Now that you have started to build a stockpile it is important that you use up products before they expire.It is best to stick with the First In, First Out method. This way your products are being rotated efficiently and nothing goes to waste.
Most grocery items are labeled with a “Best Before” or “Sell By” date. These dates are there to provide a date for optimum freshness. These Best Before dates DO NOT mean that your product is no longer usable. It just means it may not taste or work the best after this date.
Now if a product is labelled as “Expired By”, that generally means that the product may no longer be safe to use after this date. These products should be discarded in time.
We will cover guidelines for storing at room temperature, in the fridge and in the freezer.
Room Temperature Storage
GROCERY
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
BBQ Sauce
Breads & Rolls
Bread Crumbs
Cake Mixes
Canned Foods
Cereal, Ready to Cook
Cereal, Ready to Eat
Chocolate Syrup
Crackers
Flour, All Purpose
Flour, Whole Wheat
Herbs & Spices
Honey
Instant Coffee
Jams & Jellies
Ketchup
Marshmallows
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Olives, canned or bottled
Pancake Mix
Pasta
Peanut Butter, unopened
Peanut Butter, opened
Pickles
Popcorn
Pudding
Relish
Rice, Brown or Wild
Rice, White
Salad Dressings
Salt
Soy Sauce
Sugar, Brown
Sugar, Powdered
Sugar, White
Syrups
Tabasco Sauce
Tea bags
Vegetable Oil, unopened
Vegetable Oil, opened
Vinegar
Worcestershire Sauce
18 months
2 years
3 years
5 – 7 days
6 months
1 year
1 year
4 – 6 months
9 months
2 years
8 months
15 months
6-8 months
9 months
1 year
2 years
1 year
1 year
3 months
4 months
1 year
1 year
6 months
1 year
9 months
2 – 3 months
18 months
18 months
12 – 14 months
1 year
1 year
1 year
10 months
No limit
2 years
4 months
4 months
2 years
1 year
5 years
18 months
6 months
1 – 3 months
No limit
5 – 10 years
HOUSEHOLD
Air Freshener
Alkaline Batteries
Bleach
Dish Soap
Disinfecting Wipes
Glass Cleaner
Hand Soap
Household cleaners (Mr Clean)
Laundry Detergent
Lithium Batteries
Wood polish
2 years
7 years
3 – 6 months
1 year
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
1 year
10 years
2 years
BODY, BEAUTY & HEALTH
Baby Oil
Baby Powder
Bar Soap
Body Wash
Body Lotion
Conditioner
Deodorant
Depilatories
Eye Cream
Face Wash
Face Lotion
Hair Dye
Hair Gel
Hair Spray
Lip Balm
Lipstick
Mascara
Mouth Rinse
Rubbing Alcohol
Shampoo
Shaving Cream
Toothpaste
Whitening Strips
3 years
3 years
3 years
2 years
3 years
3 years
2 years
2 years
3 years
2 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
5 years
2 years
2 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
2 years
2 years
1 year
Refrigerator and Freezer Storage
FOOD
Bacon
Butter
Bread
Buttermilk
Cheese, Cottage & Ricotta
Cheese, Cream
Cheese, hard
Cheesecake, baked
Chops, uncooked
Coffee Cake
Cold Cut Meats
Cooked meat, beef / pork
Cookies, baked, frosted
Cookies, baked, unfrosted
Cream, half & half
Cream, whipping
Eggs, cooked, in shell
Eggs, cooked, yolk or whites
Eggs, raw, in shell
Fish, breaded, cooked
Fish, uncooked
Ground Meat, uncooked
Ham, canned
Ham, sliced, cooked
Ham, whole or half, cooked
Hot dogs
Margarine
Milk
Muffins
Scones
Sour Cream
Pie, baked
Pie, unbaked
Pie Shells, baked
Pie Shells, unbaked
Poultry, cooked
Poultry, uncooked, ground
Poultry, uncooked, pieces
Poultry, uncooked, whole
Roasts & Steaks
Shellfish, cooked
Shellfish, uncooked
Whipped Cream
Yogurt
REFRIGERATOR
5 – 7 days
2 weeks
5 – 7 days
1 week
1 – 10 days
2 weeks
3 – 4 week
3 – 5 days
3 – 5 days
5 – 7 days
1 – 2 weeks
3 – 4 days
Only if stated in recipe
Only if stated in recipe
5 days
5 days
1 week
1 week
3 weeks
–
1 – 2 days
1 – 2 days
6 – 9 months
3 – 4 days
5 – 7 days
1 – 2 weeks
1 month
5 days
5 – 7 days
5 – 7 days
1 week
3 – 5 days
Not Recommended
–
–
3 – 4 days
1 – 2 days
1 – 2 days
1 – 2 days
3 – 5 days
3 – 4 days
1 – 2 days
1 – 2 days
3 weeks
FREEZER
1 month
4 months
2 – 3 months
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
2 months
4 months
4 – 5 months
4 – 6 months
2 – 3 months
Not Recommended
2 – 3 months
3 months
1 year
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
2 – 3 months
3 – 6 months
3 – 4 months
Not Recommended
1 – 2 months
1 – 2 months
2 months
2 months
1 month
2 – 3 months
2 – 3 months
Not Recommended
3 – 4 months
2 – 3 months
4 months
2 months
4 months
3 – 4 months
9 months
1 year
6 – 12 months
1 – 2 months
3 – 4 months
3 months
1 month
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