Onion Storage

[TheGrey]

I'm asking all food preppers for advice: how do you store your onions? Mine keep going bad, and I'm getting really frustrated. I'd love to be able to keep my Sweet Vidalias and brown onions for more than a week without them turning black and nasty.

I've got an onion crock- it doesn't help. I keep them away from apples, don't keep potatoes, keep them in a dark place in their mesh bag... what am I doing wrong?

[Wulf202]

Make sure they're not bruised and they can't be resting against each other. Think like eggs are packed not potatoes in a sack.

Cool dry place. 6 months unless they're a sweet variety.

Or slice em and dehydrate them. They're very good at dehydrating in dishes.

Personally I hate onions.

[StagLefty]

I keep mine in the crisper drawer in the fridge-they seem to last quite a few weeks.

[TheGrey]

Make sure they're not bruised and they can't be resting against each other. Think like eggs are packed not potatoes in a sack.

Cool dry place. 6 months unless they're a sweet variety.

Or slice em and dehydrate them. They're very good at dehydrating in dishes.

Personally I hate onions.

Thank you!

I've tried to make sure there is no bruising, but it never occurred to me that they should not rest against each other.
I do have a dehydrator, but there's something about the taste of fresh onions (or sauteed) that makes the dish. :)

[TheGrey]

I keep mine in the crisper drawer in the fridge-they seem to last quite a few weeks.

I've tried that, but I found they absorb flavors from the foods in the fridge.

[mb504]

I slice/dice them, then put them in a zip lock in the freezer. For long term storage, a dehydrator would be the way to go.

[StagLefty]

I've tried that, but I found they absorb flavors from the foods in the fridge.

I keep them in ziplock also ,maybe that helps ?

[ChunkyMonkey]

^ this, and dont forget to put a sheet of paper towel in the ziplock to keep them dry.

[hobowh]

I cut and freeze mine as well seem to last about 3 to 4 months without issue.

[TheGrey]

I'm going to try keeping them in a ziplock with a paper towel. I don't think I used a ziplock in the fridge; if I recall correctly, it was simply the plastic bag that I grabbed in the grocery store to bag them up.

Freezing and dehydrating are good options, too.

Thank you for all the advice! :)

[ldmaster]

Store mine in wood chips (bedding material) in a plastic crate that has holes for ventilation not exposed to any light. You need to keep them dry and cool. Make sure they don't contact another onion. Some onions do not store well some can store up to a year white store best

[rbeau30]

I'm asking all food preppers for advice: how do you store your onions? Mine keep going bad, and I'm getting really frustrated. I'd love to be able to keep my Sweet Vidalias and brown onions for more than a week without them turning black and nasty.

I've got an onion crock- it doesn't help. I keep them away from apples, don't keep potatoes, keep them in a dark place in their mesh bag... what am I doing wrong?

If you are shopping at the Buckley commissary... stop... the produce does not last longer than 3 days.

I love onions. I also heard they are a super-food.

[JOEO]

We used to hang them kinda like clothes on a clothesline in our machine shed. Seems like they lasted most of the winter that way.

[TheGrey]

If you are shopping at the Buckley commissary... stop... the produce does not last longer than 3 days.

I love onions. I also heard they are a super-food.

Yeah...I discovered that the hard way. I've found Sprouts to have some of the best produce. I shop the commissary for harder-to-find stuff.

[TheGrey]

Store mine in wood chips (bedding material) in a plastic crate that has holes for ventilation not exposed to any light. You need to keep them dry and cool. Make sure they don't contact another onion. Some onions do not store well some can store up to a year white store best

That's something I hadn't thought of- are you talking the pine wood chips you can get at a pet store?

[Ah Pook]

I don't have a problem with the onions. The potato salad, on the other hand...

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I store mine, hanging in the net sack, in our kitchen closet. They will last for at least a month.

[Badger]

My wife takes a pair of panty hose, drops an onion in, ties it, then drops another in, ties that one, etc., until we get something sort of looking like a link sausage assembly of onions that we can hang up in the basement. Might sound a little odd, but its worked quite well actually and they last for a good long time.


Badger