/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.11442137]

Where the fuck do I keep potatoes? I keep putting them in my pantry but they go bad fast then attract flies. I stopped putting them in my fridge after you guys said not to but it seems like they go bad much faster outside of it. I live in a place with a hot climate so maybe stick to keeping them in the fridge? Wat do?

[Anonymous No.11442145]

>>11442137
I've never had a problem keeping them in the fridge and I don't know why you wouldn't. They'll last like a month or more in the cold.

[Anonymous No.11442156]

I think you know the answer to this question already.

[Anonymous No.11442169]

I had to start keeping them in the fridge when I moved somewhere humid. Bread and onions too. I used to roll my eyes at people who kept bread in the fridge.

[Anonymous No.11442175]

if you have a cellar that stays cool, maybe there?
don't keep them near onions

[Anonymous No.11442178]

>>11442156
You're right. Fuck you anti-refrigeratorpotatoniggers.

[Anonymous No.11442189]

>>11442175
ah yes, lets put them in the cellar (that 90% of people in modern homes dont even have nowadays) when you can just fucking nut up and put them in the fridge like a civilized person

[Anonymous No.11442278]

>>11442137
Mine keep in the pantry for months, you need to git gud

[Anonymous No.11442283]

>>11442189
>he doesn't have a cellar

[Anonymous No.11442291]

you soak them in water, let them freeze in the winter night, let them thaw, and squeeze out the water. Do this process multiple times and they'll last decades
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%C3%B1o

[Anonymous No.11442313]

>>11442283
German detected

[Anonymous No.11442336]

>>11442189
Based

[Anonymous No.11442362]

>>11442137
Don't you have a basement in your shed?

[Anonymous No.11442373]

>>11442362
>>11442283
calm down cletus, just because you live in a pre-ww1 shacks in kentucky doesnt mean we all live in squalor

[Anonymous No.11442385]

Have you tried buying less potatoes?

[Anonymous No.11442393]

>>11442137
Build two wooden boxes. One for potatoes and one for onions.

[Anonymous No.11442394]

I store mine in a bucket of playsand.

[Anonymous No.11442440]

>>11442373
idk why you're telling us to calm down, clearly you're the only one who's upset here sweaty :)
don't worry, i'm sure someday they'll raise the minimum wage and you'll be able to afford a real house with 2 floors and a basement where you can store your wine on your burger-flipping salary

[Anonymous No.11442459]

wash them with water

[Anonymous No.11442461]

I keep mine in a cardboard produce box covered with a piece of cloth in the bottom of my pantry. I usually have to chuck one or two most keep well.

[Anonymous No.11442485]

>>11442459
dont do this

keep them dirty if you wanna store them

[Anonymous No.11442923]

>>11442145
There was a reason why you're not supposed to keep them in the fridge. I don't remember What it was though. Something to do with the quality.

I have noticed that bags of potatoes seem to go bad a lot quicker than they used to. I just buy three or four of those big bakers now. Technically I think they're more expensive per pound but they seem to last longer in my kitchen and they're a lot easier to handle and peel than the tiny fucking potatoes they fill those bags with.

[Anonymous No.11442949]

>>11442923
I can't speak for every grocery store, but I was talking to a produce guy at my local Safeway and he said that the bagged potatoes don't turn over as much as the individually sold ones so it might be that the bags you picked up might have been sitting on the shelf longer.
I also got him to tell me when the best days to get produce are at his particular store are. That probably comes as a bit anal retentive, but I live in Alaska so you've got to get the good produce when you can.

[Anonymous No.11443340]

>>11442949
Not impossible but this has happened to me through various bags of potatoes sold at various stores. They spud, green, and mold more quickly for me. The big individuals last a fairly long time just sitting on my counter. They're also a bit more convenient for me. That's one potato I have to peel, dice, slice instead of four.

