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Vegetables
How to Store Onions
Keep whole onions dry and airy, away from potatoes.
Best kept: Cool, dry, ventilated pantry
Pantry
1–2 months
Fridge
Cut: 7–10 days
Freezer
Chopped: up to 8 months
How to store it
- •Store whole onions in a mesh bag or basket with good airflow, in a cool dark place.
- •Keep them away from potatoes — each makes the other spoil faster.
- •Refrigerate cut onions in a sealed container.
Signs it has gone bad
- •Soft, mushy layers
- •Dark mold at the neck
- •Sprouting green shoots
- •Strong rotten smell
Pro tips
- •Freeze chopped onions to skip the tears next time.
- •Sweet onions spoil faster than yellow storage onions.
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