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Instead, Stephaine said that potatoes should be stored in a basket or kept in a paper bag with the top open. According to Stephaine, potatoes should also be stored in a dark space, such as a cabinet, pantry or basement.<\/p>\n
Stephaine said; \u201cDon\u2019t store [potatoes] on your counter and under artificial or natural light. That\u2019s what causes them to turn green.\u201d<\/p>\n
You could be careful about the temperature you keep them in. Stephanie said: \u201cDon\u2019t store these in the refrigerator. It causes the starch to turn into reducing sugars.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stephaine recommends storing potatoes at temperatures of 43F to 50F (6C to 10C) in order to keep them in the best conditions.<\/p>\n
She also warned it is important to keep them away from your other vegetables or fruits. Stephaine said: Store your potatoes away from garlic, onions, shallots or any other type of fruit and vegetable. They emit ethylene gas. It causes the potatoes to go bad faster.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Stephaine added her \u201cone last tip”, to never store potatoes near warm kitchen appliances. She said: \u201cDon\u2019t store potatoes in a cabinet next to your stove. It\u2019s too hot.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the comment section, users praised Stephaine for her easy guide and said it had helped them save some of their own potatoes.<\/p>\n
One user said: Now that explains why my taters go bad. I have been leaving them in the bag.\u201d<\/p>\n
Someone else said: \u201cThank you so much! My potatoes were next to the stove!\u201d<\/p>\n
However, one other commentator also had a handy suggestion for keeping other fruit, such as bananas, riper for longer. They said: \u201cDon\u2019t store new bananas near overly ripe ones which will accelerate the ripening of the newer ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stephaine had never heard of that storage tip before and replied: \u201cOooh, [that\u2019s a] good one!\u201d<\/p>\n