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| Lean fish |
1 to 2 days |
| Fatty fish |
1 to 2 days |
| Cooked fish |
3 to 4 days |
| Smoked fish |
14 days |
| Fresh shrimp, scallops, crawfish, squid, shucked clams, mussels and oysters |
1 to 2 days |
Canned seafood
Pantry, 5 years |
after opening
3 to 4 days |
| Live clams, mussels, crab, lobster and oysters |
2 to 3 days |
| Cooked shellfish |
3 to 4 days |
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| Pizza |
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| Pizza |
3 to 4 days |
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| Stuffing |
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| Stuffing - cooked |
3 to 4 days |
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| Beverages |
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| Juices in cartons, fruit drinks, punch |
3 weeks unopened;
7 to 10 days opened |
| Coffee, canned ground, opened |
1 month |
| Coffee, gourmet |
3 weeks in paper bag;
1 week in sealed container |
| Coffee, instant, opened |
up to 1 month |
| Diet Soda (and soft drinks in plastic bottles), unopened |
3 months from "best by" date |
| Wine (red, white), opened |
1 week corked |
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| Dairy |
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| Butter |
1 to 3 months
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| Buttermilk |
7 to 14 days |
| Cheese, Hard (such as Cheddar, Swiss) |
6 months, unopnened;
3 to 4 weeks, opened |
| Cheese Soft (such as Brie, Bel Paese) |
1 week |
| Cottage Cheese, Ricotta |
1 week |
| Cream Cheese |
2 weeks |
| Cream - whipped, ultrapasteurized |
1 month |
| Cream - whipped, sweetented |
1 day |
| Cream - aerosol can, real whipped cream |
3 to 4 weeks |
| Cream - aerosol can, non-dairy topping |
3 months |
| Cream, Half and Half |
3 to 4 days |
| Eggnog, commercial |
3 to 5 days |
| Margarine |
4 to 5 months |
| Milk |
7 days |
| Pudding |
package date;
2 days after opening |
| Sour cream |
7 to 21 days |
| Yogurt |
7 to 14 days |
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| Dough |
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| Tube cans of rolls, biscuits, pizza dough, etc. |
Use-by-date |
| Ready-to-bake pie crust |
Use-by-date |
| Cookie dough |
Use-by-date, opened or unopened |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Frozen vegetables, opened (freezer) |
1 month
|
| Marshmallows, opened (pantry) |
3 months |
| Mayonnaise, opened |
2 to 3 months from "purchase by" date (After this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume.) |
| Olives, jarred (green with pimento), opened |
3 months |
| Peanut butter, processed |
6 months; refrigeratr after 3 months |
| Soy Sauce, bottled, opened |
3 months (After this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume.) |
