Thanks to all of you for your concern and questions about newspaper with potatoes. INSTEAD of using newspaper, a cheap and easy solution is to use brown craft paper like this (Commission Earned) - amzn.to/4dHx6gO
I am Irishman, 61 yoa , that is how we stored them since I can remember , but we had a root cellar outside & consistent temp year round like a cave , appx. 62 degrees F & dark, lasts for months plus works on about every root veggie , carrots , parsnips, turnips, rutabagas , yams, etc... all grown in our large garden in rural S/E Kentucky
My wife always seems to find potatos I miss when harvesting, and found half a dozen yesterday when turning over a bed. We store them in boxes in a potato bin in the basement, they last until Spring and we use the left over ones as seed for our next planting. Dark and cool is the secret and not near the onions.
I just want to thank you again for this tip, it has really helped us to stop throwing potatoes away! I don’t like throwing any food away so this is great🙂
Great and easy video, especially in these times. I'm 74 and my grandfather taught me lots of secretes that are easy and work. Thanks for making this video and I like how simple you made it and not a long dragged out useless talking one. Thanks!
We can learn so much for our grandparents! 🥰 And yes! Short and sweet and to the point was my goal! Doesn't have to be complicated to be helpful! Thanks for watching!
I actually wanted to buy more potatoes but wasn’t sure how I would have used them all before they would have went bad but this is right on time. Thanks!
Good luck! I’ve tried this method before, but I think the climate where I live is just too warm and humid. I even tried it with sprinkling baking soda on the newspaper layers. The baking soda is supposed to help absorb moisture. The only way I can store potatoes is in the fridge. Which isn’t recommended because supposedly it makes the potatoes more starchy. But they seem fine to me. You can freeze them but you really have to cook them first. Don’t freeze them uncooked. I learned that the hard way!
Thank you so so much I’ve thrown so many potatoes away because I couldn’t eat them quickly enough. You’ve been a blessing. Thank you for this. God bless.
I keep my potatoes in a ventilated box and place some kitchen towel on top to take up any moister and keep in them dark cupboard under the stairs in UK
Ink won't hurt anything-I have never seen it get off on the potatoes... most potatoes get peeled anyway- and those that don't you can easily scrub clean- I store my potatoes this way and it works very well- :)
For the last 20yrs I have dedicated the bottom drawer of my kitchen cupboards for storing potatoes with a breathable layer underneath. Dark, cool, easy access and the perfect solution for me. 🤗 Ohh and also never store spuds with onions because they will go off even quicker 😉
My grandmother who loved to cook and was really a great cook, overwintered green tomatoes but wrapping each one in newspaper and boxing them and they lived in Alabama where it wasn’t that cool
Thank you for the info. Our Food King grocery store has their 15# potatoes for 1.99 no limit. They will go great with all the chuck roast im buying from Smiths for $3.27lb that i mentioned in a previous video. Going to spend our $100.00 stockup $ on chuck roast. Jackpot!😁
I keep mine in a bowl on the counter because we use them so quickly but totally agree drying is key because grocery potatoes are always wet. I hope to get an amazing enough price to worry about storing in a box. 😊 I also keep a bowl in a dark cabinet to store extras.
We are going through potatoes faster and faster here too! But hopefully November will bring amazing potato sales so we can both stock up for a couple months!
If you grow your own potatoes potatoes, when you pick them do not clean keep them dirty and store them in a dark cool spot the dirt helps to keep them through the winter months or where you live they may sprout a little but it won't be for awhile just pull the sprouts off and the potatoes will harden back up if you leave the sprouts on the potatoes will get soft and will not be good anymore.
Appreciate the tip- I never heard of this but until I started doing this, I sure had some potatoes go bad on me- now I don't have to worry about waste!
I love this idea. I bought the same deal on potatoes and I’m in the middle of canning them today. Also Kristen I followed your lead on Boost and took advantage of the great buys on carrots (canned those last night) flour, sugar etc. my husband could not believe everything I got yesterday between the weekly buys and boost. Thank you so much for teaching us about the deals.
