Preserving Potatoes

Potatoes are easy to grow, are rich in nutrients, and can be cooked in a variety of ways in hundreds of recipes. Adding potatoes to your food storage to ensure food security in times of emergency is both prudent and inexpensive. Dehydrating or freeze drying potatoes present many options for making potatoes shelf stable for several years. This video shows you how.

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[deb]

Thank you so MUCH! Married 34 years to a meat and potatoes Irishman...this is sincerely appreciated.

[Myfavorites]

Your tests on the potatoes mean so much to us. You do the work and we reap the benefits. THANK YOU! 🌹

[dottietruthseeker]

What a phenomenally huge undertaking for our education. Thank you ever so much, Pam!

[Midnight-vwtd]

I made the mistake of not blanching my potatoes because I didn't know to. Some had turned black. I'm glad I threw them out instead of freeze drying them. No one wants gross potatoes. Thanks for making these videos.

[thehilltophomestead]

"Aren't you excited, Jim?" so adorable! Frankly, the most exciting video on potatoes I've ever watched. :)

[cindyjohnson]

I've made dehydrated mashed potatoes. Do them the way you are doing the freeze dried. Spread them on the dehydrator trays and dry. When you blend them just pulse the blender or food processor to get smaller pieces so it resembles potatoe flakes. Add boiling water, butter, milk etc to reconstitute. Perfect every time. Just don't powder them. That's too fine! I've vacuumed sealed them in jars for 8 years, and they are still good! As long as the seal holds, check every month!

[cbass]

You've taught me just about everything I know about pressure canning Pam. That's not an easy task, as I've already told you about my challenge...dyslexia. Thank you for your patience with my questions and literal clear instructions that I need. Your wonderful and kind to me. As I know your the same with everyone. But I take it personally and love you for it.

[lesliesnuffer]

Congratulations Pam 100, 000+ omg. Congratulations to Jim too, working hard behind the scenes. A very informative video. You’ve done all the hard work with the spuds, thank you.

[caroleanne]

This video gives a massive amount of information in a very short time. I know this was a large amount of work and I want you to know I appreciate all you do.

[oldschool]

The reason the potatoes turn black is the starch left in the potato. Every week I have a huge bowl of half cooked potatoes to use at a moments notice, they will last about 2 weeks in a covered bowl in the fridge. The trick is..Peel and wash the potatoes. Cut them into large chunks. don't leave whole. Place them in a large bowl of water and let set for about 20 minutes moving them around a few times. The water will get milky with starch. Drain and rinse thoroughly with cold water.. Bring the pot to boil and add the potatoes ( do not add salt to the water ).. cook just half way, you don't want them cooked fully, you want them still firm enough to slice for frying or fries. Leave in the colander and let cool completely. Place in a large bowl and keep covered. reduce the size of bowl as they are used to avoid excess air. I have been doing this for 50 years. And a good way to get those aging potatoes peeled and stored without having to use them immediately.

[mimi]

Congrats! Truly a YouTube National Treasure! I really appreciate the quality of info you offer. One of the best. Thank you both.

[tinyacres]

I love dehydrating potatoes. Primarily farmers market potatoes, as fresh potatoes have such marvelous flavor. Dehydrating it preserves that flavor perfectly. Great vid, and congrats on the 100K!

[sharonmeadows]

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you and the videos you and your husband create! Thank you, and CONGRATULATIONS on 100k subscribers! That equals at the very least 100k very fortunate people!!

[Imokanurnot]

Lord, how I wish I could afford a freeze drier - alas, I'll just have to be happy with canning and dehydrating. Thank you so much for all of the great information you disseminate, and the subs - you deserve it! 💗

[wendyaki]

I love how you get right to the task at hand. Very informative. I think we will have about 300 pounds of potatoes from our garden this year and needed your teaching! Thank you!

[RM-lxwx]

Congratulations on 100K. I’m very glad I’m one of them.

[christinej]

Pam, you give the best comparisons on food preservation I have ever seen. I can’t afford a freeze dryer, but can dehydrate, so this is great information to know what works and doesn’t work when dehydrating. Thank you for sharing!

[cynthiafisher]

Thanks so much, Pam and Jim, this was a ton of work! That’s one of the things that sets your channel apart and makes it grow so fast(100K subs! Congratulations!). The other thing is your attention to detail and thoroughness. Thanks again! Makes me want to get a freeze dryer.

[CeeCee-cxks]

Potatoes are life!!!! Great video. Your hair always looks lovely. Blessings to you.

[kathyfinney]

You are popular because you experiment and teach. I have learned so much from your channel.