How Many Tins Do You Keep Open At One Time.
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I haven't been able to afford another twelver of mason jars, so I've got more open tins and ziploc bags than I'd like.
But I do believe the going consensus (from articles and other threads on the subject) is that you're fine with a tin lid or ziploc bag for a few weeks, maybe a bit more, without much risk of moisture loss or contamination.
But I do believe the going consensus (from articles and other threads on the subject) is that you're fine with a tin lid or ziploc bag for a few weeks, maybe a bit more, without much risk of moisture loss or contamination.
I have a very limited tobacco supply, so all my tins are open... all 4 of them. Then I have about 5 bags of bulk, one of which is in a jar, as I plan to let it mellow for enjoyment in a few months! All my tins are Peterson's, the round ones over a awesome seal. I have left an opened tin for 8 months with no ill effects, just aging. But two of the tins are square and are not any here near as good as a jar. I have transplanted my Irish flake to a jar to re hydrate and need to do the same with my 3 P's. It's taken me awhile but damn, jars just make so much sense that I plan to buy a couple extra flats of Mason's this year.
I have 37 blends right now and I have 37 blends open, but then again, I seldom smoke only one blend per bowl. Usually a minimum of 2 or 3 blends per bowl.
33 open right now, plus a few custom blends .5oz or so ea that I am :
: toying with. Tempted to open a few more...
1.) C&D Three Friars
2.) C&D Bright Virginia Flake
3.) C&D Izmir Oriental
4.) C&D Night Train
5.) G.L. Pease Kensington
6.) G.L. Pease Picadilly
7.) McClelland Christmas Cheer 2011
8.) McClelland VA 2015
9.) McClelland Holiday Spirit 2011
10) Ashton Old London Pebblecut 2004
11) W.O. Larsen No. 80
12) Balkan Sasieni Original Mixture
13) Davidoff English Mixture
14) Sutliffe Tobacco Barbados Plantation
15) G.L. Pease Lombard
16) Three Star China Black Fire Cured
17) Rattray's Accountant Mixture
18) Rattray's Dark Fragrant
19) Hearth & Home Marble Cake
20) Hearth & Home AJ's VaPer
21) Hearth & Home Rolando's Own
22) Hearth & Home Viginia Spice
23) Hearth & Home Anniversary Cake
24) C&D Viginia Gentleman
25) C&D Or Olam
26) C&D Bayou Morning
27) C&D Oriental Silk
28) C&D Orion's Arrow
29) C&D Nutty Irishman
30) C&D Irish Mist
31) McClelland Black & Lemon
32) McClelland Three Cherries
33) C&D Old Joe Krantz
Of course, a number of these are already relegated to the "future trade box" as they are just not my cup 'o tea.
: toying with. Tempted to open a few more...1.) C&D Three Friars
2.) C&D Bright Virginia Flake
3.) C&D Izmir Oriental
4.) C&D Night Train
5.) G.L. Pease Kensington
6.) G.L. Pease Picadilly
7.) McClelland Christmas Cheer 2011
8.) McClelland VA 2015
9.) McClelland Holiday Spirit 2011
10) Ashton Old London Pebblecut 2004
11) W.O. Larsen No. 80
12) Balkan Sasieni Original Mixture
13) Davidoff English Mixture
14) Sutliffe Tobacco Barbados Plantation
15) G.L. Pease Lombard
16) Three Star China Black Fire Cured
17) Rattray's Accountant Mixture
18) Rattray's Dark Fragrant
19) Hearth & Home Marble Cake
20) Hearth & Home AJ's VaPer
21) Hearth & Home Rolando's Own
22) Hearth & Home Viginia Spice
23) Hearth & Home Anniversary Cake
24) C&D Viginia Gentleman
25) C&D Or Olam
26) C&D Bayou Morning
27) C&D Oriental Silk
28) C&D Orion's Arrow
29) C&D Nutty Irishman
30) C&D Irish Mist
31) McClelland Black & Lemon
32) McClelland Three Cherries
33) C&D Old Joe Krantz
Of course, a number of these are already relegated to the "future trade box" as they are just not my cup 'o tea.
When I open a tin, it goes into a mason jar. It will keep indefinitely. Mason jars are the cheapest and best way to keep air (tobacco's enemy) from your treasured tobacco. Just screw the lid on tight and open it only when needed. If, over time, your tobacco feels dry, use a spray bottle of water to spray the underside of the lid and you will be good to go. This spray technique applies to any airtight sealed tobacco container. It is all a matter of how often you open your jar and how much fresh air space is replenished which will dry your tobacco over time. Thus, I go from tin or bag to quart jars and from quart jars to the small 2 ounce jars and from those, to the pouch (but only a day supply at a time). Protect your tobacco and retain the moisture level for best results.
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I store all of my tobacco in labeled jars, and take few amounts of each blend (around 6 bowls) and put it in the tin and keep the tin in hand. I then use about 5 blends in tins, so I refill the tins once a week; reducing moisture loss from the jars as much as possible. I have also big jars (12 oz) that I use for cellared baccy.
Suppose some differentiation should be made.
7 seas is in an actual tin, the kind you pry open with a coin that is made of all metal.
Doesn't surprise me that one of those could stay good for a long time, they seal just as well as a can of paint, right?
The plastic lidded "tins" that SPC, GL Pease, and Frog Morton come in, I'd be more concerned about. they happen to be all I have.
Incidentally, is there a better name for those?
7 seas is in an actual tin, the kind you pry open with a coin that is made of all metal.
Doesn't surprise me that one of those could stay good for a long time, they seal just as well as a can of paint, right?
The plastic lidded "tins" that SPC, GL Pease, and Frog Morton come in, I'd be more concerned about. they happen to be all I have.
Incidentally, is there a better name for those?
My whole tobacco collection only consists of 5 tins and they are all open. 2 of those have been open for around 3 months, and are still perfectly fine. I only smoke a bowl a day sometimes none so takes me a long time to get through a 50g tin 
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I usually have around 5 to 7 open. I don't jar a tin as it doesn't stay around long. I smoke all day long (being retired has it's advantages).
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I will jar anything that comes in a tin with a plastic lid. I find that the humidity here in South Louisiana will leach out the moisture through the plastic very quickly, unless I smoke the contents within a week. I had about 7 tins open, but I am back down to one as of today. :D I have 7 jars of bulk and tin tobacco handy just about all the time, because after all, variety IS the spice of life. The tin I am working on is Torben Danske Black Velvet, in my jars I have Penzance, Sterling Double Eagle, Sterling Old Dominion, Goedewaagen, Bogafalaya blend from the local B&M, Tinderbox Sherlock Holmes, and McClelland Townsman Cavendish Maple. I just finished a tin of Villiger 1888 Cocktail hour, an ounce of Edgeworth Reay Rub match, a tin of Peterson Sherlock Holmes, and a 2 ounce bag of Just for Him Morning Coffee. It's been a busy week!
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