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Humidors – Set Up and Proper Care
- Before storing your cigars, make sure to follow these steps:
- Wet a sponge with distilled water.
- With the wet sponge, wipe down the cedar interior of your humidor.
- Make sure there is no standing water in your humidor
- Place the damp sponge on a piece of plastic and sit it at the bottom of the humidor
- Let the sponge sit for 24 hours.
- Check the sponge for moisture. If the sponge is dry, add more water and place in the humidor for another 24 hours.
- If the sponge is wet, this means that the cedar has absorbed all of the moisture that it needs.
- Check the humidity in your humidor using the hygrometer.
- Once the hygrometer gives you a reading of 70% humidity (+/- 5%), you are good to go.
- Store your cigars with confidence is your humidor.
- Check the humidity levels from time to time.
- When the humidity level dips below 65%, make sure to add
more distilled water to the humidification device.
Humidors – Optimal Temperature and Humidity:
- Temperature:
- Keep the temperature between 60˚ and 70˚ Fahrenheit.
- Humidity:
- 70% is the ideal humidity. Between 65% and 75% humidity
will work well too.
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