Cigar Humidor for Xmas Gift? Having Problems?
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 23, 2006
Many people received cigar humidors as Christmas gifts recently. Congratulations! Humidors make great holiday gifts for the cigar aficionado as they are essential in preserving and aging premium cigars.
However, many recipients report having problems in setting up their new humidor to maintain a constant level of humidity at the appropriate levels, reports Stephen Malan, owner of Humidor Vault, LLC, an online retailer of cigar humidors and cigar accessories.
“We receive emails all the time from customers having set-up problems with their new humidors” says Malan. “However, the steps necessitated to repair these problems are very uncomplicated.”
Setting Up New Cigar Humidors:
According to Malan, the biggest error most people make is when they get their new humidor, they put their cigars in the humidor, fill the humidifier device with water and install the hygrometer and humidifier.
“People don’t realize that the average cigar, when it leaves the cigar manufacturer’s plant, contains approximately 14 percent moisture content. When people throw new cigars into new humidors, the humidors will suck up any moisture in the cigars, unless they have been properly charged,” says Malan.
That’s because the Spanish cedar lining found in most good cigar humidors has been kiln-dried to rid the wood of any naturally occurring oils or sap that could impart harmful flavors to cigars. The adust wood is a magnet for moisture in cigars unless the humidor has been properly born down. To charge the humidor, fill up the humidification devices with a propylene glycol (PG) solution or sublimated water, never use tap water, and place it in the hollow humidor. Place a fine-tuned analog hygrometer or digital hygrometer inside the humidor, close the lid and hold off! When the humidity level reaches 65-70%, place the cigars in the newly charged humidor. Depending on the size of the humidor, this may take up to seven days.
“I always recommend a seven-day waiting period just to be sure. You don’t desire to risk bankrupting a $ 150 box of cigars over this,” Malan says. The humidor will not suck in the moisture out of the cigars as it now has reached the best humidity level for cigars and it will keep the cigars in best shape for a widened period of time, reports Malan.
Recipients may also want to place their new humidors in a place that is not affected too much by outside temperature fluctuations. The abstract temperature for hiving away cigars in humidors is 70 degrees. If the home or office is subject to ample swings in temperature, then consider upgrading the humidor to one that has out walls that are about 7/8” dense rather than the stock ½” dense sidewalls happened in most humidors.
“The thicker the side walls, the less your cigars will be affected by outside temperature swings,” says Malan. These obviously cost more but do a much better job in assisting your premium cigars
Patience goes an abundant way with fresh cigar humidor. Don’t rush the process and bask those cigars!
Humidor Vault LLC, is a leading online retailer of Cigar Humidors, Cigar Accessories and Las Vegas Style Poker Chip Sets.
For more information, press only:
Stephen Malan, (702)-642-2571
For more information on Cigar Humidors and Cigar Accessories:
http://www.humidorvault.com
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