How long will this last?
60
days when stored properly
Cool, Dark Place
Storage location
45–50°F
Temperature
Moderate
Humidity
Ethylene sensitive. Heads up — this item is sensitive to ethylene gas. Keep it away from bananas, apples, and tomatoes.
Pro tip
Store in a cool, dark, well-ventilated place. Never store in the refrigerator — cold converts starch to sugar, causing excessive browning when cooked. Keep away from onions and ethylene-producing produce. Remove any sprouted or green potatoes. Store away from light.
About
The potato is the world's great comfort vegetable — endlessly versatile, satisfying, and beloved across every culture. Whether you're baking them, frying them, mashing them, or roasting them until golden and crispy, potatoes deliver. Different varieties genuinely behave differently in cooking: waxy potatoes like fingerlings hold their shape in salads, while starchy Russets fall apart beautifully into fluffy mashed potatoes.
Flavor & Uses
Taste and Uses
Flavor
starchyearthymildbuttery (when cooked)savory
Best for
bakingmashingroastingfryingsoupspotato saladgratinshash
Seasonality
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Good to know
Green skin or flesh contains solanine — cut away generously before cooking. Discard mostly-green potatoes.
Fun Fact
During the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska, potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C (scurvy prevention) that they were occasionally used as currency and reportedly traded ounce-for-ounce with gold.
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