How Many Smoke Out of the C&D Tins?

[Sloopjohnbee]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

I think most will agree that those plastic lids especially how we stretch them over the tubs metal rim are cringeworthy.
I hear a lot of people jar CD blends immediately specifically due to the tin type.
I personally like to use some cellophane between the tub and lid, but today wasn’t handy. Man, I hate these tubs or rather the lids on the tub

 

[FurCoat]

I jar all tinned tobacco, regardless of tin type, immediately after opening. The tins are fine as long as you dont open them. Now the tubs for SWR, SWRA, EGR, LLRR and Granger are fine in the tub in my opinion. Never had a problem with them getting too dry.

 

[bullet08]

Anything other than OTC gets jarred for me. I know tobacco last good time in flat round tin, but I like the insurance of keeping some moisture on my tobacco. I can always dry them.

 

[Chasing Embers]

cringeworthy

You bend your head and body in fear or in a servile manner over a tin? Pringle's cans must terrify you.

Sorry, that's just the most wrongly used word I've ever seen or heard. A 50 gram tin usually lasts me just under a week so I don't bother jarring them. I just smoke the tin until it's gone.

 

[archerdarkpint]

Don't much care if the contents dry out over time, in fact, that's how I prefer: Ready to go right from the container. There's no need to prep, meaning I'm not waiting for a pipe-full to dry out to the right consistency. Just goes right into the pipe. Containers of "Old Joe," "Key Largo," "Jack Knife" Ready Rubbed, "Burley Flake #3," "Two Friends - Redwood," etc., are in the perfect state. Each of the seals broken (keep the lid on) over two years or more.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I hear a lot of people jar CD blends immediately specifically due to the tin type

Never heard that one before. I know a lot of people immediately open and jar the square tins for fear of seal loss but never heard it about C&D since they went away from the shoe polish style tin.

 

[musicman]

I will immediately jar most tins I open unless it’s something I know I’ll finish something on. For instance, I know that when I open a tin of Fillmore or sixpence it will likely be gone in 1-2 weeks and the C and D/GL Pease tins are perfectly sufficient to hold moisture for at least a month, even in the extremely arid climate in which I live.

 

[mso489]

Best practice is to jar any blend after you open it, some OTC's excepted. Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't, but that's my own damn fault.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

You bend your head and body in fear or in a servile manner over a tin? Pringle's cans must terrify you.

Sorry, that's just the most wrongly used word I've ever seen or heard. A 50 gram tin usually lasts me just under a week so I don't bother jarring them. I just smoke the tin until it's gone.

Those lids don’t snap that well , and they’re plastic which I tend to find disgust regularly albeit everything we use these days contains plastic

 

[trouttimes]

It depends...I jar if it will be more than a few weeks no matter what tin. All square tins get Jared ASAP. If it dries out more than I like, I just sprinkle water, let sit for a while then jar. Not really a big deal. Some blends like Old Toby never dry out. Seattle Pipe Club seem to dry out if you look at them sideways. Experience tells me how quick to jar.

 

[jguss]

With C&D I generally find one smoke out of a tin is more than enough.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I've never found any reason other than to smoke out of the tin. But some people think cigars have to be stored at 70 % or they're ruined which is bullshit. They smoke a ton better if stored around 62%. Tobacco simply isn't that fragile or picky.

 

[dmcmtk]

Yes I do, but then again I'm lazy. Have three C&D tins open at the moment, none more than half full.

 

[dmcmtk]

With C&D I generally find one smoke out of a tin is more than enough.

Ouch!!!

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Well, Another question - has anyone just put the lid back on and left it for a few days to weeks to then open and jar at a later date out of laziness or distraction?

 

[wilblee]

I open a tin, smoke on it ‘til it’s gone, toss the tin*. I may have 20 tins open at a time, but that’s OK; I like my tobacco on the dry side. Any tobacco that gets too dry (practically dust), gets tossed. If it’s that dry, I didn’t like it.

* the exception to tossing tins - I keep the ones with with plastic lids for holding tobacco I take out of jars.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

I open a tin, smoke on it ‘til it’s gone, toss the tin*. I may have 20 tins open at a time, but that’s OK; I like my tobacco on the dry side. Any tobacco that gets too dry (practically dust), gets tossed. If it’s that dry, I didn’t like it.

* the exception to tossing tins - I keep the ones with with plastic lids for holding tobacco I take out of jars.

never thought of that - seems about right

 

[elasmo]

I love the C&D tins. They keep the tobacco more moist than any of types of tins I get. If I can get away with not jarring, I'm a happy camper.

 

[jguss]

Ouch!!!

Well Dave the title of the thread is a good example of leading with your chin.

 

[danimalia]

I like the C&D tins just fine. I have not actually noticed that they dry out any faster than the typical, European style tins. Whether I jar the contents or not depends on whether it is a blend I'll smoke 4-5+ times a week while I have it in stock, like Jackknife and some of the Burley Flakes, or whether it is a more occasional smoke for me like a lot of the Latakia blends are.