On 24/07/2015 11:30 PM, wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:28:38 +1000, Xeno >
> wrote:
>
>> On 24/07/2015 7:42 AM, wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:04:06 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 23/07/2015 12:58 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On 23 Jul 2015 16:51:02 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I like a baked potato now and then but normally do not plan them ahead, but
>>>>>> instead make one on the spur of the moment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday I got hungry for some baked chicken thighs and a baked potato. Of
>>>>>> the two I had, one potato was obviously bad, the other was only half edible
>>>>>> after cutting open afer baking.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Potatoes are expensive! Any way to store them so they keep a month or two?
>>>>>> Now I use a 'crisper' bin in the bottom of the refrigerator.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I Googled and freezing unpeeled raw potatoes is not a good idea. I realize
>>>>>> I could bake ahead and then freeze but I usually combine the potato baking
>>>>>> with baking something else in the meal to save energy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a bag which has a black lining, shove the spuds in there and
>>>>> hang in the cupboard. They keep a goodly time. I'm on my own so I
>>>>> don't buy bags of spuds, just maybe half a dozen per time.
>>>>>
>>>> Comme ça: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/70293/Potato-Preserving-Bag
>>>>
>>> That's exactly the one I have, couldn't do without it.
>>>
>> I should have read further.. Good idea so I bought one.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/oxxrjbg
>>
>> This one suits us better as it will sit nicely on a shelf in the pantry.
>
> I hope it closes at the top - I think the main idea is keeping them in
> total darkness in a cool spot, almost as if they were still in the
> ground.
>
Says it closes with a drawstring so I presume it will be no different to
the bag type...


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