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lucky695

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I am new and have been buying several different tobaccos and blends to see what I like. What is the best way to store them? I have been keeping them in my old cigar humidor but not adding humidor solution... In plastic bags, which I have heard is not the best idea. I also have heard about tobacco getting moldy, how can you tell if your tobacco has "turned".

 

admin

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Welcome to the forums and thanks for posting your question.
This is a link at the bottom left of the sidebar under Featured Articles:
Pipe Tobacco Storage
It also comes up as #1 if you Google it.
Lastly, please take the time to capitalize your thread titles. I fixed it for you.

 

rmbittner

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Dec 12, 2012
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Lucky695:
I'm sure you'll find more here than you'll want to know about tobacco storage!
For me, it's simple: I buy all of my tobacco in tins, and it stays in the tin, aging (like wine), until I'm ready to smoke it. At that point, I pop open a tin and put the contents in a glass storage jar with a rubber seal and a metal-clamp lid (sold at Wal-Mart, etc.). Tobacco easily stays in smokeable condition in those jars for over a year. (That's the longest it's ever taken me to finish a single tin.) And using jars like this means you do NOT have to add any kind of humidity to keep the tobacco fresh.
For longer-term storage, I think most folks here who aren't buying tins would store their bulk tobaccos in sealed mason jars.
Bob

 

mso489

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Feb 21, 2013
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Yes, I like the canning jars with the little metal latch that pulls the hinged lid down tight over the rubber

gasket. I get mine at a chain called The Container Store, but I think they are available at Walmart and

many other places. They are a couple of bucks apiece, depending on size. I confess I keep quite a bit

of tobacco in plastic bags just because it's easier to pack a bowl from a pipe than a jar, but for storage,

a jar's the way. For 4 ounces or less, if you are smoking the tobacco regularly and make a habit of

squeezing out the air and zipping it tightly closed every time, the plastic bags work for a while.

 

stumpyds8

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Mar 15, 2012
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This actually answers my question. I should have looked before starting a new thread. Sorry about that!

 

haroldt

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Aug 4, 2013
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Great info. I just scored a bunch of tobacco from a cigar shop that has decided Melbourne Florida is not a good pipe market - thank God his cigars sell well. But here I'm, a beginner and now have about 12 oz of various tobaccos from Cornell & Diehl, plus what I bought from Pipe and Cigar that was suggested from you folks. wonder how long it will take to smoke this??

 

mrenglish

Lifer
Dec 25, 2010
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Stay away from the bail top jars made by Anchor Hocking. They do not seal well at all. I've had several bad experiences with their jars after a couple months of use. The best ones I have found, at the Container Store, are the jars made by Fido. For super long term storage definitely go with the mason jars as they are the best. I have had Stonehaven last ten years in the Fido bail top jars without any issues, but the rubber seal can break down after prolonged usage (opening/closing). I think Harris uses silicone sealed bail tops and those should not break down. In any event, replacement rubber rings for the bail tops are cheap.
Edit: Roth is right. Did not mean to repeat what he said.

 
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