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Can you use a regular cigar box as a humidor?
While a humidor box is the ideal choice for storing cigars, many beginners or occasional smokers may wonder if a regular cigar box can serve the same purpose: can a regular cigar box have similar functionality as a humidor? And, if not, what are alternative options for cigar storage? Here...
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The Art of Preservation: How Long Do Cigars Last in a Humidor Box?
For us as cigar enthusiasts, ensuring the optimal preservation of their prized collection is of utmost importance. Enter the humidor box—a key component in maintaining the perfect conditions for cigars. In this article, we will delve into the lifespan of cigars within a humidor box and provide valuable insights on...
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How Does A Humidor Box Work?
A humidor box is an essential tool for any cigar enthusiast looking to maintain the quality, flavor, and freshness of their cigars. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the inner workings of a humidor box, covering how to use it effectively, the longevity of cigars within, the process of...
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Why Does Placement Matter for Your Humidor Hygrometer?
An accurate hygrometer reading is essential to storing your cigars effectively. Different locations in your humidor will have different humidity levels. If your hygrometer seal is bad, outside air will compromise its accuracy. Hygrometer readings can be affected by outside air and their placement inside the humidor. Analog hygrometers are...
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What Does Temperature Control Do For My Humidor?
There’s nothing wrong with being hyper-meticulous about your humidor’s RH (relative humidity), whether it’s a travel humidor, a small humidor, or a cabinet humidor. After all, an overly dry cigar can be totally ruined even if it doesn’t actually crack or split open. It negatively affects the flavor of...
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How to Organize Your Humidor: FIFO, Aging, Stacking, and More
We’ve seen the inside of some of your humidors. Disheveled messes, many of them. So it’s no surprise you forget about some of the cigars in your collection or can’t track down an exciting new selection you bought weeks ago. Some cigars never get smoked, even, because you can’t...
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Humidor Feature: Introducing the KOBI Glass Top Humidor
Professional baseball players can attest to a universal, unmistakable feeling they get when their bat connects to a fastball in a certain way and they know, with great likelihood, it’s clearing the outfield fences. That’s kind of how it feels when you see the Klaro KOBI humidor for the first...
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An Argument for Small Humidors
There’s a common, almost cliche piece of advice you’ll hear when shopping for a humidor. “Buy bigger than you need.” Many offer that suggestion first before any other advice–before mentioning Spanish cedar, before talking about humidor humidifiers, before talking about the importance of a quality seal. Instead, you hear, “Buy...
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Humidor Best Practices
Humidors are incredibly low maintenance tools, especially for the hard work they put in to keep your cigars nice and safe. But for all their low maintenance, they’re still not the type of equipment you can “set-and-forget.” They require some routine care—and granted that you pay attention to their needs,...