Tobacco Beetles..

[WittyUserName]

May I ask what brand of cigars they are and where you got them?

I hope the freezing works and your stock is not infected.

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by WittyUserName

May I ask what brand of cigars they are and where you got them?

I hope the freezing works and your stock is not infected.

The brand of cigars is irrelevant. Any cigar can become infested even though many factories and distributors freeze before shipping. Tobacco beetles like mold are prevalent everywhere. Although called tobacco beetles they in fact also eat paper and most other vegetable based products including cellophane.

[WittyUserName]

Originally Posted by bobarian

The brand of cigars is irrelevant. Any cigar can become infested even though many factories and distributors freeze before shipping. Tobacco beetles like mold are prevalent everywhere. Although called tobacco beetles they in fact also eat paper and most other vegetable based products including cellophane.

Thanks Bob. I understand all of that, I am just curious.


May I ask what brand they are and where you got them?

[irratebass]

But the quick answer is 4-6 days in the freezer,. I like 6, it gives me some safety to make up for the fact that residential freezers don't keep a constant low temp, they cycle. Better to be safe than sorry later. After that, if you want to put them in the refrigerator for a day, go ahead, it won't hurt them, but it really isn't necessary. They have so little mass and water in them compared to what is normally found in freezers, that they thaw very quickly.

Thanks for the quick answer.