How Long Can You Refrigerate Meat, Fish and Eggs?
See the below chart for general guidelines on refrigerating meat, fish and eggs!
Meat/Meat Alternates | Refrigerator Storage (Time) |
Chicken or turkey, cooked | 3-4 days |
Casseroles, meat, poultry, egg | 3-4 days |
Chicken nuggets | 1-2 days |
Chicken or turkey, raw | 1-2 days |
Eggs, hard-cooked | 1 week |
Eggs, in shell, raw | 3-5 weeks |
Eggs, yolks, whites, substitutes, raw | 2-4 days |
Fish, cooked | 3-4 days |
Fish, raw | 1-2 days |
Frankfurters, opened package | 1 week |
Frankfurters, sealed package | 2 weeks |
Gravy and meat broth | 3-4 days |
Meat, chops, steaks, roasts, raw | 3-5 days |
Meat, cooked | 3-4 days |
Meat or poultry, ground, raw | 1-2 days |
Meat, luncheon, store-sliced | 3-5 days |
Meat, luncheon, closed package | 2 weeks |
Meat, luncheon, opened package | 3-5 days |
Prepared salads: tuna, chicken, egg | 3-5 days |
Sausage, precooked | 7 days |
Sausage, uncooked | 1-2 days |
source: http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/ccrecipes3-6supp.pdf