Does keeping tobacco in the freezer keep it fresh?
Unopened cigarettes can stay fresh for as long as six months to a year, and do not need to be unrefrigerated. However, storing cigarettes in a freezer can help them stay fresh for as long as two years, but their taste can be negatively affected if they are frequently frozen and thawed out.
You should keep tobacco in the fridge, but a refrigerator will not keep it good for long. Sealed, you can put it into another air-tight container and keep it there for around six months. If opened, you can still use the container and get about three months. Just remember to make sure there's no moisture.
To keep your tobacco fresh this way, get your plastic container and put foil around the top of a pile of tobacco. Then, moisten or dampen a paper towel and place it on top. However, be careful not to use so much water that it begins to leak onto the tobacco.
Tobacco like any natural product has a shelf life, whilst this shelf life can last quite a long time the tobacco starts to dry out the moment you break the seal. In an unopened pack the tobacco should stay fresh for around two years - however we know you've bought it to smoke so that's not really a consideration.
But by far the wisest policy is to prevent mold in the first place, by controlling the ambient humidity. With regard to controlling humidity, one factor that is often ignored is storage of a closed container of tobacco in ambient temperatures that swing back and forth.
Take a paper towel and moisten it (you can also use a clean cloth towel if you wish). Lay the damp paper or cloth towel over the bowl and then wrap the whole thing in plastic wrap. The tobacco should absorb the moisture from the paper towel although it might take a few hours to do so.
Usually people decide tobacco is too dry when it: 1. Crumbles or becomes powder-like. 2.
Once [a container of tobacco is] opened, there are many options for storage, but, ideally, it should be consumed within a month or two of opening. I always transfer open tins to half pint mason jars, then label the top. These make for excellent storage, and they are easy to stack.
Sadly, mould is never a good thing to inhale, no matter how much a person is jonseing for a puff. Inhaling mould could pose some health hazards to the lungs, increasing the odds of coughing and perhaps then developing a lung infection.
if you need to rehydrate ANY tobacco, it isn't worth smoking, just toss it. You can put water back into tobacco but the lost essence is gone for good.
How long does it take for tobacco to mold?
Spores land on the damp surface of the tobacco plant (typically during morning hours) and then begin to germinate, sometimes beginning infection in a little as 2-4 hours.
Aspergillus has a powdery appearance and can have various colors such as yellow, blue, or green. Mucor molds have a fluffy, cottony appearance that is initially white or yellow then turns to dark gray or grayish brown.
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Refrigeration Dries Cigars Out
Premium cigars should be stored between 65-70% RH (relative humidity) and 65-70 degrees Fahrenheit. A refrigerator is too cold and too dry to store cigars, and your cigars will dry out and fall apart when you smoke them if you put them inside.
