Potatoes...

Is it okay to eat potatoes that have sprouted a bit?

I'm sick of buying potatoes, only to have them sprout three days later.  Any tips for storing them to keep this from happening?

Grrr. That is SO annoying!! I keep them in a very cool, very dark cupboard and they still sprout. I have the feeling that some supermarkets keep them in storage until the last minute so they're not particularly fresh when you buy them....

I still eat them unless they're green - green is bad for you. But I cut the sprouts off and use them otherwise....

ETA: I mean the potatoes are green, not the sprouts. 

Yes, the cooler and darker the cupboard, the better.

We bought a special sack from Lakeland for our potatoes, and that helped a bit, but what REALLY helped is storing them in our closet in the hallway. The kitchen is just too warm for them.

ETA: I mean the potatoes are green, not the sprouts. 

Thanks for clarifying! I was wondering if you meant the sprouts!

I have the sack from Lakeland too (my second one in five years).  I keep mine in that sack and in a closed, dark kitchen cupboard.  My pots can last almost a week like that if I unpack them into that sack as soon as I get them home.

It's the plastic that's bad for them.

Are green potatoes really bad for you? I was watching the food network and a lady said you would need to eat 1000 fully green chips to make you ill and if you did that you would only get a tummy ache. She worked for a chip company.

I have the Lakeland bag, too, but it doesn't seem to do any good.  My potatoes always sprout. And it's especially hard when you live alone - I can only eat them so fast!

I have the Lakeland bag, too, but it doesn't seem to do any good.  My potatoes always sprout. And it's especially hard when you live alone - I can only eat them so fast!

Really?  I'm so surprised to hear that!  My bag has worked wonders and get nearly a week out of them.  I buy plain white potatoes.  Not the econo brand, but the plain store brand.  They always last forever if I take them out of the plastic immediately.

My potatoes always have eyes! I just pluck them off and chop 'em up. I am still alive.

My potatoes always have eyes! I just pluck them off and chop 'em up. I am still alive.

Same here. Or we just buy them on the day we want them and only buy the amount we need.. which is annoying but works--although, we dont really eat that many potatoes.

I'm pretty sure green on the potatoes is bad for you.  I just cut that part out.  

As far as sprouting potatoes go, I cut out the eye and sprout part.  My husband (who knows a lot about plants) says they just start to lose some of their flavor when they sprout because the food stored in the potato (which makes it taste good) is now leaving the potato to feed the sprout.  It's OK to eat the potatoes though if you cut the sprout part out.

Really?  I'm so surprised to hear that!  My bag has worked wonders and get nearly a week out of them.  I buy plain white potatoes.  Not the econo brand, but the plain store brand.  They always last forever if I take them out of the plastic immediately.

Mine don't seem to last longer than about 3 days max. The only potatoes I've been lucky with are new potatoes from the farm shop, still covered in mud. I guess they're very fresh! But supermarket spuds don't do well in my house. 

Mine, either.

I keep mine in the bag, in a cupboard, so they are always in the dark.  They sprout but don't go green, and I live with that, and as a result they can be used several weeks after they are bought.  I just pull the sprouts off and carry on as usual.


Vicky

I've been using a pillow case tied in a knot and store the tatties in the dark.

Seems to work well.