Turbo56 Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Do you, or don't you? Just made my first cc purchase and am wondering if the high temps in the shipping process, should I freeze?
MrGTO Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=96623
El Presidente Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Do you, or don't you? Just made my first cc purchase and am wondering if the high temps in the shipping process, should I freeze? The link posted above will certainly help you out. Generally, unless you live in a climate where you can't control the room temperature, I wouldn't worry about it on Cuban cigars from 2008 on (being conservative here). No harm in doing so however. Caveat. You freeze anything you have purchased (or have been gifted by someone who has purchased) in Cuba. This includes all Customs.
Turbo56 Posted July 15, 2015 Author Posted July 15, 2015 http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=96623 That's comforting. Guess I should've looked around prior to posting. Thanks Gents!
Hunter1974 Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 The link posted above will certainly help you out. Generally, unless you live in a climate where you can't control the room temperature, I wouldn't worry about it on Cuban cigars from 2008 on (being conservative here). No harm in doing so however. Caveat. You freeze anything you have purchased (or have been gifted by someone who has purchased) in Cuba. This includes all Customs. Thanks never thought about freezing the customs . Good idea !
DoubleDD Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks never thought about freezing the customs . Good idea ! If I'm going to freeze anything, it's customs. I also keep my humidors and coolers in basement where the temperature doesn't fluctuate as much during storage. 1
Bennettjohnl Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Good to know. I had dug around here a bit and found older posts on the topic with tons of information. Great to hear from El Pres that I can toss boxes purchased through him directly into the humi after a visual inspection. This will save me untold amounts of grief in the near future. If my wife saw a constant stream of boxes rotating through her fridge/freezer She'd probably audit my credit cards. 1
brlesq Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Have been freezing everything, no matter the source, for many years. Because of this process, or maybe just dumb luck, I have never had a beetle outbreak.
Caboz28 Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I got beetles one time.....after that mess, I freeze everything.
Quint Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I also freeze everything, doesn't harm or change the cigar in anyway and it s a nice piece of mind.
JackFNQ Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Anyone heard their cigars crackling? That's not a crackin cigar.
Smallclub Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Again, I've never frozen anything except some customs and boxes purchased in Havana. Last time I've heard of a beetle outbreak (a real outbreak, not a single hole and/or the dead body of an adult) was 15 years ago. 1
benigma Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Have been freezing everything, no matter the source, for many years. Because of this process, or maybe just dumb luck, I have never had a beetle outbreak. I've decided to take the same approach. For the piece of mind it's certainly worth it.
Turbo56 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 Started this topic yesterday, found this today...
Turbo56 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 Found the 2 little buggers that did this. One was dead the other wasn't. Inspected all other cigars and found no damage. Removed the infected, gonna smoke it still. Should I freeze everything in the humi? Or did I catch it early enough?
Lasabar Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Found the 2 little buggers that did this. One was dead the other wasn't. Inspected all other cigars and found no damage. Removed the infected, gonna smoke it still. Should I freeze everything in the humi? Or did I catch it early enough? The eggs cannot be seen by the human eye so who knows if they laid elsewhere.I'm not a fan of beetles but also not an over-reacter so I'd just quarantine the cigar and keep a close eye on the humi for awhile. If your Temps and humidity have been good and stable then the buggers may have come from the store not your humi. If your humidor has been out of whack then maybe a freeze for everything is in order.
Turbo56 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 Smoking the culprit now. No noticible difference from a normal.
Turbo56 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 The eggs cannot be seen by the human eye so who knows if they laid elsewhere. I'm not a fan of beetles but also not an over-reacter so I'd just quarantine the cigar and keep a close eye on the humi for awhile. If your Temps and humidity have been good and stable then the buggers may have come from the store not your humi. If your humidor has been out of whack then maybe a freeze for everything is in order. Do you know if the lay eggs specifically in the cigar, or can it happen in the open like imbedded in the humi?
Lasabar Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Do you know if the lay eggs specifically in the cigar, or can it happen in the open like imbedded in the humi?They lay eggs on a food source.The reason they were in your cigar is that the eggs were on the tobacco leaf and then the leaf was rolled into your cigar. Then somehow the conditions were right for those eggs to hatch (too much humidity and Temps over 75*F~ish) Eggs from adults would be laid on the surface of other food sources. So if they did lay eggs it'd be on the cellophane or surfaces of other cigars. Again, I've had one cigar get beetles and just watched things and nothing ever happened again. It may take a long time (days/weeks) for a beetle to eat through a cigar, so it may have already been in place when you bought the cigar.
rbelcastro Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 My Humidors are stored in an area that stays a constant 65 degrees F, so I have never frozen, nor have I ever found beetles or their damage. Blessed I guess!
El Presidente Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Should I freeze everything in the humi? Or did I catch it early enough? Freeze everything. 1
Turbo56 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Posted July 17, 2015 Freeze everything. In the process. Thanks for the advice!
jholen Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 HERFed with a good friend down south of me and after talking about this topic decided to freeze everything that comes in my door. My collection was quite small at the time so it wasn't bad and now I've got the routine down, though have a bit easier as I have a chest freezer in the garage so there isn't much to it. Probably don't need to do it, but that little bit of peace of mind is nice.
Turbo56 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Posted July 17, 2015 My freezer is approximately -10f. How long do you recommend in the freezer?
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