ZRX1200 wrote:Hey Mittens.....don't know what you're smoking but alot of manufacturer's freeze them before you get your pudding on them.
It does nothing. The key is getting them as cold as possible like a commercial freezer.
Yep, some freeze, some fumigate, some do both, is my understanding. Thing is, for the ones who don't freeze, there might be a small advantage in not doing it myself once I get the sticks. Or not. Opinions differ, but they do lean toward "it makes no difference". However I haven't experimented to verify that myself.
However, I've never had any problems, and the cigar storage room is never allowed to get above around 67 F, plus freezing new arrivals is a pain and freezing all my EXISTING stock would be an UNBELIEVABLE pain in the ass.
So it's not for me. I really do see the value though, for people in other situations, or with other opinions.
If I had to do it all over again, starting with having no cigars at all, I'd strongly consider doing it.
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