Fridge storage chart
How long common foods last in the fridge, from official food-safety sources. Last checked: 1 October 2026.
United Kingdom
Your fridge should be set between 0 and 5°C.
United States
Refrigerators should be set to maintain a temperature of 40 °F or below.
Fridge storage chart
| Food | Form | Fridge | Freezer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | Whole | 1-2 days | 12 months |
| Ground chicken | 1-2 days | 3-4 months | |
| Pre-packaged, luncheon/deli meat | - | 1-2 months | |
| Beef | Rib roast, bone-in | 2-4 days | 4-12 months |
| Rib roast; boneless, rolled | 2-4 days | 4-12 months | |
| Round or rump roast | 2-4 days | 4-12 months | |
| Pork | Loin roast, bone-in | 2-3 days | 4-12 months |
| Loin roast, boneless | 2-3 days | 4-12 months | |
| Loin chops, bone-in | 2-3 days | 4-12 months | |
| Ham | Shelf-stable cans, opened | - | 1-2 months |
| Pre-packaged, luncheon/deli meat | 2 weeks | 1-2 months | |
| Pre-packaged, luncheon/deli meat, opened | 3-5 days | 1-2 months | |
| Bacon | Fully cooked | - | 3 months |
| Fully cooked, opened | 5-14 days | - | |
| Uncured | 4-7 days | 3-4 weeks | |
| Sausage | Raw bulk type or patties | 1-2 days | 1-2 months |
| Fully cooked smoked links, kielbasa | 1 week | 1-2 months | |
| Hard, dry (pepperoni), sliced | 2-3 weeks | 1-2 months | |
| Turkey | Whole | 1-2 days | 12 months |
| Ground turkey | 1-2 days | 3-4 months | |
| Pre-packaged, luncheon/deli meat | 2 weeks | 1-2 months | |
| Fish | Hot smoked, air pack | - | 9-12 months |
| Hot smoked, vacuum pack | - | 6-12 months | |
| Cold smoked, air pack | - | 9-12 months | |
| Shrimp | Shrimp | 1-2 days | 6-18 months |
| Frozen shrimp | - | 12-18 months | |
| Eggs | In shell | 3-5 weeks | - |
| Raw whites, yolks | 2-4 days | - | |
| Hard boiled cooked | 2 days | - | |
| Milk | Plain or flavored | use-by date on package | 3 months |
| Canned evaporated or condensed, opened | 4-5 days | - | |
| Shelf-stable, opened | 5-7 days | - | |
| Butter | Butter | 1-2 weeks | 3 months |
| Cheese | Hard such as cheddar, swiss, block parmesan | 4-6 months | 2 months |
| Hard such as cheddar, swiss, block parmesan, opened | 3-4 weeks | - | |
| Parmesan; shredded or grated | 12 months | - | |
| Yogurt | Yogurt | 1-2 weeks | 1-2 months |
| Cream | Whipping, ultrapasteurized | 1 month | - |
| Whipped, sweetened | 1 day | 1-2 months | |
| Half and half | 3-4 days | 4 months | |
| Cooked rice | Cooked rice | 1 day | 3 months |
| Cooked pasta | Cooked pasta | 2 days | 4 weeks |
| Leftovers | With meat, fish, poultry, or egg | 2-3 days | 2-3 months |
| Without meat, fish, poultry, or egg (such as cooked vegitables, rice, or potatoes) | 1 day | 1-2 months | |
| Pizza | 3-4 days | 1-2 months | |
| Soup | Soup | 2-3 days | 2-3 months |
| Bread | Homemade | - | 2-3 months |
| Strawberries | Strawberries | 2-3 days | 8-12 months |
| Berries | Cherries, goose berries, lychee | 7 days | 12 months |
| Blackberries, boysenberries, currant | 3-6 days | 12 months | |
| General guidance | - | 3 months | |
| Apples | Apples | 2 days | 3 months |
| Bananas | Bananas | 3 days | 2-3 months |
| Avocados | Avocados | 3-4 days | - |
| Lettuce | Iceberg, romaine | 1-2 weeks | - |
| Leaf, spinach | 3-7 days | - | |
| Tomatoes | Tomatoes | 2 days | 2 months |
| Carrots | Carrots | 2 days | 2 weeks |
| Mushrooms | Mushrooms | 3-7 days | 10-12 months |
| UK advice | 7 days | 3 months | |
| Onions | Yellow, white, red, etc. | 2 months | 10-12 months |
| Spring or green | 1 week | 10-12 months | |
| UK advice | 2 days | 3 months | |
| Potatoes | Potatoes | 1-2 weeks | 10-12 months |
| UK advice | 2 days | - |