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Post by kxg on Dec 3, 2018 20:15:22 GMT -5
I picked up a couple of 1 pound boxes on the Mac Baren sale at Smokingpipes, some Navy Flake and HH Burley. My question is, how does the tobacco hold up in the bags inside the boxes? Do I need to jar right away or just let it age for awhile? Note that I have plenty to smoke in tins in the meantime.
I appreciate your insight and wisdom!
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Post by haebar on Dec 3, 2018 20:18:49 GMT -5
Jar it soon. From my experience, the tobacco isn't sealed very well.
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Dec 3, 2018 20:46:59 GMT -5
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Post by kxg on Dec 3, 2018 20:59:27 GMT -5
Jar it soon. From my experience, the tobacco isn't sealed very well. Thanks! I’ll be getting on that. |
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Post by McWiggins on Dec 3, 2018 21:19:11 GMT -5
Even though its been said, I'm just adding my vote... jar it up.  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 3, 2018 21:31:06 GMT -5
This^^^^.
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Post by Screaming Jazz on Dec 4, 2018 0:04:54 GMT -5
My rule is that if it isn't vacuum sealed it goes into a jar.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 4, 2018 0:37:37 GMT -5
Jar it.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 4, 2018 8:33:26 GMT -5
What you might find is if the tobacco is moist, some of the moisture can evaporate from the tobacco and condense on the plastic, which can affect the taste of the tobacco somewhat. Maybe the condensed water leeches out some of the plasticisers or something. Not sure, but it happened to me.
I would jar it if you can.
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Post by kxg on Dec 4, 2018 11:54:16 GMT -5
Jars it is then. I picked up a couple of flats of the wide mouth pint jars yesterday at the local farm supply store. Thanks for all the opinions!
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Post by kxg on Dec 6, 2018 15:17:02 GMT -5
The jarring of the Mac Baren is finished. I would agree that the bags it comes in, while sealed, are not designed for long term storage. Both of the 1# boxes weighed slightly less than one pound (tobacco wt) which would seem to indicate that the boxes had already lost some moisture. The last picture is strictly tobacco porn.   |
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Post by qmechanics on Dec 10, 2018 16:41:21 GMT -5
^A thing of great beauty...
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 10, 2018 16:59:03 GMT -5
...being redundant, but JAR ASAP... not sure torquing the lid is necessary, though... some members like to do that...
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 10, 2018 17:15:00 GMT -5
Like an oil filter, snug it up and then a little twist for me.
Love that last picture, reminds me of a brownie... which also reminds me that I havent had a brownie in a while...
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Post by kxg on Dec 10, 2018 17:18:02 GMT -5
...being redundant, but JAR ASAP... not sure torquing the lid is necessary, though... some members like to do that... I just tighten them firmly by hand. Probably in 3 to 5 years, I won't have enough hand strength to open them! |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 10, 2018 17:19:27 GMT -5
I was thinking that a while back. It's also why I relabeled all of my jars and wrote MUCH larger than I usually do.
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Post by Baboo on Dec 10, 2018 17:32:04 GMT -5
...being redundant, but JAR ASAP... not sure torquing the lid is necessary, though... some members like to do that... I revisit sealed jars every so often in order to quickly open/re-intoduce aerobic oxygenation and then tightly batten down the hatch once again. |
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