Meat · 34 items
Bacon, ham & sausage: Shelf Life Chart
Counter, fridge and freezer times for bacon, ham & 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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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 |
 Boneless canned ham (refrigerated) | 3–5 days | 1–2 months | Yes | 6–9 months | 2 hours |
 Boneless picnic ham | 1 week | 1–2 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Breakfast sausage | 1–2 days | 1–2 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 |
 Fresh boneless picnic ham | 1 week | 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 |
 Half cooked ham (bone-in) | 1 week | 1–2 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 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 |
 Meat pâté | 7 days | Not listed | — | — | 2 hours |
 Pastrami | 40 days | Not listed | — | — | 2 hours |
 Pepperoni | 2–3 weeks | 1–2 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Pork roll | 7 days | Not listed | — | Use-by date | 2 hours |
 Prosciutto | 2–3 months | 1 month | 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 |
 Smoked bratwurst | 5–7 days | 2–3 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Spiral ham | 3–4 days | 1–2 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 |
 Vacuum-packed ham | 2 weeks | 1–2 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Whole cooked ham (bone-in) | 1 week | 1–2 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
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Figures here are drawn from USDA FoodKeeper plus FSIS guidance. Data re-checked November 2026. How we check our numbers · Spotted an error? Tell us