Seriously, I would like to know what brand/model so I can check them out!
Is This Damaging?
- Thread starter Brachra
- Start date
SmokingPipes.com Updates
Watch for Updates Twice a Week
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
Site Sponsors
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
I don't know why you'd want to vacuum pack the tins. Seems like a waste to me. I understand why you'd put it in a bag but why vacuum. Totally unnecessary.
Honestly? A chinese knockoff vacuum sealer. I threw out my FoodSaver stuff because it was "meh" and finicky.
Brand is ENZOO on Amazon. Ive used it to seal a bunch of nonperishable food and store in buckets years ago and theyre all holding up well. Its a workhorse
"Im not here to discuss whether or not any of this is necessary."
I do it because it feels tidier for storage, also my sealer has a manual function so I can use it to get more air out of the bag than by just pressing but turn it off before creating a vacuum seal. I do the same with ropes just so they don’t turn into a big plug of shit
Apparently...
Why anyone would vacuum seal a hermetically sealed tin is beyond me. You're one of those belt and suspender guys...
And that's completely fine. I included it in my OP because I didn't want to hear it. Why someone would read that then feel the need to say it anyway baffles me. I wasn't asking for help determining if people thought what I was doing was necessary or even helpful. Simply wanted to know if it was causing damage.
This is an internet forum. Where else can people go to talk to themselves without appearing to be crazy?
For the record, I’m a belts and suspenders guy too. Especially with a bow tie.
What people will do with and to tobacco never fails to amaze me. I'm not knocking the OP so please don't take this wrong. Its yours do what you will with it. For the life of me though, I don't know why you would want to seal a sealed tin. Would you do the same thing to a can of soda or Tuna? If you have a tin that is physically compromised from shipping or banged up, okay sure...but a good clean can? I don't know...maybe I'm doing it wrong.
I come from the Cuban Cigar world, and let me tell you. Those guys are craaaazzzyyy about the stuff they would do. Wrap the box in foil, then air bag it. All with a boveda in it. Tobacco is a robust product. It will be fine.
I come from the Cuban Cigar world, and let me tell you. Those guys are craaaazzzyyy about the stuff they would do. Wrap the box in foil, then air bag it. All with a boveda in it. Tobacco is a robust product. It will be fine.
I seal my sealed tins as an extra safe guard. Tobacco is becoming essentially no longer available in my country, so I cannot afford to take a 5% or so risk of failure. Sometimes I am tempted to pop all my tins and jar them, but so far I haven’t purely because of their trade value
I
In my mind, one perk to doing this would be inhibiting moisture to the tins, which could cause then to rust. Now are these tins now manufactured using aluminum or steel, I'm not sure. I don't think rust would ever be an issue if they are all aluminum
when in doubt stick with the traditional methods that work. Or in short if you're worried it might damage the cans why add that extra worry? It's probably fine, but what's most certainly fine is leaving them as is or transferring them to another container and then vacuum sealing that.
Me too (well, not the availability), but the temptation you mention. For me, I mylar bag all my cellar, regardless of packaging. Mark said mylar works best for him and he's got a smidgen of experience with cellaring
That's good enough for me LOLkindly
mike
When I smoked I had one method to keep tobacco that I wasn't going to smoke immediately: jars. Always the same method, and it always worked: jars. I had about 1000. Never thought anymore about it.
Jars, just jars.
Jars, just jars.
Surely one of thew most obnoxious characters in Star Wars.