Can we store potatos and Colocasia in refrigerator?

Potatoes should be stored in a cool dark space. Storing them in a cool dry bin is best. Otherwise, the starch begins to turn to sugar and they lose their nutritional value.

As for colocasia, I found this:

http://www.ehow.com/how_7793365_store-ears-colocas...

If you store the potatoes in the refrigerator, the starch will turn to sugar, which ruins them for baking, frying, etc. Oh, you can still use the potatoes, but the taste and performance will be off.

Potatoes are best stored in a cool, dark place. You want to keep them out of sunlight to prevent sprouting. The basement would be perfect. I don't have a basement, so I store my potatoes in a dark closet. They last for a very long time...

As for colocasia... I don't know what that is. Sorry.

Oh, never store tomatoes in the refrigerator. They get all mushy and lose their flavor. Keep your tomatoes on the kitchen counter.

Colocasia and potatoes can be stored in a refrigerator, no doubt. These are always stored in large cold storages in a city. Potatoes and colocasia are not grown throughout the year round, these are seasonal products. Though both of these products if left in the open do not rot easily.They can be stored in our houses in normal atmosphere,too.

Most of the fruits are well stored in fridge except, bananas, custard apples, papayas and guavas and as far as vegetables are concerned, all do well in a refrigerator.We should make certain that none of the products are closed in polythene bags when placed in a fridge.

All the pots containing cooked vegetables, milk and yogurt should always be covered so that their flavour is well preserved within the pot and does not effect the other products .

Refrigerating fruit is thought to help prevent fruits from ripening too quickly and in many cases this is true. However, with some fruits the complete opposite can occur. Bananas and melons for example go black very quickly in the refrigerator, tomatoes lose the retention in their skin whilst avocados in the refrigerator will not soften and instead will gain a rather hard texture. These fruits are generally from the Tropics, the Mediterranean and other warm climates and therefore do not deal well with the cold very well. Meanwhile those fruits from temperate climates, in general deal well with the cold and apples can easily be stored for long times in the refrigerator and it often gives them a crunchier texture.

Vegetables follow similar rules to fruits, the ones from temperate climates keep very well when refrigerated whilst vegetables such as peppers and courgettes become mushy very quickly and should be kept in a fruit bowl out of the refrigerator. Root vegetables do not keep that well in the refrigerator, the cool temperatures in refrigerators will increase the sugar content in vegetables such as potatoes which can lead to the release of carcinogenic chemicals when baked. Root vegetables such as carrots, parsnips and onions should be kept at room temperature in a dark, dry place such as a cupboard. Mushrooms, although not a root vegetable, also fall into this category.

There are certain other things to consider when putting food in the refrigerator, when putting large containers of hot food in a refrigerator for example think about splitting them up into shallow containers first. A large bowl of soup for example will take a long time to cool down in the middle of the soup and this can be very dangerous; the same goes for stews and pies.

One should never store perishable foods in the doors of refrigerators. It is the part of the refrigerator where the temperature ranges the most. So try not to put your eggs in the doors, despite the rather misleading egg racks and try not to milk in there either. The best thing to fill it with, it seems to me, are a few beers and maybe a bottle of wine.

Most important of all it seems though is to keep your refrigerator clean. Once a week, have a look in your refrigerator and throw away all the perishable foods that have become unsuitable for eating and give all the shelves a good scrub down. It is also usually quite difficult to get rid of bad odours from a refrigerator, so try to keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator at all times to eliminate odours. If, however, you’re not starting from scratch and your refrigerator is starting to pong a bit then try washing out your refrigerator with a mixture of water and vinegar; the acid in the mixture will help kill off any bacteria.

Foods which should never be put in the refrigerator:

Eggs

Tomatoes

Bell Peppers

Potatoes

Parsnips

Onions

Carrots

Bananas

Melons

Avocados

Mushrooms

Bread

Cakes

Chocolate Spread

Peanut Butter

Honey

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The refrigerator is not the best place for your potatoes.

As the United States Potato Board notes, refrigeration can cause potatoes to darken during cooking and to develop an unpleasantly sweet taste. The reason is that the chilly environment of the fridge helps to convert the potato’s starch to sugar.

If you store your potatoes in the pantry, on the other hand, you won’t have that problem. At normal room temperatures, they’ll keep for about one to two weeks,

Better yet, if you can find a storage area with a temperature of about 45° to 55° F, your spuds should last up to three months.

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Taro Colocasia

Storage

Keep in a cool dark place. It will keep more than a week in the refrigerator crisper.

Freeze after first blanching for 5 minutes.

Potatoes should be stored in a cool dark place in a multi-wall paper bag, a hessian sack, or the bottom drawer in the bench unit, hot plastic bags or the fridge.

We don't have Colocasia here but if it is like a kumara then they are treated the same as spuds.

Potatoes should not be stored in the refrigerator, as their starch content will turn to sugar giving them an undesirable taste. In addition, do not store potatoes near onions, as the gases that they each emit will cause the degradation of one another. Wherever you store them, they should be kept in a burlap or paper bag.

Leaves

Taro leaves are best if picked fresh. If you need to keep

the leaves for a short period, it is important to make

sure that they do not get too warm or dry. They should

be picked with the stalks, then put in a bowl of water

and kept in a cool place. They will then keep for a few

days. Taro leaves can also be kept in a refrigerator or

cooler, using a clear plastic bag with a few holes in it.

No. Only things that are fairly acidic (ie, contain lemon juice or vinegar) will react with aluminum - aluminium as we call it over here in Europe. Potato salad will be fine in the fridge for a couple of days if wrapped or covered.

no dont cos they might sprout ! keep them in a dry place and they wont be damaged at all. same for colocasia (sepangkazhangu)

they need not be stored in refrigerator and can be normally stored at temperature less than 35degree centigrade

If you are over the age of majority, you can do what you want.