FoodStorageTips
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.
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Butter |
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| 1 month | 6 to | 9 months | Wrap | tightly | or cover. |
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Milk and cream |
| 1 week |
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| cream |
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Cream | cheese, cheese | 1 to 2 weeks | Not | recommended | Wrap | tightly. |
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spread | and cheese food |
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Cottage | cheese |
| 3 to | 5 days | Not | recommended | Store | in original | carton. |
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Sour | cream |
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| 10 days | Not | recommended | Store | in original | carton. |
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Hard | cheese |
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| 1 to | 2 months | /4to | 6 months | Wrap | tightly. |
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(Swiss, Cheddar | and Parmesan) |
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EGGS |
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Eggs | in the | shell |
| 3 weeks | Not | recommended | Refrigerate | small | ends | down. | |||||||||
Leftover | yolks | or whites | 2 to/4 | days | 9 to | 12 months | For each cup | of yolks | to be frozen, | ||||||||||
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FRUITS |
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Apples |
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| 1 month | 8 months | (cooked) | May also store unripe or hard apples | |||||||||||
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| at 60° to 70° F (16° to | 21° C). | ||||||
Bananas |
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| 2 to/4 | days | 6 months |
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| (whole/peeled] | refrigerating. |
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Pears, plums, | avocados | 3 to/4 | days | Not | recommended | Ripen |
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Berries, | cherries, | apricots | 2 to 3 | days | 6 months |
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Grapes |
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| 3 to | 5 days | 1 month | (whole) | Ripen |
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Citrus | fruits |
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Pineapples, | cut |
| 2 to 3 days | 6 to | 12 months | Will not ripen after purchase. | |||||||||||||
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