Pantyhose Onion Storage

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Ok so I’m not a fan of nylons. They are too tight and make my legs look like they have a tan when my arms are white as snow. Not such a pretty sight. I do like tights in the winter for a little extra warmth but the tights I buy tend to have a little more to them than your average nylons.

So what to do with those pantyhose…. Here’s a thought:

Pantyhose = Onion Storage

Slip onions into the tights and tie a knot on the top of each onion as you add them to the nylon. Each time you need to use an onion just take the scissors and snip off the onion on the bottom!

Have you ever used this little onion storage trick? How do you store onions?

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21 Comments

  1. It sounds like a great tip, but I use way too many onions and too few pantyhose for this to work out for me.

  2. Yes, I used this tip. It worked well other than I waited too long and had too much light so a few of my stored onions started trying to grow again (green shoots). But keeping the onions from touching each other, they stayed good for a very long time in my cellar-like basement. 🙂

  3. I have found this is the ONLY way to keep my onions from spoiling! Been doing this for several years now. It works…FOR SURE!

    1. Yes, I hung them inside my entryway closet in my old house and in the farmhouse I plan on hanging them from the ceiling in the basement.

  4. Hi. I store my onions using the nylon net “scrubbie” things that are made to use instead of a washcloth. Snip the string that hold it together and whalla, you have a long, long, mighty long tube. It is a bit flimsy so you have to be careful when inserting your onions, but it is cheaper than nylons. I cut the net in manageable lengths first. :o)

  5. Always check for nylons at the dollar store and buy the biggest size they have. You’ll get more room for storing them. Of course, you can ask friends that regularly wear them to save their used ones for you. As long as the runners aren’t huge, they should still work just fine. You’re only going to use the legs anyway and you can always give them a quick rinse in the sink and let them air dry before storing onions.

  6. I use Nylons for holding up everything in the garden too. They are better than string, as they are strong and flexible. I have a sister in law that works in a fancy law office. I am thinking to trade the office 3 bouquets of flowers next year if the ladies will give me all their old nylons. What do you think? Will that be way too weird to ask? Where we live, in Victoria, BC Canada, most people are interested in supporting local organic farming. But old nylons are a bit personal!

  7. I have used the panty hose onion trick for years. It works, the onions stay fresh for a very long time. I buy the nylons at consignment shops.

  8. I’ve been “gifted” two boxes of onions from a local “Farmers Auction”. As I use them in almost anything I cook. I’m sure someone here could offer something to clear my intrigued, but a confused vision. The onions bought in grocery stores that I would buy on sale already have the stems “topped”, I have peeled, diced & frozen them due to this. Ditto with the 2 boxes that I keep trying to ignore. So, the question from me is how is this thing with pantyhose done exactly? Is it that you tie a knot after each onion? Many of the “gifties” are quite small so that doesn’t seem practical. I am thinking (scary!) that I could use the busted baby gate and lay them on that but there is a continuous light source in the basement (don’t ask) so should I put an old towel over them to block the light? Would it cause them to sprout though? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you for your honest and innovative site Merissa.

  9. I hang them in the garage just outside the door from our house making it a close, dark and cool location.
    I buy the cheap knee high nylons that come 5 pairs to a pack and each one will hold 5 med or 6 lg onions tied of and separated. Now my onions are growing in my garden, not in my house.
    love this concept. .

  10. Would this work with just old socks – one onion per sock? Trying to think of something I have in abundance that would be reusable.
    Thanks!