How long does Bacon last in the fridge once opened?
Turning the range into a date
Bacon keeps 1 week in the fridge once opened. Enter a day and each row becomes a calendar date, worked out in your browser.
Bacon
- From purchase · in the freezerBest quality by1 month after the day you bought it
- From purchase · in the fridgeUse by1 week after the day you bought it
- Once opened · in the fridgeUse by1 week after the day you opened it
Bacon, fully cooked
- From purchase · in the pantryUse by6 months after the day you bought it
- Once opened · in the fridgeUse by5 days to 14 days after the day you opened it
Bacon, uncured
- In the freezerBest quality by3 weeks to 4 weeks after the day you stored it
- In the fridgeUse by4 days to 7 days after the day you stored it
Every storage figure the USDA publishes for this item
USDA FoodKeeper lists 3 kinds under Bacon.
Bacon
- From purchase · in the freezer1 month
- From purchase · in the fridge1 week
- Once opened · in the fridge1 week
Bacon, fully cooked
- From purchase · in the pantry6 months
- Once opened · in the fridge5 days to 14 days
Bacon, uncured
- In the freezer3 weeks to 4 weeks
- In the fridge4 days to 7 days
What USDA FSIS and the FDA say about this food
For: Bacon
Bacon and Sausage
Bacon7 days
USDA FSIS, Refrigeration & Food Safety, retrieved 4 November 2026. Quoted word for word.
For: Bacon · Bacon, fully cooked · Bacon, uncured
FOODHANDLINGREASON
Luncheon meats, bacon, or hot dogsDiscardFoods with high moisture content can be contaminated below the surface. Moldy foods may also have bacteria growing along with the mold.
USDA FSIS, Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?, retrieved 4 November 2026. Quoted word for word.
Other foods on the same USDA shelf
- Pork roll7 days in the fridge once opened
- Corned beef, in pouch with pickling juices5–7 days in the fridge
- Venison, round, rump, loin, or rib roast3–5 days in the fridge
- Retort pouches or boxes3–4 days in the fridge once opened
- Ham3–4 days in the fridgefully cooked, slices, half, or spiral cut
- Bratwurst2–3 days in the fridgefresh
Food safety rules that apply to every food
- Keep the refrigerator temperature at or below 40° F (4° C). The freezer temperature should be 0° F (-18° C).
- Never allow meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, or produce or other foods that require refrigeration to sit at room temperature for more than two hours—one hour if the air temperature is above 90° F.
- Though food will be safe indefinitely at 0° F, quality will decrease the longer the food is in the freezer.
- Never thaw food at room temperature, such as on the counter top. There are three safe ways to defrost food: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave. Food thawed in cold water or in the microwave should be cooked immediately.
- Perishable foods should never be thawed on the counter, or in hot water and must not be left at room temperature for more than two hours.
- If you're not sure or if the food looks questionable, throw it out.
Sources: FDA: are you storing food safely · FDA: safe food handling · USDA FSIS: safe defrosting.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure and note on this page is reproduced from USDA FoodKeeper as published; the calendar date is the only arithmetic, and it runs in your browser.
Source: USDA FoodKeeper, retrieved 1 September 2026. A figure that does not match the source? Tell us. How the site is built.
The answer at the top is for Bacon, the kind this site shows first; every kind the USDA lists under this name is printed with its own figures.
USDA index terms: cooked, fully cooked, natural, natural bacon, nitrite, nitrite-free, nitrite-free bacon, uncured, uncured bacon
KeepsUntil is an independent reference built on public USDA data. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug Administration. Storage times are reproduced from USDA FoodKeeper as published; when in doubt, follow the FDA and USDA FSIS guidance linked on every food page.