How To Tell If Your Potatoes Are Bad (And When They're Still Safe To Cook)

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/67b5b2181400002f0004a292.jpg?cache=XvSnO29CPA&ops=crop_30_1521_2274_1866%2Cscalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Sprouting potatoes? Read on for advice on whether you can eat them." data-caption="Sprouting potatoes? Read on for advice on whether you can eat them." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Łukasz Rawa on Unsplash" />Sprouting potatoes? Read on for advice on whether you can eat them.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Who doesn’t love a humble spud? Whether you prefer yours <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/restaurant-level-mash-potato-at-home_uk_67a9d2cae4b0ea9438c4b6e3">mashed</a> with lashings of butter, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/roast-potatoes-crispy-fluffy-cooking-method_uk_6752d54be4b0a7189dd90378">roasted to crisp perfection</a> or <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/restaurant-chips-at-home_uk_679233bbe4b0c94316ec63a4">chopped and fried for delicious home-cooked chips</a>, you’re in good company. </p><p>There’s something quite wonderful about the starchy veg – which requires very little from you once brought home from the supermarket. </p><p>Simply stick them somewhere cool and dark and they’ll wait ever-so-patiently for you to pick them out again. Typically they can last up to two months.</p><p>Experts advise against keeping this <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/food/">food</a> in the fridge as the <a href="https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/how-to-keep-potatoes-fresh-for-longer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">cold temperatures can turn the starch in your potatoes to sugars.</a> According to <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-to-store-potato