How do you stop potatoes sprouting?

Curry_Queen

tom_and_barbara_good wrote:

Anyone tried the green veggie bags from Lakeland for spuds? I use them for carrots and cauli, I can keep a cut cauli for a week in them but I've never tried spuds, ours are in the fridge

I'm loathe to try "gimmicky" products until I have proof they do what they say on the package ... but I don't have any problem keeping a cauli in my fridge for a week anyway, as long as it doesn't get contaminated by other products

beadysam

I have the same problem with spud - they're green or sprouty in just a few days! I can never keep them longer than a week even in a paper sack in the garage in constant darkeness!! We now eat more pasta rice and cous cous!
SAM xx

moggins

Perhaps it's because they keep buying them from other countries and they are taking longer to get from field to table?

trafalgar_2

never never never store spuds in the fridge.........there is moisture in the fridge even in the salad draw....................the key is dry ,dark and cool:D and not with onions;)

Curry_Queen

trafalgar wrote:

never never never store spuds in the fridge.........there is moisture in the fridge even in the salad draw....................the key is dry ,dark and cool:D and not with onions;)

That's why I put kitchen roll in to absorb it up .... but I doo keep onions in there too sometimes

trafalgar_2

Curry_Queen wrote:

That's why I put kitchen roll in to absorb it up .... but I doo keep onions in there too sometimes

:rotfl: unless you wrap each individual spud in kitchen paper your wasting your time and not only that ...............making the spuds go sweet too:p


get yer spuds in the cool,out of the fridge and in the dark or put up with sprouting ...........and your oinions and spuds are gassing each other


"Q: What is the best way to store potatoes?
A: Get your potatoes out of the plastic bag and into a cloth bag or natural fibre bag.

Store them away from onions somewhere cool, dark and airy - not the fridge. "


from the potato council and if they don't know ,no-one does..................stop abusing your spuds:rotfl:or I'll report you to the SPS

Curry_Queen

trafalgar wrote:

:rotfl: unless you wrap each individual spud in kitchen paper your wasting your time and not only that ...............making the spuds go sweet too:p

Oh !!!!!!, back to plan B then ... don't buy spuds :rotfl:

trafalgar_2

Curry_Queen wrote:

Oh !!!!!!, back to plan B then ... don't buy spuds :rotfl:

Remember Terry and his rockerfella...........use smash instead:D

Curry_Queen

trafalgar wrote:

Remember Terry and his rockerfella...........use smash instead:D

:eek: Urghhhhhhhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOO ... NEVER!!!!!!! :eek:


I seriously can't stand the taste of it and even DS came home the other day and said he thought they'd used it at school and hated it ... YUK!!!


My mate keeps on at me to try the Atkins diet as she's had great success with it, so if I do then spuds are out anyway, b-b-b-but I love bread and pasta too much


Wouldn't mind trying his rockerfella with real spuds though

spendaholic

trafalgar wrote:

"Q: What is the best way to store potatoes?
A: Get your potatoes out of the plastic bag and into a cloth bag or natural fibre bag.
Store them away from onions somewhere cool, dark and airy - not the fridge. "

Back to gimmicky stuff ... but Lakeland also do a cloth bag that we used to keep spuds in for ages. We've moved to a bigger house with c/h and don't have anywhere cool now, other than in the fridge. (I know, I know.)

How about a potato crock? Our bread crock is great. Well, for bread ... um ...