Storing potatoes
sf > wrote in
:
> 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.
>>
> PS: you could bake 2 potatoes at the same time and make the second
> into twice baked potato. Mine are very simple, no sour cream - just
> milk. Every recipe I see has too much junk in them. All they need is
> a very light sprinkle of cheese on top before they are baked the
> second time.
>
>
Thanks. Good idea!
Never tried twice-baked. I'll have to research that.
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