# What is the shelf life of a cheese cake?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-cheese-cake/275183 "2004-11-17T02:49:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-cheese-cake/275183/1 "2004-11-17T02:49:32Z")

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When can I buy a cheese cake, stick it in the fridge and have it still be edible for Thanksgiving?

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**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-cheese-cake/275183/2 "2004-11-17T06:46:24Z")

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One that doesn’t have any preservatives in it–I probably wouldn’t leave it more than three days or so. If you’re buying one that’s got preservatives and is all done up in plastic wrap, though, there’s no reason you can’t buy it now and pop it in the fridge, then set it out to thaw Wednesday night.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-cheese-cake/275183/3 "2004-11-17T08:40:00Z")

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I dunno; how long did Tina Louise’s career last, anyway?