Shelf Life

Vegetable	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Artichokes		3 days
Asparagus		3 days	8-12 months
Beans, green and waxed		1-2 weeks	8-12 months
Beets		1-2 weeks	8-12 months
Broccoli		3-5 days	8-12 months
Brussels sprouts		3-5 days	8-12 months
Carrots		1-2 weeks	8-12 months
Cauliflower		1 week	8-12 months
Cabbages		1-2 weeks	8-12 months
Celery		1-2 weeks	8-12 months
Corn on the cob		5 days	8-12 months
Cucumber		1 week
Eggplant		2-3 days	8-12 months
Green onions		3-5 days
Lettuce		3-5 days
Mushrooms		1-3 days	8-12 months
Onions, cooking (in cool, dark cupboard)	3 weeks
Other greens		3-5 days	8-12 months
Parsley		2-3 days	3-4 months
Peas		3-5 days	8-12 months
Peppers: green, red, yellow, orange		1 week	8-12 months
Potatoes (in cool, dark cupboard)	2-3 weeks
Radishes		1-2 weeks
Salad greens		3-5 days
Spinach		3-5 days	8-12 months
Squash: summer		3-5 days	8-12 months
Squash: winter	12 months
Sweet potatoes	3-4 weeks
Tomatoes, freeze when ripe	4-6 days		3 months/R
Vegetables, canned	12 months/U	3 days/O

Fruit	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Apples		4 weeks	8-12 months
Avocados, once they’re ripe		2-3 days/R	8-12 months/R
Bananas	1-3 days		8 months/R
Berries		2-3 days	8-12 months
Cherries		2-3 days	8-12 months
Citrus fruit		3 weeks	8-12 months
Cranberries		1 week	8-12 months
Fruit, canned	12 months/U	4 days/O
Fruit, dried	6 months
Grapes		5 days	10-12 months
Mangos	1-3 days		8 months/R
Melons		1 week	8-12 months
Nectarines		1-3 days	8-12 months
Papayas	1-3 days		8 months/R
Peaches		1-3 days	8-12 months
Pears		3-5 days/R	8-12 months
Pineapples		5-7 days	4-6 months
Plantains	1-3 days		8 months/R
Plums		3-5 days/R	8-12 months
Rhubarb		1 week	8-12 months

Nut	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Coconut		6 months	12 months
Nuts		6 months	12 months

Seafood	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Crabmeat		2 days	2-3 months
Fish, breaded			3 months
Fish, canned	12 months/U	2 days/O
Fish, cooked		4 days	4-6 months
Fish, fatty		2 days	2-3 months
Fish, lean		2 days	6 months
Fish, smoked		2 weeks	2 months
Lobster		2 days	2-3 months
Oysters, fresh		2 days	2-3 months
Scallops		2 days	3-6 months
Shrimp		2 days	3-6 months
Squid		2 days	3-6 months

Dried Good	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Baking powder	12-18 months
Baking soda	12-18 months
Barley	18-24 months
Beans, dried	12 months
Cereal, cooking	6 months
Cereal, ready-to-eat	3 months/O; 12 months/U
Flour: unbleached & whole wheat	6-8 months
Oatmeal	6 months
Popcorn	24 months
Pulses, dried	12 months
Rice, brown	12 months
Rice, white	18-24 months
Rice, wild	12 months
Sugar, brown	4 months
Sugar, white	18 months

Fat or Oil	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Oils: olive or vegetable	3 months/O; 6 months/U
Vegetable shortening		9 months

Meat or Dairy	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Bacon		1 week	1 month
Beef: ground, stewing meat, liver		2 days	4 months
Beef: steaks, roasts		5 days	12 months
Butter, salted		1-3 months	6-9 months
Buttermilk		2 weeks
Cheese, hard		1-2 months
Chicken		2 days	9 months
Cottage cheese		5-7 days	2-8 months
Cream cheese		B+2 weeks
Cream, half and half		4 days	4 months
Deli meats		1 week/O; 2 weeks/U	1-2 months/O; 1-2 months/U
Duck		2 days	3 months
Eggs, hard boiled & in shell		1 week
Eggs, raw & in shell		B+3 weeks
Goose		2 days	3 months
Ice cream			2 months
Lamb, chops		2-3 days	9 months
Margarine		1-3 months	6-9 months
Milk, evaporated	9-12 months/U	5 days/O
Milk, fresh		B+1 week	B+3 months
Sausage: raw chicken, turkey, pork, beef		1-2 days	1-2 months
Sour cream			B+1-3 months
Pork, chops		5 days	6 months
Sherbet			2 months
Tofu		1 day	4 weeks
Turkey		2 days	9 months
Whipped cream			1 month
Whipping cream		B+2 weeks	B+2 months
Wild game		2 days	3 months
Yogurt		B+1 day	B+2 months

Pasta or Canned Good	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Mayonnaise (commercial)	12 months/U	8 weeks/O
Noodles: egg, dried	6 months
Olives, jar	24 months/U	2 months/O
Pasta, dried	12-18 months
Pasta, fresh		1 week	1 month
Pickles, jar	12 months/U	2 months/O
Tomato sauce	12 months/U	4 days/O
Vanilla extract	12 months/O; 24 months/U
Vinegar	12 months/O; 24 months/U

Spice or Herb	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Spices & Herbs, ground	12 months
Spices & Herbs, whole	24 months

Prepared Food	Counter	Fridge	Freezer
Biscuits	3-7 days		2-3 months
Bread	3-7 days		2-3 months
Cakes	1-3 days		6 months
Cheese cake		3-7 days	2-3 months
Chilli	36 months/U		6 months/O
Cocktail sauce	36 months/U		6 months/O
Coffee, airtight container	6 weeks
Cookies, baked	5-7 days		4-6 weeks
Danish	1-3 days		2 months
Doughnuts	1-3 days		2 months
Fruitcake		8 months	12 months
Guacamole		5-7 days/O; 1 month/U	2 months/U
Honey		6-8 months/O
Hummus		5-7 days/O; 1 month/U	2 months/U
Jam		6-8 months/O
Jellies		6-8 months/O
Ketchup	36 months/U		6 months/O
Meat or poultry, cooked		3-4 days	2-6 months
Muffins	3-7 days		2-3 months
Mustard	36 months/U		6 months/O
Pancakes		3-7 days	2-3 months
Peanut butter		6-8 months/O
Pie, fruit		2-3 days	12 months
Pie, mincemeat		2-3 days	4-8 months
Pie, pumpkin		2-3 days	1 month
Rolls	3-7 days		2-3 months
Salad dressing, bottled	12-18 months/U	12 weeks/O
Salads: egg, chicken, tuna & macaroni		3-5 days
Sandwiches		1-2 days	1 week
Sauces		3-4 days	2-3 months
Soups		3-4 days	2-3 months
Stews		3-4 days	2-3 months
Tea, dry, in airtight container	6 weeks

B+ Time food is safe beyond the Best Before Date.

/O Opened. Transfer food to another container for storage.

/U Unopened.

/R When ripe.

Use your best judgment when using stored food. If you are unsure, compost it.

Freezer storage times are for quality only.

Do not use food products past their Expiry Date.