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Food Storage Chart (Storage times are approximate and may vary depending on type of packaging, storage
temperature, and the quality of the food when purchased.)
Butter
Milk & cream
Cream cheese, cheese spread
& cheese food
Cottage cheese
Sour cream
Hard cheese (Swiss, Cheddar
& Parmesan)
Eggs in the shell,
Leftover yolks or whites
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Apples
Bananas
Pears, plums, avocados
Berries, cherries, apricots
Grapes
Citrus fruits
Pineapples, cut
Asparagus
Brussels sprouts, broccoli,
cauliflower, green peas, lima
beans, peppers
Cabbage, celery
Carrots, parsnips, beets, &
turnips
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Chicken and Turkey, whole
Chicken and Turkey, pieces
Fish
Bacon
Beef or lamb, ground
Beef or lamb, roast & steak
Ham, fully cooked, whole
half
slices
Lmlcheon meat
Pork, roast
Pork, chops
Sausage, ground
Sausage, smoked
"qeal
Frankfurters
1 month
1 week
1-2 weeks
3-5 days
10 days
1-2 months
3 weeks
2-4 days
1 month
2-4 days
3-4 days
2-3 days
3-5 days
i-2 weeks
2-3 days
1-2 clays
3-5 days
1-2 weeks
7-10 days
7-10 days
l-2days
1-2d_s
l-2d_s
7 days
1-2 days
3-5 days
7 days
5 days
3 days
3-5 days
3-5 days
3-5 days
t-2 days
7 days
3-5 days
7 days
6-9 months
Not recommended
Not recommended
Not recommended
4-6 months
May become crumbly
Not recommended
9-12 months
8 months (conked)
6 months (whole/peeled)
Not recommended
6 months
month (whole)
Not recommended
6-12 months
8-10 months
8-10 months
10-12 months
8-10 months
Not recommended
12months
9months
2-6months
month
3-4months
6-9months
l-2months
1-2months
l-2months
l-2months
4-6 months
4 months
1-2 months
I-2 months
4-6months
month
Wrap tightly or cover.
Check carton date. Close tightly. Don't return unused portions to
original container. Don't freeze cream unless whipped.
Wrap tightly.
Store in original carton. Check carton date.
Wrap tightly. Cut off any mold.
Refrigerate small ends down.
For each cup of yolks to be frozen, add 1 tsp. sugar for use in
sweet, or 1 tsp, salt for non-sweet dishes.
May also store um'ipe or hard apples at 60-70°E
Ripen at room temperature before refrigerating. Bananas & avo-
cados darken when refrigerated.
May also store at 60-70°E If refrigerated, store uncovered.
Will not ripen after purchase. Use quickly.
Don't wash before refrigerating. Store in crisper.
Wrap odorous foods. Leave peas in pods. Store in crisper.
Wrap odorous roods & refrigerate in crisper.
Remove tops. Wrap odorous foods & refrigerate in the crisper.
Store in crisper.
Keep in original packaging for refrigeration. When freezing
longer than 2 weeks, overwrap with freezer wrap.
Fresh meats can be kept in original packaging for refrigeration.
Place in the Meat and Cheese Drawer. When freezing longer than
2 weeks, overwrap with freezer wrap.
Unopened, vacuum-packed luncheon meat may be kept up to 2
weeks in the Meat and Cheese Drawer.
Processed meats should be tightly wrapped and stored in the Meat
and Cheese Drawer.
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Sources: United States Department of Agriculture; Food Marketing Institute; Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa Slate University
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