I love it when we can surprise and delight our husband with all the good deals! 🥰 SO glad you were able to stack all the deals too! One of these days, I am going to can some of my potatoes when I have a chance. Do you can them cubed?
@@joyfullythriving Yes I cube them. It makes for easy potato salad and potato soup. I make pint jars to add to vegetable soup. If we need creamed or mashed potatoes as we say in Tennessee I just heat them add butter , milk, salt and pepper sometimes sour cream. Thanks for everything! I always look forward to Thursday afternoon.
@@sherriebyrd3784 Awww! I look forward to our Thursdays together too! 🥰 And thanks! My thought was to cube them as well. Definitely putting canning potatoes on my Fall list.
Best news I’ve heard today! I love my potatoes, and have always had to cook them immediately to risk losing them or give some away. Now, I have a better way to store them; thank you so much for sharing. I’m so excited, and look forward to trying this method. 🤗
Love it! ❤You are the one I learned this from on a previous video and it’s a game changer. I’m extremely sensitive to solanine and will become I’ll eating potatoes with even the slightest tinge of green. Your tips have saved me from wasting “bad” potatoes. 😊
My Grandma stored Potatoes and Onions in Bushel Baskets in her Root Cellar - a small unfinished Storeroom in the Cellar with Shelves which Grandpa built, where she stored homemade Jellies etc. and canned goods. It was dark and cool. Cold in Winter!
This is timely indeed. I bought way more potatoes yesterday than I normally do because there was a sale I couldn't pass up. I was thinking of giving half of them away because I was afraid they wouldn't keep but now I won't have to. Thanks!
I love a good sale!!! And yes, I always stock up on things when they are sale - potatoes too. This will help them last until you can use them in the next month or two!
In Melbourne, Australia, I have found the supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths often have only one week or less to “use by” date on their plastic packs. Another customer said they have probably been in a cool store for 3 months. I guess that would eat into the life expectancy to store ourselves. I grow some of my own varieties but not enough by themselves but will do this if I have a good amount. Thanks.
I love this information, so thank you! I no longer have a basement, but I’m willing to try this method in the coolest darkest place I can find. I also want to add that in my opinion, the freshest potatoes are at Sam’s Club. Grocery store potatoes in my experience go bad much faster, and usually have more blemishes to work around. So I’ll be doing the storing method with potatoes from Sam’s.
I would agree with you! I have noticed the same that my grocery store potatoes don't last nearly as long as my Sam's potatoes. An astute observation! 🙌
Thanks for this great tip. I notice that when I buy yellow potatoes and don’t use them right away, they tend to turn green. Are they still ok to use? Also, would the cardboard box method help to stop them from turning green? Thank you so much.
Good question! That green is called solaine and I did a bit of research for you. Potatoes turn green because they are exposed to the light so storing in cardboard should definitely help! I don't usually have a problem with my potatoes turning green - unless they were bought that way. And yes, they are still safe to eat if you cut and peel all the green parts off. Hope that helps!
Thank you for this clear and simple and very helpful video. I have often had potatoes go bad before I can use them all (I live alone), so this is a technique I will put to use immediately! I live in an apartment, so I don’t have a basement, but I’ll figure something out.
I'm definitely going to try this. With the cost of groceries these days and having a very limited income, can't afford to waste food. How about getting carrots to last longer too? Seems like it may be the same process as the potatoes. Anyone know for sure?
Good question! I'll talk about this more sometime but the process is similar. Get your carrots out of the plastic bag and store in a paper bag or paper towels - and place in the fridge AWAY from apples. Even taking them out of the plastic bag and just putting them in a vegetable drawer in the fridge should help your carrots last longer.
That sounds great. You may want to take it a step further and let the potatoes cure and dry for at least a week before that step. Also, we got mice in our root cellar so I don't trust the situation. I'm hoping that putting them in a food storage bucket will work for my situation.
Wow! This is the easiest method I have even seen! I have red potatoes in a bag so I will take them out and let them dry off for a day. I have newspaper and three delivery storage boxes about the size you are showing. Thank you so much for this tip! I have used other methods of storing and the potatoes didn't keep well. Yes, they were stored in a dry cool and dark place but I wasn't told about drying the potatoes nor using newspaper. I sure appreciate this helpful hint!
