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| Food Product | Storage Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerator | Freezer | |
| Baked Goods | ||
| Breads, baked | 5-7 days | 3 months |
| Cakes, cream/custard filled | 1-2 days | 3 months |
| Pies, custard, chiffon | 1-2 days | * |
| Pies, fruit | 3-4 days | 8 months |
| Dairy | ||
| Butter/margarine | 2 weeks | 6-9 months |
| Cheese, soft and spreads, dips | 1-2 weeks | 1 months |
| Cheese, hard or semi-hard | 3-4 weeks | 6 months |
| Eggs in shell | 1 months | * |
| Ice cream | * | 1 months |
| Milk / Cream | 1 week | 3 weeks |
| Fruit, Commercially frozen | * | 1 year |
| Apples, fresh | 1 month | * |
| Berries / cherries, fresh | 3 days | ** |
| Citrus fruits, fresh | 2 weeks | ** |
| Other fruits, fresh | 5 days | ** |
| Vegetables (Commercially frozen) | * | 8 months |
| Root vegetables, fresh | 2 weeks | ** |
| Salad greens | 5 days | * |
| Other vegetables, fresh | 5-7 days | ** |
| Canned foods, opened | ||
| Baby food | 2-3 days | * |
| Fish, seafood | 1 day | * |
| Meat, gravy, broth | 2 days | * |
| Relishes, pickles, condiments | 1 month | * |
| Vegetables, fruits | 3 days | * |
| Meats, Fresh | ||
| Roasts: Beef / Lamb | 3-5 days | 8-12 months |
| Roasts: Pork / Veal | 3-5 days | 4-8 months |
| Steaks, beef | 3-5 days | 8-12 months |
| Chops, Lamb / Pork | 3-5 days | 3-4 months |
| Ground / Stew Meats | 1-2 days | 2-3 months |
| Variety Meats | 1-2 days | 3-4 months |
| Sausage, Pork | 1-2 days | 1-2 months |
| Meats, Processed | ||
| Bacon | 7 days | 1 month |
| Frankfurters | 7 days | 2 weeks |
| Ham, whole | 7 days | 1-2 months |
| Ham, half or slices | 3 days | 1-2 months |
| Luncheon Meats | 3-5 days | * |
| Sausage, smoked | 7 days | * |
| Sausage, dry & semi-dry | 14-21 days | * |
| Meats, Cooked | ||
| Casseroles / meat & gravy | 1-2 days | 2-3 months |
| Poultry, Fresh | ||
| Chicken / Turkey | 1-2 days | 12 months |
| Duck / Goose | 1-2 days | 6 months |
| Giblets | 1-2 days | 3 months |
| Poultry, Cooked | ||
| Casseroles / meat & gravy | 1-2 days | 6 months |
| Pieces (not covered by broth) | 1-2 days | 1 month |
| Fried Chicken | 1-2 days | 4 months |
| Fish / shellfish | ||
| Steaks, fillets, shucked seafood | 1 day | 3-4 months |
| Seafood in shell | 2 days | 3-4 months |
| * Not Recommended ** Requires special preparation. (See freezing tips) | ||
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