Sunday, October 11, 2009

Good to Know - How long items stay fresh

Through various blogs and frugal living articles, I have come to find some interesting lists. This list is helpful for all who cook. Just remember to put the date on what you open or freeze. Time Items can stay in Fridge/Freezer
Refrigerator (40F)
Butter - 2 months
Cheese, hard - 6 months
Cheese, soft and opened - 10 days
Cheese, soft and unopened - 3 weeks
Eggs, hard-boiled - 1 week
Eggs, uncooked in shell - 1 month
Fish, fresh - 1 day
Greens - 2 days
Meat, cooked - 3 days
Meat, raw - 3 days
Poultry, cooked - 3 days
Poultry, fresh - 2 days
Vegetables - 3 days
White wine, recorked - 2 days
White wine, vacuum-stopped - 10 days
Freezer (0F)
Bread - 3 months
Butter - 9 months
Fish, fatty - 3 months
Fish, lean - 6 months
Fruit - 9 months
Fruit juices - 10 months
Hamburger, fresh - 4 months
Ice cream/sorbet - 2 months
Poultry, cooked - 5 months
Poultry, uncooked - 9 months
Steaks, uncooked - 9 months
Vegetables - 6 months

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