Do you think that might work for an under the cabinet basket? I have one in my pantry and I live in South Louisiana where it gets humid most of the year
This is good to know. I get my potatoes from a discount produce market but it is 20 miles away so I prefer to get a large quantity, maybe 50 pounds at a time. I am going to try this. I've known for a while that leaving them in the plastic bag will cause some to rot prematurely so I've been keeping them in large bowls for now.
@@joyfullythriving Yes for sure. A mix of mostly the red and gold ones. Now and then will be a bumper crop for potatoes so I'd see 50 pound bags for sale at about $15 but it's been a while since that happened. The produce market has 50# for $20 often but as I say I like to have both the red and the gold ones.
Go to the garage, build a plywood box, insulate the inside with styrofoam sheets all around, build a top out of the plywood, put hinges and a pull knob on it, and you're done. Dimensions: 4' wide X 4' tall X 3' deep. Easily stores 250 lbs of potatoes in gunny sacks, 3 bushels of apples, and roughly 100 lbs of carrots. Works wonderfully. Store them dry, dark, and cool.
I have tried layered potatoes in super dry sawdust stored in a cardboard box in a cool dark basement. Some of the potatoes sprouted, some got soft and storing them this way did not seem to make the potatoes last any longer. I found storing potatoes in the bottom vegetable drawer of my refrigerator made them last the longest
Do what works for you! Storing in the refrigerator is generally not recommended as it changes the starches of the potatoes but for some people, who live in a higher humidity area, you have to do what works. And if the refrigerator works for you, go for it!
@joyfullythriving The only storage space I have is the garage and outdoor storage sheds. What about the temperature? Do they have to be in a dark and cool space? Can they last in a garage?
I honestly don't know as I have never tried those spaces myself. You are welcome to try and see what happens, but yes, dark and cool is the most important aspect.
@@joyfullythriving I have Amazon boxes too and just did as you showed but only had one layer’s worth of potatoes. Just French fried a bunch in olive oil and covered them with crumbled sheep feta cheese. 😋 Thanks again!
Sure! It's dark and away from the light so that works too. If your drawer is in the kitchen, it might be a little warmer but still a good way to store potatoes!
I’ve always kept my potatoes in the fridge. They get soft and wrinkly, if I don’t use them within a month or so. So I’m glad there’s another way to keep them longer. But, since I live in a humid house basement apartment in, will they still keep your way?
Hmmm. If you find the refrigerator method working for you, you may want to stick with that. But of course, give the box and a try and see! Humidity is more of a challenge for potatoes.
@@joyfullythriving … Yeah, I’m gonna give the cardboard box method a try. I can always go back to the fridge crisper as my method, if the box doesn’t work, like you said. Also, Alabama, where I live, seems to be a humidity challenge. So I’m not sure if the cardboard box method will make much different. Maybe it won’t make the potatoes as moist though. I think that’s what makes them soft and wrinkly.
Interesting. I have heard mixed things about storing an apple with the potatoes. Same say it delays sprouting and other says it speeds it up...but I am glad it seems to work for you!
Question, we live in the hot humid south and store our thin skin golden potatoes under our counter where it’s dark. They sprout so quickly I don’t have time to use them up! Help please?
Humidity does make it a more of a challenge for you and your potatoes! Try the box in the darkest spot you have. Otherwise, some store them in the fridge, although it isn't usually recommended. I would probably just not store as many if humidity was a problem.
I've heard mixed things about this. Some say apples make potatoes sprout faster so I think I am going to stick to just potatoes...but glad it seems to work for you!
@@joyfullythriving yes. When potatoes or rice are stored in the refrigerator it changes the starch to a resistant starch which digest slower and does not spike glucose. I just wondered if the box just makes them last longer. 😊
@@Tazbocat I don't know! I would think it is a redundant point since you are already storing them in the fridge, but you are welcome to try and see what you find out!
