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Yes, store it in a dark cool place, we have a large drawer we use. It should last over a month, but if it doesn't just get smaller bags at the regular grocers. We eat potatoes almost daily so the bag lasts us a while.
Yes, store it in a dark cool place, we have a large drawer we use. It should last over a month, but if it doesn't just get smaller bags at the regular grocers. We eat potatoes almost daily so the bag lasts us a while.
Thanks. If it sprout, then should I throw it away? I will check the price at regular grocery store, probably still buying it from Costco given its low price, as long as I can eat more than half of it before it becomes bad. It is only $6 for the whole bag.
Thanks. If it sprout, then should I throw it away? I will check the price at regular grocery store, probably still buying it from Costco given its low price, as long as I can eat more than half of it before it becomes bad. It is only $6 for the whole bag.
We grow them. You can do what we do- save enough in a cool dark place for you to eat daily, cook (or partially cook) the rest and freeze it. We put up partially roasted root veggies w/potatoes, mashed potatoes etc. Makes for a quick easy meal.
I just cut the sprouts off. Also get rid of any eyes.
This. I use the sharp tip of a paring knife to dig out any sprouts and eyes. You don't want to eat those. The potato is a member of the nightshade family. Many species are poisonous, and that includes your potato. Sprouts and stems of the potato contain solanine; a glycoalkaloid which can be toxic. Besides, the stored nutrients a potato uses to sprout is nutrients (and money) gone to waste because you can't eat them. Don't buy potatoes so "new" they're still green either. The green bits should be cut off so that's a waste too.
I keep my potatoes on in a box on the floor of my pantry. It's cool and dark there and not as moist as a plastic bag in the fridge. Stored where there's light, a potato will sprout eventually. I don't eat a lot of potato, so I don't buy in bulk. If you can't finish a bag of potatoes before they start sprouting, you bought too much and wasted your money no matter how much the bag cost.
I am by myself, one bag of Costco potato is enough for me for almost one month.
Can it last for one month? How to store it? Room temperature?
Thanks.
In the time it took you to snap photos for, type, post, and wait for answers to this question, you could have read several web links about potatoes all by yourself OP!
Thanks. If it sprout, then should I throw it away? I will check the price at regular grocery store, probably still buying it from Costco given its low price, as long as I can eat more than half of it before it becomes bad. It is only $6 for the whole bag.
When you calculate the price, don't forget to include the $65 a year cover charge you pay to shop at Costco.
I watched a YouTube history/mystery show about a pioneer family in the Midwest (I think) who all died in their basement under mysterious circumstances. Turns out they were poisoned by the fumes from their stored, rotten potatoes! Attacked by killer potatoes . But if you store them correctly and not for too long, you should be okay. I have to say that after watching that show I've been dumping potatoes if they have even the smallest sprouting going on.
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This. I use the sharp tip of a paring knife to dig out any sprouts and eyes. You don't want to eat those. The potato is a member of the nightshade family. Many species are poisonous, and that includes your potato. Sprouts and stems of the potato contain solanine; a glycoalkaloid which can be toxic. Besides, the stored nutrients a potato uses to sprout is nutrients (and money) gone to waste because you can't eat them. Don't buy potatoes so "new" they're still green either. The green bits should be cut off so that's a waste too.
I keep my potatoes on in a box on the floor of my pantry. It's cool and dark there and not as moist as a plastic bag in the fridge. Stored where there's light, a potato will sprout eventually. I don't eat a lot of potato, so I don't buy in bulk. If you can't finish a bag of potatoes before they start sprouting, you bought too much and wasted your money no matter how much the bag cost.
If the flesh of any of your potatoes is green you should cut it away and discard.
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. But if you store them correctly and not for too long, you should be okay. I have to say that after watching that show I've been dumping potatoes if they have even the smallest sprouting going on.
