Awhile ago someone mentioned baby food jars…and as I’ve a baby, acquiring these was easy. They seem to seal up pretty good and I have a bunch more for the future. The only downside to these is getting the pesky glue they adhere the label with off…if only I had some lighter fluid… I have 70ish grams of Toque Whisky&Honey packed tightly into a medium jar for future use…I can’t even get the lid off now, but last time I was in it it smelt as fresh as the day I got it.
How long will a sealed container keep fresh? Specifically I am curious about the 5 photo tins as I intend to stock up a bit on them.
If you want to get the glue and adhesive off of used jars, use RUBBING ALCHOHOL on a paper towel. Guaranteed. The problem with those baby food jars is they can be very difficult to open sometimes without a pair of pliars. They really seal.
I just got my 200 gram tin of O&G. just curious to how long it will stay fresh in the origional plastic tub? Whisper me the answer
The best thing you can do is decant your 200g tub into an 8-ounce Mason jar. I got several Mason jars today. It’s a very affordable solution.
Well, I hear that the one pound tubs of WoS are fine for long-term storage…are the 200g tubs of McC of comparable storage properties?
Well, the 200g McChrystal’s containers are the same type of flimsy, snap-on-lid piece of crap that the 450g Wilsons containers are. So, yes, I’d say that they are comparable.
Ive just got half a pound from WoS and its a heavy duty screw top plastic jar? These last indefinately.
me too Snuffster, I think their as good as air-tight gets. Heavy grade plastic with a screw top lid.
The larger drums have a good fitting push on lid. Contrary to what some are saying here, they keep snuff perfectly fresh for a long time in my experience. I have one here that I have had for nearly two years and the contents are as fresh now as when I got it. If I don’t use it up sooner, I’m sure it will easily last another two years.
@ ermtony I’m glad to hear that the 460 gram Wilson’s tubs work better than they look. They are nowhere near the same quality as the 1/2 pound bulk containers (which are great with their screw on lids), and bear no resemblance whatsoeover to the way they’re pictured (whenever they’re pictured). I love Wilson’s snuff, but they could have laid down a half a quid for a better quality container for people who are buying that much of their product. You have to remember that some of us Yanks are still freaking out and thinking that these huge 10 lb. bulk purchases we’re engaged in right now will have to last us until the Second Coming. @ Alexander Ghaffari I wouldn’t leave my McChrystals in those tubs for long term storage (that look exactly like the containers you get potatato salad in at the grocery store). I think kjoerup is right; it’s getting into canning season, and mason jars are literally THE BEST storage devices, and are very inexpensive.
Ermtony is right. You don’t need to decant from the plastic McChrystals or Wilsons tubs - they are perfectly airtight and will keep your snuff in fine condition for a very long time. I have a 15 month old tub of Best SP and the contents are as fresh as they were when it arrived.
Don’t mean to be a ratbag. Many of the posts say how the method they are using to store, keeps the product absolutely “fresh”. Well I wonder, how do you know? If you say, “I take off the lid from time to time and verify the contents by touching, smelling or whatever”. I suggest, every time you remove the lid of your stored bootie - you let air in, thereby reducing it’s freshness. Didn’t say I wasn’t anal. BTW - Have sourced a Neti Pot and am lovin’ it. Cheers, Mal from Cessnock AU
“I suggest, every time you remove the lid of your stored bootie - you let air in, thereby reducing it’s freshness.” Of course, which is why I use a three tier system. Drum to F&T tube to snuff box. It doesn’t completely solve the problem but it does ensure that the contents of the drum stay fresh enough until the drum is empty.
Ermtony won me over on his storage tehnique. Any bulk I have bought, I divide into the smallest mason jars, usually a half-pint used for jams/preserves. I’m not quite sure of the capacity yet, I believe 75-100 g, then I have multiple small ‘tins’ with the freshness of a large.
It’s not just my technique! I recall PhilipS saying that he does something very similar.
@Bart: You’re kind of defeating one of the points of buying in bulk by splitting it up into small jars. One of the benefits is that the sheer bulk of snuff helps to keep it fresh in the tub. It’s better to just decent an ounce or two at a time.
You may be right, Brad. The only advantage I can see is there is less of an airpocket (time-wise) in a half-pint container than I’d have in a larger container by the time I worked it down. If I receive it very fresh and pack these smaller containers with no air in them, I should experience the same freshness of the Mother-Bulk each time I open the little fellas. I may be looking at it incorrectly…just seemed to make sense to me. I’ve been proved wrong many times.
Ermtony, aka Tony Barr Fabulous blog - had a good read and bookmarked it for future reference Well done 
Cheers, Mal from Cessnock AU
My pleasure! Lots more I still want to add of course. Time permitting.