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Post by atison on Dec 22, 2018 12:45:12 GMT -5
I’m still working through trying new blends. Just got a big hall from cbid and I couldn’t help but pop the tens that I got. Plan to try all of them over the next week.
My question is, I now have about 6 tins that are all open that will probably take me a little bit to get through them. Are they OK in the open and tins or should I jarred them ?
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 22, 2018 12:47:05 GMT -5
Short answer: Yes, Andy.
Long answer: Yes indeed, Andy.
The tobacco would probably be fine for a while, but jars and lids are inexpensive and readily available.
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Post by McWiggins on Dec 22, 2018 12:50:54 GMT -5
Jars are cheap and good tobacco is not. A wet blend can take more time sitting in an open tin but over all, unless you plan to smoke a lot of bowls in a week or two at most, jar it up and protect your investment.  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 22, 2018 13:03:29 GMT -5
I generally let my fresh tinned tobacco sit in its tin until it starts drying out on it's own. Then it goes into jars and often forgot about for a month or more.
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Post by kxg on Dec 22, 2018 13:13:20 GMT -5
Jars are your friend. The folks at the local Ace Hardware think I grow an enormous garden given the numbers of jars I'm buying; I don't disabuse them of that notion.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 13:16:16 GMT -5
By all means......JAR......you won’t be sorry......have fun👍👍
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Post by atison on Dec 22, 2018 13:43:48 GMT -5
Thanks folks. Jars it is.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 14:45:21 GMT -5
Short answer: Yes, Andy. Long answer: Yes indeed, Andy. The tobacco would probably be fine for a while, but jars and lids are inexpensive and readily available. +1 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 14:51:31 GMT -5
Thanks folks. Jars it is. I have 10 pounds of McCleland #5100 put back in large jars but wish I would have put it all back in much smaller jars now. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2018 15:01:02 GMT -5
Thanks folks. Jars it is. I have 10 pounds of McCleland #5100 put back in large jars but wish I would have put it all back in much smaller jars now. I don’t have that much in large jars, but what I do has aged a few years... I am thinking that when I do crack the large jars, that I will immediately put them in smaller jars and get a mason jar vacuum to rid the jars of air. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 15:06:05 GMT -5
Thanks folks. Jars it is. I have 10 pounds of McCleland #5100 put back in large jars but wish I would have put it all back in much smaller jars now. Mark, when your ready to open a large jar, break it down to small wide mouth jars. They work out perfect for tobacco’s in my rotation. Have fun, it’s worth the money and effort 👍 |
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Post by peteguy on Dec 22, 2018 15:19:32 GMT -5
6 tins open is a good start.....
The more you open the more you will want jars. Unless you are a jimney err chimney.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 22, 2018 15:26:31 GMT -5
I've about 30 tins all opened, none jarred. But I do things differently here. The tin is my jar.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 15:32:01 GMT -5
I've about 30 tins all opened, none jarred. But I do things differently here. The tin is my jar. Burp the tins and they should hold for months👍 |
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 22, 2018 15:38:06 GMT -5
I've about 30 tins all opened, none jarred. But I do things differently here. The tin is my jar. Burp the tins and they should hold for months👍 eh? Do I put it over my shoulder and pat it? |
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Post by kbareit on Dec 22, 2018 15:41:33 GMT -5
Jars are your friend. The folks at the local Ace Hardware think I grow an enormous garden given the numbers of jars I'm buying; I don't disabuse them of that notion. I get mine at a local Dollar General and one of the clerks asked if I was making moonshine. |
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Post by kbareit on Dec 22, 2018 15:43:39 GMT -5
When I open a tin I jar the baccy. By the way welcome.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Dec 22, 2018 15:55:17 GMT -5
YES
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 16:05:49 GMT -5
Six years ago I had an insane amount of tins open. I'm down to a dozen now in the rotation partly as a result of previously having an insane amount of open tins. It was a hell of a lot of fun but I've developed go to smokes and know what I like now. Damn glad I put back a good lot of McClelland when I had the opportunity.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 16:37:48 GMT -5
Burp the tins and they should hold for months👍 eh? Do I put it over my shoulder and pat it? With the lid on tight press the center rubber like lid and gently open a small portion of the lid. Press the center of lid to let out extra air, close lid fast and tight......it’s burped👍 |
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 22, 2018 16:39:40 GMT -5
eh? Do I put it over my shoulder and pat it? With the lid on tight press the center rubber like lid and gently open a small portion of the lid. Press the center of lid to let out extra air, close lid fast and tight......it’s burped👍 Thank you, my friend. |
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Post by Butch Cassidy on Dec 22, 2018 17:15:01 GMT -5
The only blend I leave in the tin for a while in SG FVF. All others go into a jar asap.........
