Eight cut-out labels. Write the date. Spare yourself the guessing.
Print on plain paper at 100% / actual size, cut out and attach securely to the outside of a container. Not sized for pre-cut adhesive label stock.
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Food:
Cooked/opened date & time:
Use or freeze by date & time:
Frozen date / notes:
Choose the date from the food’s own guidance. General cooked leftovers: 48 hours. Cooked rice: 24 hours. Homemade garlic-in-oil: no more than four days at 4°C or below. These limits assume proper preparation, prompt cooling and safe storage; they do not extend a product use-by date.