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Best Kept advice on Potatoes and Root Vegetables

Potatoes

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Potatoes
Potatoes
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    • Best Kept...

    At home... store in a cool dry dark place

    Potatoes
    Roast Potatoes In the fridge...

    Keep covered with Clingfilm for 3 to 4 days before they go hard.

    In the freezer...

    Mash your roast potatoes into portion sized bags and freeze them for a later date.

    Best Kept advice on leftover meals using: Potatoes

    Fish and Chips
    Fish and Chips
    Fridge

    You can keep cooked fish in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

    Freezer

    Keep cooked fish in an airtight container for up to 6 months. Don’t throw the chips away, instead, you can mash them and use as part of other meals like bubble and squeak.

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    Bangers and Mash
    Bangers and Mash
    Fridge

    Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

    Freezer

    Separate the sausages from the mash potato and freeze separately for later.

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    Sheperds Pie
    Sheperds Pie
    Fridge

    Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

    Freezer

    Split into single portions, seal in freezer bags or airtight containers and eat within 3 months.

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    Meet Sally Moore, our nutrition expert

    A great way to enjoy a Friday night in for less

    "Takeaways are usually costly and can contain high amounts of saturated fat and salt. Why not try making your own Chinese or Indian meal using any spare vegetables you may have at the end of the week."

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