dynomitedan Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 So I have been smoking for about 6 months now and i just bought a hookah. I was wondering, what is the best way to keep your tobacco fresh? do you use ziploc bags or what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 I've done it, seemed to work fine for me. Also you might like to try those ziploc boxes, I haven't but that's not to say it won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Some people say to put it in the refrigerator, but I have had bad, bad results from that. Room temp is good and usually the tub/jar/can it came in is good. If tye lid fits loose use a zip-loc then. You're on the right track. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I Zip lock bag em and then store them in zip-loc disposible boxes as stew mentioned. Easyier to sort them by brand or flavor and they stack nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 ive got a whole cabinet devoted to hookah tabacco and accessories, if the tub it came in seals good then i just put it in the cabinet, if not i put the tub in a zip lock bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 One thing I started doing recently is saving my empty tubs (the ones that are quality. Al Waha make some good tubs, as well as Hookah-Hookah. I just save them, clean em real good and whatever I need to put in there, I cut its label off the box and tape it to the empty tub. Then I stick the massel in the tub and maybe thow in one of the humidifier "coins" alen sent me, and there ya go. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 i use ziplock boxes. i like how its airtight but not as messy as a bag, i dont like the al-waha or sultan tubs, they havent been airtight, or even watertight for me, an al waha tub on it's side leaked out all the syrup once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deere Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I use the ziploc/glad containers too. I find that the Al Fakher tubs are also not air/juice tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 In my experience, refridgerating hookah tobacco will significatnly change the tobacco. When I stored mine in the fridge, after a while I noticed that the molasses was being seperated from the tobacco, and it was just eventually turning hard and lost all of its flavor after a while. Room temp should work the best, and like said above try to make your tobacco air-tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I used to refrigerate some occasionally. Although found it useless after a while. (if you do refrigerate, make sure you allow it to get back to room temp before use). I have found leaving it in the original box to be by far the best route, and not allowing it to dry out. So as long as it's not exposed to air, it should be ok. The fakher containers are not perfect but are fine. The Romman ones tend to dry up the tobacco in my opinion, but nothing drastic. Even the Qema and Golden fakher boxes which are rather peculiar are still ok, as long as the bag is rolled up inside. Just keep it in it's original container, and if it comes in a foil type bag, then simply roll down the bag before you close the container it came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 ONE MORE THING! With my ziplock boxes, I breathe into the box befor ei seal it, to help keep the moisture up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaqk20 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 The plastic seal tight boxes always worked for me. You can just label the flavor on the box and store them in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother812 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 hiya all. i have been a regular pipe smoker for a few years and have recently been looking into getting a hookah. but on the topic of the thread one of the tricks i learned with my pipe baccy is useing mason jars to store my baccy, you know the jars your mom or gram used to can food in. they have an airtight seal and they are glass so when you finish a baccy or shisha in this case you can rinse it out and store another flavor in it without the flavor of the last one effecting it. plastic has a way of holding flavors. anyhow this is a cool forum you all have here and i will be spending some time here learning what i can while i wait for my new pastime to arrive.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookaman Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 welcome to the forum, hope you learn many things from it, i know everyone here has lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Welcome to the forum and thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Cool...what's your new pasttime going to look like? Where'd you order it from? Ah, and welcome to the forum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lytic Cycle Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Never put the tobacco in the refrigerator, it'll ruin the flavor. I basically just keep it in the original package it came in at room temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother812 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 quick question when storing shisha tobacco. if you keep it air tight, room temp and in the shade how long on average will it stay good? as i said before i am a briar pipe smoker and with that tobacco if you keep it air tight and in the shade it will get better with age but i am assuming shisha being made with molasses wont keep very long. the reason i ask is because when i started smoking briar pipe i got a good case of what the people on the pipe smoking forum call TAD ( tobacco acquisition disorder) and within a month of starting pipe smoking i had around 5 pounds of different tobaccos. if i enjoy the hookah as much as i do the pipe, and i am betting i will, i have a bad habit of trying to get every flavor from every maker i can get my hands on just to find what i like, i am down to 2 or 3 main baccys on my pipe with 4 or 5 others that i enjoy from time to time, but i don't want to get a pile of shisha and have it go bad before i can smoke it. thanks in advance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Depends on when the store actually gets it in and how long its been sitting on their shelves. But I think its safe to say that assuming you buy shisha thats been shiped straight outta the factory, kept air-tight, stored at room temp, some will last a year or so. I'm sure different brands will stand up to the time better than others, but roughly around a year and +. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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