flavoring your beads...

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Originally Posted by MMAB

No offense....I'm sure that the beads work great.

I've just had good luck with florist foam and recently "Soil Moist" with distilled water and PG. Its that polymer stuff used to retain water in potting soil. $2.99 for a small bag at WalMart and half of it fills my Cigar Oasis Extended unit.

The beads just seem awfully pricey.

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I played around with the Soil Moist stuff a while back, it grew mold real fast. I guess I neglected to add the PG, but with in 2 weeks it had black mold growing all over the top of it.

I ended up buying a 7 pound jug of silica cat litter beads and conditioning them myself. They work like a champ.

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Originally Posted by hex1848

I played around with the Soil Moist stuff a while back, it grew mold real fast. I guess I neglected to add the PG, but with in 2 weeks it had black mold growing all over the top of it.

I ended up buying a 7 pound jug of silica cat litter beads and conditioning them myself. They work like a champ.

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how did you condition them?

I get the ExquisiCat beads at Pets Mart, fill up a nylon stocking with them, and place them in an air tight Tupperware box with a bowl of water and a digital hygrometer for a week or two (wait till the hygrometer gets to ~70%).

I made my first batch about 2 months ago and use ~2lbs per 150 quart Igloo Cooler. I check every day or two and the humidity remains at ~68%. I haven’t had to refresh them yet, but all you have to do is add a water source for a couple of days when they start slacking.

bumpty-bump

I flavor my beads with a nice marinara sauce. Makes the beads spicy, peppy, and ready to get the job done! My cigars come out zesty and full of life....maron!

Fogettabout anything else.

i've tried the marinara....mmmm good.....doesn't work real good with a mushroom sauce,but an light alfredo works fine... :smiley20:

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Originally Posted by godfather

I flavor my beads with a nice marinara sauce. Makes the beads spicy, peppy, and ready to get the job done! My cigars come out zesty and full of life....maron!

Fogettabout anything else.

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The trick with the marinara sauce is to slice the garlic sooo thin that it actually melts when you saute' it in the butter. (thank you Henry Hill)

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Originally Posted by heftysmokes

The trick with the marinara sauce is to slice the garlic sooo thin that it actually melts when you saute' it in the butter. (thank you Henry Hill)

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Yeah Goodfellas!!! Great movie....:smiley20:

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Originally Posted by godfather

Yeah Goodfellas!!! Great movie....:smiley20:

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Got home from work and watched it last night. :smiley37:

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Originally Posted by Drake

i add kool-aid mix to the water before i add it to my humidifier. the red kind. :smiley20:

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Do you work for White Owl? Don't you think giving away trade secrets like this will make them mad?

I hear Phillies and Dutches get their unique flavor profile with a special aging process utilizing old Port-o-potties as walk in humidors.