| Author | Message | ||
     David salzer Member Username: David Post Number: 4 Registered: 05-2009 |
Hi all. I just bought a large amount of bulk tobbaco.( I went to a store that import mccllend tobbco but there probebly was no demand-so i bought a kilo of difrent mccllend tobbco's for less then 70$. ) so my question is : how can i storage all this tobbaco ? I dont have a humidor so what can i do ? | ||
| Jim McGoran Member Username: Ds_chief Post Number: 10 Registered: 02-2008 |
head to Walmat, get a bunch of 500 ml canning jars. And wash them in hot soapy water, rinse well. when dry, load up with tobacco. tighten lids really well. then store in a cool dark place | ||
| Jonathan A. Weber Sr. Member Username: Jonawbr Post Number: 10 Registered: 03-2009 |
I do not know whats available where your at but nothing works better (IMHO) than Mason jars. They make a good seal and last for years. | ||
| Tom Mueller Member Username: Tommueller Post Number: 187 Registered: 04-2008 |
I buy Mason jars at the grocers' available in various sizes, preferring to avoid big box stores for environmental reasons. Many county extension agencies also have them available at no charge (Google extension agency and your state). | ||
| David salzer Member Username: David Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2009 |
What is a mason jar ? Should i put the toobco inside with the plastic bag ? | ||
| Harvey Click Member Username: Fafhrd Post Number: 1469 Registered: 03-2006 |
=="What is a mason jar ?" Standard glass home-canning jars. I use wide-mouth pints or quarts. Wash them well, fill with tobacco, screw on the lids tight, and don't open them until you're ready to smoke the whole jar. They will keep the tobacco fresh for many years. | ||
| R.Morris Member Username: Rmorris Post Number: 4 Registered: 01-2007 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_jar I put the jar in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. The lids, I put in boiling water. I then take a food saver jar sealer. Using a brake bleeder, I pull as much air out as I can, and seat the lid. I have been doing this for 4 years now. Have never lost any 'bacy to mold. I would not put a plastic bag in a mason jar. | ||
| Massimo Aiello Member Username: Thebloozboy Post Number: 4 Registered: 06-2009 |
Humidifying is always an operation that poses some risks of default, I mean changes of taste or any other possible alteration of the treated tobacco characteristics. The best solution is definitely to maintain the tobacco in its original state. To obtain this I use to store it in hermetic vases made of non transparent glass or in ceramics jars, loading the tobacco in the jar you need to press very carefully the tobacco, in a way to deprive it, the more is possible, from air that would accelerate drying. I put on top of tobacco some paper discs I cut in same shape of the jar, in order to help maintaining tobacco pressed and store in a cool and dark place. | ||
| W. A. Lanman Member Username: Blenheimbard Post Number: 127 Registered: 01-2009 |
Mason jars are a brand name for canning jars. I don't worry about the brands, but buy the clamp down style, instead of the screw down variety. I buy them whenever I find them cheap, i.e. thrift shops, garage sales, etc. I don't worry too much about the rubber sealing rings, although I prefer them to be there in good condition, for they are readily replaceable, and the openings only come in a few sizes. Any store that sells canning supplies will have new jars, and they usually have the replacement rubber rings for the older jars, or they can order them for you. In North America from now until the fall all these items are being sold as the crops are coming on and they are going to be canned. | ||
| Harvey Click Member Username: Fafhrd Post Number: 1472 Registered: 03-2006 |
--"Mason jars are a brand name for canning jars. I don't worry about the brands, but buy the clamp down style, instead of the screw down variety." The screw-down lids work perfectly well too. | ||
| W. A. Lanman Member Username: Blenheimbard Post Number: 129 Registered: 01-2009 |
Fafhrd- I think my preference for the clamp down type is two fold: a) they open and close quickly, and b) the clamp defeats any stray bit of tobacco that might make the seal questionable on the newer screw downs, which only use a thin rubber coating on the tin lid for the seal. But either the older or newer screw downs work very well, and as the old lady who kissed the cow said, "it's all a matter of taste." | ||
| Mark Combs Member Username: Jazzmoose Post Number: 10 Registered: 04-2009 |
A question on the mason jars: I currently just have three half pint jars of Anniversary Kake set aside; quart jars seemed a little excessive for this. As it was, after filling three jars, I only had about an ounce left of the pound to smoke. Now, this stuff is packed pretty tight, due to the nature of the tobacco. My question is this: if I'm storing a regular tobacco rather than cake or flake, how 'packed' do I want the jar? Do I really cram it in there, or just loosely fill it? | ||
| Harvey Click Member Username: Fafhrd Post Number: 1481 Registered: 03-2006 |
==" My question is this: if I'm storing a regular tobacco rather than cake or flake, how 'packed' do I want the jar? Do I really cram it in there, or just loosely fill it?" Opinions are all over the place on this. You do want some air in the jar, so if you really pack it really tightly, leave some air space at the top. |