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Food Baby food: Baby food, fruit (opened jar)Baby food: Baby food, vegetables (opened jar)Baby food: Baby food, dinners with meat (opened jar)Baby food: Baby cereal, dryBaby formula: Prepared formula from powderBaby formula: Liquid concentrate or ready-to-feed formula, opened Baking sodaBaking soda: Baking powderChocolate: Baking and dark chocolateChocolate: Cocoa powder and cocoa mixesFlour: White flourFlour: Whole wheat flourSpices: Ground spicesSpices: Whole spicesSpices: Dried herbsSugar: White sugarSugar: Brown sugarSugar: Powdered sugarVanilla extract: Pure vanilla extractVanilla extract: Almond and other flavor extractsYeast: Dry yeast (packets or jar) Bagels: Fresh-baked bagelsBagels: Store-bought frozen bagelsBread: Store-bought bread, rolls and bunsBread: Homemade breadCake: Store-bought cakeCake: CheesecakeCookies: Crispy cookiesCookies: Soft cookiesMuffins: Homemade muffinsMuffins: Store-bought muffinsPie: Fruit pie (apple, cherry, peach)Pie: Pumpkin piePie: Pecan piePie: Cream pieRefrigerated dough: Dough in tubes (biscuits, rolls, pizza)Refrigerated dough: Ready-to-bake pie crustRefrigerated dough: Refrigerated cookie doughRefrigerated dough: Puff pastryTortillas: Flour tortillasTortillas: Corn tortillas Barbecue sauce: Bottled barbecue sauceBarbecue sauce: Homemade barbecue sauce, cannedHot sauceJam: Jam, jelly and preservesKetchup: Ketchup, cocktail or chili sauceMayonnaise: Store-bought mayonnaiseMustardMustard: Dry ground mustardOlives: Olives in jars or cansOlives: Olives from an olive barPasta sauce: Pasta sauce in a jarPasta sauce: Tomato sauce (pasta, pizza)PicklesSalad dressing: Bottled salad dressingSalad dressing: Creamy dressing (ranch, Caesar)Salad dressing: Bottled vinaigretteSalad dressing: Homemade vinaigretteSalsa: Jarred salsa, picante and taco sauceSalsa: Fresh salsa from the store's chilled sectionSalsa: Homemade fresh salsaSoy sauce: Soy sauce or teriyaki sauceTahiniVinegar: White and wine vinegarVinegar: Apple cider vinegarVinegar: Balsamic vinegar ButterButtermilkCheese: Hard cheese (cheddar, Swiss, block parmesan)Cheese: Soft cheese (brie, goat cheese)Cheese: Shredded cheese (cheddar, mozzarella)Cheese: Grated parmesan, dryCheese: Processed cheese slicesCoffee creamer: Liquid coffee creamer, refrigeratedCoffee creamer: Powdered coffee creamerCottage cheeseCream: Heavy creamCream: Ultra-pasteurized whipping creamCream: Half-and-halfCream: Sweetened whipped creamCream cheeseEggs: Raw eggs in the shellEggs: Raw whites or yolksEggs: Hard-boiled eggsKefirMargarine: Margarine and spreadsMilk: Fresh milkMilk: Shelf-stable (UHT) milkMilk: Ultra-pasteurized milk, sold chilledMilk: Lactose-free milkRicottaYogurt Almond milk: Almond milk, sold chilledAlmond milk: Soy milk, sold chilledBottled waterCoffee: Whole coffee beansCoffee: Store-bought ground coffeeCoffee: Instant coffeeLiquor: Spirits (vodka, whiskey, rum, gin)Liquor: Cream liqueurs, unopenedOrange juice: Orange juice in a carton, sold chilledOrange juice: Freshly squeezed orange juiceOrange juice: Frozen orange juice concentrateSoda: Soda, cola, mixers (bottles or cans)Tea: Tea bagsTea: Loose teaTea: Instant teaWine: Red wineWine: White wine Canned tunaCanned tuna: Tuna in a pouchCanned tuna: Opened canned fish and meatCrab: Fresh crab meatCrab: Crab legs (king, snow, Dungeness)Crab: Pasteurized crab meat (sealed tub)Fish: Raw fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel)Fish: Raw lean fish (cod, haddock, sole)Fish: Cooked fishLobster: Live whole lobsterLobster: Cooked lobster tailsLobster: Frozen raw lobster tailsMussels: Live mussels, clams and oysters in the shellMussels: Shucked mussels, clams and oystersScallopsShrimp: Raw shrimpShrimp: Cooked shrimp and shellfishSmoked salmon: Cold-smoked salmon (lox), vacuum-packedSmoked salmon: Hot-smoked fish, vacuum-packedSurimi: Surimi, imitation crab Frozen vegetablesIce creamIce cream: Sherbet and sorbet ApplesAvocadosBananasCherriesCoconut: Fresh whole coconutCoconut: Shredded coconutCranberries: Fresh cranberriesCranberries: Canned cranberry sauceCranberries: Homemade cranberry sauceGrapesKiwi: Kiwi fruitLemons and citrus: Lemons, limes, oranges and other citrusMango: Mango, papaya, passion fruitMelon: CantaloupeMelon: HoneydewPeaches: