Dairy Products & Eggs

• Powdered milk3 months in the pantry once openedup to 5 years in the pantry
• Nacho cheese, store bought2 weeks in the fridge once openedup to 2 years in the pantry
• Ghee1–2 years in the fridge
• Egg substitutes12 months in the freezer
• Cheese3–4 weeks in the fridge once openedhard such as cheddar, swiss, block parmesan · up to 6 months in the fridge
• Margarine6 months in the fridge
• String Cheese5 months in the fridge
• Vegan Cheddar Cheese3–7 days in the fridge once openedup to 4 months in the fridge
• Butter1–2 months in the fridge
• Eggs3–5 weeks in the fridgein shell
• Pimento cheese, packaged4 weeks in the fridge once opened
• Whipped cream, aerosol can3–4 weeks in the fridge
• Coffee creamer3 weeks in the fridgeliquid refrigerated
• Dips, sour cream based2 weeks in the fridge
• Cottage cheese1 week in the fridge once openedup to 2 weeks in the fridge
• Cream cheese2 weeks in the fridge
• Cheese Curds, fresh, unaged2 weeks in the fridge
• Whipped topping2 weeks in the fridgetub
• Ricotta1 week in the fridge once openedup to 2 weeks in the fridge
• Yogurt1–2 weeks in the fridge
• Buttermilk1–2 weeks in the fridge
• Coconut milk7–10 days in the fridge once opened
• Soy milk7–10 days in the fridge once opened
• Quark, fresh cheese7–10 days in the fridge
• Kefir, fermented milk1–2 days in the fridge once openedup to 1 week in the fridge
• Eggnog, commercial3–5 days in the fridge
• Egg dishes3–4 days in the fridge
• Pudding2 days in the fridge once opened
• Milk5 kinds
• Sour creamuntil the package use-by date in the fridge
• Cream5 kinds

How this list is ordered

31 foods in this category have a page here, ranked by the longest figure each row prints, longest first. Powdered milk leads at up to 5 years in the pantry and Pudding closes the order at up to 2 days in the fridge once opened. 3 pages here (Milk, Sour cream and Cream) have no single figure to rank by, so they sit at the end without a place in the order.

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