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I bought 75 lbs of taters for a screaming deal. I'm looking for ways you folks preserve / use potatoes long term.

>> No.13611358
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For my first batch I'm gonna dehydrate them in slices. Peeling the potatoes for this batch to see the peel on peel off comparison.

>> No.13611360

>>13611349
How much was it? If you don’t preserve them well they will go rotten and the smell is gonna be worse than anything you could ever imagine.

>> No.13611361
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Cutting them into processer sized pieces

>> No.13611371
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I used the mandolin setting. Now they need blanched before dehydrated tonight
>>13611360
20$ CAD delivered.

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>>13611349
Store in a cool dark place. Ive heard of drying potatoes for long term storage but never tried it. Ive eaten potatos after 2 months of storage, just peel and make sure to cut out all of the eyes. Periodically check for rotten ones, because one gone rotten will speed up the decay of the rest of them.

Where the fuck did you buy 75 pounds of potatos from?

>> No.13611382
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I'll save and freeze the peels to use with bones in a soup stock

>> No.13611394

>>13611381
Thanks for that. I live top floor on an apartment so it gets warm, I have to can or dehydrate them all some how. And with this hookup I can be the potato king if I learn to preserve them well. I found a guy on my spouse's varage sale hahaha. Saskatchewan of course.

>> No.13611400

>>13611349
you do realize 20lbs bags of potatos routinely go for $5-6 at superstore right?

>> No.13611404

>>13611360
the fumes from off gassing potatos can actually be toxic/lethal.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409920/Russian-girl-8--orphaned-ENTIRE-family-wiped-deadly-gas-caused-rotting-potatoes-cellar.html

>> No.13611405

>>13611394
Well this is probably a moot point since it takes a lot of space but you can also pickle potatoes and they will last basically forever. The biggest downside is that now whatever you make with them will taste like pickle.

>>13611400
Where is this? At my local supermarket you can get around 5 lbs for 5 dollars in Missouri

>> No.13611414

>>13611404
>Russian root cellar

>> No.13611419

>>13611405
western canada (prairies)

>> No.13611425

>>13611419
*assume OP is canadian because of the No Name flour (which is a brand owned by Loblaws who run the Superstore/Loblaws grocery chain)

>> No.13611446

>>13611349
You don't need to preserve them, just make they're kept in a cool (and more importantly, dark) place and they'll keep good, or at least edible, for months.

You need to ensure no light is getting on them at all, so cover the sacks with a few old sheets or something to block it out and stop them from sprouting. They may start to go a bit wrinkly after 3-4 months but as long as they don't go green they're fine to eat.

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>>13611405
We recently got into canning just haven't done potatoes yet. Thank you!
>>13611419
Yes
>>13611446
Thanks for the sheet tip I'll do that

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>>13611371
Anon...you can get 10lb of red potato for $2.99 CAD at no frills or food basics

Was it worth saving $2?

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>>13611460
I'm gonna be the potato king, show some respect please

>> No.13611523
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First half parboiled, time to salad spin em

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Throwing on some seasoning and dill

>> No.13611763

I think I will try to make mash potato mix tomorrow... just waiting until bed time to turn on the dehydrator. That bitch is loud

>> No.13611775

>>13611382
Potato peelings for stock is useless. Unless you like the taste of dirt.

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Frying up a tray to test the flavour
>>13611775
I suppose I will find out

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>>13611460
Wait, I must be getting scammed for buying 10 lbs of russet for $5.97 CAD

>> No.13612749

Get a spud gun, and use all of that precious ammo, vandalizing properties and endangering others in the process.