How to Store Sweet Potatoes [Video]

Storing sweet potatoes properly extends their shelf life and preserves their delicious, sweet flavor.

As versatile root vegetables, sweet potatoes can be a delightful addition to your meals when kept fresh.

Understanding the right conditions for storage is key to preventing shrinkage, sprouting, or hardening of these tubers.

Sweet potatoes thrive in cool, dry, and dark environments.

It’s essential to keep them away from moisture as it promotes decay.

Unlike other produce, sweet potatoes should not be refrigerated before they’re cooked as the cold can affect their taste and texture.

Instead, find a place in your pantry or kitchen that maintains a consistent temperature, away from direct sunlight and heat sources.

When sweet potatoes are cured and stored correctly, their shelf life can extend considerably, sometimes lasting up to a month or more.

Curing is a process that involves keeping the sweet potatoes at a warm temperature and high humidity for about 10 days, which helps heal any damage to the skin …