Bread and baked goods: storage times

Tap a food for how to store it, how to tell it has gone bad and whether it freezes well.

Food	Fridge	Freezer	Pantry
Fresh-baked bagels	—	3 months	1–2 days
Store-bought frozen bagels	—	3 months	—
Store-bought bread, rolls and buns	—Opened: 2–3 weeks	3–5 monthsfrom purchase	14–18 daysfrom purchase
Homemade bread	—	3 months	3–5 days
Store-bought cake	—Opened: 7–10 days	6 monthsfrom purchase	3–7 daysfrom purchase
Cheesecake	—Opened: 5–7 days	3–6 monthsfrom purchase	—
Crispy cookies	—	8–12 monthsfrom purchase	4–6 monthsfrom purchase
Soft cookies	—	8–12 monthsfrom purchase	2–3 monthsfrom purchase
Homemade muffins	—	2–3 months	3–7 days
Store-bought muffins	—	3 months	3–7 days
Fruit pie (apple, cherry, peach)	—Opened: 1 week	8 months	1–2 days
Pumpkin pie	—Opened: 3–4 days	1–2 months	2 hours
Pecan pie	—Opened: 3–4 days	1–2 months	2 hours
Cream pie	—Opened: 3–4 days	Not recommended	—
Dough in tubes (biscuits, rolls, pizza)	Until the use-by date	Not recommended	—
Ready-to-bake pie crust	Until the use-by date	2 monthsfrom purchase	—
Refrigerated cookie dough	Until the use-by date	2 monthsfrom purchase	—
Puff pastry	—	12 months	—
Flour tortillas	—Opened: 3 months	6 monthsfrom purchase	3 monthsfrom purchase
Corn tortillas	60–90 daysfrom purchase	—	25–45 daysfrom purchase

Fridge at 4 °C (40 °F) or colder, freezer at −18 °C (0 °F). Freezer times are for best quality: food kept frozen stays safe, but slowly loses taste and texture. These times are USDA guidance, not a guarantee. When in doubt, throw it out.

Storage times: USDA FoodKeeper (Food Safety and Inspection Service), public domain. Text by ShelfLife.