what's the best way to store russet potatoes?

[Grasswire2]

Somehow, I bought a five pound bag on delivery when I thought I was getting just a few.
Geez.
I tried to give some to neighbors with no takers.
I might eat one or two a week.
Refrigerate? Or not?

[claudette]

1. That's what I do

I keep them in the vegetable drawer and they stay fresh for quite a while.

[Polly Hennessey]

2. I did the same thing on delivery. So many potatoes 🥔 so little time. 😳

[Shermann]

3. They say potatoes should be stored separately from onions and garlic.

If I have a surplus, I usually make a big batch of mashed potatoes. That will keep a while longer and I tend to use it up faster like that. I believe you can freeze mashed potatoes as well. I do usually use red potatoes instead of russets though.

[Kali]

4. dark cool spot

I keep them in an unheated room or out on the porch in a cardboard box to keep the light off of them. they will keep for weeks, you should be fine. look at them once in a while and chuck any rotten ones (or catch early, cut off and cook the rest)

fridge if no other spot that works. 5 lbs isn't that much, really. big pot of soup, a few baked, a few more some other way...

[gab13by13]

6. It all depends what kind of potatoes you buy

If you put an organic potato and a GMO potato in jars, within a week the organic potato will start to grow eyes, the GMO potato will probably never grow eyes.

They both will spoil though.

Make a big batch of potato pancakes and PM me with your address when they are ready.😊

[nonaa]

5. Keep them away from onions and in a cool dark space with some separation from each other

Avoid the refrigerator and if after a few weeks they are soft it is OK, they are still usable.

If you keep them long enough to grow some eyes you can grow some potatoes for fun and learning.

[chowmama]

7. Dark cool place away from onions will delay sprouting, but not prevent it.

In the fridge, they tend to turn a little sweet over time - not super sweet like yams, but just a titch. Depending on how you use them and how fussy you are, you may not even notice (assuming enough butter, salt and savory herbs/spices). Personally, I'd be fine eating them like that.

They don't can well except as soup, where it's not only not a problem when they disintegrate, it's actually ideal. (For canning whole or chunks, use reds or golds.) I have several jars of potato leek soup in the pantry, and they'll be good for a year, assuming they last that long.

They freeze well as mashed, but you need to put enough butter in them to keep them from getting grainy.

If they sprout, try planting them in the spring.

[Grasswire2]

8. I might just put the bag (I'll take several out) out on the busy sidewalk with a free sign

Lots of foot traffic here.

[Emile]

9. You don't want to refrigerate them. Store in

cool dark area. I store potatoes in the heated crawlspace under the house. I have a trap door to the crawlspace in a coat closet.