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Here's a table of suggested food storage options from Good Eats Thanks to Nick Holcomb for collecting this information. |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Apples | Refrigerator | Plastic Bag | ??? | Apple Family Values |
| Bacon | Freezer | Freezer Paper | 1 Year | Scrap Iron Chef |
| Beef, Ground | Refrigerator | Wax Paper | 2 Days | A Grind Is A Terrible Things To Waste |
| Beurre Blanc | Thermos | Thermos | ??? | The Case for Butter |
| Butter | Freezer | Original Packaging | 4 Months | The Case for Butter |
| Butter, Compound |
Freezer | Foil Wrapped and in a Plastic Bag |
2 Months | The Case for Butter |
| Cabbage, Cut | Refrigerator Crisper |
Plastic Bag | 2 Days | Head Games |
| Cabbage, Whole |
Refrigerator Crisper |
Plastic Bag | 6 Weeks | Head Games |
| Caesar Dressing | Refrigerator | Sealed | 2 Weeks | Tofuworld |
| Caraway Seeds | Pantry | Plastic Bag | 6 Months | Head Games |
| Cheese | Refrigerator | Wax Paper Separate Box | ??? | For Whom the Cheese Melts |
| Cheesecake | Freezer | Plastic Wrapped then Foil Wrapped |
1 Month | The Trouble with Cheesecake |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Chicken | Refrigerator | Sealed | Until use by date | A Bird in the Pan |
| Chilis, Dried | Pantry | Plastic Bag | Just about Forever | Chile's Angels |
| Clams | Refrigerator Bottom Shelf |
Open Container | 2 Days | Send in the Clams |
| Clams | Freezer | Plastic Bag | 1 Month | Send in the Clams |
| Cocoa Mixes | Pantry | Sealed | 2 years | Art of Darkness 2 |
| Cocoa Powder | Pantry | Sealed | 2 years | Art of Darkness 2 |
| Coffee Beans | Pantry | Sealed with Valve | 3 Months | True Brew Coffee |
| Corn, Mickeyed | Refrigerator | Plastic Bag | 2 Weeks | Ear Apparent |
| Corn, Straight | Refrigerator | Plastic Wrap | 2 Days | Ear Apparent |
| Cornmeal | Freezer | Plastic Bag | ??? | Ear Apparent |
| Crepe Batter | Refrigerator | Blender | 24 hours | Crepe Expectations |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Crepes, Warmed |
Oven, Lowest Setting) |
Pan | 30 minutes | Crepe Expectations |
| Crepes, Short Term |
Refrigerator | Sealed (wax paper between each) |
1 Week | Crepe Expectations |
| Crepes, Long Term |
Freezer | Sealed (wax paper between each) |
1 Month | Crepe Expectations |
| Doodads | Counter | Sealed | 24 hours | Citizen Cane |
| Eggplant, Prepared |
Refrigerator | Plastic Bag | 1 Week | Deep Purple |
| Eggplant, Prepared |
Freezer | Plastic Bag | 3 Months | Deep Purple |
| Eggplant, Whole |
Counter | None | 2 Days | Deep Purple |
| Eggplant, Whole |
Refrigerator, Top Shelf |
Plastic Wrap | 14 Days | Deep Purple |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Eggs | Refrigerator, Not on the door | Own Container | ??? | Egg Files |
| Eggs, Poached | Refrigerator | Ice Water Bath | 8 Hours | Misson Poachable |
| Fish, Raw | Refrigerator | Sealed with ice | ??? | Hook Line and Dinner |
| Fries | 200deg Oven | Pan | 30 minutes | Fry Hard |
| Fries, Raw | Refrigerator | Water Bath | 10 Hours | Fry Hard |
| Fruitcake | Pantry | Sealed (with breathing room) |
??? | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Fruitcake Liquid |
Refrigerator | Pot | 3 Days | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Garlic, Peeled | Refrigerator | Plastic Wrap | ??? | Pressure |
| Garlic, Unpeeled |
Pantry | Itself (make sure it is cool and dry) |
??? | The Bulb of the Night |
| Ice Cream | Freezer | Small with coating on ice cream |
??? | Churn Baby Churn |
| Jam, Preserved |
Pantry | Jar | 1Year (maybe a little more) | Urban Preservation 1: Spiced Blueberry Jamming |
| Jam, Unpreserved |
Refrigerator | Jar | 3 Weeks | Urban Preservation 1: Spiced Blueberry Jamming |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Kuri, Red | Pantry | Itself (make sure it is cool and dry) |
