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So since Betty Crocker pulled their last predatory capitalistic stunt on the instant mashed potatoes, I was thinking of buying regular potatoes, peel them, cut them, and then freeze part of them until the next time...
Can they be put in the freezer after being peeled and cut in small squares? And for how long?
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Just like the frozen french fries, hash browns and other potatoes at the grocery store, you should blanch them first. If not, they will turn brown/black before they freeze. To blanch use either boiling water or better yet steam for about 5 minutes. Then cool, and freeze.
Just like the frozen french fries, hash browns and other potatoes at the grocery store, you should blanch them first. If not, they will turn brown/black before they freeze. To blanch use either boiling water or better yet steam for about 5 minutes. Then cool, and freeze.
Well I always recommend fresh over a box of dehydrated flakes.
But just taking a step back here,
but aren't "potatoes" one of the cheapest things in the market? And do they ever go out of season?
I'm just not seeing the value in "freezing" a stockpile of potatoes.
They aren't cheap in Florida...and we don't eat them every day, so if I buy a bag, we'll use say 5 of them, and then I need to do something with the rest or they'll go bad...that's why I was asking.
Regarding the flakes; I am not "thrilled" with having to use them, but I am time challenged so it is quicker than having to peel, boil, mash...etc.
(What Betty Crocker did that pissed me off was that they took away the Boxed version which included two pouches for $1.75, and replaced it with ONE Pouch that has less than it used to be in one of the pouched in that boxed version and are now selling it for $1. That's a RIP OFF. I am not paying $1 for that. It's not enough in it to feed two people, let alone 6! I don't understand why the population doesn't hold these predatory companies accountable when they nonchalantly dig their hands into our pockets and offer nothing in return. Kellog's does the same thing! You buy a bigger box of cereals and it is half full!).
If you keep potatoes in a dark, cool, non-damp place they will keep just about all winter. Why freeze them uncooked?
Cliffee.....In New England houses used to have pantries, cellars and root cellers for storing home canned goods and winter vegetables like taters and cabbages etc. I remember my Dad (Maine) saying they used to put a couple of barrels of apples by.....in the basement....and they lasted all year. (They packed the apples in layers according to their keeping qualities.)
I now live in Florida...and cool non-damp places are very hard to come by. Our houses don't have basements or cellars for storing potatoes, apples,squash, cabbages or bulbs and humidity is very very high.
That is probably the answer to your question. The other answer.....is space....in a modern apartment...closet space is limited so it isn't practical to store a couple of bags of potatoes....and certainly not a couple of burlap sacks of em, lol
I can't use the whole bag of potatoes up before they sprout on me, and I keep them in a mesh basket on the bottom shelf of my kitchen bookcase. It's probably too humid in here for optimal storage.
I usually buy the more expensive individual russet potatoes now so I don't have this problem so often. I'll get 2-3 at a time. It might cost as much as the 5 pound sack of smaller potatoes, but at least I am getting the better quality, smoother, larger potatoes, and reducing wasted food.
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