Fridge & Freezer Storage Guide

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• Cooked pasta

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  1–2 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Soup and stew

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Meat stew (etli yemek)

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Cooked chicken or turkey

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–4 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Cooked beef, lamb or pork

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Cooked fish

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Cooked vegetables

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Cooked beans, lentils and chickpeas

  Cooked dishes & leftovers

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Whole chicken or turkey

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Chicken pieces

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  9 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Ground beef or lamb (kıyma)

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  3–4 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Beef or lamb steaks, chops and roasts

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  6–12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Pork chops and roasts

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  4–6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Fresh sausages

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  1–2 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Liver and offal

  Raw meat & poultry

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  3–4 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Lean fish fillets (cod, sea bass)

  Fish & seafood

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, bluefish)

  Fish & seafood

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Raw shrimp and prawns

  Fish & seafood

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  3–6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Live mussels and clams

  Fish & seafood

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Canned fish, opened

  Fish & seafood

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Milk, pasteurised, opened

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• UHT milk, opened

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  Unopened: see date on pack

• Cream, opened

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Butter

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  1–3 months

  Freezer

  6–9 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 days in a cool kitchen

• Kaşar and other semi-hard cheese, opened

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  3–4 weeks

  Freezer

  6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Hard cheese (parmesan, aged tulum)

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  4–6 weeks

  Freezer

  6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Soft cheese (labne, cream cheese)

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Eggs in the shell

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  3–5 weeks

  Freezer

  1 year, beaten without the shell

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Hard-boiled eggs

  Dairy & eggs

  Fridge

  1 week

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Bread loaf

  Bread & baked goods

  Fridge

  1 week

  Freezer

  3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  3–5 days

• Flatbread (lavaş, pide)

  Bread & baked goods

  Fridge

  1 week

  Freezer

  3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2–3 days

• Simit and bagels

  Bread & baked goods

  Fridge

  Not recommended

  Freezer

  2 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1 day

• Cake without cream

  Bread & baked goods

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2–3 days

• Cream or custard pastry

  Bread & baked goods

  Fridge

  2–3 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Apples and pears

  Fruit

  Fridge

  4–6 weeks

  Freezer

  8–12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 weeks

• Strawberries and berries

  Fruit

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  8–12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1 day

• Grapes

  Fruit

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks

  Freezer

  8–12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1 day

• Citrus fruit

  Fruit

  Fridge

  3–4 weeks

  Freezer

  4–6 months, juice

  Pantry or room temperature

  1 week

• Bananas

  Fruit

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2–7 days

• Peaches, apricots and plums

  Fruit

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  8–12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–3 days to ripen

• Watermelon and melon, cut

  Fruit

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  Whole: 1 week

• Pomegranate

  Fruit

  Fridge

  1–2 months

  Freezer

  8–12 months, seeds

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 weeks

• Dried fruit (apricots, figs, raisins)

  Fruit

  Fridge

  1 year

  Freezer

  Not needed

  Pantry or room temperature

  6 months

• Salad greens

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  3–7 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Tomatoes

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  3–5 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2–5 days to ripen

• Cucumbers

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  1 week

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 days

• Peppers

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks

  Freezer

  6–8 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2–3 days

• Eggplant

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  6–8 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 days

• Potatoes

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  Not recommended

  Freezer

  2–3 months, cooked

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 months, cool and dark

• Onions

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  7–10 days, cut

  Freezer

  6–8 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1–2 months

• Garlic

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks, peeled

  Freezer

  3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  3–5 months

• Carrots

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  3–4 weeks

  Freezer

  8–12 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  1 week

• Cabbage

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  2–4 weeks

  Freezer

  6–8 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  3–5 days

• Mushrooms

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  3–7 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months, cooked

  Pantry or room temperature

  1 day

• Fresh herbs (parsley, dill, mint)

  Vegetables

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks

  Freezer

  4–6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2–3 days, stems in water

• Tomato paste, opened can

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  3–4 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Pasta sauce, opened jar

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  5–7 days

  Freezer

  3–4 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Mayonnaise, opened jar

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  2 months

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Mayonnaise, homemade

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Garlic or herbs in oil, homemade

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  4 days

  Freezer

  4 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  Never at room temperature

• Honey

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  Not needed

  Freezer

  Not needed

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 years or more

• Olive oil, opened

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  Not needed

  Freezer

  Not needed

  Pantry or room temperature

  6 months, cool and dark

• Jam, opened

  Sauces & condiments

  Fridge

  6 months

  Freezer

  Not needed

  Pantry or room temperature

  Unopened: 1 year

• Cooked pilav (rice)

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  1–3 days

  Freezer

  1 month

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Kuru fasulye (cooked)

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Sarma and dolma (cooked)

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Börek, baked

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Mantı, fresh and uncooked

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  1–2 days

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Yufka or filo, opened

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  1 week

  Freezer

  3–6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Yogurt (yoğurt)

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  7–10 days

  Freezer

  1–2 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Ayran, opened

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  2–3 days

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Beyaz peynir (white cheese in brine)

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks, in brine

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Kaymak

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  3–4 days

  Freezer

  1–2 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  2 hours at most

• Sucuk (cured sausage), opened

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  2–3 weeks

  Freezer

  1–2 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  Unopened: see date on pack

• Salça, homemade

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  3–4 weeks

  Freezer

  6 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  Only if properly canned

• Turşu (pickles in brine), opened

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  2–3 months

  Freezer

  Not recommended

  Pantry or room temperature

  Unopened: see date on pack

• Tahin (tahini), opened

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  6 months

  Freezer

  Not needed

  Pantry or room temperature

  3 months

• Pekmez (grape molasses)

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  1 year

  Freezer

  Not needed

  Pantry or room temperature

  6 months

• Baklava

  Turkish staples

  Fridge

  1–2 weeks

  Freezer

  2–3 months

  Pantry or room temperature

  3–5 days

Fridge at 4 °C (40 °F) or below, freezer at −18 °C (0 °F). Times are approximate and conservative; when in doubt, throw it out.