Thanks to all of you for your concern and questions about newspaper with potatoes. INSTEAD of using newspaper, a cheap and easy solution is to use brown craft paper like this (Commission Earned) - amzn.to/4dHx6gO
I am Irishman, 61 yoa , that is how we stored them since I can remember , but we had a root cellar outside & consistent temp year round like a cave , appx. 62 degrees F & dark, lasts for months plus works on about every root veggie , carrots , parsnips, turnips, rutabagas , yams, etc... all grown in our large garden in rural S/E Kentucky
And in the spring dad would cut up the sprouted potatoes, making sure each piece had a sprout, and plant them.
Love it! Thanks for sharing your advice!
@violethill5830 absolutely , God Bless
You are welcome, God Bless
What great advice, I wouldn’t have thought carrots would keep that long but it makes sense😊
My wife always seems to find potatos I miss when harvesting, and found half a dozen yesterday when turning over a bed. We store them in boxes in a potato bin in the basement, they last until Spring and we use the left over ones as seed for our next planting. Dark and cool is the secret and not near the onions.
Thanks for adding your expertise!
"Not near the onions". Thank you for that.
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VERY critical to keep potatoes away from most anything in storage. Cabbage will destroy them about quickest of anything I’ve found.
@@joyfullythriving does this work in hot climates?
Brief, concise, and straight to the point. No fluff. Today is my first time here, but your no bullcrap approach has made feel like subscribing.
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Ditto. 👍🏽
I just want to thank you again for this tip, it has really helped us to stop throwing potatoes away! I don’t like throwing any food away so this is great🙂
You are so welcome! And with prices going up, every bit of food is valuable!
Great and easy video, especially in these times. I'm 74 and my grandfather taught me lots of secretes that are easy and work. Thanks for making this video and I like how simple you made it and not a long dragged out useless talking one. Thanks!
We can learn so much for our grandparents! 🥰 And yes! Short and sweet and to the point was my goal! Doesn't have to be complicated to be helpful! Thanks for watching!
I actually wanted to buy more potatoes but wasn’t sure how I would have used them all before they would have went bad but this is right on time. Thanks!
Yay! So many people kept asking, it seemed like a good time to film a quick video! 🥔
Good luck! I’ve tried this method before, but I think the climate where I live is just too warm and humid. I even tried it with sprinkling baking soda on the newspaper layers. The baking soda is supposed to help absorb moisture.
The only way I can store potatoes is in the fridge. Which isn’t recommended because supposedly it makes the potatoes more starchy. But they seem fine to me.
You can freeze them but you really have to cook them first. Don’t freeze them uncooked. I learned that the hard way!
My mother did this with apples and pears too
That is good to know!
Thank you so much great idea👍👍🇨🇦😊
Thank you so so much I’ve thrown so many potatoes away because I couldn’t eat them quickly enough. You’ve been a blessing. Thank you for this. God bless.
You are truly welcome! I hope it helps you as much as it had helped me!
I keep my potatoes in a ventilated box and place some kitchen towel on top to take up any moister and keep in them dark cupboard under the stairs in UK
Good idea!
Great idea, but would use brown paper bag in between layers as newspaper has ink.
Good point! 👍 You could also use craft paper like this one. (Commission Earned) amzn.to/3YKSDkH
Ink won't hurt anything-I have never seen it get off on the potatoes... most potatoes get peeled anyway- and those that don't you can easily scrub clean- I store my potatoes this way and it works very well- :)
Potatoes are such a great vegetable
One of our favorites!
For the last 20yrs I have dedicated the bottom drawer of my kitchen cupboards for storing potatoes with a breathable layer underneath. Dark, cool, easy access and the perfect solution for me. 🤗 Ohh and also never store spuds with onions because they will go off even quicker 😉
Thanks for sharing!
My grandmother who loved to cook and was really a great cook, overwintered green tomatoes but wrapping each one in newspaper and boxing them and they lived in Alabama where it wasn’t that cool
It's amazing what we can learn from our grandparents!
