Did you know you can extend the life of meats and some foods with a vacuum packaging machine?

Category	Food	Refrigerator(40 °F or below)	Freezer(0 °F or below)
Salads	Egg, chicken, ham, tuna & macaroni salads-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -6 months	3 to 5 days	1-3 months
Hot dogs	opened package	1 week	1 to 2 months
	freezer vacuum packaged	1 month	1 year
Luncheon meat	opened package or deli sliced	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
	freezer vacuum packaged	3 weeks	1 year
Bacon & Sausage	Bacon - opened package freezer vacuum packaged -6 months	7 days	1 month
	Sausage, raw — from chicken, turkey, pork, beef opened package freezer vacuum packaged -6 months	1 to 2 days	1 to 2 months
Hamburger & Other Ground Meats	Hamburger, ground beef, turkey, veal, pork, lamb, & mixtures of them, opened package freezer vacuum packaged -8 months	1 to 2 days	3 months
Fresh Beef, Veal, Lamb & Pork	Steaks -opened package freezer vacuum packaged -8 months	3 to 5 days	1 months
	Chops-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -8 months	3 to 5 days	4 months
	Roasts-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -1 year	3 to 5 days	4 months
Fresh Poultry	Chicken or turkey, whole-opened package freezer vacuum packaged - 1 year	1 to 2 days	6 months
	Chicken or turkey, pieces-opened package freezer vacuum packaged - 1 year	1 to 2 days	9 months
Soups & Stews	Vegetable or meat added-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -6 months	3 to 4 days	2 months
Leftovers	Cooked meat or poultry-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -6 months	3 to 4 days	2 months
	Chicken nuggets or patties-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -8 months	3 to 4 days	1 to 3 months
	Pizza-opened package freezer vacuum packaged -6 months	3 to 4 days	1 to 2 months

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