Freezing Cigars

[soutso]

You can keep the cigars in their boxes but put each box in an air tight zip lock plastic bag, then put that box in another air tight plastic bag so that each box is double bagged.

I use a straw to suck out excess air before pinching shut.

I would put them straight into the freezer and leave for 5 full days.

Then after five or more days put them into your fridge for a day.

After one day, take them out and leave at room temp for a day.

That's exactly how I have done it and its always worked well.

[Quint]

I be attached a photo of a chart a brother in another forum posted a few months back. It's a freezing schedule. I.E what temps for how long for killing beetles at various stages of their life. Hope it helps.

[Quint]

Also if you can I would vacuum seal using one of those food sealers if you have one instead of the ziplock method. Just be careful when sealing you don't crash the boxes. I usually let it suck the air out and then manually press the seal button to seal it off. I don't let it go thru the whole sealing cycle. Everybody has there own method but I don't do the fridge for the day then room for the day thing. I freeze for 72 hrs. My freezer is -14 degree F then I pull out leave on counter until they defrost 1/2 day or so. Cut out of bag and put in humi. Let then come up to temp before breaking the vacuum seal so you don't get condensation.

[Turbo56]

Awesome information fellas! I do not have the luxury of a vacuumed sealer. I used a generous amount of cling wrap followed by a freezer bag and the straw method to remove excess air. Hope it works!

[Rye]

I prefer the fire method of killing beetles over the ice method. It is much faster, and tastes better.

[egoo33]

i have never frozen and it isnt much an issue for me, may reconsider it if i ever amass customs but until then i dont feel the need

[smh]

Has anyone ever tried freezing with dry ice? Seems like this would be a fairly quick process, if it posed no danger to the cigars.