Ham — Meat — Smoked or Processed — FoodKeeper Storage Reference

USDA storage reference for Ham (17 source variants).

United States · USDA FoodKeeper

Meat — Smoked or Processed. Source version 128, modified September 6, 2018. The figures below reproduce the original record without estimating missing values.

canned (“keep refrigerated” label)

Ham,canned,keep refrigerated,label,refrigerated

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	6–9 months
Freezer — general	Not Recommended

USDA FoodKeeper record 82

fully cooked, bone-in, whole

Ham,fully cooked,bone-in,whole,cooked,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 83

fully cooked, bone-in, half

Ham,fully cooked,bone-in,half,cooked,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 84

fully cooked, slices, half, or spiral cut

Ham,fully cooked,slices,half,spiral cut,cooked,slice

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–4 days
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 85

fully cooked, arm picnic shoulder, boneless

Ham,fully cooked,cooked,arm picnic shoulder,boneless,shoulder,arm picnic

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 86

fully cooked, canned, boneless (refrigerated)

Ham,fully cooked,cooked,canned,boneless,refrigerated

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	6–9 months
Refrigerator — after opening	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 87

fully cooked, vacuum packed, boneless

Ham,fully cooked,cooked,vacuum packed,boneless

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	2 weeks
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 88

fresh, cook-before-eating, bone-in, whole

Ham,fresh,cook-before-eating,bone-in,whole,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 89

fresh, cook-before-eating, bone-in, half

Ham,fresh,cook-before-eating,bone-in,half,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 90

fresh, cook-before-eating, shank or butt portion, bone-in

Ham,fresh,cook-before-eating,shank,butt portion,bone-in,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 91

fresh, cook-before-eating, arm picnic shoulder, boneless

Ham,fresh,cook-before-eating,before-eating,arm picnic shoulder,boneless,arm picnic,shoulder

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 92

fresh, cook-before-eating, shoulder roll (butt), boneless

Ham,fresh,cook-before-eating,before-eating,shoulder roll,butt,boneless,roll

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 93

fresh, uncooked, whole leg, bone-in

Ham,fresh,uncooked,whole leg,bone-in,cooked,leg,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 94

fresh, uncooked, whole leg, boneless

Ham,fresh,uncooked,whole leg,boneless,cooked,leg,bone

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 95

fresh, uncooked, half leg, bone-in

Ham,fresh,uncooked,half leg,bone-in,bone,leg,cooked

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 96

country ham (whole or half)

Ham,country ham,whole,half

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1 week
Freezer — from purchase	1–2 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 97

uncured, fresh, cooked

ham,uncured,fresh,cooked,uncured ham,fully cooked,fully cooked uncured ham

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — general	3–4 days
Freezer — general	3–4 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 676

Important: FoodKeeper supplies general storage guidance, not a promise that food is safe until a calculated date. The actual temperature, handling, packaging use-by dates and possible recalls may override any interval. Freezer periods generally concern best quality.

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