Can I store potatoes and onions like this?
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Anonymous
Or is this too close together? I'd put this in my kitchen pantry.
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Anonymous
| I’ve read they should be a couple feet apart. |
Anonymous
| Well dang, I guess I could not stack them and store them on opposite ends of my pantry. |
Anonymous
| I always store potatoes next to onions. What’s the issue? |
Anonymous
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My mom taught me
-in the dark pantry, low if you can -potatoes and onions not near each other So it’s funny when I see pantry systems, and they’re all nice and new and organized and the onions and potatoes are together. For the record, mine are near-ish bc I don’t have a big pantry. |
Anonymous
| You are all blowing my mind. I keep onions and potatoes in the fridge crisper drawer together. What are you talking about?! |
Anonymous
They get gassy. |
Anonymous
“Cool and dark” so they last longer. And in the store they aren’t refrigerated. These rules are only if you need them to last a while. I usually buy just enough for a meal or 2, so will be cooking them within a couple of days- so I store them together in pantry. After you cut them, they should be put in the fridge; but air tight container - not loose in the crisper. |
Anonymous
they emit gasses and rot faster. |
Anonymous
| Which one emits gasses? |
Anonymous
Who does this? Fridge? So weird |
Anonymous
| This country is screwed, even veggies can't get along. |
Anonymous
| The bins above will not breathe properly for root storage. You need something with lots of air holes on the bottom or moisture will build up and they will spoil. That's why wire baskets work so well. I love the ones you can hang from the ceiling. |
Anonymous
| I know you're supposed to store potatoes and onions outside the fridge, but they always sprout and spoil when I do it. I guess my house is too warm/humid, even in the winter. For that reason, I store them in the fridge, together, because there isn't really enough space to keep them apart. The onions keep pretty well but the potatoes have to be used within 2-3 weeks or they turn softer and sweet tasting. (Not spoiled, but not the freshest.) |
Anonymous
Most Americans store onions and potatoes in the fridge because we don't have a need to store an entire season's worth of food in our root cellar. |