You've Been Storing Onions Wrong Your Entire Life

Onions are a staple the world over and are used in a staggeringly wide variety of dishes. You can cook them in wine, butter and shallots for a fancy French preparation, or get your fingers greasy by munching on some humble onion rings. It's hard to go wrong! But their high moisture content means that onions actually need some TLC once you get them home from the market. According to the National Onion Council and other onion-loving experts, different types of onions need to be stored in different ways, in fact. So, nope — you probably shouldn't just stick them in a bowl on the counter. Turns out, you've been storing onions wrong your entire life. Here's why.

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[MashedFood]

Do you have any tips for storing certain foods?

[Jimmy-sbfc]

I used to buy onions in bulk... 50# for $12.00 or so. My basement was full of nylons stuffed with them, and that would last me through winter.

[johnduffy]

GREAT info because I love onions! Thank you

[islandgardener]

I store mine in an onion bag and hang the Bag in my pantry, they all last until spring. I do loose a few but not many, we grow about 40 lbs per year of all the ones you mention.

[annwanamaker]

I use coffee filters to individually wrap, store my fruit & vegetables

[viktoriaironpride]

I remember my dad making braided strings of onions and hanging them up, and they kept just fine. I don't have that skill, but I hang up my net bag of onions and it seems to act the same way.

[oldhick]

Of course I have and now your hear to fix it, wonderful

[jackabug]

*DON'T* throw away onions when they sprout! The bulb part is no longer usable, but the shoots themselves are delightful!

[realtruth]

the paper towels will cost more than new ones

[andyhallbootdoctornz]

If you put an apple in with your potatoes the potatoes will not sprout so they stay usable for longer

[michaelmcnally]

A cool place like a garage or basement, lol visit Texas sometime

[deborahsullivan]

I have a Foodsaver and store them in Foodsaver bags with the air sucked out. Plus, I agree with the other comments that said don’t buy so many onions. The most I have at one time are two yellow, one white and one big red one.

[ramonar]

I hang my onions in the cellar hanging in a nail in a rafter. If I cook steak I boil chopped onions, add milk when they're done & add butter, salt & pepper. They're really good.

[debbiereilly]

I've been storing my onions in nylons for many many years. Thank you for sharing. 👍👍

[PsoriasisChannel]

Ah I beg to differ on the fact you state a frozen onion 🧅 is the same as fresh in soups 🍜

[mamaknows]

Our onions, whether sweet or yellow sit in a wire mesh container on the kitchen counter. We don't stack them over 2 high, they last a good month. We're in Ft Lauderdale Fl it's hot all year so AC runs 24/7 kept between 75 at night to 78 day. If any onions sprout, we pot them for the scallions.

[HBrooks]

i don't buy many at a time. usually go to the grocery store once a week, so a few onions do not have time to go bad. same with garlic and potatoes

[lelandunruh]

Easier solution: when your onions are about to go bad, make French onion soup or just sauté a bunch to eat with sausages or make an onion gravy for pork chops. Seriously, they're not expensive enough to be worth going to any trouble over.

[Trumpet]

Ok so I am probably the only one here that has never heard of slicing onions, slightly sautéing them and after they cool off put in ziplock baggies and store in the veggie bin in the fridge or put in the freezer until ready to use. Yeah I just admitted that 🙄🤦‍♀️😂🙃😊

[johnjeppesen]

Muy complicado, en una cesta de malla, que sea aireada, en un gabinete de la cocina y ya, duran semanas.