Snus Storage Questions

[angrylollipop]

I keep all my snus in the freezer. Open Cans in the front, sealed cans in the back. Freezing food slows micro-bacterial growth, snus should be no different. Plus I actually like cold snus...

USDA-
"Because freezing (at 0 degrees F) keeps food safe almost indefinitely, recommended storage times are for quality only. "

[CzechCzar]

Airtight freezer storage containers?

Hi all,

I know somebody has a product they love for this. I've got my snus in ziplock bags currently, but want a couple shoebox sized containers, preferably airtight, to put those in when I put my snus in the freezer. It's somehow classier, and the bags won't fall all over the place that way. Anyway, I was wondering what you all do? I know there is somebody out there who has the perfect system...

Thanks!

[Premium Parrots]

if you invest in a vacumn sealer, 3 rolls fit perfectly side by side in the large size bags. When you vacumn seal the package it becomes just like a brick and they stack without a problem. You couldn't get it to flip around or move at all within that vacumn. Like bricks I tell ya ....like bricks.

The best part is that your snus will last at least 4 or 5 years and come out just like new.

[codyg140]

agreed, i got a food saver sealer and it's great. I use the plastic bags but i'm pretty sure you can even get stackable containers and everything

[SnusSTS]

Snus Storage

Hi guys,

New to snusing and have a question about storage, since buying Swedish snus is a bulk ordeal.
From what I've read, the reason given to why you should keep the snus in the refrigerator is to keep it from drying out. Well, it's a common knowledge that a refrigerator dries out food, so it just doesn't make sense to me... Thus I was wondering, wouldn't it be better if I keep my snus in a humidor? After all, it was made to keep things moist

Love to hear the take of the experienced snusers.

[lxskllr]

It gets chilled to keep bacteria from forming, and to slow the aging process. It'll dry out regardless of how you keep it aside from vacuum sealing, or some other absolutely airtight container. Large quantities go in the freezer, and the rest go in the fridge.

[SnusSTS]

It gets chilled to keep bacteria from forming, and to slow the aging process. It'll dry out regardless of how you keep it aside from vacuum sealing, or some other absolutely airtight container. Large quantities go in the freezer, and the rest go in the fridge.

How could a pasteurized product with more than 50% salt content form bacteria?!? And anyone who has left some cheese for a while in the fridge would know that 38F keeps no mold away Not to mention that I keep tobacco @ 70F for years (cigars) with no ill effects.

So is the fridge just a marketing ploy? Would I be better off just vacuum-sealing my rolls and keep them in a pantry or some such?

[lxskllr]

How could a pasteurized product with more than 50% salt content form bacteria?!? And anyone who has left some cheese for a while in the fridge would know that 38F keeps no mold away Not to mention that I keep tobacco @ 70F for years (cigars) with no ill effects.

So is the fridge just a marketing ploy? Would I be better off just vacuum-sealing my rolls and keep them in a pantry or some such?

It's not 50% salt. That would be half the container. I think it's around 5%. I've gotten moldy tobacco, but it wasn't snus. Warm and wet is breeding ground for life, and chilling keeps just about everything longer.

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correction .5%>5%

[SnusSTS]

It's not 50% salt. That would be half the container. I think it's around 5%. I've gotten moldy tobacco, but it wasn't snus. Warm and wet is breeding ground for life, and chilling keeps just about everything longer.

Edit:
correction .5%>5%

That's fine, I am not worried about bacteria, as I said, I keep my cigars @ 70/70 (even higher humidity for long term aging) without ever having a problem, over 10 years and running. And that's without salt There are, of course, moldy cigars, but never in my humi

Anyhow, my question was about the drying out of tobacco. A fridge should dry out tobacco, not keep it moist. Yet most people (not you) say they put the snus in the fridge in order to avoid it drying out...doesn't make any sense...

[lxskllr]

That's fine, I am not worried about bacteria, as I said, I keep my cigars @ 70/70 (even higher humidity for long term aging) without ever having a problem, over 10 years and running. And that's without salt There are, of course, moldy cigars, but never in my humi

Anyhow, my question was about the drying out of tobacco. A fridge should dry out tobacco, not keep it moist. Yet most people (not you) say they put the snus in the fridge in order to avoid it drying out...doesn't make any sense...

I'd be worried about bacteria. It can create injurious compounds, or otherwise negatively affect gum health. I like things that are kept in intimate contact with my mucous membranes to be clean.

As far as dryness goes, cooling the snus slows evaporation. It'll dry quicker at room temperature or above than it will when it's chilled. It's not an issue on a sales shelf when the product moves, but if it sits around, keeping it cool will slow the drying process.

[SnusSTS]

As far as dryness goes, cooling the snus slows evaporation. It'll dry quicker at room temperature or above than it will when it's chilled. It's not an issue on a sales shelf when the product moves, but if it sits around, keeping it cool will slow the drying process.

I see where the confusion comes from. A refrigerator actually has a very VERY low humidity, because of the way it operates. Water evaporates based not on temperature, but relative humidity (humidity related to temperature), i.e. water will evaporate much faster if it's cold and dry, rather than hot and humid.

I'd be worried about bacteria. It can create injurious compounds, or otherwise negatively affect gum health. I like things that are kept in intimate contact with my mucous membranes to be clean.

And I respect your personal choice even if it's based on fear alone. You know that your toothbrush is the one item in your household with the most germs on it, right?

[lxskllr]

And I respect your personal choice even if it's based on fear alone. You know that your toothbrush is the one item in your household with the most germs on it, right?

My toothbrush isn't plastered to my gums 15 hours per day ;^)

[Kaplan]

I see where the confusion comes from. A refrigerator actually has a very VERY low humidity, because of the way it operates. Water evaporates based not on temperature, but relative humidity (humidity related to temperature), i.e. water will evaporate much faster if it's cold and dry, rather than hot and humid.

It's not as simple as that. For one thing the snus is in a can and not exposed to open air. But as someone who has kept cans of snus in the fridge and out of the frig (because of space issues), I can absolutely assure you the cans left out of the fridge were drier than those kept in the fridge. And I often have several cans open at one one time. The snus I don't use often I can keep for weeks in the fridge after having opened, but cans I've opened will often be quite dry in less than a week if left out of the fridge.

But feel free to store your snus any way you want. I do think vacuum sealing them and storing them in a pantry would be fine. Like I said, I've had to resort to that method myself for at least some of my snus. At one time I had a hundred cans and they were not going to all fit in the frig/freezer.

[Kaplan]

I would add, if you use los, then I would definitely keep it in the freezer.

[mouthofthesouth]

I have 27 cans in freezer bags in my freezer. I hope they keep well. Seemed like a good idea at the time anyway. Not a lot of room in the freezer. My wife actually helped me out there. What a doll