EDIT: I merged three active threads about the same topic together. - Kevin
I've heard of issues with the new SG tins but couldn't find a thread discussing it already, so apologies if this is a duplicate.
Anyway I'd heard a few things about issues with the seals on the new SG tins, mostly from retailers websites, but I kept thinking about it and got paranoid. I ordered 5 tins of SG Navy Flake a while back and they're the new tins. I decided not to take a chance and go ahead and put all 5 tins into a quart jar.
All 5 tins appeared to be sealed and sound. All 4 corners on the bottom of each tin were dented in. However 1 of these 5 tins had no vacuum and the lid popped straight off. No hiss, no resistance, and the tobacco was considerably dryer than the other 4 tins. Had it not been a Gawith product I expect it would've been crispy.
Has anyone else experienced this with the new tins? Do we know if the packaging company they are using now is a permanent one, or if they're looking for a better product?
I prefer to leave the tins sealed for storage/aging, but don't mind jarring all my Gawith blends. It's just nice to know you need to.
I've heard of issues with the new SG tins but couldn't find a thread discussing it already, so apologies if this is a duplicate.
Anyway I'd heard a few things about issues with the seals on the new SG tins, mostly from retailers websites, but I kept thinking about it and got paranoid. I ordered 5 tins of SG Navy Flake a while back and they're the new tins. I decided not to take a chance and go ahead and put all 5 tins into a quart jar.
All 5 tins appeared to be sealed and sound. All 4 corners on the bottom of each tin were dented in. However 1 of these 5 tins had no vacuum and the lid popped straight off. No hiss, no resistance, and the tobacco was considerably dryer than the other 4 tins. Had it not been a Gawith product I expect it would've been crispy.
Has anyone else experienced this with the new tins? Do we know if the packaging company they are using now is a permanent one, or if they're looking for a better product?
I prefer to leave the tins sealed for storage/aging, but don't mind jarring all my Gawith blends. It's just nice to know you need to.
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