Tobacco Beetles and Baggies?

Originally Posted by jesseboston81

What do you have against freezing them and taking care of any possible beetle issues all at once?

Originally Posted by WittyUserName

Are you worried about these smokes and beetles for a particular reason? or do you always take steps when you get a new batch of sticks?

Didn't see these posts before. Recently I have been freezing all of my new cigars. I just had heard, key word heard as this is a huge debate that I wish we not get into really haha, that freezing can take away some of the original flavors. I can't find any firm evidence that proves or disproves this so I was going to try not freezing and compare to the ones I did freeze. But when it comes down to it if I have a choice between the slight possibility of losing a small amount of flavor from these and the possibility of losing my whole collection due to beetles. I will choose to freeze because the small loss of flavor, if there even is a loss, is so minimal that I have not even been able to tell with any of my cigars.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Wallbright

I just had heard, key word heard as this is a huge debate that I wish we not get into really haha, that freezing can take away some of the original flavors.

Poppycock! If it did that, the manufacturers wouldn't freeze and it's pretty much an industry standard.

[WittyUserName]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Poppycock! If it did that, the manufacturers wouldn't freeze and it's pretty much an industry standard.

So here we go. If the manufacture freezes, which kills the eggs, why are you then freezing again?

[massphatness]

Originally Posted by WittyUserName

So here we go. If the manufacture freezes, which kills the eggs, why are you then freezing again?

Because you cannot account for beetle infestation post-freeze at the manufacturing site.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by WittyUserName

So here we go. If the manufacture freezes, which kills the eggs, why are you then freezing again?

Simple. After leaving the manufacturer's blast freezers they spend a lot of time in various common warehouse humidors and transit where the potential for re-exposure exists.