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Post by monbla256 on Dec 23, 2018 13:12:08 GMT -5
One way to solve this problem is to smoke ONE TIN AT A TIME !! This will allow you to truly LEARN about a blend and then you can move to the next. Since your in this for the long haul, what's the hurry? 
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Post by trailboss on Dec 23, 2018 18:38:08 GMT -5
I've about 30 tins all opened, none jarred. But I do things differently here. The tin is my jar. The 1/4 turn round screw top tins like Orlik, I can see doing for a few weeks, but to do the same with a square tin would result in rehydrating the patient. But then agan, I live in a pretty dry climate...good for firearms, not so much for forgotten tobacco. |
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Post by McWiggins on Dec 23, 2018 18:53:11 GMT -5
I've about 30 tins all opened, none jarred. But I do things differently here. The tin is my jar. I see that like James Bond, you too like to live... dangerously. lol |
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Post by Baboo on Dec 23, 2018 19:32:16 GMT -5
I've opened a few tins in my time and forgot to jar them soon after... they had dried significantly after about a year but were still quite good - yet nowhere near as good as if they had been jar-aged with moisture retained.
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Post by Baboo on Dec 23, 2018 19:54:47 GMT -5
One way to solve this problem is to smoke ONE TIN AT A TIME !! This will allow you to truly LEARN about a blend and then you can move to the next. Since your in this for the long haul, what's the hurry? Smoking one tin at a time has never been my manner of pipe smoking, as a varietal rotation enhances my appreciation of one blend to another and never gets dull or boring. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 20:55:50 GMT -5
+1 ^^^^^^^^ most definitely 👍👍
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Post by puritana on Dec 23, 2018 22:04:20 GMT -5
One way to solve this problem is to smoke ONE TIN AT A TIME !! This will allow you to truly LEARN about a blend and then you can move to the next. Since your in this for the long haul, what's the hurry? This is exactly how I do it. I keep my daily supplies in a tackle box, which holds 3 tins and 3 of the ~3" tall jars in the bottom.
I rotate between the 6, swapping out as each is emptied. I usually have two larger jars of bulk Boswells and a BCA blend off to the side, but I'll consistently smoke a tin that is almost empty just to move onto something else. If I finish a tin and I wish I had more, I will order immediately....if not, I just move on.
The only thing that has longevity in my box is a jar of Elizabethan....I like it, but my palate can't smoke it too often...too spicy!
But, I'd agree if you have many tins open, it is probably best to jar it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 23:22:01 GMT -5
atison I have about 10 open tin's at this time. Four of them are the 1.5oz to 2.0oz round tin's with plastic lids, and the other six are the round Dunhill type 1.75oz tin's. The garage this time of year is cool and approximately 40% RH. The tobacco will keep for sometime in the round tin's with the weather we're having, and the smaller tin's with plastic lids are doing fine over the last couple of months (with proper burping of the lids). I keep check from time to time on the smaller tin's, and their moisture level is fine. In time, I will most likely transfer to the glass Kerr jars or the empty Bonne Maman jam jars (the latter is similar to the round Dunhill tin's, in that their lids have a similar rubbery tacky type of substance on the inside of the lid, that create a seal against the glass rim when turned closed). For myself, the tobacco blends have appeared to maintain consistency. Unless you've received samples in plastic baggies from your favorite online or local B&M retailer, your pipe tobacco's should be ok for a bit (depending on your weather and RH). However, as has been mentioned above by other pipers, storage in the one-pint wide mouth Kerr type jars is advisable. Just make sure that you have a good seating of the lid prior to twisting close the outside ring, and try to store in a dark area such as a chest of drawers, closet, or even a gun cabinet
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