Doesn't seem like a problem but if you are really concerned Cosmic will take them off your hands.
Did I Bake My Cellar?
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I've had a tin lid in my toaster oven at 150º for an hour. Label: No bubbling, still tightly adhered.
Put said tin in sauce pot and boiled it for a half hour. Still stuck on, some discoloration of late, but not much.
Said tin top is Capstan Ready Rubbed, blue label.
Said tin top is Capstan Ready Rubbed, blue label.
Simply trying to recreate the OP's situation to solve the mystery. So far, a simple fail. And I think I'm done.
OTOH, how the hell do you get the labels off without destroying them?
OTOH, how the hell do you get the labels off without destroying them?
I'd presume you can remove a tobacco label similar to a label on a beer bottle. Although I haven't tried and have no current interest in collecting either.
The cliff notes versions is soaking in liquid and carefully remove, then weight the label while drying.
The purpose is to save room with a scrap book or "photo" album instead of having a stash of bottles that tumble (and to avoid "the nag").
Not like a beer bottle's paste-on label at all. The labels are much thicker, and stuck on real good.
Old thread, but I just read that if you apply a little heat to the back of the lid to soften, the stickers come off more easily.
I haven't tried and am doubtful, but figured I'd share. If you have some time on your hands, please let us know if/how it works.
Probably not. You may have sped up the "aging" process a little.
I put all open blends I don't like, or that taste too young, in a small mason jar, with a little extra hydration, and put them in the trunk of my work car.
After a year of that they come out like ketchupy fermented goodness.
With 100+ temps common enough in the heart of summer, that trunk gets very very warm.
You're fine op.
After a year of that they come out like ketchupy fermented goodness.
With 100+ temps common enough in the heart of summer, that trunk gets very very warm.
You're fine op.
Not that you'd want to use these solvents near your tobacco tins, but, depending on the adhesive used for the stickers, rubber cement thinner or Ronsonol lighter fluid will probably loosen the stickers/labels enough to remove easily.
Barrels of sherry used to be shipped halfway around the globe as ballast to accelerate their aging.
On their return to Europe, the contents were bottled, proudly labelled as "East India Sherry" (indicating it had travelled past the Equator and back) and sold at a premium.
Suggest that you do a little research on the subject of "stoving tobacco". Odds are if their not aromatics the they will probably come out better for the experience.
The court hereby finds you guilty of involuntary manslaughter. If you transfer possession of the little corpses to the court, which is me, consider it time served.
All joking aside, I don’t have enough experience to offer a serious response to your or anyone else’s questions about tobacco related conondrums.
All joking aside, I don’t have enough experience to offer a serious response to your or anyone else’s questions about tobacco related conondrums.