Type of Ham
Refrigerate
Freeze
Fresh (uncured) Ham, uncooked
3 to 5 days
6 mos
Fresh (uncured) Ham, cooked
3 to 4 days
3 to 4 mos
Cured Ham, cook-before-eating; uncooked
5 to 7 days OR Use-by date*
3 to 4 mos
Cured Ham, cook-before-eating; after consumer cooks it
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 mos
Fully Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, undated; unopened
2 weeks
1 to 2 mos
Fully Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, dated; unopened
Use by date*
1 to 2 mos
Fully Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, undated or dated; opened
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 mos
Fully Cooked Ham, whole, store wrapped
7 days
1 to 2 mos
Fully Cooked Ham, half, store wrapped
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 mos
Fully Cooked Ham, slices, store wrapped
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 mos
**Country Ham, uncooked, cut
2 to 3 mos
1 month
Country Ham, cooked
7 days
1 month
Canned Ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated," unopened
6 to 9 mos
Do not freeze
Canned Ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated," opened
7 days
1 to 2 mos
***Canned Ham, shelf stable, opened
3 to 4 days
1 to 2 mos
Lunch Meat Ham, sealed at plant, unopened
2 weeks OR Use-by date*
1 to 2 mos
Lunch Meat Ham, sealed at plant, after opening
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 mos
Lunch Meat Ham, sliced in store
3 to 5 days
1 to 2 mos
Proscuitto, Parma or Serrano Ham, dry Italian or Spanish type, cut
2 to 3 mos
1 month
table end
*Company stands by its "Use-by" date.
** A whole, uncut Country Ham can be stored safely at room temperature for
up to 1 year. After one year the ham is safe but the quality may suffer.
*** An unopened Shelf Stable Canned Ham may be stored at room temperature
for 2 years.
Timetable For Cooking Ham
NOTE: Set oven temperature to 325°F. Both cook-before-eating cured and fresh
hams should be cooked to 160°F. Reheat fully cooked ham to 140°F.
NOTE: Freezer storage is for quality only. Frozen hams remain safe
indefinitely.
Source: USDA
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