People shocked to find out they've been storing potatoes wrong: It actually belongs in the fridge

How people store their groceries can be a very personal choice, with a lot of people's lifestyle, home design and personal preference coming into play when they decide where to store their shoppings. However, there is such a thing as the proper place to store different types of vegetables and foods which can help extend their longevity, leading you to save a ton of money on shopping.

Thanks to experts as well as people sharing what they learnt on the Internet, we have learnt the proper way to store tinned food, and why you should not store your milk on the fridge door. There were also surprises, like this study which published how millions of people use this bizarre place to store crisps.

Now, an Aldi customer has shared how she discovered that she might have been storing potatoes wrong her whole life. Here's what she learnt.

Here's the proper place to store potatoes

The customer, @bethking61 took to TikTok to share an incredible discovery she stumbled onto after shopping for groceries. She captioned her video saying,

Maybe i have been living under a rock but i always thought they belonged in a dark cupboard?

In the video, she shows a bag of potatoes from Aldi. She then slowly pans her camera onto the corner of the packaging which shows the symbol of a fridge along with the instruction, 'At home, store below 5C'. She writes in her video,

Does anyone else keep their potatoes in the fridge?

Is this new?

Is my whole life a lie

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Reactions to the video

One of the most popular comments on the video summarises the feeling many people had after seeing it. The comment states emphatically,

I've never met anyone that kept their potatoes in the fridge...

Some people shared their confused logic on the matter. One person states,

Why have I always put big potatoes in a dark cupboard and new potatoes in the frirdge. I’m questioning my own logic

However, the comment section was also graced by people who did store their potatoes in the fridge. One such person explained,

I keep mine in the fridge because when they were in the cupboard I forgot about them until I could start to smell them

Another agreed with the storage instruction saying,

I've been keeping mine in the fridge for as long as I can remember. Never have sprouts or spoilage.

Do you store your potatoes in the fridge or the cupboard? Will you be changing up how you store them after this revelation?

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TikTok: @bethking61