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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 443846" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>This might / might not be to your point -- </p><p></p><p>I discovered that a small can of tomato paste was the perfect size for tamping bulk tobabacco in a Mason jar. But you gotta be careful not to compress it too much. In fact, it's probably best to leave a bit of air space in there. If you fill a Mason jar at room temp and nuke it as discribed above, the warm tobacco will absorb quite a bit of compression. You may be tempted to cram more in there while it's still warm. However, once you put the lid on, it's possible that re-expansion during cooling will be sufficient to crack the jar. I had this problem once with a batch of half-pint jars filled with ribbon-cut Virginia. Bummer. I'd say that the compression is a plus for thrifty Mason jar management, but probably doesn't benefit the tobacco aging process all that much. Yes, this seems counter-intuitive to aging most tins in which tobacco is tightly compressed. It's a puzzle to which I lack a ready answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 443846, member: 2318"] This might / might not be to your point -- I discovered that a small can of tomato paste was the perfect size for tamping bulk tobabacco in a Mason jar. But you gotta be careful not to compress it too much. In fact, it's probably best to leave a bit of air space in there. If you fill a Mason jar at room temp and nuke it as discribed above, the warm tobacco will absorb quite a bit of compression. You may be tempted to cram more in there while it's still warm. However, once you put the lid on, it's possible that re-expansion during cooling will be sufficient to crack the jar. I had this problem once with a batch of half-pint jars filled with ribbon-cut Virginia. Bummer. I'd say that the compression is a plus for thrifty Mason jar management, but probably doesn't benefit the tobacco aging process all that much. Yes, this seems counter-intuitive to aging most tins in which tobacco is tightly compressed. It's a puzzle to which I lack a ready answer. [/QUOTE]
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