[Anonymous No.11443356]

>>11443340
Different strokes, different folks.
I like a big bag of varying potato sizes because one of my weekly /ck/ rituals is to prep & parboil potatoes (cubed, fries, wedges, etc) so I go through spuds pretty regularly. Even with chucking a few bad potatoes it's cheaper for me than to buy them as needed because it's 60 mile round trip to a proper grocery store for me.

[Anonymous No.11444672]

>>11442923
If you don't have a basement/cellar to keep them in long-term, fridge is the next best thing.

[Anonymous No.11444696]

>>11442137
someplace dark, dry and cold.

[Anonymous No.11444731]

My potatoes are right next to my onions in my pantry and are still just fine. Been over a month now

[Anonymous No.11444733]

>>11442923
just put it in the fridge, let it warm up before cooking (like beef)

[Anonymous No.11444739]

>>11442137
Just keep them in the fridge.
(From Hawai’i where we keep almost everything in the fridge).

[Anonymous No.11444771]

>>11442291
Wow this is fascinating. Thanks for sharing anon

[Anonymous No.11444801]

>>11442189
Lmao, like 90% of the people i know have one, what are you some detroid living appartement monkey?

[Anonymous No.11444871]

>>11442291
Have a ewe, too.

[Anonymous No.11444878]

>>11444801
yeah that's how it is when you and all of your neighbors are from bumfuck middle of nowhere ville, billybob. maybe try getting a real house, not one built in 1873, remodeled in 1930, with 70% of the property value coming from your barn.

[Anonymous No.11444926]

>>11442137
Place them under direct sunlight and then consume.

[Anonymous No.11444928]

>>11442137
The thing about the fridge is that it's humid in there, but if your pantry is humid too then the fridge is still better because it's cold.

[Anonymous No.11444963]

>>11444926
This kills the OP.

[Anonymous No.11445010]

>>11442189
Every house Ive ever lived in has had one.

[Anonymous No.11445047]

>>11445010
That mad cellarlet probably lives in a block of flats like a caged monkey. It sucks, but dark cool pantry should be enough in this case. But we know that most flats won't have such pantries, so the answer is: if you don't have a good place to keep them, don't buy them in bulk.

[Anonymous No.11445065]

>>11442373
Calm down, Stefan with an "on" and not an "an", just because you live in a pre-ww1 brick shed in some urban minority ghetto doesn't mean we all live in squalor.

[Anonymous No.11445092]

>>11442189
>90% of people in modern homes don't even have nowadays

Cellars and basements are made these days largely dependent on the weather in an area, which is why they're more common up north than in the south where they don't have to worry as much about pipes freezing.

[Anonymous No.11445134]

>>11445092
close, but not quite there.
When you build a structure the foundation must go below the frost line otherwise the foundation moves and cracks during the winter. In nothern climates the frost line is fairly deep. So when you have to dig that deep anyway you might as well put in a basement. In the south there's no requirement to dig that deep so basements are only made if the builder wants to pay extra for one.

tl;dr: frost line, not pipes.

[Anonymous No.11445215]

>>11444801
cellars are pretty common in detroit, you're thinking of houston

[Anonymous No.11445371]

>>11445134
Right on,brother.

[Anonymous No.11445376]

>>11442137
Living down south where 80f is considered "cool weather", the fridge is the go-to storage place until winter weather season kicks in fully.

[Anonymous No.11445410]

>>11445092
>>11445371
Until you get way up North here in Alaska and it's more common to have a floating foundation because the yearly frost heaves would crack your basement walls to pieces.

[Anonymous No.11445524]

>>11445134
There are also water table issues that have to be considered. In my area of the south the water table is far too high to have a basement and the imbeciles from other parts of the country where everyone has a basement who insist on one have continual water leakage and consequent mold no matter what they do. Also, some areas have solid rock just under the topsoil which to excavate would be ridiculously expensive.

