Unopened dry summer sausage will maintain best quality for about 6 months in the refrigerator. … Properly stored, unopened dry summer sausage will maintain best quality for about 10 months, but will remain safe beyond that time.

How long does fresh summer sausage last in the fridge?

In most cases, it’s safe to eat around three days after being removed from the fridge. So naturally, the lifetime of refrigerated unopened summer sausages is much longer (up to three months).

Does summer sausage need to be refrigerated after opening?

But if you’re asking, “Do you have to refrigerate summer sausage,” the answer is definitely yes. Refrigerate after opening, of course, but also before opening: we recommend up to a month, though we can’t imagine it would last that long without being eaten.