An Actual question!! How can you save potatoes? can you freeze them raw? I always buy a large bag and I never?

Question

eat them and I don't want to keep throwing them away, it there a way to freeze them or save them?

I will not eat them for months at a time so it would need to be frozen or prepared frozen.

Answer 1

Put them in a closed PAPER bag and make sure they are not in sun light. or you can use a air sealing machine storing them in air tight bags. i.e foodsaver.

Answer 2

Presumably you're already buying the smallest bag that is practical, like 3-5 lbs.

Store some in the fridge and the rest in the freezer. Or scrub and bake them all at once and store those in the freezer. Both work OK. And you can use those pre baked potatoes for things like potato salad or whatever. Get used eating potato dishes with the skin still on the potato. It's where most of the vitamins and fiber are, and not having to peel them means less prep work and clean up, which means you will be more likely to want to cook them.

If you would eat more potatoes if you could cook them quicker, try this. Wash the potatoes and put them in the microwave for long enough to cook them about halfway, like 10-15 min. Preheat a toaster oven to 450 while they're cooking in the microwave. When the potatoes are done in the microwave, put them into the toaster overn for another 10-15 min.

With this method, you can make baked potatoes in 20-30 minutes, rather than an hour, without heating up the whole kitchen. A good trick when you are in a hurry or it's summertime or both.

Answer 3

If you have a sizeable family here is what we did. We would buy a couple of 50 pounds bags of potatoes in the late Summer/Early Fall from a roadside farmer's stands. We would get them really cheap too as opposed to buying them in a supermarket. We would place these bags in the garage in a cool dark spot and since the weather would be turning cooler and colder with each passing month the potatos would not spoil. That was why farmer had root cellars to store veggies this way. You just use the potatos right out of the bag as you need them. By the time you get through a bag you maybe have about 15% spoilage by the end of several months later. Despite the spoilage factor you will have had fresh potatoes to feed your family for many months at a greatly reduced cost and inconvenience over buying them at the supermarket and lugging them home and also without the need for refrigeration/freezing. We did this the same way at the same time with 50 pound sacks of onions and a huge variety of squashes that come in at the farms at this time of year too. VERY ECONOMICAL!!! ENJOY!

Answer 4

Cook the potatoes and then freeze them. Think of the french fries that you see in the freezer section of the store.

Better than that is to change your buying habits. I never buy more than what I plan to use. This means that you think of what is a portion and not the package that the store has prepared for you. What is for dinner happens on my way home. It is fun to think of something that you want rather than trying to make something from whats left in the frig. It also lets you air out from the days rigors.

Answer 5

Keep them in a cool dark place, but potatoes this time of the year or not very good, If I were you I'd buy a smaller bag.

Answer 6

You can freeze potatoes if you blanch (partially cook in water) beforehand.The recommended "shelf life" in the freezer if you use this method is 3 months.
French fried potatoes have a recommended "shelf life" of 6 months. You can partially cook the fries in hot oil until soft, but not colored, and then freeze.

Answer 7

Your better off buying you potatoes frozen. I have the same problem and only buy a baker once in a while for a baked Potato.

Answer 8

Potatoes last longer in cold storage. Keep them in your refrigerator. freezing works but breaks down the consistency of the potato. Potatoes should last at least a month if you keep them refrigerated and dry.

Answer 9

I heard putting an apple in the bag with the potatoes helps them keep longer,

supposed to work with onions too.

Answer 10

Keep them in a cool, dark place, like a cellar or dark corner of the basement where it's dry. Our ancestors kept them that way for centuries. Of course, you'll want to use them sooner than a century! Buy smaller bags.

Answer 11

I am from Idaho...you know the "spud" state. You can not freeze potatoes....uncooked ones that is. Cook them first...fry, boil or bake them...then you can wrap them or place in Tupperware and they should last for quite a while.