How long does butternut squash keep in the fridge?

[taterguy]

Last fall we were hanging out at someone's beach cottage in Delaware.

We left a 10 lb butternut squash in the fridge.

Will it still be edible when we go back this year?

Please advise.

[wickerwoman]

1. My money's on no.

Squash gets damaged if you store it below 40 degrees. It's supposed to go in the root cellar with the potatoes. Can keep up to six months at 50-55 degrees in a dark place.

Sorry, but I think it's doomed. Only one way to know for sure though...

[taterguy]

2. Did you read the fucking OP?

I was at a beach cottage.

There's no root cellar.

You dig down a couple feet and you hit water.

[trof]

3. Zactly! Squash will keep in the fridge FOREVER!

But it won't be edible.
In fact, it will be toxic.
But you can sure as hell keep it there.
;-)

[fishwax]

15. toxic? Really?

I did not know that. I bought some a few days ago and put it in the fridge with some other veggies I planned to use that night. But that didn't happen. This was to be my first experience doing anything with butternut squash myself; I didn't know leaving it there might make it toxic.

[trof]

21. I'm afraid you misunderstand me.

In all probability, ANYTHING left in the fridge for a year will be toxic.
:-)

[fishwax]

22. lol -- your meaning seems obvious now

:dunce:

:hi:

[wickerwoman]

11. The metaphorical root cellar...

in the realm of the ideal but never-to-be-realized perfect root cellar conditions right next door to that thank you I know you're formulating for people who take the time and effort to answer your question... the one that hasn't quite materialized yet.

And geez... it's a huge mystery why people think the Lounge is an unpleasant place to hang out :puke:

[taterguy]

20. Did you notice who posted the fucking OP?

If you want pleasant, hang out in a Cal Peggy thread

[tigereye]

4. who stores root veggies in a fridge?

:shrug:

[taterguy]

5. Who said anything about root veggies. I was asking about butternut squash

[Ptah]

6. If the fridge is in good working order, three years.

[LynneSin]

7. ewwwwww --- it was you!! I'm sending you my clean up bill

that thing was gross and I broke a flyswatter trying to get that thing out of the fridge without touching it

[txwhitedove]

8. Dear Mr. Taterhead, ...uh one moment.... Bwhahahahahahahahahaha

timeout to recover from Ptah's picture. NEVER seen mold that color.

Anyway, interwebs search says:

Place the squash on shelves or screens so air can circulate around them and store in a dry, dark, well-ventilated, cool place (50 to 55°F) place. Do not store uncooked winter squash in the refrigerator or in an area where the temperature may drop below 41°F. Below 40 degrees will cause chilling injury to the squash and alter flavor and texture. Stored properly, winter squash will keep 2 to 6 months depending on variety, at room temperature they should keep for at least 2 to 3 weeks. Check them on a regular basis, turning occasionally, and look for any signs of deterioration. Don't store squashes near onions, potatoes, apples or pears which give off ethylene gas and spoil the squash.

[taterguy]

9. I don't trust anything posted on the Interwebs

That's why I'm asking here.

[txwhitedove]

10. Squash is like a pumpkin. Fom my own experience, sometimes

pumpkins last for months if uncut and abandoned on the kitchen counter after Halloween. If in a fridge, it would depend on the fridge...., but 6-7 months may be wishful thinking.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. Five months, 17 days.

So no.

[LynneSin]

13. Well it wasn't our place - that was a beach trailer

:D

[madinmaryland]

14. Figures it would be you, Francis, that would do something like that.

[Duer 157099]

16. Depends. Has the fridge been unplugged during the off season?

If not, what a waste of electricity.

[taterguy]

18. If you unplug the fridge your beer doesn't stay cold

Priorities man, priorities.

[Bryan]

17. The longest I've seen a squash keep in the fridge is about two months

...so from my experience, I'd have to say no.

[RedCloud]

19. William the fridge Perry could hold a butternut squash inside for about 3 days max.

Then the janitor would be called in.