[Kirk]

m&f magazine april issue 2008, pg 279
Foods

eggs:
fresh, in shell: fridge- 3-5 weeks, freezer- dont freeze
raw yolks, whites: fridge- 2-4 days, freezer- 1 year
hard cooked: fridge- 1 week, freezer- dont freeze well
liquid pasteurized eggs or egg substitutes opened: fridge- 3 days, freezer- dont freeze
liquid pasteurized eggs or egg substitutes unopened: fridge- 10 days, freezer- 1 year
mayonnaise, commercial (refrigerate after opening): fridge- 2 months, freezer- dont freeze

hamburger and stew meats: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 3-4 months
ground turkey, veal, pork, lamb: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 3-4 months
fresh meat (beef, veal, lamb, pork):
steaks: fridge- 3-5 days, freezer- 3-4 months
chops: fridge- 3-5 days, freezer- 4-6 months
roasts: fridge- 3-5 days, freezer- 4-6 months

cooked meat, meat dishes: fridge- 3-4 days, freezer- 2-3 months
chicken or turkey, whole: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 1 year
chicken or turkey, parts: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 9 months
cooked poultry dishes: fridge- 3-4 days, freezer- 4-6 months
cooked poultry pieces, plain: fridge- 3-4 days, freezer- 4 months

lean fish: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 6 months
fatty fish: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 2-3 months
cooked fish: fridge- 3-4 days, freezer- 4-6 months
smoked fish: fridge- 14 days, freezer- 2 months
fresh shrimp, scallops, crawfish, squid: fridge- 1-2 days, freezer- 3-6 months
canned seafood (pantry-5 years): fridge- 2-3 days after opening, freezer- (out of can) 2 months

ham, fully cooked, whole: fridge- 7 days, freezer- 1-2 months
ham, fully cooked, half: fridge- 3-5 days, freezer- 1-2 months
ham, fully cooked, slices: fridge- 3-4 days, freezer- 1-2 months
bacon: fridge- 7 days, freezer- 1 month

lunch meats (opened package): fridge- 3-5 days, freezer- 1-2 months
lunch meats (unopened): fridge- 2 weeks, freezer- 2 months



hope this helps clarify shelf life questions you have...

-brett

[YM123]

nice post kirk,, my save some people getting salmonella lol!!!

[Kirk]

seriously!!! alot of question i noticed so hope this answers them

[Kirk]

guess no one's interested in shelf life of foods that should be in everyones fridge, haha...

[Cain Marko]

Useful, but I tend to eat things before they get anywhere even close to the use by date

[bbdude]

only thing i store is chicken, but thanks for the post man i might store something later so^^

[Freak]

Solid post Brett! Thanks!

[Half Second]

thanks Kirk that's a helpful post bro

[Kirk]

saw a few threads asking about shelf life so im bumping this into being viewed again.

[allstar]

great article kirk, it is very helpful, the bump was neccesary

[robbyybt]

Great thread kirk I was asking about this a while back and that would have answered my questions.

[Kirk]

bump

[chrispghmuscle]

ahahahaha nice, lets dig up some more

[Teran]

If it is a "deep freeze" freezer that rarely gets opened freezer life for almost all items is extended (even over 1 year!). If it's just the freezer with your fridge that gets opened constantly or left open for long periods it can be less.

[Thomas_Rivera]

Well if you have frozen meat, or any product you could technically keep it forever. The product texture and flavor does degrade the longer its frozen however.

[chrispghmuscle]

Originally Posted by Thomas_Rivera

Well if you have frozen meat, or any product you could technically keep it forever. The product texture and flavor does degrade the longer its frozen however.

As long as you don't let Air in with it.. Place it in a vacuum sealed bag..

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by chrispghmuscle

As long as you don't let Air in with it.. Place it in a vacuum sealed bag..

i bought those things off that commercial and they actually work, i need to use them more though. it came with like 30 bags two straw things and a vacuum thing to plug into the straw to get the air out of the bags. but each bag is not reusable.

[<3Frosty]

I constantly store cooked chicken for longer than 2-4 days. I store it in tupperware in the fridge though, not open.