Unsure about how long your almonds will stay fresh when you freeze them? Doubting how many weeks you can freeze your bread, without it falling apart when you defrost it? Or maybe you want to know what the best way is to store bananas. Truthful Food’s Refrigerator and Freezer Food Storage Chart will come in handy in every kitchen!
All the recipes on Truthful Food, list a shelf-life indication in the ”good to know” section. You will also find the best way to store your creation in that same section.
When you make food, and you are not sure about how long it will stay fresh, the best way to make an estimate is by looking at the ingredients you use. Take the ingredient with the shortest shelf-life and apply that shelf-life to the final product.
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*These shelf-lives and storage methods apply to food, that is still in its unopened packaging unless mentioned otherwise. Once you open the packaging or do not store the food as indicated, the self-life will change. How you handle the products while transporting them from the store to your house, can change the shelf-life as well. (Example: you let your groceries sit in a hot car for 20 minutes.)
**Do not wash your fruits and vegetables until you are about to use them. If you wash them in advance, they will spoil faster.
Tip: If you want to keep close track of your food’s possible expiration dates, write the date you freeze it, open it etc., on the packaging.
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Refrigerator and Freezer Food Storage Chart
| Food | Room Temp | Refrigerator | Freezer | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Several months. | Check for spoiled apples. One spoiled apple makes others go bad faster. | ||
| Apricots, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums. | Up to a week. | Several months. | ||
| Artichokes | A week. | |||
| Asparagus | Up to a week. | Up to a year. | ||
| Avocados | Several days (when ripe). | Up to a week. | ||
| Baking powder | Over a year. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Baking soda | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Bananas | Several days. | Several weeks. | When unripe, store in cool place at room temperature. When ripe, store in refrigerator. Freeze in airtight container. | |
| Beans | Up to a week. | Up to a year. | ||
| Beets | Several weeks. | Up to a year. | ||
| Berries | Up to a week. | Several months. | ||
| Bouillon (solid) | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Bread crumbs | Half a year. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Breads (fresh) | Fresh for several days. Ideally: freeze after one day. | Makes the bread go stale faster. | Several months. | Keep and freeze in an airtight container. |
| Breads (unbaked dough) | Several days. | Several months. | Defrost completely before baking. | |
| Broccoli | A week. | Up to a year. | ||
| Butter | Several months. | Up to a year. | Store in original packaging. | |
| Cabbage | Up to a week. | |||
| Cake | Several days. | Several days. | Several months. | Store in airtight container. |
| Canned fruit | Several months. | Several years. | ||
| Canned vegetables | Several months. | Several years. | ||
| Capsicum (peppers) | Several weeks. | Several months. | Freeze raw, slice in strips or dice | |
| Carrots | Several weeks. | Up to a year. | ||
| Cauliflower | Up to a week. | Up to a year. | ||
| Celery | Up to a week. | Up to a year. | ||
| Cereal (breakfast) | Up to a year. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Cheese (hard) | Several months. | Several months. | Not all cheeses freeze well. I only freeze grated cheese because the structure matters less. | |
| Cheese (soft) | Several weeks. | |||
| Chocolate | Several years. | Store in an airtight container in a dark and cool location. Make sure the temperature is constant. | ||
| Coconut (shredded) | Several months. | Up to a year. | Store in an airtight container. | |
| Coffee beans | Several weeks. | |||
| Cookie dough | Several days. | Several months. | Store in airtight container. | |
| Cookies (homemade) | Several weeks. | Several months. | Store in airtight container. | |
| Corn | Several days. | Up to a year. | ||
| Cornmeal | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Cottage cheese | Several weeks. | |||
| Crackers | Several months. | Several months. | ||
| Cranberries | Several weeks. | |||
| Cream | Several days. | Depending on the type of cream, it can be frozen. | ||
