I don't have AC either and in the summer it gets hot and muggy for a while, perfect conditions for beetles, so I freeze all my cigars as I get them...from anywhere. I do it as a preventative measure even though I haven't had an outbreak before.

I haven't noticed any difference in taste AT ALL. It's not like frozen vs. fresh food. Unless you have the means to control the temp. of your humidor I don't see why you would take the risk of beetles hatching next summer.

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laker1963:

If you don't have a reason to believe that your sticks may have beetles, then I wouldn't freeze them. If you think there may be a problem with some new sticks (why did you buy from that source in the first place) then you may have to consider freezing those sticks for 24 - 48 hours to take care of the beetles.

If your humi is sitting where you can't keep the temps. down during the summer there have been various methods to acheive this. Try putting a large solid block of ice in a cooler and then place your humi(s) in there. The ice will keep the temps down to an acceptable temp. and the cooler will keep the ice from melting for a few days at a time.

Doug, I tried your ice in a cooler suggestion about 1 month ago. I didn't have a cooler, so I used a more primitive rig, and it worked great at keeping the temp down, it however caused havoc with the humidity. The humidity would drop way down. Have you had the same experience?

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TheShaun:

laker1963:

If you don't have a reason to believe that your sticks may have beetles, then I wouldn't freeze them. If you think there may be a problem with some new sticks (why did you buy from that source in the first place) then you may have to consider freezing those sticks for 24 - 48 hours to take care of the beetles.

If your humi is sitting where you can't keep the temps. down during the summer there have been various methods to acheive this. Try putting a large solid block of ice in a cooler and then place your humi(s) in there. The ice will keep the temps down to an acceptable temp. and the cooler will keep the ice from melting for a few days at a time.

Doug, I tried your ice in a cooler suggestion about 1 month ago. I didn't have a cooler, so I used a more primitive rig, and it worked great at keeping the temp down, it however caused havoc with the humidity. The humidity would drop way down. Have you had the same experience?

No, but I have always added LOTS of humidification to take into account the extra cubic feet of space in the cooler. Did you increase your humidification? What was the more primitive rig that you used. I would suspect that the seal was not airtight or close to it like a cooler would be. That would be my guess anyway Shaun.

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laker1963:

TheShaun:

laker1963:

If you don't have a reason to believe that your sticks may have beetles, then I wouldn't freeze them. If you think there may be a problem with some new sticks (why did you buy from that source in the first place) then you may have to consider freezing those sticks for 24 - 48 hours to take care of the beetles.

If your humi is sitting where you can't keep the temps. down during the summer there have been various methods to acheive this. Try putting a large solid block of ice in a cooler and then place your humi(s) in there. The ice will keep the temps down to an acceptable temp. and the cooler will keep the ice from melting for a few days at a time.

Doug, I tried your ice in a cooler suggestion about 1 month ago. I didn't have a cooler, so I used a more primitive rig, and it worked great at keeping the temp down, it however caused havoc with the humidity. The humidity would drop way down. Have you had the same experience?

No, but I have always added LOTS of humidification to take into account the extra cubic feet of space in the cooler. Did you increase your humidification? What was the more primitive rig that you used. I would suspect that the seal was not airtight or close to it like a cooler would be. That would be my guess anyway Shaun.

First, I tossed all smokes into a large tupperware (Tight seal). Then, not having a cooler, and having recently received my humi, I still had the box it came in which was packed with styrofoam on all sides. So I figured, like a styrofoam cooler this could do the trick. Anyway, I put a cold compress and some ice cubes in back of the box, and my tupperware full of cigars near the front, and closed the box. Come home from work, and the temp inside my rig is great, about 70F, but the humidity was low, maybe 50's. I think that it's because my cold source was too close to the tupperware, thus drawing the humidity... but I'm no scientist.

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

I've heard that freezing your raw meats before consumption is effective in killing the eggs of tapeworms... so this makes perfect since to me!

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Smokeee:

I've heard that freezing your raw meats before consumption is effective in killing the eggs of tapeworms... so this makes perfect since to me!

Cooking will also kill them. So this makes no sense to me :)

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Shaun
Senior VP, Department of Redundancy Department

I live in a very HOT climate in the summer and my desktop humi's were always in the 78 degree range. No where else I could put them to lower the tmps...but I have read to off set a higher temp, to lower the rH...which I kept at about 65%

Am I doing the right things?

TheShaun:

Smokeee:

I've heard that freezing your raw meats before consumption is effective in killing the eggs of tapeworms... so this makes perfect since to me!

Cooking will also kill them. So this makes no sense to me :)

True- but freezing is the preferred method for meats you wish to consume raw. Naturally you would not want to cook your smokables, and thus the freezing method would be preferred in this situation.

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Deputy:

I live in a very HOT climate in the summer and my desktop humi's were always in the 78 degree range. No where else I could put them to lower the tmps...but I have read to off set a higher temp, to lower the rH...which I kept at about 65% Am I doing the right things?

to an extent that will work. I still think if you have your hands on a freezer that can get cold enough you should take the time to do that.

i have heard of people going the other direction with temp to kill the beetles. an oven at 170 for 5 minutes... or crazier still: microwave. (not recommended )

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TheShaun:

laker1963:

TheShaun:

laker1963:

If you don't have a reason to believe that your sticks may have beetles, then I wouldn't freeze them. If you think there may be a problem with some new sticks (why did you buy from that source in the first place) then you may have to consider freezing those sticks for 24 - 48 hours to take care of the beetles.

If your humi is sitting where you can't keep the temps. down during the summer there have been various methods to acheive this. Try putting a large solid block of ice in a cooler and then place your humi(s) in there. The ice will keep the temps down to an acceptable temp. and the cooler will keep the ice from melting for a few days at a time.

Doug, I tried your ice in a cooler suggestion about 1 month ago. I didn't have a cooler, so I used a more primitive rig, and it worked great at keeping the temp down, it however caused havoc with the humidity. The humidity would drop way down. Have you had the same experience?

No, but I have always added LOTS of humidification to take into account the extra cubic feet of space in the cooler. Did you increase your humidification? What was the more primitive rig that you used. I would suspect that the seal was not airtight or close to it like a cooler would be. That would be my guess anyway Shaun.

First, I tossed all smokes into a large tupperware (Tight seal). Then, not having a cooler, and having recently received my humi, I still had the box it came in which was packed with styrofoam on all sides. So I figured, like a styrofoam cooler this could do the trick. Anyway, I put a cold compress and some ice cubes in back of the box, and my tupperware full of cigars near the front, and closed the box. Come home from work, and the temp inside my rig is great, about 70F, but the humidity was low, maybe 50's. I think that it's because my cold source was too close to the tupperware, thus drawing the humidity... but I'm no scientist.

I live in Coilorado so it's hot as hell in the summer and frigid cold in the winter. In the winter, I cannot get my rH above 55, in the summer though it balances out. I've tried everything to get the rH up in the winter, but nothing works, except splitting up the humi into several smaller ones.