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<blockquote data-quote="Natch" data-source="post: 41356" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>Yes, he's posted a couple of times against heating the tobacco, and especially against using the microwave to heat them. </p><p></p><p>I must disagree with several statements here about how much you need to sterilize the jars and lids. Think of what you're putting in there; tobacco leaves that were grown outside, hung for months in "less than sanitary" barns, and blended in a clean, but certainly not sterile environment. I'll bet you could find thousands of spores of just about everything in nature on each bit of leaf we smoke. Doesn't the aging process need some of those micro beasties to do their magic? </p><p></p><p>I clean the jars and lids and let them drip-dry, but do nothing more than that. Then seal them "cold". I've had a few jars that after almost 10 years, were budging upward notably, and gave a loud pop when opened, so the pressure was positive, not negative in the jar. I like to keep my nose near the seal when I open it go get a whiff of that lovely, aged treat. That's just what works for me.</p><p></p><p>Natch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Natch, post: 41356, member: 45"] Yes, he's posted a couple of times against heating the tobacco, and especially against using the microwave to heat them. I must disagree with several statements here about how much you need to sterilize the jars and lids. Think of what you're putting in there; tobacco leaves that were grown outside, hung for months in "less than sanitary" barns, and blended in a clean, but certainly not sterile environment. I'll bet you could find thousands of spores of just about everything in nature on each bit of leaf we smoke. Doesn't the aging process need some of those micro beasties to do their magic? I clean the jars and lids and let them drip-dry, but do nothing more than that. Then seal them "cold". I've had a few jars that after almost 10 years, were budging upward notably, and gave a loud pop when opened, so the pressure was positive, not negative in the jar. I like to keep my nose near the seal when I open it go get a whiff of that lovely, aged treat. That's just what works for me. Natch [/QUOTE]
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