Thank you for the info. Our Food King grocery store has their 15# potatoes for 1.99 no limit. They will go great with all the chuck roast im buying from Smiths for $3.27lb that i mentioned in a previous video. Going to spend our $100.00 stockup $ on chuck roast. Jackpot!😁
That is awesome! Way to stock up on Chuck roast! 🙌 And that is an AMAZING price on 15lbs of potatoes too! Now you know how to store them! 👍
Wow! What a deal! What city is your Food King? Maybe I’m nearby. ❤ love the hosts potato storage lesson too!
Thank you for hosting this lesson! ❤❤❤
That's the procedure we've used for many years and they last a long time. Great advice!
Thanks for backing me up on this and adding your experience too! 🥰
Thanks……I’m always throwing potatoes away ….from lack of use…
Interesting. I didn’t know this about the plastic bag. But it does make sense. Thanks. New subbie ❤
Glad it was helpful! The little things make a big difference! And welcome!
I keep mine in a bowl on the counter because we use them so quickly but totally agree drying is key because grocery potatoes are always wet. I hope to get an amazing enough price to worry about storing in a box. 😊 I also keep a bowl in a dark cabinet to store extras.
We are going through potatoes faster and faster here too! But hopefully November will bring amazing potato sales so we can both stock up for a couple months!
If you grow your own potatoes potatoes, when you pick them do not clean keep them dirty and store them in a dark cool spot the dirt helps to keep them through the winter months or where you live they may sprout a little but it won't be for awhile just pull the sprouts off and the potatoes will harden back up if you leave the sprouts on the potatoes will get soft and will not be good anymore.
Good to know!
It will be great, if /when spouts grow to plant them !
Appreciate the tip- I never heard of this but until I started doing this, I sure had some potatoes go bad on me- now I don't have to worry about waste!
So glad I could help! The little things can make a big difference - especially for potatoes! 😁
I am really enjoying your channel. One hoosier youtuber to another great job!
Thanks so much! 🥰 Always nice to meet a fellow Hoosier here!
I love this idea. I bought the same deal on potatoes and I’m in the middle of canning them today.
Also Kristen I followed your lead on Boost and took advantage of the great buys on carrots (canned those last night) flour, sugar etc. my husband could not believe everything I got yesterday between the weekly buys and boost.
Thank you so much for teaching us about the deals.
I love it when we can surprise and delight our husband with all the good deals! 🥰 SO glad you were able to stack all the deals too! One of these days, I am going to can some of my potatoes when I have a chance. Do you can them cubed?
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Yes I cube them. It makes for easy potato salad and potato soup. I make pint jars to add to vegetable soup. If we need creamed or mashed potatoes as we say in Tennessee I just heat them add butter , milk, salt and pepper sometimes sour cream.
Thanks for everything! I always look forward to Thursday afternoon.
@@sherriebyrd3784 Awww! I look forward to our Thursdays together too! 🥰 And thanks! My thought was to cube them as well. Definitely putting canning potatoes on my Fall list.
Stopping by from the VRA show. I'm super excited to try this tip!
Yay! Thanks for stopping by...and I hope this helps your potatoes just like it has helped mine!
Best news I’ve heard today! I love my potatoes, and have always had to cook them immediately to risk losing them or give some away. Now, I have a better way to store them; thank you so much for sharing. I’m so excited, and look forward to trying this method. 🤗
Glad I could help! We love potatoes here too so I hope this helps you as much as it has helped me!
Love it! ❤You are the one I learned this from on a previous video and it’s a game changer. I’m extremely sensitive to solanine and will become I’ll eating potatoes with even the slightest tinge of green. Your tips have saved me from wasting “bad” potatoes. 😊
Oh dear! I am so glad I can help you salvage your potatoes and make things last better! 🥔
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING NEWS REGARDING STORING POTATOES.
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So glad I could help! 🥰
My Grandma stored Potatoes and Onions in Bushel Baskets in her Root Cellar - a small unfinished Storeroom in the Cellar with Shelves which Grandpa built, where she stored homemade Jellies etc. and canned goods. It was dark and cool. Cold in Winter!
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This is timely indeed. I bought way more potatoes yesterday than I normally do because there was a sale I couldn't pass up. I was thinking of giving half of them away because I was afraid they wouldn't keep but now I won't have to. Thanks!
