Hi, Guys,
Do any cigar smokers still log in to this forum? If so, I've got a question I hope someone can help me with regarding tobacco beetles.
Most of us have heard about keeping the temperature in our humi's below 71 degrees F. and a lot of us have heard the idea of putting newly received sticks in the freezer for a few days and then thawing them slowly for a few more days in the refrigerator. But, I haven't yet seen this notion addressed: Why couldn't newly received cigars be "nuked" in the microwave for a short period of time to kill off any living critters lurking within?
The microwave won't hurt paper towels or paper plates, what would be so different about a few cigars?
If there are still any cigar nuts out there, maybe someone could enlighten me in this matter. I'd like to know if anyone has tried it and what the results might have been. Did it hurt the stogies? Do you think the flavor or aroma was significantly changed? And if so, in what way?
Any help anyone might care to extend in this regard will be sincerely appreciated. Thanks very much,
Marty
Do any cigar smokers still log in to this forum? If so, I've got a question I hope someone can help me with regarding tobacco beetles.
Most of us have heard about keeping the temperature in our humi's below 71 degrees F. and a lot of us have heard the idea of putting newly received sticks in the freezer for a few days and then thawing them slowly for a few more days in the refrigerator. But, I haven't yet seen this notion addressed: Why couldn't newly received cigars be "nuked" in the microwave for a short period of time to kill off any living critters lurking within?
The microwave won't hurt paper towels or paper plates, what would be so different about a few cigars?
If there are still any cigar nuts out there, maybe someone could enlighten me in this matter. I'd like to know if anyone has tried it and what the results might have been. Did it hurt the stogies? Do you think the flavor or aroma was significantly changed? And if so, in what way?
Any help anyone might care to extend in this regard will be sincerely appreciated. Thanks very much,
Marty