Meat

• Meat products, canned3 days in the fridge once openedup to 5 years sealed in the pantry
• Jerky2 months in the fridge once openedcommercially dried · up to 12 months sealed in the pantry
• Prosciutto2 months in the fridge
• Pastrami40 days in the fridge
• Hot dogs1 week in the fridge once openedup to 2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Bacon1 week in the fridge once opened
• Pork roll7 days in the fridge once opened
• Corned beef, in pouch with pickling juices5 days sealed in the fridge
• Venison, round, rump, loin, or rib roast3 days sealed in the fridge
• Retort pouches or boxes3 days in the fridge once opened
• Bratwurst2 days in the fridgefresh
• Rabbit, whole, fresh2 days in the fridge
• Chorizo1 day in the fridgefresh
• Sausage1 day sealed in the fridgeraw bulk type or patties
• Variety meats, liver, tongue, chitterlings, etc.1 day sealed in the fridge
• Beef10 kinds1 day to 3 days
• Ham20 kinds3 days to 6 months
• Veal4 kinds1 day to 3 days
• Bison2 kinds1 day to 3 days

How this list is ordered

19 foods in this category have a page here, ranked by the figure each row prints: how long it keeps outside the freezer. Meat products, canned leads at 5 years sealed in the pantry and 3 foods share the bottom at 1 day sealed in the fridge, a spread of 1825 times across one shelf. 4 pages here carry kinds rather than one figure, so they sit at the end without a place in the order.

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. Whether a given window is a safety limit or a quality window is stated on the page that prints it.