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Times are based on a freezer set at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Storing and eating frozen foods past these deadlines isn't dangerous, but flavors and textures will begin to deteriorate.

• Chicken or turkey pieces, uncooked: nine months


• Fruit pies, unbaked: eight months


• Fruit: 6 to 12 months


• Steaks, uncooked: 6 to 12 months


• Butter: 6 to 9 months


• Lean fish: six months


• Roasts, uncooked: 4 to 12 months


• Chicken or turkey, cooked: 4 to 6 months


• Chops, uncooked: 4 to 6 months


• Shellfish, uncooked: 3 to 6 months


• Hamburger: 3 to 4 months


• Bread and cake: three months


• Cookies, baked or dough: three months


• Meat casseroles, cooked: three months


• Fatty fish: 2 to 3 months


• Soups and stews: 2 to 3 months


• Ice cream and sorbet: two months


• Ham, cooked: 1 to 2 months


• Bacon: one month