I love a good sale!!! And yes, I always stock up on things when they are sale - potatoes too. This will help them last until you can use them in the next month or two!
I am so glad I found your channel! Thank you for all the great tips!!
Awww. Thanks, Karen! 🥰
Thank you for this simple solution, no more wrinkled up spongy potatoes now.
You bet!
In Melbourne, Australia, I have found the supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths often have only one week or less to “use by” date on their plastic packs. Another customer said they have probably been in a cool store for 3 months. I guess that would eat into the life expectancy to store ourselves. I grow some of my own varieties but not enough by themselves but will do this if I have a good amount. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Great tip! I will have to start doing that.. Thanks😊
Glad it was helpful! 🥰
Thanks, I always end up throwing some potatoes out at the bottom of the bag. I will definitely try this. I just bought a bag the other day.
I hope it helps you, Terry!
Good advice... thank you for sharing.
You're welcome!
Thank you! My potatoes ALWAYS sprout. I put them in a cool dark place but still in the plastic bag. Now I know. ❤🎉
Happy to help! The plastic bag is key. I think you will notice a big difference once you stop using the plastic bag. I definitely did!
We always add a red apple when we store our potatoes. It keeps them from getting eyes too quickly
Thanks for that tip! I've heard mixed things about this, but glad it works for you!
I love this information, so thank you! I no longer have a basement, but I’m willing to try this method in the coolest darkest place I can find. I also want to add that in my opinion, the freshest potatoes are at Sam’s Club. Grocery store potatoes in my experience go bad much faster, and usually have more blemishes to work around. So I’ll be doing the storing method with potatoes from Sam’s.
I would agree with you! I have noticed the same that my grocery store potatoes don't last nearly as long as my Sam's potatoes. An astute observation! 🙌
Great information! Thank you
You are welcome!
THANKS
You're welcome! I hope you find this trick helpful!
Thank you so much. I've been wondering how to do this!
I’m so glad I could help! I hope it helps your potatoes last longer too!
Thanks for this great tip. I notice that when I buy yellow potatoes and don’t use them right away, they tend to turn green. Are they still ok to use? Also, would the cardboard box method help to stop them from turning green? Thank you so much.
Good question! That green is called solaine and I did a bit of research for you. Potatoes turn green because they are exposed to the light so storing in cardboard should definitely help! I don't usually have a problem with my potatoes turning green - unless they were bought that way. And yes, they are still safe to eat if you cut and peel all the green parts off. Hope that helps!
@@joyfullythriving thank you so much for your response. I will try the cardboard box method.
Very good tip 😊 God Bless You ❤😊
Thanks, Rita!
🎉🎉this should help people new to these problems 👏👏
Here's hoping! 👍
Unfortunately I live in an apartment which has no cool place even in winter, having said that I will try try this. 😊
Please do! Humidity can be a challenge but hopefully this will give you a bit more time with your potatoes!
Thanks for that. I throw out so many potatoes. This will surely save me money. Thanks so much. A new subscriber.👏👏😊
Welcome!
Thank you for this clear and simple and very helpful video. I have often had potatoes go bad before I can use them all (I live alone), so this is a technique I will put to use immediately! I live in an apartment, so I don’t have a basement, but I’ll figure something out.
You are welcome! I hope it helps!
Yay! Thank you! That's so easy!
You're welcome! And yes. It really is so easy - and a game changer still at that!
Thank you for that! I've been doing it all wrong.
Happy to help! ☺️
Ty so much for sharing this tip!
Of course!
THANK YOU! Love this advice and I will definately do this!
You're so welcome!
I'm definitely going to try this. With the cost of groceries these days and having a very limited income, can't afford to waste food.
How about getting carrots to last longer too? Seems like it may be the same process as the potatoes. Anyone know for sure?
Good question! I'll talk about this more sometime but the process is similar. Get your carrots out of the plastic bag and store in a paper bag or paper towels - and place in the fridge AWAY from apples. Even taking them out of the plastic bag and just putting them in a vegetable drawer in the fridge should help your carrots last longer.
