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Pug and Rod were worried about me. Rest assured my Padron transgression has been addressed. Posting momentarily in new purchases thread. Trying mightily to resist getting a Padron ashtray, the SWMBO is getting irritated with them. 😅 I mentioned her purse collection after her last comment. Did...

Sorry, no cigars. BUT ... I won this Warped Jaridor in a raffle at a past Brew City Cigar Fest (Milwaukee) and have never used it. Seems a shame, it's a nice Jaridor, and no longer made. Post, "I'd LOVE a Warped Jaridor!" and I'll run the Wheel of Names next Saturday (05/10). I'm not sure if...

Many, many thanks, Tim! @MX Package arrived, and what a package. Only took ten days, too! 😆 Can’t wait to try some of these goodies! Cheers, John

Another, more comprehensive article, I have not digested this yet. Plain silica gel works, I’m trying to determine what the advantage is (if any) of something like Art Sorb. In tupperdores or well-sealed cooliders the Amazon stuff is fine. If used in leakier environments, the higher priced stuff...

Hmmmm. I’ll do that. I thought the paper towel would just increase surface area for evaporation, but it’s not really needed. Never thought of it as being a vector for anything, but makes sense. I’m really glad to have found out about colloidal silver here, too. P.S. I reread that linked...

Unrelated, or maybe tangentially related to this discussion, I know I'll never get a large humidor display cabinet setup, reading about the hassles folks have had getting them to work properly with complex humidification systems. Sealed fridges (not plugged in), coolidores, and Tupperdores are...

Well, @CigarStone triggered another of my OCD rabbit hole adventures. I did a ChatGPT search of info on silica gel beads, and a lot of Googling. Here's what I came up with. There are three types of silica gel beads, Type A, Type B, and buffered. Type A works in lower RH regimes, where you want...

The photo with it on a towel is it going into a cooler when it hit 203*. I put foil and a towel in the bottom of a cooler, foil on top of the meat and another folded towel. Leave it in there for an hour or two, to let the collagens continue to break down. Was pretty tasty pulled pork! 😎

Oliva Serie O, utterly reliable.

Fascinating. I just assumed Heartfelt manufactured them to work the way they do. I can't imagine why this stopped being talked about, since beads are the second most recommended product after Boveda packs for humidity control. After reading this, I'm pretty more convinced that RH Shield are the...

I love the fact you use a bayonet to cut your meat. :cool:

When it rains, you need two wee drams, at least, for your joints, of course!

This is, perhaps, the most interesting cigar I’ve had. Before coming here I had maybe a dozen cigars in my collection, which I or my friends liked. Now I must have close to 50 different cigars, this place has really opened up a whole new world for me. I’m not good at describing tastes, but on...

One of my favorite albums. This early 1970s period is one of the most interesting IMO. Memories of my yoot!

@Rod Oh I’ve rectified this! 😄 I have a fiver of 3000 and a 1964 sampler inbound!

SWMBO just cleaned up the front and back sitting areas, and repainted the back furniture and got new cushions. She’s pretty handy that way, I think I’ll keep her. 🤣 My favored smoking area and near the barrel cooker for when I’m smoking something (I mean other than the cigar-pork shoulder...

@CigarStone I've never heard of this process and cannot find it talked about here, but my search fu may be weak. Can you describe the process or point me to a web resource? I bought a bunch of RH Shield beads recently. I'll feel kind of stupid if I can make them myself. I always thought it was...

Wow! That is a size! And a great artifact for your smoking area! 💕

Probably some vendor dumps that on them and they send them out. I’d think their ordering system could remember I have one already though. Anyway, I had to put them on SPAM for a while or I won’t be able to pay the mortgage.