How long does broccoli last

Keep the crown dry and unwashed, in the crisper. Do not store it wet. FoodKeeper names the line broccoli and broccoli raab (rapini) and prints the fridge as 3–5 days. The bold number is three days. This page does not pretend it is broccoli-only. The pantry is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not invent a counter day. A sooner date on the pack wins. Date types are on the use-by and best-before guide. The map of the fridge is in the fridge article.

Florets do not get a separate printed day. Raab is inside this line, not a new row. The freezer is 10–12 months. The bold number is ten months. The ministry caps vegetables at 12 months. The line is not named broccoli. If you are still unsure, the still-safe tool asks from the short end of the chart.

Get perishable food into the fridge within 2 hours of cooking it or bringing it home, and within 1 hour if the kitchen is above 32°C (90°F). USDA FSIS and Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry both publish that cutoff. A closed deep pot stays warm; a shallow box cools.

A chart is a window, not a verdict on the container in your hand. A sour smell, a slimy surface, or mould means it is finished, even on day one. This page is not medical advice.

• A slimy, slick film on the florets. A little softness is not the same as a slimy layer.
• Yellow that has gone wet and spreads, and black mould. Mould moves to the neighbour.
• A sharp, sour cabbage-water smell. Broccoli’s green smell is not that.
• Water pooled at the stem. A crown that waits wet spoils.

A dry yellowing, if the smell is ordinary, does not finish the crown on its own. A slimy film and mould do.

Chop it dry, press out the air, and freeze. FoodKeeper prints the freezer as 10–12 months. The bold number is ten months. The ministry caps vegetables at 12 months. The line is not named broccoli. The bold number is the shorter one. The months are about quality. USDA says food held continuously at −18°C (0°F) stays safe. Raab is on this line. This page does not invent a separate month for it. The detail is in the freezer article.

Thaw in the fridge. Do not refreeze what has thawed. A frozen crown is for a cooked dish. The snap of a raw floret does not come back. The steps are on the thawing tool.

Thaw in the refrigerator, not on the counter. Do not refreeze a portion that has thawed. The ministry states the same rule: thaw frozen food in the fridge and take out only what you will eat.

• The line is broccoli only. FoodKeeper names it broccoli and broccoli raab (rapini). The fridge is 3–5 days. The bold number is three days.
• The ministry ceiling is a use-by date named broccoli. That is the vegetable ceiling, 12 months. The line is not named broccoli. The bold number is ten months, 10–12 months. The months are about quality.
• There is a printed counter day. The pantry is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not invent a counter day.

The windows assume a generally healthy household. Pregnancy, young children, older age, or a weakened immune system are reasons to keep the shorter figure, to skip raw or undercooked food, and to reheat leftovers until the centre is steaming. USDA’s figure for reheating leftovers is 74°C (165°F).

Heating a slimy or mouldy crown does not bring it back. In pregnancy, for young children, in older age, or with a weakened immune system, do not sort a crown by tasting it. Broccoli is not raw meat. Eating around the mould still does not rescue that crown.