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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 9:18:20 GMT -5
I can't tolerate much moisture in tobacco. Before the A/C was installed humidity in my house ran in the low teens and all I had to do was lay out some tabac in a saucer of plate and let nature take its course. Worked a treat. But now it runs 31-35% all the time and that's too "wet." First I tried drying it in the MW— 30-seconds. Not enough, so went to 1-minute. This morning I tried 1-minute, let it cool, and gave it another minute. Much better. If there's a better way I need to find it.
PS... This morning after the tabac-drying I made a dish of instant grits in the MW. Mmm! Tobacco-flavored grits! Yummy!  |
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 9:20:32 GMT -5
I don’t know if this would work, but I use these little terra cotta disks that you soak in water to keep my tobacco fresh. I’m wondering if you could do the opposite and instead of soaking it, let’s the disk absorb the moisture from the tobacco.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 9:22:52 GMT -5
I can't tolerate much moisture in tobacco. Before the A/C was installed humidity in my house ran in the low teens and all I had to do was lay out some tabac in a saucer of plate and let nature take its course. Worked a treat. But now it runs 31-35% all the time and that's too "wet." First I tried drying it in the MW— 30-seconds. Not enough, so went to 1-minute. This morning I tried 1-minute, let it cool, and gave it another minute. Much better. If there's a better way I need to find it.
PS... This morning after the tabac-drying I made a dish of instant grits in the MW. Mmm! Tobacco-flavored grits! Yummy! I don't understand why you would have more humidity in the house. It's supposed to lower humidity. Our previous house was tight and the tobacco would dry out if a jar wasn't tight. That was around 44% in Humble. Up here the house is leaky and even with the AC the humidity runs 55% which seems about right to me. Boil a cup of water in the microwave before you cook food. |
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Post by CrustyCat on Aug 12, 2021 9:54:41 GMT -5
Did you install a swamp cooler? If so that's why the humidity went up.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 12, 2021 9:55:31 GMT -5
I have a similar problem, I can leave tobacco out during the day and it will dry, but at night when it cools down outside, I guess the air inside condenses, and my tobacco that was dry the night before is damp again in the morning. Aggravating because I used to always lay it out the night before. Now, I use the microwave also.
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 10:06:03 GMT -5
Did you install a swamp cooler? If so that's why the humidity went up. Nope. Carrier whole-house unit. |
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Post by CrustyCat on Aug 12, 2021 10:07:30 GMT -5
Hmmm. Maybe it has to do with the temperature inside.
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 10:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 12, 2021 12:12:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the link which explains it perfectly...even I could understand it. |
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Post by rdpipes on Aug 12, 2021 16:03:18 GMT -5
I'm to the point where if I have to dry tobacco out, odds are I won't smoke it
and grab something that is dry enough to smoke right now. Probably why I smoke
only one blend all the time, most the time.
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Post by Goldbrick on Aug 13, 2021 20:09:40 GMT -5
Try placing the drying plate atop a lamp, lite the lamp and check you leaf every few minutes till it reaches your standard.
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