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What I did was rinse it out well, clean with a very small amount of dish washing liquid, rinse, then rinse again with distilled water (The distilled water is prolly not a must if it air dries completely) and air dry.
This is just to get it clean and eliminate the plastic odor inside.
Then through your stuff in and close. It may take a few weeks for everything to balance out. I have a few cedar boxes in mine to help keep a consistent environment in there.

Edit: haha, I replied to your last question prior to it's deletion!

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I will probablly do that if there's no seasoning involved as you say. I do have a large tupperware container already so I could just do that. Looks aren't an issue for me at the moment. When I get older and have a house I may look into a nice humidor. Being in college and getting into cigars don't go together very well I've learned haha

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Tupperware is fine. Just add your beads, hygrometer and cigars. No seasoning needed. :tu

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What "sets off" fillings in teeth?(metallic conducive taste/sensation) I'm guessing I'm not the only one....
Thanks.

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Never heard of this problem before; there is no metal in the cigars -- or at leat there should not be.

Could it be heat related (e.g., warm/hot smoke)?

Are your teeth sensitive to hot or cold?

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It only happens sometimes. Today when I fired up a cigar for the first 3-5 minutes it happened. Other times (majority) no issues. My teeth are moderately sensitive but not real bad.
I have seen it referenced one other time but could not find the post.

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SOOOO I decided to go the tupperware route. I took the hygrometer and humidity bead puck out of my humidor and placed it into a tupperware container. Upon waking up and checking the numbers-the temp is at 69 and the humidity is at 93!? What could be the reason for this. It is a small tupperware container. About 12x6 inches.

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The tupperware can not release the humidity like a humidor can.

Your puck is probably overkill.

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Any ideas on what would be ideal for such a small space?

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Beads, beads is always the answer. Talk to Michael http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...5&postcount=31
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The puck has beads in it though. Should I just but a pack of loose beads and put them in something?

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Did you over saturate the beads?

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That's possible. But would that really boost the humidity up almost 30%?

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If the container can't give off much humidity and the beads are already OVER saturated, where is all the moisture to go?

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I don't know. I guess that was a stupid question.

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The only stupid questions are the ones not asked. :tu

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I'm not sure about that! Sometimes when you're in the company of experienced people, you tend to feel kind of stupid haha

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You gotta learn some how right? :tu

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I know what you mean. Sometimes they tend to make you feel stupid with their responses but don't take it personally. We're here to share our knowledge with eachother and help eachother out................at least I am.

Try to use the search and google as much as you can. If you can't find anything then post away.

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So what humidification system are you actually using? where did you get from?

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I am currently using 65% Heartfelt Humidity beads from heartfelt industries. I purchased them online.

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If you haven't had a chance check this thread out all about beads:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=618


I know it's a lot of reading but it should help.

Your beads should be somewhere around 70% wet and 30%dry or 70% clear and 30%white. If there all clear then they are over saturated.

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Ammonia can react with certain metals. I wonder if this is where your issues are arising from?

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So this is basically what my tupperware container looks like. Nothing fancy but I am in school at the moment so this is what I have until I fix my humidor. I unsaturated some of the beads from the puck and the humidity is now reading 75, which I assume will go down a little when I add cigars? Anyway is this sufficient?

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:tu

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I would hope that you do not have that much ammonia in a single cigar -- it might kill you...

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So I started seasoning my humidor (brand new) and the hygrometer fresh out of the box read 70% and after 24 hrs in the humidor it reads 80%. How many days until I can call the hygrometer to be reading the humidity right?

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The Stickies at the top of each section are a wealth of information.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=619

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=620

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Thank you :tu

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I just not sure if there is another chemical that reacts with metals which is found in cigar smoke. I understand that cyanide is in cigarette smoke, and if its in cigar smoke as well it may be what's reacting with you filllings. It dosen't take much to dissolve a tiny bit of metal, and that would cause the metallic taste.

