Food safety
Sauces and condiments: how long they keep
Fridge, freezer and pantry times for 52 kinds of sauces and condiments, from USDA FoodKeeper.
All of them
Aioli (homemade)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days
Anchovies (canned)
Freezer: 2 months · Pantry: 5 years
Apple cider vinegar
Pantry: Indefinitely
Bacon grease
Fridge: 6 months · Freezer: 12 months
Balsamic vinegar
Pantry: 3 to 5 years
Barbecue sauce (bottled)
Pantry: 1 year
Barbecue Sauce (homemade, canned)
Pantry: 9 to 12 monthsBeef broth/stock/consommé
Fridge: 7 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 months
Black bean sauce
Pantry: 18 to 24 months
Broth (homemade)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 monthsChicken broth/stock/consommé
Fridge: 7 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 months
Chutney
Pantry: 1 yearCooking wine
Fridge: Until the use-by date on the package
Cranberry sauce (canned)
Pantry: 2 yearsCranberry sauce (homemade)
Fridge: 7 to 10 daysCream sauces, milk solids
Pantry: 6 to 12 monthsDry gravy mixes
Fridge: 1 to 2 daysDuck fat
Fridge: 30 days
Frying oil (re-used)
Fridge: 1 month · Freezer: 6 to 9 months
Gravy (jars and cans)
Pantry: 2 to 5 years
Hoisin sauce
Pantry: 18 to 24 months
Honey
Pantry: 2 years
Horseradish (in jar)
Fridge: 12 months
Hot sauce
Pantry: 6 monthsJams, jellies, and preserves
Pantry: 6 to 18 monthsKetchup, cocktail, or chili sauce
Pantry: 1 year
Marinades
Pantry: 1 year
Mayonnaise (commercial)
Pantry: 3 to 6 months
Mustard
Pantry: 1 to 2 years
Olives (black and green)
Pantry: 12 to 18 months
Oyster sauce
Pantry: 18 to 24 months
Pesto (jarred)
Fridge: 6 months · Freezer: 1 month
Pickles
Pantry: 1 year
Relish
Fridge: 9 months
Salad dressing (creamy)
Pantry: 6 monthsSalad dressing (dry,packaged)
Pantry: Until the use-by date on the packageSalad dressing (homemade)
Salad dressing (vinaigrette,homemade)
Fridge: 2 to 3 weeksSalad dressing (vinaigrette)
Pantry: 6 monthsSalad dressings (commercial, bottled)
Pantry: 10 to 12 monthsSalsa (homemade, canned)
Pantry: 9 to 12 monthsSalsa (picante and taco sauces)
Pantry: 1 yearSauce mixes (nondairy (spaghetti, taco, etc.))
Pantry: 2 yearsSoy sauce or teriyaki sauce
Pantry: 3 years
Spaghetti sauce (in jars)
Pantry: 18 months
Tahini
Pantry: 1 yearThai red curry paste
Pantry: 2 yearsTomato Sauce (homemade, canned)
Pantry: 9 to 12 monthsTomato sauce (spaghetti, pizza)
Pantry: Until the use-by date on the packageVegetable stock/broth (commercially produced)
Fridge: 7 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 monthsVinegar
Pantry: 2 years
Worcestershire sauce
Pantry: 1 yearMore news
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