Dairy & Eggs · 23 items

Cheese: Shelf Life Chart

Counter, fridge and freezer times for cheese, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.

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Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.

			Good to freeze?	Fridge, sealed	Countertop
American cheese	3–4 weeks	Not recommended	No	—	Not recommended
Brie	1–2 weeks	6 months	For cooking	—	2 hours
Cheddar cheese	3–4 weeks	6 months	For cooking	6 months	Refrigerate
Cheese curds	2 weeks	4 months	For cooking	—	Not recommended
Cheese slices (processed)	3–4 weeks	Not recommended	No	—	Not recommended
Cottage cheese	1 week	Not recommended	No	2 weeks	2 hours
Cream cheese	2 weeks	Not recommended	No	—	2 hours
Feta	1–2 weeks	6 months	For cooking	—	2 hours
Fresh mozzarella	1–2 weeks	6 months	For cooking	—	2 hours
Goat cheese	1–2 weeks	6 months	For cooking	—	2 hours
Hard cheese	3–4 weeks	6 months	For cooking	6 months	Refrigerate
Nacho cheese	2 weeks	3 months	For cooking	2 years (pantry)	2 hours
Parmesan cheese	3–4 weeks	6 months	For cooking	6 months	Refrigerate
Parmesan cheese (grated)	12 months	Not recommended	No	—	Not recommended
Pimento cheese	4 weeks	Not listed	—	Use-by date	2 hours
Quark	7–10 days	Not listed	—	—	2 hours
Ricotta	1 week	Not recommended	No	2 weeks	2 hours
Shredded cheese	1 month	3–4 months	For cooking	—	Not recommended
Shredded mozzarella	1 month	3–4 months	For cooking	—	Not recommended
Soft cheese	1–2 weeks	6 months	For cooking	—	2 hours
String cheese	5 months	Not listed	—	—	Not recommended
Swiss cheese	3–4 weeks	6 months	For cooking	6 months	Refrigerate
Vegan cheese	3–7 days	Not listed	—	4 months	Refrigerate