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07-01-2007, 12:06 PM | #1 |
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New idea for a cheap hot weather storage....
I've been putting a lot of thinking into hot weather storage for the summer months. Forgive me if this has already been discussed but I searched and hadn't seen this idea come up before.
One of the tips I read about here was if you need to store some cigars but don't have a humidor what you can do is put the cigar into a zip lock bag, then put that zip lock back into another zip lock bag with a damp paper towel. So I think to myself, why not do that and keep the whole thing in the food fridge for temperature control? You could probably easily fit 30 cigars in a gallon sized freezer bag and instead of a paper towel I'd use a handful of those heartfelt bead things. Yeah you would be keeping the cigars at a lower than ideal temperature but the only harm as long as you keep it air tight is slower aging. The only downside I see would having to let the cigars sit in a humidor for a few hours to bring them up to room temperature before smoking. Any thoughts? |
07-01-2007, 05:23 PM | #2 |
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Over time, the fridge will draw the moisture out of your cigars, even through the ziplock.
Plus, since the bags are semi gas permeable, eventually your cigars will taste like: onions, lettuce, cheese, and any other old leftover food in your fridge. Yum!
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07-02-2007, 06:12 AM | #5 |
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Darn it. I guess my only option is another wine fridge. (My current wine fridge is full of wine)
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07-06-2007, 02:12 PM | #7 |
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We're having a bit of a heat wave in here California, its a constant 80 degrees in my apartment . If the heat doesn't let up I'm going to get a mini-fridge.
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07-06-2007, 05:10 PM | #8 | |
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Now, if you have a cooler, just place frozen ice paks in a plastic container. Take out any humidifiers that you normally use. The ice paks will keep the cigars cool and and supply all the humidity that you need. ** Replace ice paks when they defrost. |
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07-06-2007, 05:46 PM | #9 | |
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Put ice pack in cooler, RH drops as water condenses on surface of ice pack. RH only rises after ice pack equilibrates to temperature inside cooler and water evaporates. Simple physics, really.
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07-07-2007, 05:10 PM | #10 | |
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*checks humidor* I have roughly $18 of sticks right now. |
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