POTATOES don’t have to be included on the weekly shopping list as a little-known storage method extends their shelf life.

Many people find themselves topping up the cupboard with the food staple every one to two weeks.

This is due to old guidance recommending that potatoes are best kept in a cool, dry and dark place.

However, it would be a mistake to follow this advice as it actually causes unnecessary food wastage.

Research has shown the vegetable can last for up to six months when stored in a fridge at below 5 degrees Celsius.

UK households waste around 80,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes every year because they aren’t used in time, according to Love Food Hate Waste experts.

Throwing away half a million tonnes of fresh vegetables and salad as well as a quarter of a million tonnes of

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