John Myers
Storing Onions and Potatoes Together: Why It’s Not a Good Idea
Don’t store onions and potatoes together. Still, both have fairly similar claims in terms of storage.
- The storage location should be as dark, dry, and cool as possible.
- Five degrees is the optimum temperature for storing potatoes. Onions are less sensitive and can also be stored at zero degrees.
- However, storing onions and potatoes together is not a good idea.
- So, next to potatoes, onions begin to rot faster. Because these absorb the moisture of the potatoes. This greatly reduces the shelf life of the onion.
- Furthermore, potatoes germinate faster next to onions, making them no longer edible.
- Instead, it is advisable to store both types of vegetables separately if this is possible. If not, you should keep the storage time as short as possible.
- Hanging storage is ideal for onions.
- Potatoes, on the other hand, are best stored in a wooden box or potato rack.
