yah...microwaves and cigars do not play well...
delta1 wrote:
Saw a thread once about using a microwave to remove moisture from a too-moist cigar quickly, so you can smoke it right now instead of waiting a long time for it to shed the excess moisture.
I think it was cutting, then nuking 10 seconds on high, then blowing OUT (never IN!) through the cigar which causes visible steam to leave the foot (that's moisture leaving!). Let cool a few minutes. Repeat until no visible steam comes out. Then wait a few more minutes, light and smoke.
I tried it on too-moist sticks. It does seem to work, they smoked more easily and drier, which is pretty cool.
It's an odd technque, right up there in high oddness level with the technique of "holding it vertically so no water can get in the foot, hold an uncut cigar under running tap water, roll dry on a paper towel, wait a few minutes, then cut, light and smoke." That one's verrrrry interesting and definitely changes the experience, usually for the better, believe it or not.
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