That sounds great. You may want to take it a step further and let the potatoes cure and dry for at least a week before that step. Also, we got mice in our root cellar so I don't trust the situation. I'm hoping that putting them in a food storage bucket will work for my situation.
Uggg. Mice are the worst! So sorry and I hope the bucket helps you!
Wow! This is the easiest method I have even seen! I have red potatoes in a bag so I will take them out and let them dry off for a day. I have newspaper and three delivery storage boxes about the size you are showing. Thank you so much for this tip! I have used other methods of storing and the potatoes didn't keep well. Yes, they were stored in a dry cool and dark place but I wasn't told about drying the potatoes nor using newspaper. I sure appreciate this helpful hint!
So glad I could help! Yes, it's really easy and really works. I am all about simple and practical! 😊 Happy to help!
Thank You!!
You're welcome!
Love these tips!!
Yay! 🥰🥰🥰
I didn’t have newspapers, I used Parchment paper instead …do you think it will work? Thank you! ❤
I think Parchment paper is a great idea, and should definitely work! And I skip the paper sometimes all together...and the box method still works!
Thanks for the great info. I’m tossing mine in a box right now! What do you do with ones that have green spots?
You can still eat them. Just cut the green spots off first!
@@joyfullythriving THANKS! Good to know.
Awesome!! Thank you ma'am.. 😁👍
Most welcome 😊
Do you think that might work for an under the cabinet basket? I have one in my pantry and I live in South Louisiana where it gets humid most of the year
You can try but the humidity of Louisiana is definitely going to make it more of a challenge, unfortunately! But it can't hurt to try!
Thank you for such an awesome tip. I subbed to your channel!
Glad I could help...and welcome!
most of the year the only place in my house is cold or even cool the fridge.
but in the winter it is cold in the house.
Give it a try this winter then!
This is so good to know! Thank you, Kristen :)
You're so welcome!
I do this! Works well!
Thanks for chiming it! Glad it works for you too!
This works wonders for keeping fruits and vegitables from ripening too fast also.
Good to know!
This is good to know. I get my potatoes from a discount produce market but it is 20 miles away so I prefer to get a large quantity, maybe 50 pounds at a time. I am going to try this. I've known for a while that leaving them in the plastic bag will cause some to rot prematurely so I've been keeping them in large bowls for now.
I tend to buy at least 25 pounds at a time whenever they go on sale too. Always smart to stock up on those good deals!
@@joyfullythriving Yes for sure. A mix of mostly the red and gold ones. Now and then will be a bumper crop for potatoes so I'd see 50 pound bags for sale at about $15 but it's been a while since that happened. The produce market has 50# for $20 often but as I say I like to have both the red and the gold ones.
Thank you for this information!! Im going to do this today
You are so welcome! It's such a simple thing but really helps our potatoes last a lot longer!
Thank You, great information.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks I’ll try it😊
Good luck!
Amazing...TY...
You're welcome!
Thank you
Welcome!
Go to the garage, build a plywood box, insulate the inside with styrofoam sheets all around, build a top out of the plywood, put hinges and a pull knob on it, and you're done.
Dimensions:
4' wide X 4' tall X 3' deep. Easily stores 250 lbs of potatoes in gunny sacks, 3 bushels of apples, and roughly 100 lbs of carrots. Works wonderfully. Store them dry, dark, and cool.
Wow! That's a lot of potatoes! 🙌
I have tried layered potatoes in super dry sawdust stored in a cardboard box in a cool dark basement. Some of the potatoes sprouted, some got soft and storing them this way did not seem to make the potatoes last any longer. I found storing potatoes in the bottom vegetable drawer of my refrigerator made them last the longest
Do what works for you! Storing in the refrigerator is generally not recommended as it changes the starches of the potatoes but for some people, who live in a higher humidity area, you have to do what works. And if the refrigerator works for you, go for it!
Does this technique work for red and white potatoes, too, or just russets? TFS!
