Nice Way To Add Moisture To Your Tobacco

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@cortezattic

Smear a gob of peanut butter to the inside of the lid and close it up for a few days.

It'll probably ruin your tobacco, but it'll give us something to talk about.

 

[jaysin]

herbinedave I used to use them disks but here over the last cpl yrs they seem to have went down in quality and not work as well as they did some years back. So i tryed the water pellows they worked well wasnt that impressed.

so in short the paper towl trick seems to be the best

 

[bentmike]

Heat up some water in a tea kettle. Put the open tin in a gallon Ziplock bag and fill with steam from the kettle. After 30 seconds or a minute zip the bag shut and allow time (an hour or three)for the moisture to be absorbed by the tobacco.

 

[killersnake]

How did you get the steam channeled into the bag?

 

[davet]

Place the tin in a bowl, cover the bowl with a damp cloth and wait .... ta daa !

 

[unkleyoda]

How did you get the steam channeled into the bag?

I would guess you open a corner of the bag and put it over the pour spout.

 

[dino]

I use Boveda humidity paks, the small 8 gram ones. I get them at my B&M cigar and tobacco shop, for about a buck a piece. I usually use the 69% or 72%. I brought back an ounce and a half of Balkan Sobranie I bought in the sixties.

These things are great for open tins or rehydrating. No mess, no mold, no fruity additions.

Check out the website:
https://www.bovedainc.com/

 

[jpmcwjr]

I use shards of broken pottery, i.e. Terra-cotta, clean, easy to work with, and dirt cheap if you know a gardener- (there's always a broken pot about).

 

[mawnansmiff]

John's tip about using wetted terracotta shards has to be one of the most useful tips I ever learned on this forum.
I put my pieces (about the size of an Oxo cube) into a cup and pour on boiling water. Once cooled they are perfect for use.
The boiling water serves two purposes, it gets the moisture right into the core of the chunks plus it kills off any microbial nasties that might be living on them.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[crashthegrey]

I agree, Jay. The broken terracotta is brilliant. I spread this to every group and forum in which I participate. I hadn't yet used boiling water. Thanks for the added tip.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

In the summer, here in Alabama, I just take the top off of a blend that has dried out (usually somewhere else), and in the 90-100% humidity, it is drenching wet again in a few hours. ::

 

[grouchydog]

@dino beat me to it - why not use Bovedas? That's what they're designed for, they're cheap, won't add flavor and they can be rehydrated. My local B&M uses Bovedas in their bulk jars, seems like it'd be a standard method for anyone.

 

[woodsroad]

Boveda packets work well, but be advised that they can interact with the flavorings in some aromatics, producing an unpleasant metallic aroma. I've observed this with some My Own Blend aros where the packet was in direct contact with the tobacco.
Also be aware that boiling water poured over pottery chards will not eliminate mold. Boiling the chards for an extended period would help kill active mold, but you would have to autoclave (pressre canner) to kill the spores.
Zombies are real.

 

[jravenwood]

Bovedas are great but they only last 90 or so days. The terra cotta trick though, thats veerryyy interessttiiinnng. I have some old dunhill that is dry as a fossilised mastodon.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Terracotta shards have everything Bovedas has and are free or at least very inexpensive.
Spritzing also works, as does straight climate, per cosmic's notes.
And I've not boiled my shards, and don't use precious distilled water. Not a mold problem yet, but I also monitor the moisture, don't let it get above ca 80% RH @70º.

 

[deathmetal]

The "add a slice of fruit to the bag" is old stoner lore. The trick is: do not let the leafy substance touch the fruit, and do it only for a short period of time. However, it will impart some flavor or at least acidity.
My method is to jog around the block, then run home and drape my sweaty testicles over the open tin. Works great and the tobacco only tastes faintly like cheese.