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I'm pretty sure I've seen this somwhere, but I can't find it:

How can I post pictures? I have 5 pictures to put within a text (with lines of text between pictures). I have succesfully shrunk their size and uploaded them on the forum, but I can't find how to put them in the text.

Thanks (again).

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When you post a reply, there is a box named Attach Files with a button for Manage Attachments.

The other option, and the one I use, is to have your pictures hosted somewhere else (e.g. Photobucket) and link them here.

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What exactly does rest time do for a cigar?

I know it gives it time for the RH to stabilize in the cigar but what else happens?

When they say CC's benefit from resting but not so much NC's, why is that?

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Who is "they"? Never heard of such a distinction.
Resting after shipment is pretty much for RH to stabilize no matter the country of origin.
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Hmm, one of the members on here told me that in a thread.

I will have to see if I can find it.

Sometimes some members on here will say that they had a cigar they didnt care for and then they go on to say they will let them rest for a while and try them again?

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I think you are referring to aging and not resting. Usually, as Peter said, any time you receive cigars many/most people put them down for few weeks. Aging is all speculation and a crap shoot on both ends. Though IMHO, CC's would benefit more from aging and I wouldn't personally put NC's down long term. By long term I mean 5-10 years.

If it's not smoking good now really no reason to smoke more, so people take their chances and revisit 6 months - 1 year down the road.

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Yea, I was meaning to say aging, not resting.

Sorry Peter.


Thanks Bill!

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no apology needed.
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Some time ago I switched to using Boveda packets in my humidor. I'm very happy with how they have worked out thus far. Here is my question, I left my humidification stone in the box thinking that it will absorb some humidity from the Boveda packets, and act as a buffer to RH changes. I am planning on buying a new second box, thanks to the CIA's, and Cigarbid, I'm thinking of seasoning the new box with the 85% packets with the stone in place so it can act to buffer the RH.

I guess my question is in the opinion of the inmates, am I off base or should this work?


TIA

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I am not sure exactly what a 'humidification stone' is, but if you mean the humidifier that comes with most humidors, it not only will not buffer the humidity as it does not regulate or absorb humidity, but it would also leave a nice place for mold to grow. :2

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Yea, I'm referring to the disk thing that came with the humidor, I thought there was some sort of porus stone in it.

Good point about the mold though.

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Get rid of the "stone" -- as Larry pointed out it is only there to add mold to your humidor.

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Its floral foam, like the ones they put in flower arrangements, not any regulation coming from it. ;s

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No apologies needed!

Thanks for your help brother!

I had no clue what was in those things.

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5 cigars that are best for aging? I just bought a box of Olivia V and a couple boxes of OpusX.

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Magic 8 ball says It is decidedly so on the Opus.

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^Haha

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Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 Robusto
Tabacos El Triunfador by Tatuaje
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Toro
La Flor Dominicana Cabinet Maduro No. 5
Avo Heritage Short Robusto

These are the 5 best cigars legally obtainable in the U.S. for aging, according to me.

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Typically, you want to let your cigars "rest" for about 3-4 weeks after receiving them so they can acclimate to the RH level that you prefer (ie: what you keep you humidor RH set to).

Often times cigars are over humidified when shipped and/or are affected during shipping, so resting is definitely beneficial.

Aging on the other hand is my favorite part of the hobby.

Buying a box and aging them for 5-15 years and sampling them every year along the way can be quite rewarding in terms of enjoying the changes.

You can age NCs and they do benefit from aging. I found that 3-5 years seems to be the sweet spot in my experience.

I hope this helps

~Mark

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I know this question gets asked a lot, but I want to hear a couple of personal opinions and experiences from some of you more experienced folk, being that I've only been smoking cigars for a little over a year now! But is there really a best humidity to keep cigars for optimal taste and burning? I've seen numbers as high as 75% (too high in my opinion) and numbers as low as 65%. Sometimes, by RH fluctuates between 72%-68%. Any first hand experiences or personal opinions? Thanks!