Whether you buy your potatoes from the grocery store, the local farmer's market, a produce stand or grow your own, you will want to preserve them for as long as possible. Unfortunately, if not correctly preserved, potatoes can go bad quickly.

Most people who preserve potatoes either store them in a root cellar or pressure can them. Many only buy potatoes as needed instead of buying in bulk, but this usually costs more in the long run. If you don't want to can your potatoes, you have no root cellar, and you want to save money, here are three unusual ways you can preserve potatoes for the long-term.