flavius17
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Post by flavius17 on Jun 3, 2019 15:01:48 GMT -5
Hello all....first post.
I searched but to no avail...I'm sure its here somewhere but Ill ask again as a refresher.
Are the cans with plastic lids in which tobacco comes good enough for long term storage (after I've popped the metal lid vacuum seal) or should I move the tobacco to a mason jar?
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Post by McWiggins on Jun 3, 2019 15:04:35 GMT -5
Keep it simple and stick with what works, easily available and cheap... move open tobacco to canning jars.
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Post by Darin on Jun 3, 2019 15:10:23 GMT -5
Depends on how fast you'll smoke that tin and how moist it is to begin with. They hold the moisture pretty well if you carefully "burp" and reseal each time. If the blend is already dry enough to smoke (rare) then jarring is better.
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Post by peteguy on Jun 3, 2019 15:45:03 GMT -5
Yo Darin, Just remember that:  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jun 3, 2019 15:45:36 GMT -5
what everybody says...if you aren't gonna smoke it to finish it within that week...jar that baby up!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 16:01:27 GMT -5
Welcome from the Mile High City! Glad to have you with us. If you're planning on long term storage, definitely move the tobacco into a jar. If you anticipate going through a tobacco in the near term, then you can leave it in the tin/can. When in doubt, jar it.  |
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Post by Darin on Jun 3, 2019 16:13:15 GMT -5
Yo Darin, Just remember that: Ahhh ... but a fart in a jar just may qualify. Lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 16:17:48 GMT -5
If it “ ain’t “ being smoked within two weeks be on the safe side and jar it. You’ll be glad you did👍
Welcome to the Patch, hope you enjoy your stay with all of us. Any questions feel free to ask.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 3, 2019 19:43:58 GMT -5
Depends on what kind of can you’re talking about and what your definition of long term is. Plus, how much humidity there is where you live. Desert is much different than forest.
Are you talking a C&D style metal can with plastic lid? Move it to a jar if you’re not going to smoke it within a month.
Are you talking a plastic tub like Prince Albert, Carter Hall, or the H&H Mid-Town series (Chatham Manor, etc all)? I’ve heard of people smoking out of the tub for year and be just fine.
Or just do what I do... When a factory sealed container gets opened, it immediately goes into mason jars.
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flavius17
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Post by flavius17 on Jun 3, 2019 20:54:05 GMT -5
Thank you all!
Mason jars it is. At the pace I'm at right now, I have yet to finish a 2 oz tin and it's been about 3-4 months.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 3, 2019 23:03:58 GMT -5
Thank you all! Mason jars it is. At the pace I'm at right now, I have yet to finish a 2 oz tin and it's been about 3-4 months. Right choice, you cannot go wrong. Walmart typically has the cheapest prices on jars.... at least where I live.The wide mouth canning funnels in the same aisle are under a buck, and money well spent, and the writeable canning labels are dirt cheap...all next to each other. Be fastidious when dipping into a jar though, and brush tobacco bits from the gasket area when getting in and out of the tins before screwing the lid down...the discs have plastisol as the gasket, dirt cheap always a good idea to have spares on hand. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 4, 2019 3:02:57 GMT -5
The consensus is clear here. Plus, from what I can tell, you can't go wrong with a Mason jar either way, weather for aging or regular use.
You can go wrong keeping the tobacco in the tin long term.
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flavius17
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Post by flavius17 on Jun 7, 2019 20:19:26 GMT -5
So I've purchased some Ball brand canning jars from Walmart but I've discovered they don't stack!
Any canning jars that can be stacked one on top of the other?
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Post by flavius17 on Jun 7, 2019 20:20:32 GMT -5
In fact, I came home today and found one of my jars on the floor as it had slid off the one underneath all by itself!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2019 20:25:30 GMT -5
I return the jars to the flat they came in and this way they are stackable.
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Post by william on Jun 7, 2019 20:47:06 GMT -5
flavius17Wide-mouth Ball jars are all I can find where I live. And you are right--they do not stack. I do this:  Not the most efficient use of space, but if you really have dozens of the things, maybe a plastic container of some sort would be useful.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2019 20:52:01 GMT -5
Wide-mouth Ball jars are all I can find where I live. And you are right--they do not stack. I do this: Not the most efficient use of space, but if you really have dozens of the things, maybe a plastic container of some sort would be useful. I use the same jars but, I put them in a tall skinny chest of drawers with interlocking dividers I made from scrap peg board. |
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Post by william on Jun 7, 2019 21:04:34 GMT -5
Wide-mouth Ball jars are all I can find where I live. And you are right--they do not stack. I do this: Not the most efficient use of space, but if you really have dozens of the things, maybe a plastic container of some sort would be useful. I use the same jars but, I put them in a tall skinny chest of drawers with interlocking dividers I made from scrap peg board. Excellent idea. I am storing tobacco in kitchen cabinets currently, but have been on the lookout for some sort of chest to turn into a dedicated tobacco storage unit. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 7, 2019 21:04:50 GMT -5
I return the jars to the flat they came in and this way they are stackable. This ^^^^^^^^ Just reuse the box they came in. |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 7, 2019 21:21:47 GMT -5
I return the jars to the flat they came in and this way they are stackable. This ^^^^^^^^ Just reuse the box they came in. Me too. The squat widemouth jars are non-stackable, but the non widemouth are. A lot of pipe smokers prefer widemouth for ease if dipping into, but if you use the regular jars and shake some out on a piece of paper to build a bowl, it is easy to fold and funnel back into the jar. Halfway through my cellaring, I blew off the wide mouths. Cellar Jenga at 2 AM with widemouth jars got the bulldog barking and the wife thinking an intruder breached the perimeter. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2019 21:28:56 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by sablebrush52 on Jun 8, 2019 15:13:35 GMT -5
Hello all....first post. I searched but to no avail...I'm sure its here somewhere but Ill ask again as a refresher. Are the cans with plastic lids in which tobacco comes good enough for long term storage ( after I've popped the metal lid vacuum seal) or should I move the tobacco to a mason jar? Emphatically, NO!
Tobacco in an opened tin will keep for a few weeks before drying out, if there's a lid, sometimes longer. It also depends on the brand. I found a tin of Hal O The Wynd that I had forgotten I had opened more than a year after opening it and to my surprise, it was still moist. On the other hand, the plastic tops on C&D tins often don't fit worth a damn. If you're looking to smoke the opened tin over a period of more than a couple of weeks, jar it.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 9, 2019 12:42:35 GMT -5
In fact, I came home today and found one of my jars on the floor as it had slid off the one underneath all by itself! Yikes. That's annoying. I hope you kept the original box so you can stack them. |
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Post by McWiggins on Jun 9, 2019 12:51:04 GMT -5
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Post by sperrytops on Jun 9, 2019 16:03:54 GMT -5
Hello all....first post. I searched but to no avail...I'm sure its here somewhere but Ill ask again as a refresher. Are the cans with plastic lids in which tobacco comes good enough for long term storage ( after I've popped the metal lid vacuum seal) or should I move the tobacco to a mason jar? Welcome to the Patch from Northern California. Plenty of good answers already. I store those cans long term as long as they are unopened. Once opened, finish in 1-2 weeks or jar. |
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