Raw pork and lamb: chops and roasts in the fridge and freezer
Clemson prints one line for pork roasts and chops together, and one for lamb. Pacific Northwest Extension splits roasts and chops into separate lines, and its freezer times for them are not the same.
So the fridge column matches everywhere, while the freezer column shows where a single Clemson figure meets two different Pacific Northwest ones.
| Food | Refrigerator | Freezer |
|---|---|---|
| Pork roast, raw | 3–5 days | 4–6 months Clemson HGIC4–12 months PNW 612 |
| Pork chops, raw | 3–5 days | 4–6 months Clemson HGIC3–4 months PNW 612 |
| Lamb roast, raw | 3–5 days | 4–12 months |
| Lamb chops, raw | 3–5 days | 4–12 months Clemson HGIC6–9 months PNW 612 |
✓ 2 sources checked per row A single figure means both charts print the same time. Red cells show each chart’s figure where they differ; we do not average them.
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center, Food Storage: Refrigerator & Freezer (HGIC 3522) (revised March 31, 2020) — checked 2026-09-27
- Pacific Northwest Extension (University of Idaho, Oregon State University, Washington State University), Storing Food for Safety and Quality (PNW 612) (revised March 2023), Table 2, p. 13; Table 2, p. 14 — checked 2026-09-27
Good to know
- Pacific Northwest Extension groups veal with pork for roasts and with lamb for chops. We list pork and lamb here because those are the lines Clemson also prints.
Both charts give these times for best quality and call them guidelines, not hard limits. How the rows are matched: our method. Spotted a row that does not match its chart? Tell us and we will recheck the original.