[Official Motor/sp/ort General (...) No.11445767]

>>11445524
>Florida man makes a post on /ck/, turns out to be true

[Anonymous No.11445781]

>>11442137
Im pretty sure putting them around potatoes is bad.
You could get a bucket with a lid put some cheap rice in to wick up moisture

[Anonymous No.11445796]

>>11442291
>It is a five-day process, obtained by exposing a frost-resistant variety[citation needed] of potatoes to the very low night temperatures of the Andean Altiplano, freezing them, and subsequently exposing them to the intense sunlight of the day (this being the traditional process).
That's a real fancy way of saying "leave them outside".

[Official Motor/sp/ort General (...) No.11445863]

>>11445796
>>It is a five-day process
>a five-day process
>five-day process
"Leave them outside".

[Anonymous No.11446196]

>>11442137
Store them with your onions

[Anonymous No.11447849]

>>11442373
>Cletus
>Having cellar is now conaidered with being redneck

The state of this board

[Anonymous No.11447853]

>>11442440
oof he hit a nerve

[Anonymous No.11447894]

Take potatoes out of the bag
Store them in something that allows air to circulate
Try to avoid using the fridge cause it changes the texture as starch converts to sugar more quickly - anywhere cool, out of direct sunlight with as little humidity as possible
If you're having humidity problems, maybe use a paper bag with some small holes punched in it

[Anonymous No.11447920]

>potatoes never go bad on you
>take forever to eat them and they end up sprouting
>plant them in backyard because hate wasting food
>by the end of the season just have a few more tiny potatoes

I suck at life

[Anonymous No.11448159]

>>11442283
>he doesn't live at sea level
Flyover detected

[Anonymous No.11448169]

>>11442169
Bread goes stale faster in the refrigerator because the air is less moist in there. You should keep it in the freezer instead if possible.

[Anonymous No.11448292]

>>11442137
You should keep potatoes, carrots and other roots in well ventilated, cool and dry places with low light, cellars preferably.
>He doesn't have a cellar
Pleb

[Anonymous No.11448295]

>>11442291
That's how vodka is made actually.

[Anonymous No.11448318]

>>11442137
It's possible your grocer is selling you shitty strains of potatoes. If you're buying bagged, never do that, it's always the oldest ones they couldn't sell loose repackaged.

Iirc you don't want to put potatoes in the fridge because it converts the starch to sugar.

[Anonymous No.11448422]

>>11447894
I do this but also put them in a salt box.

[Anonymous No.11448426]

>>11448159
>Sea level
Imagine thinking that living on the same plane as fish is a thing to be proud of

[Anonymous No.11448440]

i get the feelng OPs problem is keeping the potatoes in plastic bags their sold in. transfer them to something a bit more porous (read: not plastic) and they'll rot less quickly. i keep mine in a wire mesh sack and they stay good for 3+ weeks, even afterwards they only start budding, not moulding.

t. someone who definitely lives in a more humid area than you

[Anonymous No.11448444]

>>11448426
being special needs does not make you special. I do not give a fuck what your participation ribbon says.

[Anonymous No.11448460]

>>11442137
Buy this and put in the dark cellar. They will last half a year.

[Anonymous No.11448467]

>>11442291
Best post I've seen in a while. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.11448957]

>>11442189
>americans dont have cellars

[Anonymous No.11449394]

>>11442137
Potatoes are best stored in a cold dry place traditionally a root cellar which is similar in temperature to a fridge.

[Anonymous No.11449637]

>>11442137
Put them in a cold closet if you have one, preferably in a plastic bag on the floor.
They'll last a good while.
Or be fancy and do the freezy squeezy technique or buy a >>11448460

[Anonymous No.11449644]

>>11449637
Plastic doesn't let them exchange the air and they will get mold quickly. Tatoes need air. But them into a cardboard box with old paper in a dark corner.

[Anonymous No.11449657]

>>11449644
Never said to leave the bag entirely open.

[Anonymous No.11449694]

>>11449657
Moisture will still get traped under them and in the corners which promotes mold. That's why proper storage is always made out of absorbant material with big holes.

[Anonymous No.11449761]

>>11442137
My friend from Boise says keep them in the fridge.