Food safety
Frozen foods: how long they keep
Fridge, freezer and pantry times for 25 kinds of frozen foods, from USDA FoodKeeper.
All of them
Dough (commercial (bread or cookie))
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 12 months
Edamame (frozen)
Freezer: 2 years
Egg substitutes
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 12 months
Fish (breaded)
Fridge: Not recommended · Freezer: 18 monthsFish (raw but headed and gutted)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 6 months
Frozen entrees (prepared meals)
Fridge: Not recommended · Freezer: 12 monthsFrozen potato products
Fridge: Not recommended · Freezer: 12 monthsFrozen pretzels
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 9 months
Fruits (such as berries, melons)
Freezer: 10 to 18 months
Ice cream
Freezer: 6 monthsIce pops
Freezer: 9 monthsJuice concentrates
Freezer: 2 years
Kugel (commercial)
Freezer: 1 yearLobster tails
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 8 monthsPancakes, waffles
Fridge: Not recommended · Freezer: 3 months
Pizza (frozen)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 12 months
Polenta (frozen)
Freezer: 12 months
Sausages (precooked)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 1 to 2 monthsSausages (uncooked)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 1 to 2 monthsSherbet, sorbet
Fridge: Not recommended · Freezer: 9 months
Shrimp, shellfish
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 12 to 18 monthsSoy crumbles and hot dogs
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 1 to 2 monthsSoy meat substitutes
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 12 to 18 months
Tempeh
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 6 monthsVegetables
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 10 to 18 monthsMore news
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