shellfish, uncooked
|
1 to 2 days
3 to 4 days
1 to 2 days
|
2 to 3 months
1 to 2 months
3 to 4 months
|