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Preserving 150 lbs of POTATOES! [Freezing, Canning, and Freeze Drying]
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- I recently harvested 150 lbs of potatoes and now I've got to do something with them! We don't have a root cellar and fresh potatoes will only last a few months here for me so I choose other methods of storage.
Canned Potatoes are a favorite in our home. Super convenient to throw in soups, stews or casseroles and great fried up! They have a recommended shelf life of 2 years but I'm sure they will last much longer.
If you aren't up to canning then try freezing. Freezer space is limited here so I only use this method for a small amounts of potatoes. Super simple, peel, prepare as desired, blanch and freeze in freezer bags or containers. You can even prepare mashed potatoes and freeze them up too! I try to use up frozen potatoes within 1 year.
Its so nice to have prepared sides and meals to pull out when you are pressed for time!
Our freeze dryer comes in handy for preserving potatoes long term. Freeze dried food can last anywhere from 10 - 30 years if stored properly.
I like utilizing multiple methods of preservation to ensure we have many layers of food storage available.
Drop any questions in the comments!
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I have a 350 lb potato harvest so this was brilliant for ideas. Thanks so much. I overdid my planting for sure! love the Potatoe leek soup idea.
Now I'm hungry for a big dish of mashed potatoes...yum! May I share a little hack for breakfast hashbrowns? I microwave the whole potatoes about 2/3 done the night before. Chill overnight in the fridge. Next morning I grate them (your choice to peel them or not), then fry in a hot skillet in half oil, half butter. Season as you like. The pre-cooking eliminates a lot of the excess moisture and allows the potatoes to turn a nice, crisp, golden brown without the long cooking process that sometimes ends up with blackened potatoes. 😊
Oh thank you! This is great, definitely giving this a go! 🤍
❤wow what a hard worker😂
I am so going to the store and getting potatoes to do this!!! So excited! Thank you so much for this video!!! We have a freeze dryer and freeze stuff too, plus I can quite a bit but never have don’t potatoes!!! So inspired!!!!
Well described! Thank you!
Omg! I have so many potatoes we get from food pantries and our own garden that I can never figure out what to do with and they always end up going bad. My friend found me the electric canner from presto from someone who only used it 2x, and now I can't wait to finally put it to use! Thank you!
So late to the game finding your channel! So glad I did! And thank you for sharing your Littles! How precious!
Thanks so much! I’m glad it was helpful ☺️ blessings ❤️
I am so impressed! Just recently discovered you on utube. Love this video from 8 months ago!! I haven't grown potatoes for years, yet due to the present state of our economy, I decided to give it a go this year! The children are so excited to be a part of this new adventure!
Thanks for the motivation and inspiration to begin preserving my giant potato harvest. The purple mashed potatoes look so fun!
Wow….that freeze drying is sooooo cool!!!!!
Your potato harvest is lovely! I love the assortment of preserved options you used as well. I made a rookie mistake this year with my potatoes by letting them dry outside. I had them on the covered patio but they still had some sunlight get to them. Sadly there were many that started to turn green which I’ve learned can be quite problematic for eating. It meant I had to discard several but we’ve been eating the rest fresh. Our harvest was small but very enjoyable. The purple powder is so pretty and will look beautiful stored.
Hi Cheryl! Thank you so much! It was a good harvest this year. I too have made that mistake, it can be quite the bummer. I try and salvage what I can and just discard the green part! I’m glad you are enjoying the rest of your harvest! I’m quite pleased with that purple filled mason jar everytime I walk by 😂
Thanks for information
Nice work! That mashed potato powder is beautiful 😍 Thanks for sharing 💜
New subscriber. You inspired me ,,, Your baby is adorable. Blessings to you and your family.😊❤
Definite labor of love. Well done!
I will definitely try to do potato preserving
Anyone who names their freeze dryer Gandolf is awesome :D
I just got a huge box of organic, purple sweet potatoes from Azure Standard yesterday. I am totally going to whip some up and put them in our freeze dryer! I wish they were regular purple potatoes but I think these will be a good change up from our usual mashed taters! Great video, thanks!
I love that you start with coffee!
coffee is a MUST :)
You are just amazing! Proud of you❣️
Thank you ☺️ 🤍
Hi! New subscriber coming at you from Kelpie Kapers Farm aka The RV Homestead. I love my freeze dryer!
Great job. I think I use to grow some blue spuds and thought they were great. Nothing like a plate of purple mashes potatoes next to bright green peas…. So pretty 🇨🇦🌷
Thanks! I love eating colorful food! ❤️
Amazing job! Love the purple instant mashed potatoes! Val C
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I'm inspired but the cost of everything has me saying not this year.. great job. you could def use a potato chopper..
Subbed asap when you said the most important step, coffee! 😂 Thanks for the video.
LOL. It is truly vital. It helps me get all this stuff done 🤣 Thanks for subscribing 💛
Awesome! So many great ideas
instead of using your vegetable peeler like a knife (peeling then lifting back to the top of the vegetable},
try moving the peeler "back and forth over the potato peels" WITHOUT lifting the peeler off of the potato. That way you are removing peels on the down and up motion.
it should cut down on the time you have to spend on peel duty. (I hope my suggestion is understandable)
I always water bath them !
So, nearly a year later how were all of the freeze dried potato's? Is there anything you would do different?
Wowwwwwwwww.
I dream of a potato harvest that big - nice job! Curious as to what the texture is of the canned potatoes? I have been hesitant to try because I think the texture will be weird/mushy.
Thank you! We actually enjoy the texture but I know of others who don’t. It’s not mushy but a bit creamier not the typical dry and flaky that you’d get from boiled potatoes. The flavor changes slightly but I don’t notice a difference after they are prepared. I’d recommend doing a small batch to see if you like them ☺️
Thanks for the video. This is all new to me. Why the potatoes take so long to dry on the table, not necessary at all and light green is not healthy either. Potatoes are easy to store and use fresh all year round. That saves a lot of work and energy.
Hi! When I harvested them the ground was wet and muddy. I left them on my table to dry and then didn’t have time to get around to preserving them. I store some potatoes but choose to preserve other ways because they don’t keep well for me in our home. They only last about 3 months before sprouting and Shriveling up. There is no way we can eat 150 lbs in 3 months. It just works better for our family ☺️
May I ask what knife set you have? That knife just glides through your potatoes!
Wusthof! We love them ☺️
Do purple potatoes taste different than regular?
How long did you blanch the potatoes for? TIA
How are canned potato can you fry them with onion
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This might be a dumb question, but why freeze dry vs dehydrate??
They last longer on the shelf
It also keeps better texture and preserves more nutrients when freeze dried
Have you thought of making gnocchi?
This is on my list to try soon! 🤍
Please eliminate the music, too loud, distracting and actually anoying.. just speech is all that is needed.
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