My tins are supposed to arrive today. What beverage pairs well with superglue?
SG Hansom Flake, First Impressions
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Geezer, do you work in the industry? You seem to have a lot of insider information.
No. There are people in the industry who it isn’t that hard to get to know, though, above the usual sales rep level, who will tell you things _if_they trust that you will be careful with how you handle what they tell you.
I screwed up and was using the buggy whip on the cab!
Not similar at all, to me. Like the difference between Orlik Golden Slices and Dunhill (Peterson) Dark Flake. Although admittedly, there are more similarities than differences between two Virginia based blends...so, it’s up to the nuance-sensitivities of the smoker, to a good extent.
Received my tins today and they were in good condition and appeared sealed, so into the cellar they will go. Too many other blends currently in rotation. Does anybody know, does superglue develop plume?
You may have more experience than me, so this is just a warning from my experience: Wrap the tins in plastic wrap and tape them, or find some other way to ensure that they are sealed outside of the tins, as Gawith tins in my cellar (no older than five years and stored in a cool, dry cabinet) have lost their seal and the tobacco inside has dried out.
I trust zero of the Gawith packaging ?
Can Mylar bags be purchased physically in a store anywhere? I probably should get a vacuum sealer.
Can Mylar bags be purchased physically in a store anywhere? I probably should get a vacuum sealer.
I trust zero packaging by anybody.
I use 5 mil gen 2 bags that seal in a regular foodsaver vacuum sealer. They've also capable of being vacuumed as well but I don't do it with tins. I do drop in an oxygen absorber but this is probably unnecessary. I can no longer smell any tobacco aromas since I started doing this
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I got a food saver vacuum sealer from BJ's but it doesn't work well with the mylar bags I have for some reason.
Foodsaver machines won't seal the thicker 7 mil bags. If you're trying to vacuum them most mylar bags aren't textured which prevents air from being channelled out.
Yeah, mine aren't textured, so they won't suck!
These are the mylar bags I purchased 5.25mil and they don't work well with the food saver. They do have ziplock tech so that's not too bad and can be heat sealed with a hot iron.
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So, I was preparing to put my Hansom flake tins in the cellar when all of a sudden one of the tin lids just fell off, so, I opened them all and jarred them. About half of them had an intact seal... and the other half were just glued on haha. WTF! Buyer beware... these new tins are NOT for long term storage. Haven’t smoked any of this yet, but holy crap it smells like it should be named chocolate flake. Pure cocoa smell as mentioned above. The leaf looks like typical SG quality, but I sure as shit hope I didn’t just order 10 tins of a chocolate aromatic!!! Lol
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