How best to store potatoes?

Potatoes need to be kept cool and dry. If you keep them cold, as in a refrigerator, take out as many as you need a few days ahead of time so they'll "sweeten" back up. The starch in potatoes needs warmer temperature for the best flavor. I don't store mine in the refrigerator, but in the bottom of the pantry and they keep several weeks there. Also, it depends on the time of year that you buy them. Potatoes bought now might have been in storage since last year or for several months if they're imported from South America. They don't last long at home. When the new crop hits the shelves, they'll last a lot longer at home.

PointlessQuestions ..Thank you for asking this question. I always kept potatoes in my pantry. Now I found out it's better to have them in the fridge...THank you to everyone

I know when you put them in the fridge they last longer than when you have them at room temperature in the summer when it is very hot.

It is hard to store potatoes.It could contain a sort of toxic solanine if it grows eyes.It should be kept in a cool,dark place and needs preventing frostbite.It is said that it is better to keep them with apples,because the ethylene the apples send forth can keep potatoes from growing eyes.

its an absolute must to take them out of the plastic bags they are in. We have two small baskets in the pantry where they go and they rarely rot in there. The pantry is a dark and cool place so its all right to store them there.

I usually put them in the fridge, and they last 4 - 6 months. Maybe, 1 or 2 of the potatoes have eyes, adn shrivelled. You could also store them in a damp cold place as well, I dont have that or nor if it works. But a friend does it, and swears by it.

This reminds me of potato digging time when I was a child. We had a huge garden and grew a lot of our own food. Everything was either canned or went into the root cellar. It was a bit scary going into the root cellar to get stuff, especially when the potatoes started sprouting in the spring, but everything kept quite well in there. Of course, modern homes don't have root cellars, or even cold rooms anymore. Sometimes, the old ways were the best.

Hi there. I have learned from my mom since I was young that keeping potatoes in the vegetable tray in the fridge keeps them good for a longer period of time. On the other hand, the in-laws keep potatoes in a dry place like the pantry, but they do not last as long. I keep mine in the fridge.

As for storing, I do something similar as CookingIsMyPassion said. I store them in a carboard box in the garage. As for nie ways too use leftovers, I use leftover mashed potatoes adding a small amount of flour and then molding it as a pizza. Put over itt all you´d like to have in a pizza that you can eat. Bake. YUMMY!!!

As much as I sometimes like the price of the bigger bags, I only buy what I need (usually 2 - 3 of the russet - or more of the smaller kinds) - because I know we won't use it all and we don't have the space. I just keep them at the bottom of the pantry (dark and cool area). I use them within a week, so mostly they won't start sprouting - unless I forgot about them - ha ha!! I've been to other friends' houses where they keep gigantic amounts of potatoes and onions . . . they are put in wire baskets and are just out in open air in the corner of the kitchen . . . I should ask their opinions on how to keep their potato stash!

I also buy alot of potatoes and it was hard trying to find places to store them without them going bad.I find that if I am storing a small amount such as five pounds I wash them and sit them out on the counter to dry and once dried I put them in a brown paper bag and at the bottom i put a couple of paper towels losely in the bottom to keep them from sweating. I found that if they are sored a t a cooler temperture they last longer so if I refrigerate them I put it on about 50-60 degrees and they stay fresher for a few months and then the ones that you have left over do not wash them just store them in a brown paper bag and put them in a dry and dark spot so that they want grow seeing eyes. I hope this helps. The way that I do them now when I know I have a lot of them I will cut and prepare them the way that I am going to eat them and freeze them which is a time saver for me.

The best way to keep potatoes fresher longer is to remove them from the plastic bag they are packaged in. Then place all the potatoes in a brown paper bag. Do not wash the potatoes. Place a whole apple in the brown paper bag before closing the bag. Store the bag in a cool, dark place that is free from moisture. This will prevent the potatoes from growing as rapidly as they normally do. As you use the potatoes and you see any eyes growing use a knife and cut them off and return the potatoes back into the brown paper bag. They will last longer. Take a potato and slice it like an accordion. Slice 3/4 the way down with slices about 1/4 inch in thickness. Place the potato in a small baking dish. Then take about 2 pats of butter and melt in the microwave. Once the butter is melted add 1/4 teaspoon of sea or Kosher salt and stir. Pour half the mixture over the potato and bake it as long as your normally do for its size. When the potato is almost done, about 10 minutes before, pour the remaining buttered salt over the potato and place back in the oven. Don't cover the potato at all when baking it. It will be tasty and not so bland.

I heard of the same thing over and over. So I listen to it. I heard a dry dark place. I put it in the bottom of my pantry.

Hi there, just make sure the storage locations to be cool, dry, shady, don't stack too many together, don't put sweet potatoes together with them. You can place one or two green apples among the potatoes, this will prevent potatoes from sprouting. Thank you!