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For many cigar smokers, a cigar humidifier is a necessity. The taste of the cigar is affected by humidity that is either too high or too low. Seventy percent humidity is considered ideal for storing cigars. A cigar humidifier helps maintain the ideal humidity level for your cigars.
Storing cigars in a humidor is important to properly humidify your cigars. If not stored properly, cigars can dry out, burn unevenly or become infested with tobacco beetles. If you notice a large number of pin holes in your cigar, this is an indication that tobacco beetles have visited.
A cigar humidifier works in about the same way as a room unit. Using distilled water in cigar humidifiers helps prevent contamination from minerals and other particles in your tap water. Minerals in tap water can cause clogging in the model, which will shorten its life. The water needs to be refilled about once each month. You may need to fill yours more often in dry weather.
The size of the humidor and number of cigars you will store are important considerations when choosing a model. Make sure you purchase a humidifier that will do the job. One that is too small won’t be able to maintain the right humidity level. On the other hand, if the humidifier is too large, the humidity level will be too high inside the humidor.
A hydrometer inside helps keep track of the humidity level. It’s important to watch the level of humidity when the weather changes. Excessively high levels can breed bacteria and mold, which affects not only the taste but makes the cigars potentially unsafe. Keeping track of the humidity and storing the humidor in a cool place away from the sun will help prevent this from happening.
Burns cigar humidifiers are a inexpensive option
Burns cigar humidifiers are compact and fit in most humidors. The Burns 100 is a good inexpensive model. This unit uses a mixture of distilled water and propylene glycol to humidify cigars. If you have a very large humidor, you can use two of these in place of one large cigar humidifier.
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