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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: littleminnie on June 12, 2018, 11:40:39 AM

Title: Random question.
Post by: littleminnie on June 12, 2018, 11:40:39 AM

Does anyone keep their potatoes in the fridge? In this weather they are going off very quickly.  Someone told me they keep theirs in the fridge.

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Daisydot on June 12, 2018, 11:53:57 AM

You'd be better buying a potato bag from Lakeland or amazon they store quite well in them.I don't like them out the fridge they tend to be watery dependin* on which type of potato you use I suppose.if you look in the stores they are never refrigerated so I'd tend to go with that.good luck x

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Two hoots on June 12, 2018, 01:24:42 PM

When the weather is warm I don't buy many potatoes but I do buy new potatoes, and yes I keep them in the fridge drawer, I think they keep longer and I haven't noticed any difference in them after they've been cooked.

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Robin on June 12, 2018, 02:34:51 PM

I only put new potatoes in the fridge. All others a cool dark cupboard. They don't last as long at this time of year

Robin
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Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Daisydot on June 12, 2018, 02:58:30 PM

I buy Cyprus potatoes as we prefer them they're great for chips or boilers or roasters and I can't put them in the fridge ,they go in a dark hessian potato bag with the soil attached to them but even then depending on heat in house it's hard to keep them fresh.

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: littleminnie on June 12, 2018, 05:53:10 PM

I might put one in the fridge as a test. Lol
I'll get a bag.  Bread goes off really quickly too.  >:(

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: jillydoll on June 12, 2018, 06:31:11 PM

Hi littleminnie.
Yeah I always keep my potatoes in the fridge no matter what the weather.
I haven't had a problem with them ever.
Also, when it's really hot I keep my bread in there too, if I can fit it in.
No problem there either.

Jd x

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Daisydot on June 12, 2018, 07:59:41 PM

It's the same here littleminnie I'm in a wee oven here there's no escape in the summer I've got fans everywhere too.nothing keeps for very long at all.x

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Robin on June 13, 2018, 12:28:37 PM

I used to freeze my bread and just take enough out for one day but we rarely eat it now

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: CLKD on June 13, 2018, 01:06:36 PM

Nope.  In a dark bag that breathes. In the cool.   Over Winter spuds are kept in 'graves', that is heaped up earth to keep the light off them.

Title: Re: Random question.
Post by: Kathleen on June 13, 2018, 06:14:47 PM

Hello ladies.

I read somewhere that chilling potatoes increases their starch content which is not a good thing so I now store mine in a cupboard.

Take care.

K.