Potato and Vegetable storage

[ChocolateTea]

I’ve never felt more middle aged, but how do you all store your potatoes and vegetables? We use a cupboard in our small kitchen, which works fine in the winter, but today I got the potatoes and carrots out (which were only a week old) and they were unusable (the carrots had liquidated!)

im presuming it’s an affect of the warmer weather. Are there black out style storage bags you recommend?

we can’t use the fridge as it barely fits enough food for a week for 4 as it is

I had the same question wrt potatoes. I solved it by baking them asap after purchase, then keeping in the fridge. As baked potatoes are delicious, they get eaten fairly quickly. Or you could similarly boil and refrigerate them, likewise carrots, again could be eaten quickly as they can be added to many dishes especially curries and casseroles.

Potatoes in a drawstring potato bag in the cupboard. Onions and garlic in a jar on the worktop. Everything else in the fridge.

Carrots: peel them, pu them in a container with water in the fridge. They last longer that way.

Potatoes in the garage, in the dark. Onions in the garage. Other veg in the fridge.

This will sound mental but I wrap my veggies in a cloth and then put that in a large sandwich bag and then put that in the fridge. Carrots are crispy and tasty for a fortnight at least and greens stay green and crisp for as long.

same here; although in summer we'd probably only have new potatoes so never more than 1-2 kg stored anyway

I knew most of the answer would be the fridge 😞 we just don’t have the room, our kitchen is really small and my fridge freezer tiny.

I actually hate carrots so they only get used for DP and one DS so I might have to start buying individually instead of a bag to last a couple of weeks

we don’t have a garage but do have a shed. I wonder if the potatoes would be better in there? I’ll have a look for a bag for them - am I looking for blackout or something linen or both?

We have bins in a large kitchen drawer for rubbish, and same in back porch for cat food, dog food ... and potatoes in a thick cotton bag. Carrots and onions in fridge.

... not this one, but similar.

For peelings, coffee grounds etc, I use strong paper bags, sold as caddy liners, inside a bin. If the potatoes don't fir in the canvas bag, they go in a paper sack.

When we used a lot more potatoes, I used to keep a sack in the shed - only in winter though.

I had my potatoes in their own back, in a basket, covered with a tea towel in a dark cupboard and a week later they sprouted (not just a small amount either).

Would putting them in a cloth bag help?

*bag not back.

I had the same problem and then I saw the lakeland vegetable storage bags recommended on here: https://www.lakeland.co.uk/73205/lakeland-vegetable-bag-with-button-tie-closure?src=gfeed&gclid=CjwKCAjw4ZWkBhA4EiwAVJXwqUbib_N4uxW-L3HGds71EZYztnMpy3EsPXoe_evv5iuxFeXwXquTKBoCvxsQAvD_BwE. There's another bag specifically for potatoes. So far they've been working well.

Although it’s not recommended I put potatoes and carrots in fridge, bottom shelf. I buy from M&S and they have them in a chiller. I’ve got some hessian bags for potatoes which does help keep them a couple of days more and I store them under my stairs. All my potatoes had to be thrown out last week, I am now buying just for a day or 2 at a time.

Yes! Your shed. Cool and dark. Keep your potatoes covered. I buy mine in a large paper bag, for in a cardboard trug. Just cover with old newspaper.
Veg stored on a small wicker shelf unit. If any plastic wrap (tend to buy without) remove it. It will make the veg sweat. Will keep no problem. If they look a bit ‘wilted’ over time, cooking will revive them.
my mother was reared on an Irish rural farm, 12 kids, Food was stored and kept for very long periods, no fridges. She knows what she is at, and that’s what she, and I, now do.
I do have ‘potato bag’ where I can keep a few potatoes inside in.

Unwashed stay fresher for longer. And brown paper bags instead of plastic. If you buy them washed and inplastic, gently pat thrm down with a teatowel to get rid of any condensation before storing

Oh I saw this on Amazon and it didn’t have the best reviews but I’ll have a go I think

I think my issue may be the plastic bags they come in. I shall get some paper or cloth and decant!