Peaches, nectarines, plums, pearsPineapplePomegranateStrawberriesStrawberries: RaspberriesStrawberries: BlueberriesWatermelon Hummus: Store-bought hummus (with preservatives)Hummus: Homemade or fresh hummus (no preservatives)Leftovers: Leftovers with meat, fish, poultry or eggsLeftovers: Leftovers without meat (vegetables, potatoes)Leftovers: Leftover pizzaPâté: Pâté from the deli counterPâté: Packaged meat pâtéPâté: Packaged poultry pâtéPizza: Leftover pizzaPizza: Frozen pizzaPotato saladPotato salad: Pasta saladPotato salad: Egg saladPotato salad: Chicken saladSoup: Soups and stewsSoup: Homemade vegetable soup Bacon: Raw baconBacon: Uncured baconBacon: Precooked bacon, shelf-stableCorned beef: Raw corned beef in a pouch with brineDeli meat: Pre-packaged deli meat (ham, turkey, salami)Deli meat: Deli meat sliced at the counterGround beef: Raw ground beefGround beef: Cooked ground beef dishesHam: Whole cooked ham, bone-inHam: Spiral-cut or sliced cooked hamHam: Vacuum-packed boneless cooked hamHot dogsJerky: Store-bought jerkyJerky: Homemade jerkyLamb: Lamb chops, ribs or loinLamb: Boneless leg of lambLamb: Lamb stew meatLamb: Ground lambPork: Pork chopsPork: Pork loin roastPork: Pork tenderloinPork: Pork shoulderPork: Ground porkProsciuttoProsciutto: PastramiSausage: Raw sausage (links, patties, bulk)Sausage: Fully cooked smoked sausage, kielbasaSausage: Hard dry sausage, sliced (pepperoni)Steak: Beef steaksSteak: Beef roasts (round, rump)Steak: Chuck roast, brisketVeal: Veal shoulder roastVeal: Veal leg roastVeal: Ground veal Broth: Store-bought broth or stock (carton, can)Broth: Homemade broth or stockCanned food: Low-acid canned food (meat, fish, soup, beans, vegetables)Canned food: High-acid canned food (fruit, tomatoes, juice, pickles)Coconut milk: Canned coconut milkCoconut milk: Canned coconut creamCoconut milk: Coconut milk drink, in a carton, chilledCrackersDried fruit: Dried fruit (raisins, apricots, mango, cranberries)Dried fruit: DatesEvaporated milk: Evaporated or sweetened condensed milk, cannedHoneyMaple syrup: Pure maple syrup, glass bottleMaple syrup: Pure maple syrup, plastic bottleMaple syrup: Pancake syrupNuts: Nuts in jars or cansNuts: WalnutsNuts: Shelled peanutsOlive oil: Olive or vegetable oilOlive oil: Canola oilPeanut butter: Regular peanut butterPeanut butter: Natural peanut butter (no stabilizers)Popcorn: Popcorn kernelsPopcorn: Microwave popcornPopcorn: Ready-popped popcornPotato chips Chicken: Whole raw chickenChicken: Boneless chicken breastsChicken: Bone-in chicken breastsChicken: Chicken legs or thighsChicken: Ground chicken or turkeyChicken: Cooked chicken dishesChicken: Rotisserie chickenDuck: Whole duckDuck: Whole gooseTurkey: Whole raw turkeyTurkey: Boneless turkey breastTurkey: Turkey legs or thighsTurkey: Cooked turkey Cereal: Breakfast cerealCereal: Cereal and granola barsCooked riceCooked rice: Uncooked white or wild riceCooked rice: Uncooked brown riceDried beansDried beans: Dried lentilsOats: Oatmeal and rolled oatsOats: Whole grain oats (groats)Pasta: Cooked pastaPasta: Fresh pasta, homemade or loosePasta: Dry pasta (without egg)Quinoa: Uncooked quinoaQuinoa: Cooked quinoa Tofu Artichokes: Whole artichokesAsparagusBean sproutsBeets: Fresh beetsBeets: Pickled beetsBok choyBroccoli: Broccoli and broccoli rabeBrussels sproutsCabbageCarrots: Carrots and parsnipsCarrots: Baby carrotsCauliflowerCeleryCorn on the cobCucumbersEggplantFresh herbsFresh herbs: Fresh basilFresh herbs: Fresh parsleyGarlicGinger: Fresh ginger rootGreen beans: Green beans, snow peas, sugar snaps, fava beansKaleLeeksLettuce: Iceberg or romaine lettuceLettuce: Leaf lettuce and spinachLettuce: Bagged salad greensMushrooms: Fresh mushroomsMushrooms: Dried mushroomsOnions: Onions (yellow, white, red)Onions: Green onions (scallions)Peppers: Bell peppersPeppers: Hot peppers (chili, jalapeño)PotatoesPotatoes: Sweet potatoesPumpkin: Whole pumpkinPumpkin: Winter squash (butternut, acorn)RadishesTomatoesTomatoes: Cherry tomatoesZucchiniZucchini: Summer squash Where you keep it Date bought, opened or cooked

Storage tips and signs it has gone bad

Fridge at 4 °C (40 °F) or colder, freezer at −18 °C (0 °F). Freezer times are for best quality: frozen food stays safe. When in doubt, throw it out.

Storage times: USDA FoodKeeper.