Storing your Onions and Potatoes

[luvnit]

Well I store most of our veggies, carrots, celery, green onions and the like in the fridge. However, onions and potatoes I just don't have the room for or even know what to do with.

How do you all store these staple vegetables in your kitchen. I know you aren't supposed to do store them together. But I would like some ideas if you have any.

[esgunn]

I keep them in a closet off our carport. It is cool in there and mostly dark. I also keep shallots and garlic there too. Usually works. I do have to be careful when we have freezing temps.

[DFen911]

I have them in separate baskets in a cupboard. Dark and cool is the key and keep an apple in your potatoes and they won't get any "eyes" growing

[labradors]

The problem, here, is that the only "cool" is the fridge unless one just happens to have air conditioning, so I don't buy many of these things unless I'll be using them within a relatively short time.

[luvnit]

Well that is going to be my online search today to find a great way to store my onions and potatoes.

I will update you all with what I find. I still wanna know what you all do, incase it will work for me.

Here are some ways I found at an organizing blogspot.

The light colored ones are from a store called Dibor. The dark willow hopper is from Bed Bath and Beyond.


I kinda like these with the zipper on the side, but I wouldn't really need a special bag to store them in. Now my problem is, "Where do I put this cute bag?"


Now these are okay. But again, same problem, where do you put them?




Honestly, I am not trying to spend any money unless its something really practical and works well. I'd store them in a paper bag if it works and I have a spot for it.


Oh now I found this! I kinda like it because it looks cute. But I need to find an area to store them and if I do that I really can use anything to put them in.






Can you store onions and potatoes next to each other??

[cjs]

My pantry is fairly dark and cool, so a large supply is kept there of potatoes, onions, shallots, etc. But, I also have a three-tiered basket hanging in the kitchen with a few of each for handy use.

[foodfiend]

Well after seeing those cute ways to store onions and potatoes which Laura posted, I am embarrassed to say that I store mine in the basement, in net bags which oranges came in... I store them in separate bags, but they are close in proximity (2'?)

[luvnit]

That another question I have Vicci. How far apart should they be? And how cool is it supposed to be?

You are right, these are all cute containers. I store my onions is an old, very large sour cream container (from sam's club). My potatoes stay in the same bag I got them in the store. I think I am really trying to find a location rather than a container. Really I think I need to reorganize my kitchen cupboards.

[Guest]

I love all those containers, Laura, but I don't have room either for the container. In the winter, we keep ours on the sun porch in a three tiered rattan basket but when it gets hot I have to keep them in the fridge - anywhere that is out in the open here in the coastal area attracts those palmetto bugs -yuck. I would like to know an alternate place as well. But those cotainers are so sweet!!

[Gourmet_Mom]

They don't really last very long here...I only buy potatoes in 5 pound bags and onions by how many I'll need the coming week. In the winter, I will keep the onions in a bowl on the counter and the potatoes in the ventilated bag they come in, usually in the laundry room. Like Sonja, I keep everything in the fridge...not only palmetto bugs are a problem but also fruit flies.