How long does Honey last?

Keep the jar sealed, cool, and dry, away from the stove and the sun. FoodKeeper’s line is honey. The footnote applies two years whether the jar is still sealed or already open. Unopened, the pantry is 2 years. The bold number is two years. The fridge is No time is printed for this cell. No time is printed in that cell. The freezer is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not invent a freezer month. A sooner date on the jar wins. Date types are on the use-by and best-before guide. The longer note is the use-by and best-before article.

After opening, wipe the lip and close the lid. A wet spoon lets water in; this page does not write a separate day for that. The opened pantry is 2 years. The bold number is still two years. The fridge is No time is printed for this cell. No time is printed. The freezer is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not write a refreeze recipe for an empty cell. Crystallising is quality, not the chart ending. Jam is not this jar; jam has its own page. 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 sharp smell like alcohol, sour dough, or vinegar. Honey’s own scent is not that.
• Bubbles that keep rising, or a lid pushed up by gas.
• Mould on the surface or in the neck. It is uncommon in honey; if water got in, wiping does not rescue the jar.
• A taste that stays metallic or yeasty.

Crystals, a grainy look, or a dull set are quality. The chart does not end there. This page does not tell you to taste a doubtful jar to decide, and it does not invent a water temperature for softening crystals.

FoodKeeper prints no freezer time for this line. The unopened cell is No time is printed for this cell. The opened cell is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not invent a month for honey, and it does not write a refreeze recipe for an empty cell. USDA says food held continuously at −18°C (0°F) stays safe. That sentence is not a month printed for this line.

A thawing note is for a food with a printed freezer time. These cells have none. The fridge cells are empty too: No time is printed for this cell and No time is printed for this cell. The printed place is the pantry, 2 years and 2 years. The bold number is two years.

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.

• Opened honey loses the sealed pantry window. The footnote writes two years for both. The unopened pantry is 2 years. The opened pantry is 2 years. The bold number is two years.
• The freezer has a month. The cells are No time is printed for this cell and No time is printed for this cell. No time is printed. This page does not invent a month, and it does not write a refreeze recipe for an empty cell.
• Crystallised honey is finished. Crystallising is quality, not the chart ending. A sour smell and mould are something else.

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).

In pregnancy, for young children, in older age, or with a weakened immune system, do not taste a doubtful jar to decide. Scooping mould off the surface does not bring the jar back. Heating does not clear a sour smell. Do not feed honey to an infant under one year of age; the known risk is infant botulism. That warning does not add a storage number. This page does not add a freezer month either.