<h3>How Long Does Stored Food Last?</h3>
These are just basic guidelines for food storage,.
Meat and Poultry - Uncooked
<ul>[*]Chicken and turkey - Nine months[*]Steaks, beef - Six to 12 months[*]Chops, pork - Four to six months[*]Chops, lamb - Six to nine months[*]Roasts, beef - Six to 12 months[*]Roasts, lamb - Six to nine months[*]Roasts, pork and veal - Four to six months[*]Stew Meats - Three to four months[*]Ground meats - Three to four months[*]Organ meats - Three to four months[/list]
Dairy Products
</p><ul>[*]Butter/margarine - Six to nine months[*]Cheese, soft and spreads, dips - One month[*]Cheese, hard or semi-hard - Six months[*]Eggs in shell- Do not freeze[*]Ice cream - One month[*]Milk / Cream - Three weeks[/list]
Dried Food Items - Shelf Life
</p><ul>[*]Baking powder/soda - 18 months[*]Bread Crumbs - Six months[*]Cereals - Six months[*]Coffee creamer, dry - Six months[*]Flour/cake mixes - One year[*]Gelatin/pudding mixes - One year[*]Herbs/spices - Six to 12 months[*]Milk, nonfat dry - Six months[*]Pancake/pie crust mixes - Six months[*]Pasta/noodles - Two years[*]Potatoes, instant - 18 months[*]Rice, white - Two years[*]Sugar, granulated - Two years[*]Sugar, brown, confectioners'- Four months[/list]
Other Items
</p><ul>[*]Chocolate - unsweetened 18 months[*]Coffee, vacuum pack - One year[*]Milk, canned - One year[*]Molasses - Two years[*]Nuts - Eight months[*]Oils/salad dressings - Three months[*]Peanut butter (unopened) - Six months[*]Sauces, condiments, relishes (unopened) - One year[*]Shortening - Eight months[*]Syrups - One year[*]Tea - 18 months[/list]
Food Storage Guidelines
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