Shrimp in the fridge and freezer: what two Extension charts print
Updated
Shrimp is one of the few foods where the two charts part ways in both columns. Clemson allows it longer in the refrigerator. For the freezer, Pacific Northwest Extension gives a range that starts below Clemson’s single figure and ends above it.
Each cell below shows both charts’ figures and credits each one. We do not average them or pick the shorter one.
| Food | Refrigerator | Freezer |
|---|---|---|
| Shrimp | 2–3 days Clemson HGIC1–2 days PNW 612 | 4 months Clemson HGIC3–6 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) — verified 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. 15 — verified 2026-09-27
Good to know
- The two lines are worded differently. Clemson’s reads “Shrimp, crabmeat”; Pacific Northwest Extension’s reads just “Shrimp”. Neither line says more about the shrimp than that, so this page does not either.
- Crabmeat shares Clemson’s line, but Pacific Northwest Extension prints crab on a line of its own, so crab is not on this page.
- Clemson’s freezer figures are about eating quality: it says food kept longer than the listed time has less flavor and texture.
Clams, oysters, scallops or fish? Fish and shellfish storage times.
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.