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Instead of a big brown box sitting in the kitchen
Posted: Jan 21, 2015
I buy sweet potatoes by the box load, about 25 pounds at a time, also buy onions and oranges the same way at the farmer's market. Would anyone have any ideas about how to store the items instead of their being in the boxes like they are now, out in the kitchen? I have no storage space in my cabinets and where they are located now is like a cubby hole under a desk, not a movable one but one made into the countertop. Thanks for any ideas.
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I don't know about 25 pounds, but I put my fresh fruit and vegies - in
[ In Reply To ..]baskets lined up on an elevated surface, kind of like slim counter top, behind my sink that separates my kitchen and sun room/small family room. I collect baskets of all sizes and love to walk in the kitchen and see all the fresh food in the pretty baskets. I think I have a wonderful weaved laundry basket that MIGHT handle 25 pounds of sweet potatoes! That is some serious sweetness :)
A cool porch or unheated closet? - Mother Earth
[ In Reply To ..]You could get some baskets to slide in and out, put in shelves for extra storage.
I wrap winter squash in newspapers and put in a cool, unheated closet and they will last until spring. If you have an unfinished basement or crawl space, you could store root vegetables like potatoes, onions, carrot in a ventilated container down there. Perhaps sweet potatoes, too.
If you are so inclined, go outside and build a "root cellar" (basically dig a hole with an entry--do an internet search)
Kitchen Cart - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]If you can afford it, how about a kitchen cart? You'd have to measure to see if it would fit under the desk or elsewhere in your kitchen, or wherever in the house. They have some really, really nice ones out there on wheels, with nice see-through drawers, shelves and tile tops. I have one---it runs about $80. They do have cheaper ones, but they're not as pretty.
Original poster here: I was wrong, it is 40 - pounds instead of 25
[ In Reply To ..]I measured underneath where the boxes are and it is 27 inches down, 29 inches across. The big brown boxes fit under there but eyesore to me. Yes, baked sweet potatoes are one of the best vegetables you can use and where I buy them the price is so right, $14.50 for 40 pounds, beats the store prices so buy those in bulk plus the others mentioned.
I love the basket idea! - I use
[ In Reply To ..]those reusable cloth shopping bags. They come in different sizes and colors. I also store some fruits and veggies in the basement wrapped in newspaper like the other poster said. The link below has some good tips. Also the U.S. government agriculture web site has some good ideas. Several years ago I read that you can store fresh green tomatoes through December by rinsing them in a light solution of bleach and water, rinse in clear water, dry and wrapping them in newspaper.
Store them in a cool dry, dark place. I do that every year now.
Kitchen Carts - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]I meant to mention in my kitchen cart note: There is a pull-out basket-type drawer on mine, so when I said drawer, it's really a wrought iron basket you pull out. My cart is 30 inches to the floor and 23 inches wide. I'm sure they come in varying sizes.
how about crates? s/m - sereneone
[ In Reply To ..]If you get oblong ones, you can stack so that you can have access to each one. Plus you'll get some air circulation and hopefully nothing will rot.
Thanks to all for the ideas. I hated the big - brown box and is no more
[ In Reply To ..]I have no imagination at all, had no idea how to fix my issue. I researched some crates and they were not much but the shipping was more than the actual cost of the crates. I had to go to a box store a few minutes ago and lucked upon crates right on the isle where I was walking and bought 3. Already have transferred my load of potatoes, onions, pecans, etc. over to the crates. They are stackable and look so much better. Thanks all.
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