I Bought a Humidor, Now What Do I Do?

Below is a step-by-step process you should go through when you get your new humidor.

First Step: Calibrating The Hygrometer
If you have purchased the Calibration Kit, skip this step and please follow the easy instructions located on the outside of the package. Otherwise, place the hygrometer together with a salt solution into a small plastic bag. Then take a cup or spoon filled with salt and moisten it with a few drops of water. The salt should not dissolve, but merely be damp. Afterwards, place the hygrometer and the salt in a well-sealed plastic bag and wait. After about 12 hours the humidity within the bag should have reached a humidity of 75%. Note the difference, if any, between the hygrometer reading and 75%. This will be the number of percentage points you’ll need to add or subtract for corrected future readings on your hygrometer. This could take overnight so while you are waiting sit back and smoke a "fat one," or teach yourself how to square dance.

Second Step: Filling The humidifier
Put the humidifier on a plate and moisten it with the propylene glycol solution  (PremiumHumidors.com Humidification Solution) or distilled water.
Leave the humidifier in the liquid for about one hour. As soon as the humidifier has absorbed sufficient liquid, shake the humidifier so that liquid that was not absorbed will be removed. Afterwards, wipe off any excess water from the outside of the humidifier with a cloth and place it in the humidor.

Third Step: Breaking in Your New Humidor / Moistening The Humidor
Wipe out your new humidor with a damp cloth using distilled water. This removes any dust or small debris left from the construction of your humidor. Always use distilled water when dealing with humidors.The inner walls of the humidor, dividers and trays should be wiped off with a cloth moistened with humidification solution and/or distilled water. The inner walls of the humidors should now have absorbed sufficient humidity.  Now you’re done. Yes. It was that easy. Simply repeat Step 2 whenever your humidity level goes below 60% (70% is your ideal humidity level) to keep your Cigars for years to come.

The above process must be done to your new humidor. The process is called seasoning. If you just bought a new humidor and rushed home and put those new smokes straight into it, your cigars would actually dry out instead of stay fresh. By seasoning your humidor this allows the walls to absorb the moisture from the spray bottle instead of your cigars.

I`ve got more questions!

1. Why can`t I use regular tap water?
Over time using tap water could mold your humidor or even worse it could mold your cigars. Distilled water can be bought in the grocery store for about a buck a gallon.

2. My cigars feel dried out?
If your cigars feel dry, that would be a sure sign that your humidifier needs to be recharged, or you need to refill your humidifier. Remember that it takes time for a new humidor to break in. It is always a good idea to check your cigars everyday for freshness by gently squeezing the foot of the cigar. Eventually you will notice that you have to check it less frequently.

3. My cigars are too moist?
Leave the lid of your new humidor open for about an hour or two. This will allow your cigars to dry out a little. The proper humidity for cigars is between 70-75% humidity. Remember not to solely rely on your hygrometer to determine freshness. Most hygrometers are not completely accurate.

4. Cellophane Cigars

So you just got your new cigars, all pretty and perfectly packed in plastic cellophane. Wait! You're not thinking of putting those bad boys inside your humidor just like that are you? If you want to have that cigar last, you might want to think twice.Think of a humidor as a Naked Resort. No clothes permitted. For cigars in general, all that hard work to get your humidor to that perfect humidity level is not only compromised by cellophane wrapped cigars, but a hinderance to the cigar itself. The cellophane around a cigar is the same as putting a bag over a persons head. They both will experience a limited life if they are unable to breathe.
 
If you feel you must or insist putting your cigars in your humidor chamber, at least take the time to unwrap the ends of each cigar in order to have a little room to breathe. Without this step, you'll find that your cigars will work better as a paperweight than a fine stogie. The exception to this is that the cellophane supports the desired aging of the cigar and will prevent a mixing of flavors of different cigars you may have within the same humidor. However, the moisture of the cigar over time, is compromised.
 
 
 Welcome to dividers. All of PremiumHumidors.com humidors come with dividers to address this very same issue. Allowing the seperation between the cigars to keep the mix of flavors seperated into each section, preventing a "slip" of mixture between the cigars. Without this divider, and for suggested short periods of time, then the advice to having your cigars inside the cellophane wrapper is recommended to keep the seperation of flavor and aroma kept with a mixed variety.
 
 
But forget that, just grab one of our incredible deals on a finely crafted humidor, and enjoy those stogies as they were meant to be enjoyed...Naked and Fresh.

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