Find out when common food, drinks, & household items expire.

Item	Refrigerated	Frozen
Eggs	4 to 5 weeks	-
Fish	1 to 2 days	4 to 6 months
Ground Meat	1 to 2 days	3 to 4 months
Poultry	1 to 2 days	12 months
Steak	3 to 5 days	6 to 8 months
Canned Tuna	1 year
Canned Tuna (opened)	3 to 4 days

Item	Refrigerated
Cheddar	3 to 6 months
Cottage Cheese	2 weeks
Grated Parmesan	12 months
Swiss Cheese	3 to 6 months
Processed American	8 months
Chocolate Bar	1 year
Marshmallows (opened)	40 weeks
Marshmallows (unopened)	3 months

Item	Shelf Life
Crackers	3 to 6 months
Plain Bread	2 weeks
Oatmeal	12 months
Instant Cereal	2 to 3 months
Pasta	24 months
White Rice	24 months
Brown Rice	6 months

Item	Shelf Life
Bananas	3 to 6 days
Apples	6 months
Onions	2 weeks
Potatoes	4 weeks
Maraschino Cherries	3 to 4 years
Green Olives (jarred & unopened)	3 years
Green Olives (jarred & opened)	3 months
Pickles (unopened)	18 months
Pickles (opened)	n/a (do not eat if slippery or soft)

Item	Refrigerated
Yellow Mustard	6 to 8 months
Ketchup	24 months
Mayonnaise	3 to 4 months
Jams & Jellies	18 months
Salad Dressings	3 months
Brown Sugar	4 months
Honey	never expires
Maple Syrup	1 year
Olive Oil	2 years from manufacture date
Steak Sauce	33 months (color affected but still safe to eat)
Tabasco Sauce	5 years
Soy Sauce (Bottled)	2 years
Soy Sauce (opened)	3 months (taste changes but still safe to eat)
Vinegar	42 months
Worcestershire Sauce	2 years (5 to 10 years if unopened)

Item
Ground Cofee (unopened)	2 years
Ground Cofee (opened)	1 month, refrigerated
Gourmet Coffee beans	3 weeks
Gourmet Coffee ground	1 week if sealed
Instant Coffee (unopened)	2 years
Instant Coffee (opened)	1 month
Unopened Soda (plastic bottle)	3 months (from 'best by' date)
Opened Soda (plastic bottle)	doesn't spoil (but taste is affected)
Unopened Juice Bottle	8 months from production date
Opened Juice Bottle	7 to 10 days
Wine (unopened)	3 years from vintage date
Wine (opened)	1 week refrigerated and corked
Fine Wine	20 to 100 years

Item
Bar Soap	18 to 36 months
Bath Gel (Body Wash)	3 years
Bath Oil	1 year
Body Bleaches (unopened)	2 years
Body Bleaches (used)	6 months
Body Lotion	3 years
Eye Cream (unopened)	3 years
Eye Cream (opened)	1 year
Face Lotion	3 years
Face Lotion with SPF	check the expiration date

Item
Aerosol Air Freshner	2 years
Antifreeze (premixed)	1 to 5 years
Antifreeze (concentrate)	never expires
Alkaline Batteries	7 years
Lithium Batteries	10 years
Bleach	3 to 6 months
Dish Detergent (liquid or powder)	1 year
Fire Extinguisher	12 years
Fire Extinguisher (rechargeable)	service/replace every 6 years
Metal Polish	3 years
Miracle Gro	3 to 8 years
Miracle Gro (water-soluble)	never expires
Motor Oil	2 to 5 years
Motor Oil (opened)	3 months
Mr. Clean	2 years
Paint (unopened)	about 10 years
Paint (opened)	2 to 5 years
Spray Paint	2 to 3 years
Windex	2 years
Wood Polish	2 years
Foundation (water-based)	3 years
Foundation (oil-based)	2 years
Hair Gel	2 to 3 years
Hair Spray	2 to 3 years
Lip Balm (unopened)	5 years
Lip Balm (opened)	1 to 5 years
Lipstick	2 years
Mascara (unopened)	2 years
Mascara (opened)	3 to 4 months
Mouthwash	3 years from manufacture date
Nail Polish	1 year
Nail Polish Remover	never expires
Perfume	1 to 2 years
Rubbing Alcohol	about 3 years
Shampoo	2 to 3 years
Shaving Cream	2 years
Tooth Whitening Strips	13 months
Moist Wipes (unopened)	2 years
Moist Wipes (opened)	until completely dry

Item
Frozen Dinners	12 to 18 months
Ground Cofee (opened)	1 month, refrigerated
Gourmet Coffee beans	3 weeks
Gourmet Coffee ground	1 week if sealed
Instant Coffee (unopened)	2 years
Instant Coffee (opened)	1 month
Frozen Vegetables (unopened)	18 to 24 months
Frozen Vegetables (opened)	1 month
Peanuts (unopened)	1 to 2 years
Peanuts (opened)	1 to 2 weeks
Peanut Butter (natural)	2 years
Peanut Butter (processed)	6 months (refrigerate after 3 mo.)
Protein Bars	10 to 12 months
Tea Bags	2 years