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by person
on Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:34 pm |
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| How can I tell if cigarettes are stale, I rub them between my fingers and if I put my ear right next to it I hear a little crackling, but it's practically inaudible. It's weird because I heard that AS go stale within 3 days. |
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by Pete Gatti
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:30 am |
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person wrote: How can I tell if cigarettes are stale, I rub them between my fingers and if I put my ear right next to it I hear a little crackling, but it's practically inaudible. It's weird because I heard that AS go stale within 3 days.
Tobacco doesn't get stale, it dries out and becomes crispy. That's that crackling sound you hear. Just rehydrate the cigs (bringing back to case). Put them in a humid place until they become mellow again. |
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by person
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:55 am |
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| Ok, so there's nothing inherently wrong with smoking a "stale" or overly dry cigarette then right? Because I don't think I really mind them. |
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by gilster
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:39 am |
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person wrote: Ok, so there's nothing inherently wrong with smoking a "stale" or overly dry cigarette then right? Because I don't think I really mind them.
No, dried out tobacco will smoke harsher and quicker but there's nothing inherently wrong with smoking a dry stick - although fresh is best - or a humidor - but if you've been clinging to an open pack of cigarettes for two weeks I wouldn't suggest buying a humidor  |
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by person
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:28 am |
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Well, I don't see the point of buying a humidor when I can just bring them into my bathroom when I'm taking a hot shower or put them into a plastic bag with a moist cotton ball.  |
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by Slearwig
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:50 am |
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| If you bag them with the cotton ball, then only bag the amount that you'll be smoking within a couple of days to prevent mold. |
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by person
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:24 pm |
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| What other methods do you guys use, besides a humidor, to add a little moisture back to your cigarettes? |
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by Slearwig
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:02 pm |
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I don't usually add moisture. I make my own with a machine and tubes and buy only the amount of loose tobacco I need for two to three weeks at a time so it doesn't dry out.
Bugler used to sell a humidifier disk. This is/was a little metal can the size of a quarter with toweling inside and holes in the can and you wet it before putting it inside a can of tobacco in order to humidify it. If you wet it too much before putting it in the tobacco can then the tobacco becomes too wet to smoke. It works by dehydration of the water added to the humidifier disk and uses just that amount of water evaporating to moisture in the air inside the tobacco can, only one or two drops of water. You could probably do the same with the cotton ball, but wrap it loosely in aluminum foil to control the wetness to the tobacco and puncture the foil with the tip of a clean steel nail or similar. Don't use anything made of something that you wouldn't use in or around food, Then only use a couple of drops of water in the cotton ball. Throw it away and make a new one every so many days to be safe.
Well duh, I just looked it up and yeah they sell a new version of this disk, but the old one that Bugler sold allowed using plain water as needed while this new one is a disposable.
http://www.smokersoutletonline.com/humideze-humidification-disc-p-167.html |
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by person
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:42 pm |
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| Thanks for the tip. How will I know if my cigarettes are moldy? Will I get sick smoking a moldy cigarette by accident? Tobacco should be just a tiny bit moist right, not like squishy moist right? |
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by person
on Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:48 pm |
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| I just had an idea for keeping cigarettes fresh in their pack. Wrap it with saran wrap. Why wouldn't this work? Wouldn't it be like putting the plastic wrapper back on? Or would air already be in the pack and be drying the cigarettes out? |
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