Foods That You Don’t Actually Need To Keep In The Refrigerator
Sweet Potato Stays In The Potato Drawer
Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images
Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images
When you put sweet potatoes in the fridge, the structure of their cell walls changes. The cell walls fortify and become hard— even more rigid than the already are.
You really don’t want to be eating hard sweet potato. Store these potatoes in a cool, dark, and dry place where they can receive good airflow. If they get too moist, they can rot or become moldy. You definitely don’t want to keep them in a plastic bag.
