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wilde1583wilde1583 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6
do I remove my cigars from their plastic wrapper or just put them strait in the humidor after I season it.

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  • cirino_sestocirino_sesto Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 25
    jury is out on that...you should open the ends up but not take them out of the wrapper. the cellophane will help regulate the humidity and protect the sticks from absorbing too much moisture and bursting, which can happen to the sticks closest to the humidification
  • RainRain Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 8,761
    cirino_sesto:
    jury is out on that...you should open the ends up but not take them out of the wrapper. the cellophane will help regulate the humidity and protect the sticks from absorbing too much moisture and bursting, which can happen to the sticks closest to the humidification
    I've never heard of this, is it a common problem? I'm thinking if sticks burst, your RH might be a little high.
  • cirino_sestocirino_sesto Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 25
    some use sponges to keep their boxes humid if the cigars come in contact they swell and burst
  • RainRain Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 8,761
    A sponge without beads, boveda or kitty litter?I'm a known troll, but this is a genuine series of questions. I sometimes use a sponge in addition to beads, if the rh drops low. Never had to take any precautions on how close it was to cigars. Guess I should consider myself lucky.
  • kaspera79kaspera79 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,144
    Rain:
    A sponge without beads, boveda or kitty litter?I'm a known troll, but this is a genuine series of questions. I sometimes use a sponge in addition to beads, if the rh drops low. Never had to take any precautions on how close it was to cigars. Guess I should consider myself lucky.
    Hey Rain, pay attention... You can learn something new every day ... ;)
  • Bob LukenBob Luken Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,664
    wilde1583:
    do I remove my cigars from their plastic wrapper or just put them strait in the humidor after I season it.
    I don't remove cellophane form cigars. I prefer to keep it on. It keeps me from damaging sticks as I handle them. I can quickly slip one in my pocket for later without searching for a herfador or any other means of protection. Plus I can write on the cellophane to keep track of dates and stuff.
  • LiquidChaos66LiquidChaos66 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,603
  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
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