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FOODS
REFRIGERATOR
FREEZER
STORAGE TIPS
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 packaging for
refrigeration.
Beef or lamb, roast and steak
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 months
Place in the Deli Drawer on coldest setting. When
freezing longer than two weeks, overwrap with freezer
wrap
Ham, full cooked, whole
7 days
1 to 2 months
half
5 days
1 to 2 months
slices
3 days
1 to 2 months
Luncheon meat
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 months
Unopened, vacuum-packed luncheon meat may be
kept up to two weeks in the Deli Drawer on coldest
setting.
Pork, roasts
3 to 5 days
4
to 6 months
Pork, chops
3 to 5 days
4
months
Sausage, ground
1 to 2 days
1 to 2 months
Sausage, chops
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 the Deli Drawer on coldest setting.
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture; Food Marketing Institute; Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University
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