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Leftovers & Deli Storage Times

How long cooked leftovers, deli meat, salads and dips last on the counter, in the fridge and in the freezer — opened and unopened. Sourced from USDA FoodKeeper, last verified November 2026.

Deli meat

38 of 38 foods · sorted A–Z

	Counter		Fridge (unopened)		Freezes well?
Canadian bacon	2 hours	10 days	—	12 months	Yes
Canadian bacon (whole)	2 hours	2 weeks	—	2 months	Yes
Casseroles	2 hours	3–4 days	—	Not listed	—
Chicken in gravy	2 hours	3–4 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Chicken salad	2 hours	3–4 days	—	Not recommended	No
Coleslaw	2 hours	3–5 days	—	Not listed	—
Cooked pasta	2 hours	3–5 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Cooked rice	2 hours	4–6 days	—	6 months	Yes
Cut fruit	2 hours	4 days	Use-by date	Not recommended	No
Deli chicken	2 hours	3–5 days	2 weeks	1–2 months	Yes
Deli ham	2 hours	3–5 days	2 weeks	1–2 months	Yes
Deli meat	2 hours	3–5 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Deli turkey	2 hours	3–5 days	2 weeks	1–2 months	Yes
Egg salad	2 hours	3–4 days	—	Not recommended	No
Fresh salsa	2 hours	4–7 days	—	Not listed	—
Guacamole	2 hours	3–4 days	—	3–4 months	Cooking only
Ham salad	2 hours	3–4 days	—	Not recommended	No
Homemade hummus	2 hours	7 days	—	Not recommended	No
Homemade kugel	2 hours	3–4 days	—	1 month	Yes
Homemade salsa	2 hours	5–7 days	—	12 months	Cooking only
Homemade vegetable soup	2 hours	3–4 days	—	3 months	Yes
Hummus	2 hours	7 days	3 months	Not recommended	No
Leftovers with meat	2 hours	3–4 days	—	2–3 months	Yes
Leftovers without meat	2 hours	3–4 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Mashed potatoes	2 hours	3–4 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Meat in gravy	2 hours	3–4 days	—	6 months	Yes
Olive bar olives	2 hours	2 weeks	—	Not recommended	No
Packaged lunch meat	2 hours	3–5 days	2 weeks	1–2 months	Yes
Pasta salad	2 hours	3–5 days	—	Not recommended	No
Pâté	2 hours	1–2 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Pizza	2 hours	3–4 days	—	1–2 months	Yes
Potato salad	2 hours	3–5 days	—	Not recommended	No
Prepared meals	2 hours	3–4 days	—	2–3 months	Yes
Salami	2 hours	3–5 days	2 weeks	1–2 months	Yes
Soup	2 hours	3–4 days	—	2–3 months	Yes
Stew	2 hours	3–4 days	—	2–3 months	Yes
Tuna salad	2 hours	3–4 days	—	Not recommended	No
Vacuum-packed dinners	2 hours	2 weeks	—	Not recommended	No