Ham Storage Chart

Type of Ham	Refrigerate	Freeze
Fresh (uncured) Ham, uncooked	3 to 5 days	6 months
Fresh (uncured) Ham, cooked	3 to 4 days	3 to 4 months
Cured Ham, cook-before-eating; uncooked	5 to 7 days or “use-by” date*	3 to 4 months
Cured Ham, cook-before-eating; after consumer cooks it	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant,undated; unopened	2 weeks	1 to 2 months
Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant,dated; unopened	“Use- by” date*	1 to 2 months
Cooked Ham, vacuum sealed at plant, undated or dated; opened	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
Cooked Ham, whole, store wrapped	7 days	1 to 2 months
Cooked Ham, half, store wrapped	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
Cooked Ham, slices, store wrapped	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
Spiral-cut hams and leftovers from consumer-cooked hams	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
**Country Ham, uncooked, cut	2 to 3 months	1 month
Country Ham, cooked	7 days	1 month
Canned Ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated," unopened	6 to 9 months	Do not freeze
Canned Ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated," opened	7 days	1 to 2 months
***Canned Ham, shelf stable, opened	3 to 4 days	1 to 2 months
Lunch Meat Ham, sealed at plant, unopened	2 weeks or “use-by” date*	1 to 2 months
Lunch Meat Ham, sealed at plant, after opening	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
Lunch Meat Ham, sliced in store	3 to 5 days	1 to 2 months
Prosciutto, Parma or Serrano Ham, dry Italian or Spanish type, cut	2 to 3 months	1 month