| Cream cheese | Several weeks. | |||
| Croutons | Half a year. | Store in airtight container. | ||
| Dried fruits | Several months. | Store in airtight container. | ||
| Egg whites | Several days. | Up to a year. | Store in airtight container when refrigerating. Tip: freeze in ice cube trays. | |
| Egg yolks | Several days. | Store in airtight container. | ||
| Eggs (cooked) | One week. | |||
| Eggs (fresh) | Several weeks. | |||
| Flour | Up to a year | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | |
| Fruit juice | Several days. | Several months. | ||
| Garlic bulbs | Several months. | Up to a year. | Store in an airtight container in a dark and cold location. | |
| Grapefruit | Several days. | Several weeks. | Several months. | |
| Grapes | Several weeks. | |||
| Green onions | Several days. | |||
| Ground meat | Several days. | Several months. | Remove packaging it was sold in. Put in freezer bag. Write date in freezer bag. | |
| Herbs | Up to a year. | Up to a week. | Several years. | |
| Honey | Up to a year. | When crytalized, gently heat till liquified again. | ||
| Ice-cream | Several months. | |||
| Jams and preserves | Up to a year. | Several months. | Refrigerate when opened. | |
| Ketchup | Up to a year. | Refrigerate when opened. | ||
| Kiwi | Several days (when ripe). | Several weeks. | ||
| Leaf vegetables (lettuce, salad greens) | Up to a week. | |||
| Lean fish | Several days. | Several months. | Remove packaging it was sold in. Put in freezer bag. Write date in freezer bag. | |
| Lemons | A week. | Several weeks. | ||
| Limes | A week. | Several weeks. | ||
| Maple Syrup | Up to a year. | Several years. | ||
| Marshmallows | Several months. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Mayonnaise | Several months. | Several months. | Refrigerate when opened. | |
| Melons | Several days. | A week. | Several months. | |
| Milk | Several days. | |||
| Milk (condensed) | Up to a year. | |||
| Molasses | Up to a year. | |||
| Muffins | Several days. | Several months. | Freeze in airtight packaging. Keep in an airtight container at room temperature. | |
| Mushrooms | Several days. | Up to a year. | ||
| Mustard | Several years. | Refrigerate when opend. | ||
| Nuts | Several months. | Up to a year. | Several years. | Store in an airtight container in a dark and cold location. |
| Olives | Up to a year. | |||
| Oranges | Several days. | Several weeks. | ||
| Pasta (dried) | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Pastries | Several days. | Several months. | Freeze in airtight packaging. Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator (not at room temperature) if pastries have a filling. | |
| Peanut butter | Several months. | |||
| Peas | Several days. | Up to a year. | ||
| Pineapple | Several days. | Several days. | ||
| Pizza | Several days. | Several months. | ||
| Potatoes | Several weeks. | Several months. | Store in dry, well ventilated location. | |
| Poultry meat | Several days. | Up to a year. | ||
| Radishes | Several weeks. | |||
| Rice | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Ricotta cheese | Several weeks. | |||
| Sausage (fresh) | Several days. | Several months. | Store in an airtight container. | |
| Sausage (hard) | 2 to 3 weeks | Several months. | Store in an airtight container once opened. | |
| Shrimp | Several days. | Several months. | ||
| Soup (broth-base) | Several days. | Several months. | ||
| Soup (cream-based) | Several days. | |||
| Sour cream | Several weeks. | |||
| Spices | Up to a year. | Several years. | Store in airtight container in a dry place. | |
| Squash | Several months. | |||
| Sugar | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Syrups | Up to a year. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Tangerines | Several days. | A week. | ||
| Tea | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Tofu | Up to a week. | Several months. | Change storage water daily, when opened. | |
| Tomatoes | Several weeks. | Several months. | ||
| Tortillas | A week. | Several months. | Freeze in airtight packaging. Keep in an airtight container at room temperature. | |
| Vanilla Extract | Several years. | Store in an airtight container. | ||
| Vinegar | Several years. | Store in an airtight container in a dark and cold location. | ||
| Yeast (active, dry) | Several months. | Up to a year | Several years. | |
| Yoghurt | Several weeks. |
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