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by seesee
on Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:46 am |
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| How long will bulk tobacco stay fresh if in a sealed container? What's the best way to keep it from going stale...keeping it in the freezer? |
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by JohnC
on Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:21 am |
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I've read that it's good for at least five to seven years if stored properly.
If you're talking of dryness take a cotton ball moisten it and leave sealed up in the baccy --- next morning you're good to go.
I've done this with cigarettes that have dried out and I used to throw away. Put them in a tupperware type container with the cotton away from the cigs seal them up and overnight they're back.
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by seesee
on Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:08 pm |
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JohnC wrote: I've read that it's good for at least five to seven years if stored properly.
If you're talking of dryness take a cotton ball moisten it and leave sealed up in the baccy --- next morning you're good to go.
I've done this with cigarettes that have dried out and I used to throw away. Put them in a tupperware type container with the cotton away from the cigs seal them up and overnight they're back.
-J.C.-
Thanks for the info. I'll try the cottonball idea. It just seems like my tobacco is going stale really fast, then the tast changes. |
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by Darkflame402
on Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:40 am |
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| are you keeping it properly sealed? If you are, try keeping it in a humidor, they can be had for about 30 bucks at your local cigar shop. |
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by nemo31
on Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:50 am |
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The guy at the tobacco shop told me an apple peel. I had a quarter pound that I tried it on. I used a peel about 3"x 1" for about 3 hours it worked pretty well. The apple also tasted pretty damn good and contained no trans fats.  |
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by Tom
on Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:28 am |
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| Yes, I read that Apple peal thing. That is used to add mostiure back into the tobacco after it has tried. I'd use the whole apple, but I generally make only what I'll use in a week, so I never actually had to worry about that. The humidor is not a good idea for cigarette tobacco. It may get too moist, then you have to toast it in an oven. It may disturb the original flavor. If you don't like the original flavor, you can play with it like that. You can always add sugar to your tobacco to mellow the taste if the flavor is too bitter/harsh. Just take granulated sugar, mix it in a spray bottle, then spray the tobacco till it is nice and moist. Then toast it in the oven. The tobacco tastes fresh. Then put the apple in it. |
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by seesee
on Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:46 am |
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Darkflame402 wrote: are you keeping it properly sealed? If you are, try keeping it in a humidor, they can be had for about 30 bucks at your local cigar shop.
Right now I keep it in a zip lock bag with the least amound of air I can get, and then in a plastic container. I keep it in the freezer and when I want some I just take what I'll use for the next couple days. Before I started doing that I just kept it in a plastic container but not in the freezer. |
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by irishguyincc
on Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:58 pm |
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Do not store the tobacco in the freezer as it is a very dry environment.
I keep my tobacco in its original container and store those in a plastic storage container (box). I made a homemade humidifier for the large container consisting of a small tupperware container with a piece of wet foam inside. Pour a 50-50 mix of distilled water/propylene glycol on the wet foam and you are all set. Wet foam can be purchased at a hobby store and propylene glycol can be had at a pharmacist or feed store. |
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by seesee
on Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:20 pm |
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irishguyincc wrote: Do not store the tobacco in the freezer as it is a very dry environment.
I keep my tobacco in its original container and store those in a plastic storage container (box). I made a homemade humidifier for the large container consisting of a small tupperware container with a piece of wet foam inside. Pour a 50-50 mix of distilled water/propylene glycol on the wet foam and you are all set. Wet foam can be purchased at a hobby store and propylene glycol can be had at a pharmacist or feed store.
Thanks for the tips. So, the objective seems to be keeping it moist? |
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by JohnC
on Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:18 am |
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"the objective seems to be keeping it moist?"
I'd say that keeping it just right is the objective ----- to dry and it's harsh ------to moist and it jambs the machine 
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