Storage: Ziploc vs. Ball Jars

[americaman]

I store most of my tobacco in Ball jars. However, I was shipped a lot of tobacco in sealed plastic bags and I decided to just throw those sealed bags in a larger freezer bag, and zip it up. Basically double-bagged.

Is there really any difference between doing this and throwing it in a ball jar?

In addition, some people vacuum seal their Esoterica bags in case of tiny pinholes. Couldn’t you just throw them in a large Ziploc freezer bag instead of vacuum sealing them?

 

[mingc]

I think folks are doing just that, double bagging their Esoterica bags and sealed tins, but in mylar bags without vacuum sealing. That's what I do. I suspect mylar bags are a bit more impermeable than freezer bags, so that there's less inside/ouside air exchange with mylar bags.

 

[logs]

Supposedly tobacco won't ferment and age the same in plastic bags (if you care about that kind of thing). Otherwise it's fine for simply storing the tobacco from drying out.

 

[BROBS]

Plastic bags still breathe and the tobacco will dry out over time.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Ziploc bags are okay for short term storage. However, plastic is permeable and will not serve the purpose for longer term storage.

 

[logs]

Also depends on the moisture level of the tobacco. Gawith ships in cardboard and plastic all the time and gets away with it, probably because everything is so wet to start with.

 

[BROBS]

I had a 5 year old box of Kendal Cream and it looked like bacon. ?

 

[logs]

Cooked or uncooked?

 

[BROBS]

Fast food restaurant cooked.

 

[logs]

still smokable?

 

[docrameous]

I have double bagged as a stop gap or short term storage solution, but I agree that canning jars give the best overall result.

 

[BROBS]

still smokable?

oh yeah the shit is great but definitely had dried out staying in the box for 5 years vs being jarred. ?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Bags that tobacco may come in varies a lot, from a mil or two to quite thick. A couple of thick walled bags rolled up can last a long time, depending on the ambient humidity where they are stored.

 

[rushx9]

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still smokable?

I have that bag o bacon and it smokes better than any other Gawith blend I've had???