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Storage Chart - Pantry Items To Store on the Shelf: All items need to be stored in an airtight container. If the items have not been opened, they can be stored in their original contaners, otherwise a clear, clean container with a airtight cover should be used. A clear container will allow you to see what the container contains. Pantry items should be stored in a dry enviornment, away from direct sunlight. Storage times below are for whether the item is unopened or opened. If there is a difference between unopened and opend, it is indicated. |
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Food Item |
Shelf Storage |
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Baking Powder |
18 months - unopened |
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Baking Soda |
2 years - unopened |
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Biscuit Mix |
12 to 18 months |
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Bread |
3 to 5 days |
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Bread Crumbs |
6 months |
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Brownie Mix |
1 year |
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Cake Mixes |
1 year |
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Candy - Commerically Made |
1 year |
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Canned Fruit and Vegetables |
1 year |
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Cereal |
6 to 12 months - unopened |
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Chili Powder |
2 years |
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Chocolate, Semi-sweet |
1 to 2 years |
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Chocolate, Syrup |
2 years |
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Chocolate, Unsweetened |
18 months |
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Cocoa |
Indefinitely - unopened |
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Coconut |
1 year - unopened |
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Coffee, Ground |
2 years - unopened |
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Coffee, Instant |
1 year - unopened |
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Coffee Creamer, Powder |
6 months |
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Cornmeal |
1 year |
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Cornstarch |
18 months |
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Crackers |
6 months |
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Extracts |
6 months |
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Fish, Canned |
12 to 18 months |
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Flour |
6 to 8 months |
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Formula (Infant) |
12 to 18 months - unopened |
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Gelatin / Pudding |
12 to 18 months |
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Herbs & Spices |
6 to 12 months |
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Honey |
1 year |
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Jams, Jellies, Preserves |
1 Year - unopened |
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Juice, Canned-Citrus |
6 months |
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Juice, Canned-Noncitrus |
1 year |
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Marshmallow Creme |
4 months |
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Marshmallows |
3 months |
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Mayonnaise, commercial |
4 months - unopened, on shelf |
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Meats & Poultry, Canned |
12 to 18 months |
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Milk, Canned |
1 year |
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Milk, Nonfat Dry |
6 months |
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Molasses |
1 year - unopened |
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Nuts |
8 months |
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Olives |
1 year |
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Pancake Mixes |
6 months |
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Paprika |
8 months |
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Pasta / Noodles, Dried |
2 years |
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Peanut Butter |
6 to 9 months |
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Peppers, Canned or Pickled |
1 year |
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Pickles |
1 year |
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Popcorn, Unpopped |
1 to 2 years |
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Potatoes, Instant |
18 months |
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Rice, White |
2 years |
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Salad Dressing |
10 months - unopened |
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Salt |
Store Indefinitely |
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Sauces, Condiments, Relishes |
1 year - unopened |
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Shortening |
8 months - unopened |
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Sodas |
3 months - unopened |
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Stuffing Mix |
6 months |
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Sugar, Brown |
4 months |
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Sugar, Confectioners |
18 months |
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Sugar, Granulated |
2 years |
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Sugar, Substitutes |
2 to 3 years |
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Syrups |
1 year |
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Tea, Bags |
18 months |
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Tea, Instant |
3 years |
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Tea, Loose |
2 years |
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Tomato Sauce or Paste |
12 to 18 months |
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Vinegar - Do not store in a metal container. Store in its original container or in a glass container. |
Store Indefinitely |
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