refrigeration?

[deuratte]

Is it ok to leave the snus can being used unrefrigerated (as in taking it to work) or will they deteriorate if left at room temperature?

[Dave***t]

It's something I've wondered about myself. Obviously snus would be a bit impractical if you could never take it out of the house, but it's likely that it's best to keep it refrigerated at least most of the time if possible, especially given that it may have had to travel for several days to get to you in the first place.

Maybe a compromise would be to use an old can to take that day's supply with you to work, and leave the rest of the can in the fridge at home?

[StarWing]

Re: refrigeration?

Is it ok to leave the snus can being used unrefrigerated (as in taking it to work) or will they deteriorate if left at room temperature?

Most Snus (especially moist) should not be left in room temperature more than two weeks (so the 'manuals' say ). Dry Snus can go longer.

Dave's examples are very good ideas, which I use myself. The idea is keep refrigerate it when you can (like overnight, and/or when you know you are going to be home);

I keep used cans for putting several sachets in, then keeping that can in my pocket when going out, or being prepared to go out.

[Dave***t]

Couple of weeks? In my experience snus tends to start smelling/tasting a bit wrong well before that. Could be to do with the weather I spose. Out of interest, where it was it they said that?

[StarWing]

Couple of weeks? In my experience snus tends to start smelling/tasting a bit wrong well before that. Could be to do with the weather I spose. Out of interest, where it was it they said that?

I do not know what weather would have to do with room temperatures, since room temperatures are generally consistent throughout the day (I'm sure they mean the temperatures of rooms we live in most of the day).

From http://www.swedish-snus.com/:

6. Shelf Life

How to keep Snus fresh
The shelf life of Swedish Snus depends on a number of factors i.a. the water content. A lower moisture level results in a longer shelf life. Moist Snus has a limited shelf life and should not be kept in room temperature for more that a couple of weeks. Dry portion packs, however, do not have this limitation.

The general recommendation is to keep moist Snus refrigerated. The Snus will then be very stable and can be kept for several weeks.

To keep Snus for a longer period it should be frozen and you can keep it for at least a year. To avoid frozen Snus from drying out you should freeze it in a freezing bag. Thawing of Snus in cardboard cans should be done in a refrigerat, thus eliminating the condensation water to dissolve the glue in the can. Plastic cans are not sensitive to external moisture and can be thawed in room temperature.

Storage changes
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End Of Quote from site.

Also see Shelf Life pages at:

http://www.gothiatek.com/templates/s...px?page_id=169

and

http://www.snusbutiken.com/info.asp?pCat=2&page=24

But they generally say the same thing as the first one I mentioned (a couple of them probably just used COPY and PASTE :lol: )

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BTW, while we are here, there is a lot of good info about a bunch of Snus Brands at:

http://www.swedish-snus.com/snus-brands.html

[Laersven]

I had in my freezer 2 cans of Grovsnus portion with a best before date of October 29, 2004. I defrosted them yesterday ( I have run out of fresh loose) and it tastes fine to me!

I am amazed that it is still good.

[FatLip]

2 years! wow! that's a surprise, but good to know. I recently carried a can of Roder Lacket portions around for just over 2 weeks and it went ugly sour on me - yuk!
I like Dave's idea of just taking a few portions out for the day...

[lofat]

I usually only take portions out with me into the world these days. have thought about just taking a few in an spare can, but usually just grab the brand I want for the day. I refrigerate when ever I am at home and just hit the fridge for a pris... when I am at home it is all about loose which I always keep cold. will take a couple cans of loose camping and they are always fine even 3-4 days out in the wilderness. That is about the max I have gone with out refrigeration... have never had a can go skunk on me yet.