Help!

[denver24]

There is some risk in the freeze / thaw process itself, and imho, not a necessary one right now.

I've never frozen cigars, but in the case that I need to, does freezing cigars affect their quality when you bring them out of the deep freeze and they thaw?

[Shelby07]

I've never frozen cigars, but in the case that I need to, does freezing cigars affect their quality when you bring them out of the deep freeze and they thaw?

You need to do it slowly. I plan on 3 days in the freeze and 3 days in the refrigerator. Those who have done it say it has no effect on the flavor once the cigars re acclimate in the humi for a couple of weeks. As with any shock change in temperature and humidity the construction of the cigar could suffer.

[CoventryCat86]

I've never frozen cigars, but in the case that I need to, does freezing cigars affect their quality when you bring them out of the deep freeze and they thaw?

I've never done it either but I've talked with a couple of guys who have. They say it's very important to double zip lock the cigars and do every thing you can to remove as much air from each bag during the initial packing process.

If done correctly, freezing has no effect on the cigars, you'll never know that they were ever frozen.

Mark, if I were you, I'd just keep a careful eye on things for a while. If you see another beetle hole or two, then you probably should consider freezing them.

[BigMacFU]

I'd keep the watchful eye. If you do freeze them, get the new vacuu-zip locks from glad. They come in quart and gallon size and come with a hand-vac pump (mechanical, not electric). The bags are great, I can freeze steak with no ice crystals for weeks.

[Roger]

Would it be possible to "quarenteen" the one in a ziploc type bag and put it in the humidor or would that particular cigar or cigars be affected by the humidity in the humidor? Good luck on that. Roger.

[Shelby07]

Would it be possible to "quarenteen" the one in a ziploc type bag and put it in the humidor or would that particular cigar or cigars be affected by the humidity in the humidor? Good luck on that. Roger.

Wouldn't want to do that. I need to kill the little bugger. Freezing is the only way. I don't know whether any other cigars have been attacked, so I'm freezing anything loose also. If that weren't an issue I'd just smoke the one with the hole in it.

Protein!

[Shelby07]

This is the first time I had to resort to freezing cigars so I was curious about how they'd hold up. Took them out of the freezer and into the fridge yesterday and figured, for the sake of experimentation, I'd smoke one this morning. I could find no adverse effects. Burn was fine, moisture content was fine (spongy, no bitterness or hard draw) and flavors were just what I expected.

We have one of those kitchen vacuum food savers, so I put the cigars in the bag and suctioned ALMOST all of the air out before hitting the seal button. There was just enough room in the bag for the cigars to be loose. If you ever have to freeze loose cigars and have one of these gadgets they work great!

[nhcigarfan]

I say it's time for a good ol college smoke session. The bugs can get them if they are burnt.

[MasterCylinder]

So I've been keeping a close eye on my little humi since it tends to be a little high in humidity this time of year and I have no way of regulating the temperature in my room (have a radiator which will not turn off for the life of me...), and sure enough, I got bugs. I havn't noticed any holes, but I saw a critter roaming around - being unfamiliar with the fauna here in the UK, I was guessing it could have been a random bug, but thought I would check everything else just to be sure. And there were several - fitting the description of early stage beetles. So, my little humi holds all my ISOMs (including two pre-embargos I was saving for graduation...) and they are now all in the freezer.

Now here's my question, my little humi is your normal cedar-lined humidor - what should I be using to clean this puppy out?