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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over time BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

going "all-in"

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The Munt said:
Looking good man! Hope you enjoy them.

Only thing I'd suggest is don't go too crazy pre-drying before you jar them.
Generally I think you'll get a better result putting them straight from the tin into a jar, and drying the little bit you need each time.

I'm no expert but the stuff that's been pre-dried has never aged as well in my experience.

If you are planning on smoking quite quickly or want to have some on hand, you could always put some in a ziplock to take around with you and leave the remainder with the natural moisture in the jar.

If pre-drying works for you then by all means mate, just my personal experience. (y)
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Yes, anything I jar and don't plan on smoking in the foreseeable future, I leave as is. I usually have a rotation of about 4 baccys that I dry and smoke before moving on. Moving forward, I think I'll dry "some" and transfer to a ziplock and leave the rest jarred. This way I don't have to immediately smoke the whole tin before switching it up. I can't seem to smoke anything straight out of the tin without having severe difficulties. Thanks for the tip, @The Munt
 
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8ball said:
Yes, anything I jar and don't plan on smoking in the foreseeable future, I leave as is. I usually have a rotation of about 4 baccys that I dry and smoke before moving on. Moving forward, I think I'll dry "some" and transfer to a ziplock and leave the rest jarred. This way I don't have to immediately smoke the whole tin before switching it up. I can't seem to smoke anything straight out of the tin without having severe difficulties. Thanks for the tip, @The Munt
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No worries mate!

I normally order 8oz of my daily smokes, partly due to customs here, if I was living in the states I'd be buying by the pound!!
And take a 50g or sorry 2oz in a ziploc. I'll dry a little bit out for a pipe and leave the bag open while I smoke. Each time you do this you need to dry less and less and leave the bag open for less time. By the time your about 1/3 of the way through you'll be able to smoke it as soon as you open the ziploc, no drying required and it will be good until the end.

Having said that I do smoke Dunhill EMP mainly, which is pretty good straight out of the bag, but the other blends I do smoke that are a bit more goomy, this method works well.

Only time it didn't work was with an Aromatic, the bag seemed to sweat and I think the baccy seemed wetter each time lol.
 
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