Spanish cedar in tupperware?

[92hatchattack]

Hey guys, ive got some old gars from a friend. He has asked me to take care of them and re-humidify them. Ive put them in some tupperware with a cheapo foam humidifier and an analog hygro thats been calibrated and seems to be working well.

My question is, would i benifit from throwing a little bit of spanish cedar in the tupperware? I just found this on the net. Cedar Spanish Hardwood Sample from Woodworkers Source - Wood and Lumber Supplies from Woodworkers Source

At half an inch i think its kinda thick for the purpose maybe, but im not looking to invest alot of money, and i can deal with the 4$ they are asking. Does it matter if its kiln dried or not?

So what say you? Would adding this cedar help control and rehumidify these cigars?

[chippewastud79]

Just get some old cigars boxes and break them up. It is a matter of the wood holding a little humidity, but given you are rehumidifying, I would just stick with the smokes and let them soak up the moisture.

[jledou]

The cedar is mainly to help with stabilizing the humidity when you open the tupperware. As long as you are not opening it a lot you should be fine without it.

[Mustard]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Just get some old cigars boxes and break them up. It is a matter of the wood holding a little humidity, but given you are rehumidifying, I would just stick with the smokes and let them soak up the moisture.

you could also use the cedar sheet inserts.

[Cypress]

Spanish cedar gives a cigar character IMHO.

[Cigar Man Andy]

Many years ago, I was told by an expert in the field that to re-hydrate dry cigars, you should take a couple of apple slices, put them in an open baggie and put the baggie and cigars in a tupperware container. Something about the apple helps to regenerate the sticks. If you put the apple slices in without the baggie, they will take on the flavor of the apple, so make sure that they are in a baggie. I have used this method, and it worked well for me.

[roughrider]

Originally Posted by Mustard

you could also use the cedar sheet inserts.

Originally Posted by Cypress

Spanish cedar gives a cigar character IMHO.

+1

I use cedar sheets in my tuperware.

[92hatchattack]

where can i get cedar sheets?

[Andy]

you can cut strips out of old cigar boxes If not sazing them for anything else they work

[92hatchattack]

Lol, im a newbie. i havent bought an entire box yet. HAHA

[Blaylock]

Originally Posted by 92hatchattack

Lol, im a newbie. i havent bought an entire box yet. HAHA

You should be able to get empty boxes at a local B&M. Break them up and put them in.

[Herf N Turf]

Originally Posted by 92hatchattack

Does it matter if its kiln dried or not?

Almost no one dries wood via the aging method anymore, which can take 20yrs, depending on the strain. Nearly everything now is kiln dried. A sad fact of consumerism. Unless you know where to look, nothing you find is gonna be naturally dried. I know of no commercial humidor, or furniture maker using naturally dried woods of any kind, let alone the cedar.

Start out low and move up slow, in terms of humidity increase. It's best to put the gars in a ziplock baggy for a couple days with only a hygro. Figure out where they are and only increase the humidity a couple percent per week. That's assuming they are good cigars.

[92hatchattack]

whats happens if you introduce too much humidity too soon?

[teedles915]

I'm still figuring all this stuff out but I believe if you humidify them too quickly they will swell and split.

[bdemz]

any other wood