C&D tins bulging

[North of the Border Piper]

I now realize that Cornell & Diehl tins tend to bulge after cellaring them for a few years. Does anyone have experienced them actually bursting?
Keep em like this or move them into mason jars, that is the question.
Some of their cellar series describes them to peak tween 10-15 years...

 

[cosmicfolklore]

If it maintains a bulge for longer than four hours, it needs emergency medical care immediately.
No, I've never had one burst. Ouch.

 

[JOHN72]

It may be time to transfer it to a glass jar. My wife wants to transfer me to a glass jar, before she turns me into a lump.

 

[ATLpipe]

I've never had one burst

 

[Chasing Embers]

Does anyone have experienced them actually bursting?

Yep, sounds like a firecracker. I think pipestud had a couple pop too. If they're from 2016 though, I'd be really concerned.

 

[bullet08]

Sandbags. Make sure to surround with sandbags with the tin in the middle. A tobacco filled tin can have force of pineapple grenade going off. Do not approach it without full armored EOD suit. Do not trust local SWAT. In case of explosion, enjoy a bowl before calling friends.

 

[peregrinus]

Yep, sounds like a firecracker. I think pipestud had a couple pop too.

Yes, I think I remember @pipestud writing in his blog about a consignment tin of McClelland’s bursting at his office.
Personally, I’ve handled many bulging tins but never experienced an explosion.

 

[B.Fee]

I have alot of bulging tins no explosions yet. Knock on briar.

 

[sablebrush52]

I now realize that Cornell & Diehl tins tend to bulge after cellaring them for a few years. Does anyone have experienced them actually bursting?
Keep em like this or move them into mason jars, that is the question.
Some of their cellar series describes them to peak tween 10-15 years...

I've had one split along where the scoring for the pop top ran, several have rotted from the inside out. Puffing may be due to fermentation or to mold, You'll find out when you open them. I happen to like Haddo's Delight and keep none of it in their tins, as the tins rot out.

 

[camaguey]

Yes , that means that it is ready to consume. The aerobic process has done its job. Whatever you have on that tin should be very good now. That has been my experience with such tins.

 

[hawky454]

It’s odd, none of my McClelland tins have ever bulged but it happens with C&D tins quite frequently. I remember reading that about Pipestud, I believe he very much enjoyed the contents of that tin after scraping up the tobacco shrapnel.

 

[AJL67]

I've had one split along where the scoring for the pop top ran, several have rotted from the inside out. Puffing may be due to fermentation or to mold, You'll find out when you open them. I happen to like Haddo's Delight and keep none of it in their tins, as the tins rot out.

I have a Haddo’s Delight from 04 ish i forget which year the tin is to be honest but between 04 and 07 that was supper bulging, i popped it and didn’t like it at all lol the tobacco is fine and still very moist, i bombed a couple people with samples, i have the look for it while packing to move, shoot me your address and if i find it I’ll bag your up and it’s yours.

 

[jon11]

I have hundreds of bulging C&D tins and have never had one burst or rot out from the inside. They are coated inside therefore should not rot, if they do it’s very rare and a faulty can.

 

[AJL67]

C&D tins might have just been thinner material than other makers, would make sense.

 

[Snow Hill]

Yes, I think I remember @pipestud writing in his blog about a consignment tin of McClelland’s bursting at his office.
Personally, I’ve handled many bulging tins but never experienced an explosion.

If I recall correctly, he dropped the tin on the floor. The crash caused the popping.

I now realize that Cornell & Diehl tins tend to bulge after cellaring them for a few years. Does anyone have experienced them actually bursting?
Keep em like this or move them into mason jars, that is the question.
Some of their cellar series describes them to peak tween 10-15 years...

Many of my C&D tins are bulging, some are even shaped like Weeble Wobbles these days...

 

[ThermionicScott]

I have hundreds of bulging C&D tins and have never had one burst or rot out from the inside. They are coated inside therefore should not rot, if they do it’s very rare and a faulty can.

That’s good to hear. The last thing I want to do as I build a cellar is to fill it with a bunch of stuff that’ll self-destruct before I get a chance to smoke it!

 

[Chasing Embers]

That’s good to hear. The last thing I want to do as I build a cellar is to fill it with a bunch of stuff that’ll self-destruct before I get a chance to smoke it!

If you have any doubts just resort to jars.

 

[craig61a]

If they're from 2016 though, I'd be really concerned.

Why?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Why?

C&D had some major issues with moldy Red Virginias that year. Mold will swell a tin as well.

 

[North of the Border Piper]

Thanks for all the responses. These are from 2018. I also seem to remember some talk about tins bulging. I had a tin of Bijou once, also expanding. At that time C&D had a mould issue with some tins of Bijou. I popped my tin to find out and as it turned out, it was mouldy and was exchanged w/o issues.
Worst part is that you can’t stack em...they’re like bobbleheads...