Have you had any issues with jars drying out? I never smell the tobacco in my “cellar” like others have mentioned but it could be that I have olfactory fatigue when it comes to tobacco because I’m smoking and dipping tobacco all the time. ?
Square Tins Staying Sealed
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Not once. I used to keep a small bail type jar on my desk at work and it dried out, but never in a Mason. No tobacco smell in my closet.?
Okay, that’s good news! Do you just screw the lids on or do you heat seal them?
I swear just when I think my cellar is good and safe someone like @cosmicfolklore has to come along and rattle my cage!
I screw them on and check them weekly for a few months. As they seal, the screw on ring loosens.Okay, that’s good news! Do you just screw the lids on or do you heat seal them?
I swear just when I think my cellar is good and safe someone like @cosmicfolklore has to come along and rattle my cage!
I swear just when I think my cellar is good and safe someone like @cosmicfolklore has to come along and rattle my cage!
The only ones that didn’t seal on me is when I followed the “just put it in the jar” suggestions. Some sealed, some didn’t. I still like jars over bags I’ve received from other members in trades. I just mention this because there is no 100% foolproof method.
yes, I remove the rings on all jars, jams, sauces, beans, salsa, etc... If you’ve ever had a can of waterbathed low-acid beans or sauce bubble out in the back of a pantry, taking the rings off is the best way to keep an eye on things, before they stink up the kitchen.
Very interesting! So you haven’t had a huge loss or anything? Most of the jars over 10 years old? I really thought the jars were a fool proof method but it’s good to have someone rattle your cage from time to time. There are just so many differing opinions on the matter. I’m not going to go through my cellar now to re-jar anything but I’ll keep a watchful eye on my jars as I can but it’s gotten so big, sometimes just getting something out from the bottom to smoke becomes a chore these days.
I like these threads because there are lots of good ideas and it makes me feel less crazy to hear what other people do. I jar it and forget it when ordering bulk. I keep my non rotation jars and tins in the basement in plastic totes. I have started smelling a bit of tobacco when I open the lids so I am figuring a jar is leaking. I'll probably never be able to figure out which one though
a 50G Solani tin that leaked, but I have 50 and 100g tins up to 2 or 3 years old
You know, even if a jar doesn't seal, I had some set in there for over 5 years unsealed. It wasn't like shitdust of anything. Chances are, over fretting about all of this just isn't necessary. But, I keep a mental list of "best practices" and I try my best to give the tobacco the best chance at aging. Although, with all that I do, it is disappointing to pull out a jar of 5 year old LTF or FVF and compare it to a newer jar to see nothing different. Not a damn thing. I don't have 20 years to wait around. Hell in 20 years, I should be comfortably placed in a hole.
I've had square tins pop on me, but never round tins. They were pretty old when it happened, 15 years or so.
The 100g tins aren't sealed, they're just a hinged tin with the tobacco in a cellophane bag.
It made no matter whether I bought the tin from a retailer or a private party, no failures. The few I bought from private parties were almost all from pipestud and he knows how to store tins.
Big swings in temp and humidity are the death knell for tins. l
keep my place at 73-74 and have a whole house dehumidifier on my hvac system. I never change those numbers.
Back around 2002 the Solani 633 100 gram tins came in a weird gold cellophane that kept the tobacco fresh for years. Never saw that cellophane on the 660
This is what all of my Siver Flake looked like. Put it in jars as soon as I received it.
Chasing, that is what all my 660 looked like, all 13 pounds had to be jarred.
no clue if it's just my experience but if I pop a square tin open at the same time as a round tin it seems like the square tin dries out faster. Could be the tobaccos but I doubt that as flakes seem to take longer to dry before smoking then ribbons even.
that hinge is amazingly not good for storage.This is what all of my Siver Flake looked like. Put it in jars as soon as I received it.
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