ElAbogado Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 El Pres recently mentioned in a post on smoking in high humidity that he will put a cigar in the refrigerator for an hour or two before smoking in very humid conditions. Living in a humid climate, I find this very interesting. Does any one else do this 'refrigerator dry boxing'? Curious to hear other members experiences and thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmers Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Not as a rule. Only where a stick has a v tight draw. Rescued a few good sticks this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay023 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I'll have to try that next time I have a plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliz388 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Was thinking about this just last night when I was smoking a slightly tight RASCC. It's like you read my mind. Wondering if it really works? Will it cause cracking of the wrapper due to the sudden change of temp from the humi to the fridge and from the fridge to combustion? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notsocleaver Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Living in a humid area, I dry box by sticking a 49% boveda pack in a travel humidor for a day or two. Gets the cigar drier without getting too dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Was thinking about this just last night when I was smoking a slightly tight RASCC. It's like you read my mind. Wondering if it really works? Will it cause cracking of the wrapper due to the sudden change of temp from the humi to the fridge and from the fridge to combustion? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That hasn't been my experience. I do it quite regularly. An hour or two works wonders. Try it for yourself 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter1974 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That hasn't been my experience. I do it quite regularly. An hour or two works wonders. Try it for yourself I will damn sure try it thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophistic Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I store at 70% but put it in the freezer for 30mins before smoking, works great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I read somewhere on this forum that the drastic change in temperature in and out of the fridge might cause some moisture to form in the cigar - well, I guess when it comes out of the fridge, back into a warmer environment. No clue if this is plausible or not, but if so, it might defeat the purpose somewhat. I would imagine that 'baking' a cigar gently in the oven for 10min would be a good way to dry it out. Anyone tried this? Also, I recently received a new monitor, and in the box there were some huge packs of silica crystals to soak up any moisture. Anyone tried using these to dry out a cigar? I might try this with all the plugged cigars that I keep getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDisco Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 How long is too long for the fridge trick? Could I toss my afterwork smokes in the hotel mini fridge in the morning and light them up when I get back at 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 How long is too long for the fridge trick? Could I toss my afterwork smokes in the hotel mini fridge in the morning and light them up when I get back at 6? For that period of time I would put them in a zip lock back and seal it 90% of the way....leaving a little open. No drama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irratebass Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Man, you really do learn something new everyday....thanks for the tips Prez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circles Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Also, I recently received a new monitor, and in the box there were some huge packs of silica crystals to soak up any moisture. Anyone tried using these to dry out a cigar? I might try this with all the plugged cigars that I keep getting. I can confirm in my experience it is the best method. Take a small container or plastic pouch and stick a few silica crystal packs in there for a few hours with the cigars. These small packs that come with your shoes, electronics etc. and you can easily buy online (in the UK). Make sure to keep the ones not being used in an air tight container until you use them for obvious reasons. If you can't find any silica packets there's a little trick. Many cat litter products are now made from silica crystal. Here is a link to one in the UK. You can use this and use ladies tights to keep it contained. Also useful in your humidor if you keep seeing an increase in humidity. These tend to release/absorb to keep around 65-67%. Bonus: no smell, discolouration etc. All this at your own risk. Don't blame me later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDisco Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 These small packs that come with your shoes, All this at your own risk. Don't blame me later. Ah . . . so that's why I've been getting so much 'leather' in my cigars . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFNQ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 If you can't find any silica packets there's a little trick. Many cat litter products are now made from silica crystal. Here is a link to one in the UK. You can use this and use ladies tights to keep it contained. Also useful in your humidor if you keep seeing an increase in humidity. These tend to release/absorb to keep around 65-67%. Bonus: no smell, discolouration etc. All this at your own risk. Don't blame me later. Anyone know if the coloured parts of KittyLitter is toxic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElAbogado Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 For that period of time I would put them in a zip lock back and seal it 90% of the way....leaving a little open. No drama. So for the ordinary 1-2 hours you just place the cigars directly in the fridge without a ziploc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archosaur Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I don't do it to deal with humidity as I am in a semi-arid climate, but for a tight draw this can work wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthson Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Definitely one of the best tricks! Couldn't finish a PLMC a week or 2 ago, let it go out and left it outside in my shed. It rained overnight and the next day (never wanting to waste tobacco) I went outside to find a VERY moist cigar. Being curious, I put it in the freezer for an hour or 2. After letting it warm back up I lit it and was treated to the BEST PLMC in recent memory. It constantly reminded me of the sorely missed PL Robustos RE! Give it a whirl, fridge or freezer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circles Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Anyone know if the coloured parts of KittyLitter is toxic? Not sure but if you can get the plain white stuff please just buy that. All you need to make sure is that it's made from silica and nothing else. BTW, I own this product because of an accident with a mobile phone and a kitchen sink. It's very useful, and certainly better than rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stogieluver Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I starting storing all my cigars (all CC's) at 58%-60% rH a few months ago, and I will never go back to a higher rH. The improvement in burn and taste is remarkable. I don't smoke outside, but I would think this would help with taking sticks outside to high humidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 So for the ordinary 1-2 hours you just place the cigars directly in the fridge without a ziploc? Correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGC Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Pigfish did some actual experiments on this a while ago. His quantified results didn't show an actual loss of water mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElAbogado Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 That hasn't been my experience. I do it quite regularly. An hour or two works wonders. Try it for yourself Any luck using this method for improving the burn on super oily sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElAbogado Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Pigfish did some actual experiments on this a while ago. His quantified results didn't show an actual loss of water mass.So water mass didn't change, but did combustion improve? That's what I'm concerned about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDisco Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Pigfish did some actual experiments on this a while ago. His quantified results didn't show an actual loss of water mass. Is that because the water is condensing in the cigar? You put a cigar in a fridge and for sure you're going to be getting it below dew point. You've been storing at 65/65 and you move it to a 40F environment . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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