Food group · 102 items

Meat: Shelf Life Chart

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

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102 of 102 items shown · in A–Z order

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

			Good to freeze?	Fridge, sealed	Countertop
Bacon	1 week	1 month	Yes	1 week	2 hours
Beef jerky	2–3 months	Not listed	—	12 months (pantry)	Refrigerate
Beef short ribs	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Beef stew meat	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Beef tongue	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Bison	3–5 days	6–9 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Bone-in pork chops	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Bone-in pork loin roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Bone-in rib roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Bone-in veal loin roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Boneless canned ham (refrigerated)	3–5 days	1–2 months	Yes	6–9 months	2 hours
Boneless leg of lamb	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Boneless picnic ham	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Boneless pork loin roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Boneless rib roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Boneless veal leg roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Boneless veal shoulder roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Bratwurst	2–3 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Breakfast sausage	1–2 days	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Brisket	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Brisket and chuck roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Canned ham (shelf-stable)	5–14 days	Not listed	—	6–9 months (pantry)	Refrigerate
Canned meat	3–4 days	Not listed	—	5 years (pantry)	Refrigerate
Chitterlings	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Chuck roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Cooked chorizo	1 month	6 months	Yes	1 year (pantry)	2 hours
Cooked ham	3–4 days	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Corned beef	5–7 days	1 month	Yes	—	2 hours
Country ham	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Filet mignon	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Flank steak	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh boneless picnic ham	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh chorizo	1–2 days	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh half ham (bone-in)	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh ham shank	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh pork butt roll	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh whole ham (bone-in)	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fully cooked bacon	5–14 days	Not listed	—	6 months (pantry)	Refrigerate
Goat meat (whole cuts)	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Goat stew meat	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Ground beef	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Ground bison	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Ground goat	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Ground lamb	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Ground pork	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Ground veal	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Half beef tenderloin	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Half cooked ham (bone-in)	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Homemade jerky	1–2 months	Not listed	—	—	1–2 months
Hot dogs	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	2 weeks	2 hours
Italian sausage	1–2 days	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Kielbasa and smoked sausage	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb chops	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb crown roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb kabob cubes	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb leg steaks	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb shanks	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb shoulder roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Lamb stew meat	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Large bone-in leg of lamb	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Large pork crown roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Liver	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Meat in retort pouches	3–4 days	Not listed	—	Not recommended (pantry)	Refrigerate
Meat pâté	7 days	Not listed	—	—	2 hours
New York strip steak	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Organ meats (liver, tongue)	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pastrami	40 days	Not listed	—	—	2 hours
Pepperoni	2–3 weeks	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pork chops	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pork loin cubes	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pork medallions	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pork ribs	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pork roll	7 days	Not listed	—	Use-by date	2 hours
Pork shoulder	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pork tenderloin	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Prosciutto	2–3 months	1 month	Yes	—	2 hours
Rabbit	2 days	9 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Raw beef kabobs	1–2 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Raw sausage	1–2 days	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Refrigerated canned ham	6–9 months	Not recommended	No	—	2 hours
Ribeye steak	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Rolled lamb breast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Round roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Sirloin steak	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Small bone-in leg of lamb	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Small pork crown roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Smoked bratwurst	5–7 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Spiral ham	3–4 days	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Steak	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Stuffed pork chops	1–2 days	9 months	Yes	—	2 hours
T-bone steak	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncooked boneless leg ham	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncooked half leg ham (bone-in)	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncooked smoked chorizo	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncooked whole leg ham (bone-in)	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncured bacon	4–7 days	3–4 weeks	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncured cooked ham	3–4 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Uncured fresh ham	3–5 days	6 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Vacuum-packed ham	2 weeks	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Venison roast	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Whole beef tenderloin	3–5 days	4–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Whole cooked ham (bone-in)	1 week	1–2 months	Yes	—	2 hours