How Long Can You Freeze Food For?

An at-a-glance guide for your favorite foods.

Cooked

• Beef: 2 to 3 months
• Breads and cakes: 3 months
• Casseroles: 3 months
• Chicken pieces: 4 months
• Hard sausage (pepperoni): 1 to 2 months
• Vegetable or meat soups and stews: 2 to 3 months

Raw

• Bacon: 1 month
• Chicken pieces: 9 months
• Ground meat: 3 to 4 months
• Hot dogs: 1 to 2 months
• Pork chops: 4 to 6 months
• Sausage (pork, turkey, or beef): 1 to 2 months
• Steaks: 4 to 12 months
• Whole chicken: 1 year