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     Old Wizard Member Username: Old_wizard Post Number: 10 Registered: 08-2009 |
I have a question about storage. I smoke 3-7 bowls a week (at most once a day). I am wondering if I have a couple of tins on the go at once, am I best to just keep them stored in their can, or should I put it into a mason jar to keep it fresh? My Peterson tin has a good seal, but McClelland has kind of a questionable plastic cap on the tin. If I am to put it in a jar, how big (ie. how much air in there). I figure a 250ml jar could fit the entire 50g can. If I have a pound of tobacco, is it best to break it up into smaller bunches, or store it all together? I figure smaller might be better, as it would allow me to open a bit at a time and leave the rest undisturbed. Any suggestions appreciated. | ||
| Harvey Click Member Username: Fafhrd Post Number: 1495 Registered: 03-2006 |
The round tins with screw-on lids used by Mac Baren will keep tobacco fresh for a very long time after they've been opened, but the C&D tins with plastic lids don't work as well. --"If I have a pound of tobacco, is it best to break it up into smaller bunches, or store it all together? I figure smaller might be better, as it would allow me to open a bit at a time and leave the rest undisturbed." Since you smoke only a bowl per day or less, smaller jars would probably be better for you. | ||
| Dov Wiseman Member Username: Dov_of_the_galilee Post Number: 67 Registered: 09-2007 |
Starting with the basics air is the enemy for the tobacco. If you're going to buy large quantities then reducing them down to individual jars or bags for easier consumption is the best option. What would work with little cash out lay is to make your own two ounce zip lock bags and roll them into cigar shaped pieces and fill a recycled mayonnaise jar with them to capacity. Put on the lid and you're good to go. You can of course do this in a number of ways but this is one such way that works for me. As for the tins that's another matter. Plastic lids like the ones on top of C&D products work fine for weeks of use if you leave that cardboard paper top in as well. Peterson screw lids are also superb but I find that a lot of the tobaccos that I buy that instruct 'insert coin and twist' to break the seal and open the can are generally not worth a whole lot after the fact. I don't sweat it too much if I'm going to consume it rather fast. A prime example of tins that never seal well for me are the ones by Kendal/Gawith Hoggarth. Don't know why but they just don't stay closed. | ||
| Harvey Click Member Username: Fafhrd Post Number: 1498 Registered: 03-2006 |
--"A prime example of tins that never seal well for me are the ones by Kendal/Gawith Hoggarth. Don't know why but they just don't stay closed." Yeah, the rectangular tins never seal well after they've been opened. | ||
| Lawrence Bobrowski Member Username: Lawrence7208 Post Number: 5 Registered: 08-2009 |
Dov, I differ with your opinion that air is the enemy of tobacco. The Pipe Tobacco Aging, Storage, and Cellaring FAQ covers aerobic vs. anaerobic storage as well as short and long term storage issues in detail. I think tobacco can be stored in its original tin remarkably well by rubbing some wax along the rim and pressing a square of aluminum foil over it. Then snap on the plastic cover for a nice tight fit. Try candle wax, or better, bee's wax available from craft stores (women use bee's wax to keep sewing thread from fraying.) |