Safe Storage for Meats, Fish & Dairy...

Fresh Food in Refrigerator & Freezer (*)

• Meats:Uncooked beef, lamb, pork, veal; steaks and roasts  3-5 days refrigerator
• Steaks, 6-12 months, frozen, chops, 4-6 months, frozen, roasts, 4-12 months frozen (*)
• Leftover meats, 2-3 months, frozen (*)
• Ground meats  1-2 days refrigerator, 3-4 months frozen (*)
• Raw sausage  1-2 days
• Bacon  1 week
• Smoked sausage  1 week
• Leftover meat dishes  3-4 days, refrigerator,  2-3 months, frozen (*)
• Leftover gravy, broth  1-2 days
• Hotdogs, opened  1 week
• Hotdogs, unopened 2 weeks
• Ham slices, pre-cooked, 2-5 days
• Ham, whole, fully cooked  2 weeks
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• Poultry:
• Turkey or chicken, uncooked  1-2 days
• Whole chicken, turkey 1 year, frozen (*)
• Raw pieces, poultry, 9 months, frozen (*)
• Leftover pieces, plain, 4 months, frozen (*)
• Leftover poultry dished or pieces  3-4 days
• Leftover poultry in gravy or broth  1-2 days
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• Fresh Fish or Seafood:
• Fresh  1-2 days, refrigerator,
• Fish, 6 months, frozen (*), Shellfish, 3 months, frozen(*)
• Leftovers  3-4 days
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• Dairy Products:
• Cheese  3-4  weeks, refrigerator
• Milk  5 days refrigerator, 1 month, frozen (*)
• Ice Cream, frozen yogurt  2-4  months frozen (*)
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• Eggs:
• Fresh in shell, 3 weeks, refrigerator
• Hard-boiled, 1 week, refrigerator

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