Categories: Stories

This Is How Long You Can Actually Store These 9 Kinds Of Food In Your Fridge

It’s true that vegetables really do go bad faster when you’re the one buying them. No, but really. There are specific times for vegetables to be stored in your fridge. There are actually shorter time limits for refrigerated food than you’d think. Following these guidelines will help prevent your food from spoiling or becoming dangerous to eat.

While it’s important to consider the lifespan of your refrigerated food, it’s also important to note that frozen foods stored at 0°F can be kept indefinitely. Here are some common food items and their storage times in your fridge!

1. Salads

Ralph Daily / Flickr

That includes all additional items in the salad, too. Egg, chicken, ham, tuna, and macaroni. You can typically refrigerate this for 3 to 5 days, but it does not freeze well. You should definitely eat this sooner rather than later!

2. Hot dogs

dinnercraft / Flickr

An opened package of hotdogs can last 1 week in the fridge. An unopened package can last 2 weeks. Both can be frozen for 1 to 2 months. Better keep an eye on the time!

3. Lunch meat

maxpixel

Open package or deli sliced luncheon meat can last 3 to 5 days in the fridge. An unopened package can last up to 2 weeks! Both can be frozen for 1 to 2 months. Looks like if you open it, you’re better off finishing the entire thing!

4. Bacon and sausage

Wikimedia Commons

Bacon can last up to 7 days in the fridge. Sausage, raw, from chicken, turkey, pork, and beef, can only last 1 to 2 days. Bacon can be frozen for 1 month while sausage can be frozen for 1 to 2 months. Better eat up!

5. Hamburger and other ground meats

Wikimedia Commons

Hamburger, ground beef, turkey, veal, pork, lamb, etc. can all last in a fridge for only 1 to 2 days. However, they can be frozen for 3 to 4 months. If you’re ever planning on putting it away, better freeze it!

CLICK NEXT TO KEEP READING

1 of 2 Next

Show comments
Share
Published by

Recent Posts

test

test

4 years ago

‘The Little Rascals’: The ‘Our Gang Curse’ That May Have Haunted the Cast Throughout the Years

Hollywood “curses” are a strange thing as people tend to look at the collective deaths…

4 years ago

Florida Man Pays Utility Bills For Over 100 Families For Second Christmas In A Row

74-year-old Michael Esmond is putting on the Santa Claus gear this year once again as…

4 years ago

Orlando PD Donates Christmas Gifts To More Than 200 Kids In Need

Police officers from Orlando, FL donated and delivered Christmas gifts to more than 200 kids…

4 years ago

The 1965 Kecksburg Incident: What Fell Over Pennsylvania?

On December 9, 1965, a blue-tinged fireball streaked across the sky over Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. However,…

4 years ago

Why The Pandemic Helped Bring Back Sunday Family Dinners

Over years, less emphasis ended up placed on traditional Sunday family dinners. In those times,…

4 years ago