Fresh beef roast, steaks, chops, or ribs

3 to 5 days

6 to 12 months

Fresh beef liver or variety meats

1 or 2 days

3 to 4 months

Home cooked beef, soups, stews or casseroles

3 to 4 days

2 to 3 months

Store-cooked convenience meals

1 to 2 days

2 to 3 months

Cooked beef gravy or beef broth

1 or 2 days

2 to 3 months

Beef hot dogs or lunch meats, sealed in package

2 weeks (or 1 week after a "Use-By" date)

1 to 2 months

Beef hot dogs, opened package

7 days

1 to 2 months

Lunch meats, opened package

3 to 5 days

1 to 2 months

TV dinners, frozen casseroles

Keep Frozen

3 to 4 months

Canned beef products in pantry

2 to 5 years in pantry; 3 to 4 days after opening

After opening, 2 to 3 months

Jerky, commercially vacuum packaged

1 year in pantry
Refrigerate 2 to 3 months

Do not freeze