It works for all kinds of potatoes - russet, red, golden, even sweet potatoes! 🥔
@joyfullythriving The only storage space I have is the garage and outdoor storage sheds. What about the temperature? Do they have to be in a dark and cool space? Can they last in a garage?
I honestly don't know as I have never tried those spaces myself. You are welcome to try and see what happens, but yes, dark and cool is the most important aspect.
@joyfullythriving thanks for your reply. I will have to experiment.☺
Nice video. Thanks!
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Thanks so much for such great information ❤ have a beautiful day ❤
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I really need to learn this! Thank you so much. I have been loosing too many for too long. But, now I won’t .
You got this!
@@joyfullythriving I have Amazon boxes too and just did as you showed but only had one layer’s worth of potatoes. Just French fried a bunch in olive oil and covered them with crumbled sheep feta cheese. 😋 Thanks again!
@@antoniodelrey164 Yum! Those french fries sound amazing!
I keep mine in a drawer. Is that just as good?
Sure! It's dark and away from the light so that works too. If your drawer is in the kitchen, it might be a little warmer but still a good way to store potatoes!
I’ve always kept my potatoes in the fridge. They get soft and wrinkly, if I don’t use them within a month or so. So I’m glad there’s another way to keep them longer. But, since I live in a humid house basement apartment in, will they still keep your way?
Hmmm. If you find the refrigerator method working for you, you may want to stick with that. But of course, give the box and a try and see! Humidity is more of a challenge for potatoes.
@@joyfullythriving … Yeah, I’m gonna give the cardboard box method a try. I can always go back to the fridge crisper as my method, if the box doesn’t work, like you said. Also, Alabama, where I live, seems to be a humidity challenge. So I’m not sure if the cardboard box method will make much different. Maybe it won’t make the potatoes as moist though. I think that’s what makes them soft and wrinkly.
Thanks for this, I've been doing it wrong and have had problems. Question though: What's newspaper? 😄
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@@joyfullythriving Thanks!
Thank you 🙏
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Thanks, I don't have a potato cellar like folks used to
Me either, which is why I use this method!
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Put in a cool dry place with some apples mixed in ,will stop eyes from spouting keep it dark too.
Interesting. I have heard mixed things about storing an apple with the potatoes. Same say it delays sprouting and other says it speeds it up...but I am glad it seems to work for you!
Question, we live in the hot humid south and store our thin skin golden potatoes under our counter where it’s dark. They sprout so quickly I don’t have time to use them up! Help please?
😔 For you, I would probably resort to storing my potatoes in the fridge - if you have room. Humidity makes it much harder for you, and I am sorry!
@@joyfullythriving thanks
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or you could have a potato cabinet. husband’s used to woodwork them for wife. always know where they are when you paint bright color
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I’m trying to find out how to store them in SC, the very southeast side where we don’t have basements or any other cool, dry places.
Humidity does make it a more of a challenge for you and your potatoes! Try the box in the darkest spot you have. Otherwise, some store them in the fridge, although it isn't usually recommended. I would probably just not store as many if humidity was a problem.
@@joyfullythriving Thank you!
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Mine come in a nice paper type bag with a vent 30 lbs, I stick them in the fridge to not attract anything
If that works for you, that's fine...but fridge store is not recommended because it changes the starches of the potatoes.
@@joyfullythriving hi there, thanks
How long have they been stored before you bought them?
I don't know! 🤷♀️
add 1 apple if you buy in big brown bags, it prevents sprouting,
I've heard mixed things about this. Some say apples make potatoes sprout faster so I think I am going to stick to just potatoes...but glad it seems to work for you!
Thanks for the tip.
You bet!
Is it ok to store them in a box in the refrigerator? I keep mine in the fridge to make them a resistant starch.
It is not generally recommended since it changes the starches but if that is what you are looking to do, then that is up to you! 😁
@@joyfullythriving yes. When potatoes or rice are stored in the refrigerator it changes the starch to a resistant starch which digest slower and does not spike glucose. I just wondered if the box just makes them last longer. 😊
@@Tazbocat I don't know! I would think it is a redundant point since you are already storing them in the fridge, but you are welcome to try and see what you find out!
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Of course! Happy to help!