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Use & Care Guide
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture; Food Marketing Institute; Cooperative Extension
Service, Iowa State University.
Foods
Refrigerator
Freezer
Storage Tips
Cabbage, celery
1 to 2 weeks
Not recommended
Wrap odorous foods and refrigerate in
crisper.
Carrots, parsnips, beets and
turnips.
7 to 10 days
8 to 10 months
Remove tops. Wrap odorous foods and
refrigerate in crisper.
Lettuce
7 to 10 days
Not recommended
Poultry and Fish
Chicken and Turkey, whole
1 to 2 days
12 months
Keep in original packaging for refrigera-
tion. Place in the meat and cheese drawer.
When freezing longer than two weeks,
overwrap with freezer wrap.
Chicken and Turkey, pieces
1 to 2 days
9 months
Fish
1 to 2 days
2 to 6 months
Meats
Bacon
7 days
1 month
Beef or lamb, ground
1 to 2 days
3 to 4 months
Fresh meats can be kept in original pack-
aging for refrigeration.
Beef or lamb, roast and steak 3 to 5 days
6 to 9 months
Place in the meat and cheese drawer.
When freezing longer than two week,
overwrap with freezer wrap.
Ham, fully cooked whole
7 days
1 to 2 months
half
5 days
1 to 2 months
slices
3 days
1 to 2 months
Lucheon meat
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 months
Unopened, vaccum-packed luncheon
meat may be kept up to two weeks in the
meat and cheese drawer.
Pork, roast
3 to 5 days
4 to 6 months
Pork, chops
3 to 5 days
4 months
Suasage, ground
1 to 2 days
1 to 2 months
Sausage, smoked
7 days
1 to 2 months
Veal
3 to 5 days
4 to 6 months
Frankfurters
7 days
1 month
Processed meats should be tightly
wrapped and stored in themeat and cheese
drawer.