
Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program Keeping Food Safe 2005
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RECOMMENDED STORAGE TIMES
You can safely store many staples, dry mixes and unopened canned foods at room temperature. But buy
only what you expect to use within the time recommended in the chart.
Some foods such as flour, spices and baked goods will stay fresh longer if stored in the freezer. Most
fresh foods, opened canned foods, mixed foods, and meat, eggs or dairy foods should be kept in the
refrigerator or freezer.
Date food packages, and use the oldest first. If stored for longer than recommended times, or beyond
the date on the package, foods may change quality, color and flavor — or be unsafe to eat.
Store your food safely
Food Cupboard Refrigerator Freezer Comments
at 70° F at 32-40° F at 0° F
STAPLES
Keep dry and covered.
Baking Powder 18 months
Bouillon Cubes or Granules 2 years
Cereals
• hot cereals, dry 6 months
• ready-to-eat
unopened 6-12 months
opened 2-3 months Refold package liner
tightly after opening.
Chocolate
• semi-sweet 18 months
• unsweetened, baking 18 months
Cocoa Mixes 8 months
Coffee
• cans, unopened 2 years
cans, opened 2-4 weeks 2 months 6 months
• instant, unopened
1-2 years
instant, opened 2 months
Coffee Lighteners, dry
• unopened 9 months
• opened 6 months
Cornmeal 1 year
18 months
2 years
Cornstarch 1 year
18 months
2 years
Flour
• white 6-8 months 1 year 1-2 years
• whole wheat 6-8 months 1-2 years
Grits 1 year
Honey 1 year
Jellies, Jams
• unopened 1 year
• opened
6-8 months
Margarine 3 months
1 year
Wrap well to freeze.
Molasses
• unopened 1 year
• opened 6 months 1-2 years Throw away if moldy.
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