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The first thing i loed for was that setting. I'll have to go look again

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I<3 pnoon. I've been bouncing off the padded walls of this asylum for over 3 years and didn't know we could do that.

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:tu

Glad to have helped.

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It does pay to take the time to look through all of your profile options :tu :tu

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So I got a cigar mechanic from cheap humidors for my 100 count. My humidor is at 70 rh right now and I want to get it down to 62-ish, but I over saturated the beads....how do I get it down?

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Couple options. Let them sit out for a bit on counter. Will slowly release. Another option is too take blow dryer too them. I had too take a blow dryer too mine when I first saturated them.

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How long does the hair dryer take? I had it going on them for about 15 minutes. I decided to put them in an empty humidor with some older dried up cigars in hopes those will pull out some of the moisture...I also ordered another cigar mechanic just in case.

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Not familiar with cigar mechanic, but they look like they react like regular beads. When wet they turn clear, when dry they are white. So hit them with the blow dryer till they are white. But it still may take a few weeks if not longer to get the humidity down to where you want it.

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I have recently purchased a moist-n-air for my humidor cabinet and was wondering do I have to use distilled water or regular.

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Distilled water

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Recently I got a new humidor. I believe I have properly seasoned it by putting a bowl of distilled water in it, leaving it there for 10 days. Yesterday I inserted a bead cylinder (65 rH), making the per cent of the distilled water hydrated beads 70%, after having calibrated the hygrometer. Finally I loaded a 5-pack.

I'm thinking that the rH of the humidor will be low after leaving it closed for 24 hours; that the humidification of the humidor will take a few days.

My question is at what rH of the humidor can I smoke a cigar as I'm thinking that there will be a reading that will indicate that the cigars are at a reasonable humidity. Also, I wonder in the future how long a recently purchased cigar should rest in correct humidity before I can assume it has made the humidity transition from the retail outlet and my humidor.

Thanks in advance for replies!!

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Not a beginner but what puzzles me how the same cigar from the same box can be a dog rocket and the next one a holy grail experience because I believe it's how clean or what I drank or ate before starting the cigar.

Anyway what do you do to clean your palate before starting a cigar to make sure the stick gets a fair start?

I now brush my teeth beforehand and drink water or coffee when smoking
Thanks

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Best way I've found to cleanse me palate is to eat a small piece of chocolate. Usually carry a few small Hersey chocolates with me when I'm smoking to eat between sticks. :2

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Thanks Mac, I forgot about the chocolate trick, will try that one for sure

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Chocolate works great, but recently I've been finding that ginger ale works pretty well. I pour a small glass and just take a sip or two whenever I feel the palate needs to be freshened up a bit.

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Newbie question: what does CC and NC stand for?

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CC Cuban Cigar
NC Non-Cuban Cigar

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CC = Cuban Cigars
NC = Non-Cuban Cigars

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HA! Bite me Mets fan!

Eli here is a thread with all the things you might come across as far as acronyms and terms.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...ht=cigar+terms