Store potatoes and onions together

Potatoes and onions: storage is a must!

Potatoes and onions are among the ingredients that we want to have in the kitchen at all times and ready to hand. In addition to regular bulk purchases, low-priced offers seduce you.

Since only a part of the tubers or When the onions are used up, the rest must be stored well until everything is used up.

The storage conditions are similar

Both potatoes and onions have similar requirements for the optimal storage location:

• the darker the better
• cool, below 10 degrees
• and dry

Onions prefer a slightly cooler storage location than potatoes, but the difference is not that big. They also handle light better than potatoes.

Potatoes germinate faster than onions

The storage conditions are not the criterion why these two types of vegetables should not be stored together. The reason is that potatoes sprout and shrink faster than onions. As a result, they are no longer fresh and unsuitable for cooking.

Onions rot faster than potatoes

If onions are stored next to potatoes, more of them end up in the garbage can than in the saucepan. Onions get a lot of moisture from the neighboring potatoes and start to rot. As a result, their shelf life decreases rapidly.

Brief encounters are acceptable

As an exception, you can store potatoes and onions together if the following conditions are met:

• the storage time is very short
• there is only one storage space available

The following applies to both types of vegetables: Do not store in the refrigerator

Onions and potatoes don't like the damp environment in the refrigerator at all. There are only two exceptions to this:

• fresh spring onions must be in the vegetable drawer
• a cut onion for a few days