You've spent months looking for the ideal humidor to keep your prized cigars as fresh as the day they were rolled and finally selected a beautiful cigar humidor to keep on the mantle. But what do you do now? Before you transfer your cigar stock over to your humidor you need to be sure it's correctly humidified so they won't dry out prior to being able to to enjoy them. There's been much talk during the last 100 years on the best strategies for humidifying a humidor but we're going to review the most trustworthy method which produces the best results. It needs a little more work but at the end it'll be definitely worth it as you relax while puffing away on your first cigar of the Spring after a long, cold winter.
To get your cigar humidor up to the proper humidity level you are going to need a few materials including: distilled water, a never used sponge and a precise hygrometer. It's important to acknowledge that distilled water is vital as tap water and bottled water both can have contaminations and minerals that may cause bacteria to grow in your humidor and unwished-for-for smells. Distilled water is fully clear of any impurities that could harm your cigar stash. A spot on hygrometer is critical too as many can be surprisingly incorrect when they arrive on your doorstep. We suggest running your hygrometer thru a salt test before you instill your trust in it.
Once you have all of your materials together you can start the process. Simply pour a little of the distilled water into a clean dish and submerge the sponge so it draws up some of the water. You don't want to soak your humidor but instead ring out the sponge so it's still wet and softly wipe down all exposed cedar within your humidor. When you have thoroughly wiped down all the cedar wood and any shelves then you can latch the lid and let the humidity soak up into cedar. Not a lot of people know that cedar is a permeable material and will absorb water like a sponge.
You are not quite finished yet. It's strongly advisable that you continue this process 4-5 times in a 48 hour time frame to be sure the cedar is as saturated as it wants to be. Remember not to over saturate the cedar with each wipe down as the idea is to not "distress" the wood in the process. After each wipe down ensure you leave your accurate hygrometer inside and keep checking
Once you have all of your materials together you can start the process. Simply pour a little of the distilled water into a clean dish and submerge the sponge so it draws up some of the water. You don't want to soak your humidor but instead ring out the sponge so it's still wet and softly wipe down all exposed cedar within your humidor. When you have thoroughly wiped down all the cedar wood and any shelves then you can latch the lid and let the humidity soak up into cedar. Not a lot of people know that cedar is a permeable material and will absorb water like a sponge.
You are not quite finished yet. It's strongly advisable that you continue this process 4-5 times in a 48 hour time frame to be sure the cedar is as saturated as it wants to be. Remember not to over saturate the cedar with each wipe down as the idea is to not "distress" the wood in the process. After each wipe down ensure you leave your accurate hygrometer inside and keep checking
Once you have all of your materials together you can start the process. Simply pour a little of the distilled water into a clean dish and submerge the sponge so it draws up some of the water. You don't want to soak your humidor but instead ring out the sponge so it's still wet and softly wipe down all exposed cedar within your humidor. When you have thoroughly wiped down all the cedar wood and any shelves then you can latch the lid and let the humidity soak up into cedar. Not a lot of people know that cedar is a permeable material and will absorb water like a sponge.
You are not quite finished yet. It's strongly advisable that you continue this process 4-5 times in a 48 hour time frame to be sure the cedar is as saturated as it wants to be. Remember not to over saturate the cedar with each wipe down as the idea is to not "distress" the wood in the process. After each wipe down ensure you leave your accurate hygrometer inside and keep checking it as you go along. After your hygrometer has been steady between 70%-75% for no less than 12 hours then you are prepared to start storing your cigars. At about that point you can fill your humidification device unit unit unit unit unit unit with distilled water and put it in the back of the humidor and you are ready to go.
Properly humidifying a cigar humidor can be a considerably laborious process but completing it right the first time around will save you a load of dry cigars in the future.
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You are not quite finished yet. It's strongly advisable that you continue this process 4-5 times in a 48 hour time frame to be sure the cedar is as saturated as it wants to be. Remember not to over saturate the cedar with each wipe down as the idea is to not "distress" the wood in the process. After each wipe down ensure you leave your accurate hygrometer inside and keep checking it as you go along. After your hygrometer has been steady between 70%-75% for no less than 12 hours then you are prepared to start storing your cigars. At about that point you can fill your humidification device unit unit unit unit unit unit with distilled water and put it in the back of the humidor and you are ready to go.
Properly humidifying a cigar humidor can be a considerably laborious process but completing it right the first time around will save you a load of dry cigars in the future.
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