Properly stored potatoes can last from a few weeks to a few months. The key is managing factors like temperature, light, and humidity to create the ideal conditions. This not only reduces waste but also ensures you always have a supply of potatoes ready to use for your cooking needs.
2. Why you should never store potatoes in the refrigerator
Storing potatoes in the refrigerator might seem like a good way to keep them fresh, but it can actually have the opposite effect. The cold temperatures in a refrigerator cause the starches in potatoes to convert to sugar more quickly, resulting in an unpleasantly sweet taste and affecting their texture.
Furthermore, when these refrigerated potatoes are cooked, the excess sugars can interact with amino acids to produce acrylamide, a potentially harmful chemical. To avoid these problems, it’s best to store potatoes in a cool, but not cold, environment.
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