How to store fresh potatoes

Fresh potatoes are very delicious right after they are pulled out, because they have a higher starch content, more nutritional value and taste better than potatoes that have been stored for a long time. However, I believe many people know that potatoes will start to grow teeth if they are stored for a long time. You should not eat potatoes after they have teeth, as this will cause poisoning. So how should fresh potatoes be stored so that they can last longer?

The suitable storage temperature for potatoes is 3-5℃, and the relative humidity is about 90%. 4℃ is the most suitable storage temperature for most varieties. At this time, the tubers are not easy to germinate or germinate very little, and are not easy to shrink.

If the temperature is too high, potatoes will sprout or rot. If the temperature is too low, potatoes will easily be frozen and cannot be eaten. Generally, the purchased potatoes should be placed in a cool place for a few days until the skin is dry. Never expose the potatoes to the sun, otherwise the potato skin will turn green and they will become inedible. Finally, the potatoes should be packed in ventilated bags and stored in a dry place.

Potatoes should be kept away from sweet potatoes, so potatoes should not be stored together with sweet potatoes. Otherwise, either the sweet potatoes will become hard or the potatoes will sprout.

Preservation of potatoes: Dry in a cool, ventilated place for 3-5 days, then store. You can put them in a clean cardboard box and put some dry fine soil between each layer of potatoes. Alternatively, place 1 or 2 green apples in the middle of the potatoes to help keep them fresh and prevent them from growing teeth.

Choose good quality potatoes, wash them and dry them. Then, add water to the pot, heat it to about 70%, add salt water (the ratio of water to salt is 10:1), stir thoroughly and turn off the heat. Next, put the potatoes into water while they are still hot, soak for 1-1.5 minutes, take them out and dry them, and place them in a dry place. They can be stored for a long time without sprouting. When using this method, it is not advisable to store the potatoes in plastic bags.

Ordinary households should observe the following six taboos when storing potatoes.

1. Avoid too much water: Stop watering 7 days before harvest to reduce the water content and promote aging of the potato skin, so as to facilitate early dormancy and reduce diseases.

2. Avoid excessive exposure to the sun: Some people expose the peels to the sun to dry them, which results in the fruits that like coolness to spoil and rot or the potato skin turning green. Not edible. The correct way is to dry it in a shady and ventilated place. Finally, the potatoes should be packed in ventilated bags and placed in a dry place.

3. Avoid moisture: Potatoes are fresh vegetables. If the humidity is too high and the ventilation is poor, they will rot. It should be placed on the sand in the corner of the room.

4. Avoid high temperatures: If the temperature is too high, potatoes will sprout or rot; if the temperature is too low, potatoes will easily be frozen and cannot be eaten. Therefore, potatoes should not be piled up in large piles to allow them to breathe, and care should be taken to strictly select them before storage to remove diseased, rotten, injured, and bad tubers with pockmarks and moisture.

6. Avoid sweet potatoes: Potatoes cannot be stored together with sweet potatoes. Otherwise, either the sweet potato will become hard or the potato will sprout.