How long does Sausage last in the fridge?
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Sausage (raw bulk type or patties) keeps 1–2 days in the fridge from purchase. Enter a day and each row becomes a calendar date, worked out in your browser.
Sausage, raw bulk type or patties
- From purchase · in the freezerBest quality by1 month to 2 months after the day you bought it
- From purchase · in the fridgeUse by1 day to 2 days after the day you bought it
Sausage, fully cooked smoked links, kielbasa
- From purchase · in the freezerBest quality by1 month to 2 months after the day you bought it
- From purchase · in the fridgeUse by1 week after the day you bought it
Sausage, hard, dry (pepperoni), sliced
- From purchase · in the freezerBest quality by1 month to 2 months after the day you bought it
- From purchase · in the fridgeUse by2 weeks to 3 weeks after the day you bought it
Every storage figure the USDA publishes for this item
USDA FoodKeeper lists 3 kinds under Sausage.
Sausage, raw bulk type or patties
- From purchase · in the freezer1 month to 2 months
- From purchase · in the fridge1 day to 2 days
Sausage, fully cooked smoked links, kielbasa
- From purchase · in the freezer1 month to 2 months
- From purchase · in the fridge1 week
Sausage, hard, dry (pepperoni), sliced
- From purchase · in the freezer1 month to 2 months
- From purchase · in the fridge2 weeks to 3 weeks
What USDA FSIS and the FDA say about this food
For: Sausage, raw bulk type or patties
Bacon and Sausage
Sausage, raw from meat or poultry1-2 days
USDA FSIS, Refrigeration & Food Safety, retrieved 4 November 2026. Quoted word for word.
For: Sausage, raw bulk type or patties
ItemMonths
Bacon and Sausage1 to 2
USDA FSIS, Freezing and Food Safety, retrieved 4 November 2026. Quoted word for word.
Other foods on the same USDA shelf
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.
Not the same USDA record as Sausages, a near-identical name with its own figures.
The answer at the top is for Sausage, raw bulk type or patties, the kind this site shows first; every kind the USDA lists under this name is printed with its own figures.
USDA index terms: dry, dry pepperoni, fully cooked, fully cooked smoked links, hard, kielbasa, link, links, patties, patty, pepperoni, raw, raw bulk type, slice, sliced, smoked links
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.