Refrigerating regular or sweet potatoes - yes or no?

Potatoes are an appropriate topic for St. Patrick's Day, so we thought we'd highlight a simple question that Food Republic recently asked: Do you need to refrigerate potatoes? And here's the simple answer: No. Potatoes don't spoil, and, in fact, if put into a refrigerator they will develop a bitter taste. The best way to store potatoes is also simple, "Potatoes should be stored outside of the fridge around 50 degrees in a dark, dry place if possible, but no big deal if it's a little warmer. "

And what about sweet potatoes? Just coincidentally, The Feed recently answered this question in "We Prove It: The Best Way to Store Sweet Potatoes." Same answer - if refrigerated the sweet potatoes will develop a tough center when cooked. So "keep them in a cool, dark place."

And Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!