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tailgater Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 1:49 AM EST
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I understand that cigars suspected of having beetles should be frozen, but does it really have NO effect on flavor if done properly? I mean, I never order fish if it's been previously frozen, and I like fresh hamburg better than frozen. Why should I not expect a cigar to likewise become less flavorful after partaking in a deep chill? Besides, I like the taste of "live" smoked larvae over that of the dead...
Slimboli Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 3:59 AM EST
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Freezing kills the eggs ... before they turn into larvae and beetles. If you've got beetles, it too late ...
tailgater Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 4:40 AM EST
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Yeah, but am I ruining otherwise good cigars for no other reason than paranoia?......who said that ? !
bud451 Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 5:33 AM EST
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Although I have seen people chew-the-hell out of the end of a cigar, they are not a food group. I don't think freezing will harm their flavor. Me, I just leave newly purchased cigars out of my humidor for a while (in a ziplock). If they have no signs of beetles I place them in my dor. Have not had any problems yet.
rookie139 Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 7:13 AM EST
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I had to freeze a Partagas Serie D (ISOM) just before New Year's Eve 2000 and it was the best cigar I've ever had (even after freezing)..Supposedly, many of the big retailers freeze their incoming shipment as a precaution before selling them to the general public, so I'm sure you (and everyone here) has enjoyed previously frozen cigars and didn't know it.
aberdeen Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 7:16 AM EST
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if your cigar has eggs in it, why would you go to the trouble to freeze it to kill the eggs? I mean who wants to smoke a cigar with eggs in it anyway? Surely that will cause a few nasty puffs, I don't know, I guess you don't know you have eggs in it before it is placed in the freezer.
hegemonic Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 8:39 AM EST
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I've noticed NO change in taste between a never-frozen and a once-frozen cigar. Just make sure you use a quality zip-lock-type bag so you don't get freezer burn on your sticks (I use Zip-Lock Freezer Bags and never had freezer burn on my sticks). Besides, you're only freezing it for 2 days, not 2 months. Make sure you go to the refrigerator for another day or two, so the cigar can thaw out without splitting.
esplendidoschick Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 9:58 AM EST
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Is freezer burn a distant cousin to rug burn? I'm trying to picture that...
rookie139 Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 10:15 AM EST
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"Freezer burn on my stick"...Too f**king funny!
jjohnson28 Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 11:23 AM EST
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Rug burn on my ....... OUCH
bud451 Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 11:48 AM EST
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Don't know....I've got hard wood floors and a wife!
Dimmer Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 2:23 PM EST
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Is there a way I can store my half-freezer-burned cigars so I can finish freezer burning them later?
:-)
Charlie Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 2:45 PM EST
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Here in Southern California we are about to be "burned" by the utility companies and that isnt even any fun! What happened to this post anyway?
esplendidoschick Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2001, 4:11 PM EST
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It's been E-chicked!
tailgater Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2001, 1:11 AM EST
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In many southern states, freezer burn is a CLOSE cousin to rug burn....
bud451 Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2001, 4:05 AM EST
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Hey E-Chick...you know why the call it "PMS"?.................Becaues "Mad Cow" was taken!
sellnmony Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2001, 7:10 AM EST
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Look at it this way. Excessive heat usually kills the taste of most foods, but does wonders for our tabbacco when fermenting, so I suppose a little freezing doesn't do anything.
tailgater Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2001, 7:23 AM EST
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I like my Ribeye steak medium well. Gene & Giorgettis in Chicago broils their steak at 1200 degrees. Excessive heat does NOT ruin food. (ice cream maybe). My concern is the fact that you are changing the tobacco on a molecular level. in other words, the moisture becomes ICE. If you freeze beer or wine it too gets ruined.
bud451 Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2001, 8:10 AM EST
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Do thawed ice cubes taste different than the water you used before freezing them? I knew I should have payed attention in chemisty class! This is getting too involved for me....I need a drink and a smoke(unfrozen).
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