Bacon: Storage, Freezing, Reheating and Pregnancy Answers

This page pulls together the 9 bacon answers on the site: how long it keeps, whether you can freeze it, whether you can reheat it, how long it can be left out, what the date on the label means and where it stands in pregnancy. The table gives the short answer for each; the page behind each row gives the full reasoning, the source and the exceptions.

In pregnancy: Yes — cooked bacon is safe during pregnancy. Cook it thoroughly until hot and sizzling.

Worth knowing: Bacon is cured with salt and nitrite, which holds back many spoilage bacteria, so a sealed pack keeps for about a week in the fridge and the same week applies once it is opened. It is still raw meat, though: it must be cooked through, and the fat can turn rancid in the freezer, which is why its freezer life is only about a month.