Cigarette cases

Among all the gourmet products, perhaps the most capricious are tobacco products. Anyone who enjoys smoking good cigars or cigarillos knows how much the cigars tried at the production site differ from those already stored in the drawer of the desk for a couple of months. To avoid such changes and keep the product in its original form, special cabinets for cigarettes, also called humidor, were invented.

Humidor is a special wooden box for storing cigarettes. It is made of porous wood, such as cedar, which absorbs moisture and then gradually releases it into the atmosphere, maintaining a constant level of humidity around. Correctly made cabinet for cigars is hermetic, has tightly fitting walls and a lid.

It is better if it is also made of wood.However, there are also glass options. Then, so that cigars are not exposed to direct sunlight, the window can be closed with a curtain. Humidor ensures proper storage of tobacco products in the ideal temperature and humidity conditions for them.

Since cigars come from Cuba, where a completely non-European climate prevails, they are greatly affected by our weather conditions. For example, the most optimal level of humidity for them is about 70%.

In the European climate, this indicator in the premises rarely exceeds 30-40%. This is fraught with drying up the leaves of the tobacco that makes up the cigar. They become brittle, lose their aromatic properties.

In addition, they are afraid of both low and excessively high temperatures. Therefore, they can not be stored in the refrigerator. The preferred temperature is 20-25 degrees. Another reason why a household refrigerator is not suitable for their storage is that cigar sheets easily absorb extraneous odors. Wood for the humidors is selected as neutral as possible.so that they do not absorb unwanted odors.

If, however, store cigars in too wet areas, they can dampen and rot, they may appear mold.

However, the humidor helps to avoid all these problems. As already mentioned, it is made of wood species that do not give it additional odors and protect from the environment. With the help of a hygrostat and a humidifier, the device maintains a constant level of humidity and temperature inside the box, providing the best storage conditions.

In such a cabinet, cigars are protected from all harmful effects and can be stored for years. This applies, for example, to collection items. Cabinets with a glass lid are acceptable for constantly updated collection compositions, so that cigars do not lie in them.

Such a humidor cabinet is currently mandatory present in specialized stores, as well as from private collectors.They are both very large and very small, located on the desktop, which makes them convenient for novice smokers or those who are not interested in cigars, but share them with friends and customers. Even small cabinets for cigarettes have all the necessary technical characteristics to maintain a healthy microclimate inside the box.

They do this thanks to a special moisturizing mechanism. The hygrostat measures the level of humidity inside the cabinet and displays it on a scale. Moisturizing cassettes gradually evaporate moisture into the atmosphere, maintaining it at the proper level. Modern humidors utilize various wetting mechanisms., but the principle of their actions is about the same.

The original cabinet for cigarettes was a tight-fitting wooden box with a container of water in the corner. Water evaporated into the atmosphere, moistening the room. Of course, she constantly needed to be added and carefully monitored for the humidor. Then the hygrostat began to cope with this function. A little later, the vessel began to replace the wet fabric at the bottom of the box, especially in small humidors.

Modern cabinets are not much different from this principle.Special cassettes built into the drawer are wet and give off moisture. Their condition should also be monitored and periodically poured water or a 50 percent solution of propylene glycol. It is recommended to do this once every 1-2 weeks in the case of water or once a month with a solution.

Since the right moisturizing mechanism is the most important thing in the humidor, you need to know that There are several basic types of cassettes:

• The most common and time-tested is sponge, which is soaked with water or solution and placed inside the box. This is not the most reliable option, as it requires constant monitoring of the level of humidity and pouring water. Here a lot depends on the manufacturer and the quality of the sponge.
• Special acrylic foam able to absorb much more moisture and give it more evenly. Therefore, this method is more innovative. Unfortunately, both foam and sponge harden over time and cease to absorb moisture.Therefore, about once a year they need to be changed.
• Electronic humidifier just starting to gain popularity in the market. They consist of a hygrostat and a fan and are powered by the mains. When the humidity level drops, a special sensor is triggered, air is sucked into the fan and is forced through a special tank with water. Thus, it is enriched with moisture. The main advantage of such a system is efficiency: an automatic hygrostat will not allow cigars to dry up.

A detailed review of one of the models of the cabinet for cigarettes, see below.