Best Way to Store Oranges

Select the oranges that you will use within the next week to ten days. Look carefully through the fruit for damaged pieces. These should be used first because they will rot if you try to store them for any length of time. Place the unwrapped fruit in small baskets. Oranges stay juicier when kept at room temperature. The baskets are preferable to other containers because they permit the air to circulate freely around each piece of fruit. Set the baskets of fruit on your kitchen counter where they will not be exposed to direct sunlight.

Store Oranges for 2 to 3 Weeks

Choose the undamaged oranges that you want to store for 2 to 3 weeks. Make sure that none of the fruit shows signs of decay. Wrap each piece of fruit individually in pieces of wrapping paper. Although other types of paper may work for you, wrapping paper tends to be moisture resistant. It is very important that stored fruit not come into contact with moisture. Wrapping citrus individually will also isolate any that decays so that the rest of the batch isn't subjected to rot.
Place the wrapped oranges in cardboard boxes. Store the boxes of fruit in a refrigerator, or in a cool, dark, dry place like your garage or a shed where the temperature is around 60F.

Store Oranges for 6 to 8 Weeks

Select the oranges that you wish to store for 6 to 8 weeks. Be sure that none of the fruit has been damaged, and discard any that shows signs of decay. Wrap the pieces of fruit individually in wrapping paper, just as you did for fruit to be stored for 2 to 3 weeks. Place the wrapped oranges in cardboard boxes. Store the boxes of fruit in a cool, dark, dry place where the temperature is maintained constantly at 38F.