Storing potatoes in the fridge.

We have a potato sack made of hessian, however the potatoes sprout very quickly in it so now I store them in the bottom veg drawer in the fridge.

i put baby potatoes in the fridge but normal ones are kept in a thick brown paper bag

I certainly wouldn't put Marmite in the fridge or peanut butter, but I do put jam in the fridge.

I do, but I don’t think you are suppose to because of a certain chemical in the potatoes.
I bought hessian sacks during Covid & stored them in the cupboard, but I couldn’t do with that earthy smell.

I do put them in the fridge, I know that's not ideal. I don't like a sweet potato, unless they are a sweet potato, distinct from a bog standard one. In the winter I'll put them in the garage. Right now having bought some almost pristine, not a naural state for a potato to be in, not a trace of mud, my M&S Maris Pipers are in the fridge given the warm weather.

I usually store potatoes in a cool, dark place with good airflow. It seems to help them stay fresh longer and reduce sprouting. Storage can vary depending on the weather and the type of potatoes, so it's interesting to see the different methods people use.

I put baby new potatoes and Jerseys in the fridge, out of the plastic bag and into brown paper, but regular potatoes go in a black cotton bag hung in the darkest, coolest spot in the house.

I have never thought to refrigerate them and mine quite often sprout. Then I plant them out - I have had a few lovely fresh ones that way !

Given the heatwave, while away for 9 days I have left a big bag of ‘old’ potatoes in the fridge.

Low temperatures will make potatoes sweeter over a few weeks a few days so won't make any difference.

Always take them out of plastic, most potatoes are sold washed, this makes them more prone to disease and rotting, so should always be used within a week or two.

Leaving potatoes in plastic in these high temperatures they will go off quickly.

Greyduster

Please don’t be condescending. That wasn’t necessary - I was merely making a point. You could have passed over it.

If you mean me, I wasn’t being condescending.

I was agreeing, yes, that’s why you don’t keep it in the fridge, goes too hard.

And why I mentioned earlier it was one thing you kept ‘out’ of the fridge.

I presume those potatoes you buy and taste sweet have been stored at low temperatures for goodness knows how long

Please don’t be condescending. That wasn’t necessary - I was merely making a point. You could have passed over it.

I keep my potatoes and onions in the fridge If they are in plastic bags I cut the bags open before I put them in the bottom clear drawer.

We put new potatoes from the supermarket in the fridge, in a brown paper bag, not the plastic ones they come in.

If we buy or are given a quantity of new potatoes, DH ‘buries’ them in a big pot, in soil. We keep digging them out as required, keeps them fresher.

In winter, the big paper sacks of ‘old’ potatoes are kept in the garage, shielded from the light.

Greyduster

Marmite is often more difficult to spread when it has been in the fridge.

Which is why it says not to put in fridge.

Never ever have I put a potato in the fridge why would I ? Neither would I dream of putting marmite in a fridge ?

I’ve been storing potatoes in the fridge for twenty plus years, but only throughout the summer months. They last a very long time and stops them from sprouting. The texture and flavour don’t change.

I always keep my spuds in the fridge. I find that they last longer that way.

In a cloth 'Potato bag' bought online and then in a dark cupboard. The exception to this is small bags of new potatoes or Jerseys which I do keep in the fridge.

Marmite is often more difficult to spread when it has been in the fridge.

I bought some Jersey Royals and on reading the information on the plastic bag, it stated Keep in Fridge.
Which is what I now do and find they last much longer.

Haven’t noticed any difference in taste, but I must say Jersey Royals are not what they used to be, taste wise.

Unripe bananas wrapped in a paper bag and kept in fridge for a few days seem to last longer as well.

In a wooden box with a lid in my cool, dark cellar.

Thanks everyone. As Calendargirl says, lots of things say to keep in the fridge. Probably manufacturer being on the safe side.
I will try potatoes in the fridge to see if it makes any difference.

Let’s face it, nearly everything is meant to be kept ‘in the fridge’ nowadays.

Jars of Colmans mustard are supposed to be refrigerated after opening. Well, mine aren’t, they live in the food cupboard.

Just checked Marmite though, and it says ‘Do NOT refrigerate’.