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

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

Fresh Fish or Seafood:
Fresh  1-2 days, refrigerator,
Fish, 6 months, frozen (*), Shellfish, 3 months, frozen(*)
Leftovers  3-4 days

Dairy Products:
Cheese  3-4  weeks, refrigerator
Milk  5 days refrigerator, 1 month, frozen (*)
Ice Cream, frozen yogurt  2-4  months frozen (*)

Eggs:
Fresh in shell, 3 weeks, refrigerator
Hard-boiled, 1 week, refrigerator
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