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 |
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Milk & cream |
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Cream cheese, cheese spread | Not recommended | Wrap | tightly. |
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Cottage | cheese |
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Sour cream |
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Hard cheese | (Swiss, Cheddar | Wrap tightly. Cut off any mold. |
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Eggs in the shell, |
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Apples |
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Bananas |
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| 6 months (whole/peeled) | Ripen at room temperature | before refrigerating. Bananas & ave- | ||||||
Pears, plums, | avocados | 3 4 days | Not recommended | cados darken when refrigerated. |
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Berries, | cherries, | apricots | 6 months |
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Grapes |
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Pineapples, cut |
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Asparagus |
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Brussels | sprouts, | broccoli, | Wrap odorous foods. Leave peas in pods. Store in crispen | |||||||||
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Cabbage, | celery |
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Carrots, | parsnips, | beets, & | Remove tops. Wrap odorous foods & refrigerate in the crisper. | |||||||||
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Lettuce |
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Chicken and Turkey, whole | 12 months | Keep | in original packaging | for refrigeration. | Place in the Meat and | |||||||
Chicken | and Turkey, pieces | 9 months | Cheese Drawer. When freezing longer than | 2 weeks, | overwrap | |||||||
Fish |
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Bacon |
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Beef or lamb, | ground | Fresh | meats | can be kept in original packaging for refrigeration. | ||||||||
Beef or lamb, | roast & steak | Place in the | Meat and Cheese Drawer. When freezing longer than | |||||||||
Ham, fully cooked, whole | 7 days | 2 weeks, overwrap with freezer wrap. |
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Pork, roast |
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Pork, chops |
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Sausage, | smoked |
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