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HAM
STORAGE TIMES CHART |
Type
of Ham |
Refrigerate |
Freeze |
Fresh
(uncured) Ham, uncooked |
3
to 5 days |
6
months |
Fresh
(uncured) Ham, cooked |
3
to 4 days |
3
to 4 months |
Cured
Ham, cook-before-eating; uncooked |
5
to 7 days or
Use-by date* |
3
to 4 months |
Cured
Ham, cook-before-eating; after consumer cooks it |
3
to 5 days |
1
to 2 months |
Fully
Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, undated; unopened |
2
weeks |
1
to 2 months |
Fully
Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, dated; unopened |
Use
by date* |
1
to 2 months |
Fully
Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, undated or dated; opened |
3
to 5 days |
1
to 2 months |
Fully
Cooked Ham, whole, store wrapped |
7
days |
1
to 2 months |
Fully
Cooked Ham, half, store wrapped |
3
to 5 days |
1
to 2 months |
Fully
Cooked Ham, slices, store wrapped |
3
to 5 days |
1
to 2 months |
**Country
Ham, uncooked, cut |
2
to 3 months |
1
month |
Country
Ham, cooked |
7
days |
1
month |
Canned
Ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated," unopened |
6
to 9 months |
Do
not freeze |
Canned
Ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated," opened |
7
days |
1
to 2 months |
***Canned
Ham, shelf stable, opened |
3
to 4 days |
1
to 2 months |
Lunch
Meat Ham, sealed at plant, unopened |
2
weeks or
Use-by date* |
1
to 2 months |
Lunch
Meat Ham, sealed at plant, after opening |
3
to 5 days |
1
to 2 months |
Lunch
`eat Ham, sliced in store |
3
to 5 days |
1
to 2 month |
Proscuitto,
Parma or Serrano Ham, dry Italian or Spanish type, cut |
2
to 3 months |
1
month |
NOTE:
Freezer storage is for quality only. Frozen hams remain safe indefinitely.
*Company
stands by its "Use-by" date.
**
A whole, uncut Country Ham can be stored safely at room temperature
for up to 1 year. After one year the ham is safe but the quality
may suffer.
***
An unopened Shelf Stable Canned Ham may be stored at room temperature
for 2 years.
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