1 Month | Squash Court |
| Lemon Curd | Refrigerator | Bowl with Plastic Wrap pushed on top |
1 Month | Egg Files |
| Lettuce Leaves | Refrigerator | Paper Towel Wrapped and in a Plastic Bag |
??? | Salad Days |
| Mayo, Homemade |
Refrigerator | Jar | 2 Weeks | Mayo Clinic |
| Mushrooms | Refrigerator | Paper Bag | 3 Days | The Fungal Gourmet |
| Mussels | Refrigerator | Open Container (ice on top of moist paper towels) |
1 Week | Mussel Bound |
| Mustard, Homemade |
Pantry | Sealed | 6 Months | Mayo Clinic |
| Mustard, Homemade |
Refrigerator | Sealed | Just about Forever | Mayo Clinic |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Nuts, Shelled | Freezer | Sealed | 4 Months | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Olive Oil | Pantry | Can | ??? | Pantry Raid 1: Use Your Noodle |
| Onions, Fresh | Cool/Dry/Well Ventilated |
Pantyhose | ??? | A Bowl of Onion |
| Pancake Mix | Pantry | Sealed | 3 Months | Flap Jack Do It Again |
| Pancakes | 200deg Oven | Pan and separated by a towel |
30 minutes | Flap Jack Do It Again |
| Pancakes | Freezer | Plastic Bag | ??? | Flap Jack Do It Again |
| Pasta | Pantry | Sealed | Just about Forever | Pantry Raid 1: Use Your Noodle |
| Pecans, Unshelled | Freezer | Sealed | 1 Year | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Pickles | Refrigerator | Jar | 3 Months | American Pickle |
| Pizza Dough | Refrigerator | Plastic Bag | 6 Days | Flat is Beautiful |
| Pork Ribs | Refrigerator | Own Container | 4 Weeks | Pork Fiction |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Potato Roesti | Oven, Lowest Setting |
On a Rack | 20 Minutes | This Spuds for You Too |
| Potatoes | Pantry | Itself (make sure it is cool and dry) |
20 Days | This Spuds for You |
| Prepared Tarts | Refrigerator | Covered | 1 Day | Puff the Magic Pastry |
| Rib Roast, 10 lb. |
Refrigerator | Perforated | 4 Days | Celebrity Roast |
| Rice, Brown | Freezer | Plastic Bag in a Sealed Container |
2 years | Power to the Pilaf |
| Rice, Brown | Pantry | Sealed | 6 Months | Power to the Pilaf |
| Rice, Converted | Pantry | Sealed | Years | Power to the Pilaf |
| Rice, White | Pantry | Sealed | Years | Power to the Pilaf |
| Salmon, Smoked | Refrigerator | Sealed | 3 Days | Where There's Smoke There's Fish |
| Salmon, Smoked | Freezer | Sealed | 1 Month | Where There's Smoke There's Fish |
| Simple Syrup | Refrigerator | Sealed | 1 Month | True Brew 2: Tea |
| Simple Syrup | Freezer | Sealed | 1 Year | True Brew 2: Tea |
Item |
Place to Store |
Container |
Max Duration |
Show |
| Spices, Unground |
Pantry | Sealed glass jar | Just about Forever | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Spices, Unground |
Freezer | Plastic Bag | 1 Year | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Squash Dumplings, Parcooked |
Refrigerator | Sealed | 3 Days | Squash Court |
| Squash Dumplings, Uncooked |
Freezer | Plastic Bag | Just about Forever | Squash Court |
| Squid | Refrigerator | Sealed | 3 Days | Squid Pro Quo |
| Squid | Cooler | Sealed | 4 Days | Squid Pro Quo |
| Tart, Baked | Pantry | Plastic Bag | ??? | Puff the Magic Pastry |
| Tea Bags | Pantry | Original Packaging | 5 Months | True Brew 2: Tea |
| Tea, Whole | Pantry | Tin | 2 years | True Brew 2: Tea |
| Tofu, Open | Refrigerator | Sealed (change water) | 5 Days | Tofuworld |
| Tofu, Packaged |
Freezer | Original Packaging | 3 Months | Tofuworld |
| Turkey, Leftover |
Freezer | Foil Wrapped and in a Plastic Bag |
3 Months | Romancing the Bird |
| Vanilla Bean | Pantry | Sealed | 6 Months | Churn Baby Churn |
| Walnuts, Unshelled |
Freezer | Sealed | 1 Year | It's a Wonderful Cake |
| Yeast, Instant | Freezer | Plastic Bag | 2 years | Flat is Beautiful |
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Lasted edited on 02/01/2007 |
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